Search Results: Adventure from Lems Bookshop

Four hundred years of exploration in the Dangerous Continent. A narrative history placing the reader in the presence of unforgettable personalities in a setting of wildness and natural splendor unlike any other in the world. 288 pages with 45 colour illustrations and 4 maps. Book in very good condition ex library with sticker front endpaper, stamp on publish8ing page, borrowing sleave remnants back endpapers, and light reader wear. Dust jacket in very good condition price clipped with sticker on spine and back. .

The author buys a boat in Norway, recruits a crew and sails in the path of Columbus to the New World. 273 pages with 31 black and white photographs, drawings by the author and endpapers map. Book in good+ condition with binding showing front and back but all intact, inscription on first page and some tanning. Cover has some wear and knocks to edges.

The author was encouraged to travel to Europe to study the Displaced Persons camps in Europe in 1950 to see how the hundreds of thousands of New Australians were being recruited and transported to Australia - the itinerary led him through many war-torn countries, beginning and ending in Rome. 310 pages with 15 pages of black and white illustrations. Book in very good condition with previous owners name on first page, minor stain top edge and cover has some wear (see photos). No dust jacket.

The author's stories of his great rivers: Nile, Zambezi, Yangtze Kiang, Ganges, Murray, Volga, Danube, Mississippi, St Lawrence, Amazon. 159 pages with 22 black and white photographs. Book in near fine condition, Dust jacket in very good condition with yellow dot on front and minor knocks and wear (see photo).

The author rediscovers an ancient path based on the movements of the Celtic sun god while cycling in Europe. He travels deep into the world of the Celts: their gods, art, and their sophisticated knowledge of science. 387 pages with 84 illustrations throughout the text. Book in very good+ condition with booksellers sticker on back cover.

Four of the main expeditions to Antarctica between 199 to 1914 are the subject of the book - survival was dependent on man alone without help or advantages of mechanical inventions - a period the author describes as The Heroic Age. 160 pages with 8 pages of black and white photographs and endpaper maps. Book in very good condition ex library with stamp on front endpaper, sticker opposite title page, stamp on publisher page, borrower sleave inside back cover, tanning, minor marks on a few pages. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine.

As an officer in the Colonial Administrative Service the author influences the peoples of the British Protectorate of Aden in particular the Eastern Aden Protectorate: The Hadhramaut. He describes his work, the country traversed and the customs and behaviour of the people. 367 pages with 40 black and white photographs and 2 maps. Book in good condition ex library with many stamps throughout none of which interfere with the text, some reference numbers on first page and tanning but text clear. Dust jacket in good condition with wear, some tears and chips and number on spine (see photo).

The author was a member of the 1953 British Expedition to Mount Everest and describes the background, planning, approach, build-up, assault and aftermath of the successful climb. 300 pages with 8 colour and 48 black and white photographs and a chart of the ascent. Book in very good condition ex library with stamp inside front cover, sticky tape stains on first and last pages, cover and dust jacket, book title written on back endpaper which also has borrowing sleave and small remnant of date borrowed, and inside back cover has card sleave. Cover has reference on spine. Dust jacket in good- condition with tears, chips, sticker on spine, and piece missing inside back flap.

The author travels along the route of Alexander the Great, to see what remained of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and to make a pilgrimage to the places where Australian soldiers fought and died in two world wars. 315 pages including black and white illustrations on 13 pages and 3 maps. Book in very good+ condition with some minor marks and tanning.

In the Summer of 1865 the Confederate States Ship Shenandoah siled into Pport Phillip Bay. When the sleek black raider left after three weeks on 19 February there are 42 Australians on board who have enlisted to fight for the South in the American Civil War. 371 pages with 8 pages of illustrations. Book in very good+ condition.

Description of journey across Australia, the efforts of white man to occupy the land and commentary on Australia's place in the world, her past, present and problems of the future. 367 pages with 33 illustrations and a map. Book in very good- condition with light tanning and minor wear. No dust jacket.

Life on the medical frontline in Angola, Mozambique and South Sudan - a young Australian doctor thinks he is ready for his first posting in Africa to be confronted by reality. 344 pages with 16 pages of colour photographs. Book in very good condition with minor wear.

The author tells of her adventures travelling Australia and the stories she heard along the way. 180 pages with 39 black and white photographs. Book in good+ condition ex library with sticker remnants on front and back endpapers, stamp on publishing page, minor foxing, some reader wear to edges and light tanning. Dust jacket in good+ condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back and chips top and bottom spine.

The author recounts the outstanding events of exploring, surveying and constructing roads in the unknown deserts of Central and Western Australia. 192 pages with 29 black and white photographs, sketches in the text and endpaper map. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with minor tear top right corner and minor knock top spine.

American submarine missions to gain information and advantage during the Cold War and beyond. 406 pages with 24 pages of illustrations. Book in very good condition with light fading and knock to one page.

In 2000 the author was sent to Africa by a newspaper but he quickly came obsessed with the idea of recreating Stanley's famous expedition and despite warnings that any such attempt would be suicidal he set out. 363 pages with 16 illustrations and chapter maps. Book in very good+ condition

The author travels through South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, and four Indian Ocean islands. 264 pages with 85 colour photographs, 4 drawings, 9 maps and endpaper photograph. Book in very good condition ex library with sticker on front endpaper, stamp on bottom leading edge, borrowing sleeve remnants on back endpapers and light tanning. Dust jacket in very good condition in plastic sleeve and sticker on spine.

Events on the Blue Nile and on the main stream that descends from Ethiopia through the Sudan and Egypt to the sea from 1798 - 1868. 308 pages with 33 black and white illustrations, 18 illustrations in the text, 2 maps and endpaper illustration. Book in very good+ condition. No dust jacket.

Seemingly a successful man Bertram Armytage, popular sportsman, fought in the Boer War, expert horseman, and decorated in London for his achievements as part of Ernest Shackleton's great 1907-1909 polar expedition, went home to Australia and shot himself. 170 pages with 48 pages of black and white illustrations and a map. Book in very good+ condition with small green mark on first page and small sticker on front cover.

During an action packed 274 days at sea, Jim Shekhdar became the first person to row across the Pacific single-handed - a spectacular story of tenacity and adventure. 255 pages with 16 colour illustrations and a map. Book in very good+ condition.