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London, England: The Automobile Association, 1965. 4th Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 288pp w index and appendix + 36pp colour maps. Illustrated w bw itinerary maps, town plans and drawing of historical sights, all in text. Scaled bookmark for measuring distances on maps intact on string as published. Mileage chart on rear endpapers. Dark blue boards w gold lettering on cover and spine. No wear to covers or spine; very mild bumping to corners. DJ clean showing light wear to head and tail, now preserved in archival cover. Quarto - 25.5 x 19.5cm

London, England: Artus Books, 1993. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 160pp w index. Illustrated throughout w colour photographs. Colour photo illustrated boards are clean and without wear. Binding square and sound. Colour photo illustrated DJ - identical to boards - is clean and without wear. Additional shipping may be required - 26 x 26.5cm

London, England: William Hodge and Company, Limited, 1952. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. viii, 236pp w bibliography and index. Eight indexed fold-outs, frontis, mapped endpapers. Adhesive residue on half-title page. Research center stamp at top of ffep. Blue-grey cloth w gold lettering on spine. Light surface wear, vertical scuff on spine. Binding square and sound. No DJ. Octavo: 22 x 14.5cm. Translated by M.A. Michael from Johan Skalberg's Danish version Vitus Berings Eventyrlige opdagerford 1733-1743.

Peking, China: New World Press, 1979. 1st Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 281pp. Two unpaginated sections of bw photographs. White ribbon page marker intact. Red cloth w crisp gold lettering on cover and spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Photo illustrated DJ showing mild shelf wear, preserved now in archival cover. Published in the People's Republic of China by New World Press, 1979. Here is a recital of one American's intimate participation in the changes that shaped China through the Cultural Revolution, and how he himself was changed by China's momentous transformation. A unique and fascinating account.

Philadelphia, PA, USA: Gary Gentile Productions, 1989. First U.S. Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 160pp. colour and bw photographs, colour and bw reproductions. Red cloth w bold, crisp gilt lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine, showing small bumping to top corners. Binding square and sound. Colour photo illustrated DJ is clean and without wear, showing mild sunning to spine, preserved now in archival cover. Octavo.

Toronto, ON, Canada: World Books Society. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 288pp w appendix. Coloured photo frontispiece, one section of indexed bw photographs w captions, six indexed maps. Cartographic rear endpapers. Prev owner name inked on ffep. Green boards w crisp gold lettering in maroon title panel on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Illustrated paper DJ shows light soiling commensurate w age and handling, moderate sunning to spine. DJ now preserved in BroDart cover. Translated from the French by Nea Morin and Janet Adam Smith, and with an Introduction by Eric Shipton, this is a reprint published by The Reprint Society Ltd. by arrangement with Jonathan Cape Ltd., c.1954.

Kingston and Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press, 1984. First Canadian Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hochbaum, H. Albert. xxxiii, 349pp w appendices, notes, bibliography and index. Eight indexed maps, nine indexed tables. In-text illustrations by H. Albert Hochbaum were each drawn on site while following the route of the explorers described in the journal. Light purple endpapers. Med blue cloth w crisp silver lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Illustrated DJ shows small wear to head. DJ moderately yellowed at edges and spine. DJ now preserved in archival cover. Quarto. Appendixes by John W. Thomson (Lichenology) and Walter O. Kupsch (Geology) and with a Foreword by W. Gillies Ross.

Rutland, Vermont / Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1981. 2nd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xxvi, 290pp. Illust wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. Light sunning to spine. Duodecimo: 183 x 110mm. The story of the circumnavigation of His Majesty King David Kalakaua.

London, England: Oxford University Press, 1956. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xi, 275pp. 62 photographs by the author in 32 indexed plates, including frontis, 9 charts, 3 diagrams. Blue cloth w gold lettering to spine. Small scuff to corners and tail. Binding square and sound. Colour photo illustrated DJ shows shallow wear to head and tail, small wear to corners, preserved now in mylar cover. Octavo.

Athens, Greece: Alexman Editions, 1957. Soft cover. Very Good +. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Harissiadis, Dimitrios (photography). 118pp, [10] blank. [12] full-page bw photo plates. Map in text. Fold-out map in original folds and without tears, tipped in inside back cover, as published. Light brown card wrapper is clean, showing light handling. Binding square and not creased. 16mo:166 x 118mm.

Chiang Mai, Thailand: Silkworm Books, 2003. First Edition Thus 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xvi, [2] maps, 267pp w appendix, glossary, bibliography and index. One unpaginated section of bw photographs w captions. Colour photo illustrated wrapper is clean and without edgewear, showing very light handling. Binding square and not creased. First published in Australia by HarperCollins, 2003, this reprint edition published in Thailand by Silkworm Books, 2003.

Stuttgart, Germany: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 318pp w endnotes. bw photos in text. Mapped endpapers. Prev owner name inked to recto bfep. Small bookplate to front pastedown. Blue board w white lettering in black title panel. Very light shelf wear. Binding is sound. Full-wrap colour illustrated DJ is clean, showing very light handling. Octavo. German language text.

Berlin, Germany: Berlin Story Verlag, 2006. Facsimile Reprint . Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 753pp, [7] pub cat. Illustrations and tables in text. Folded map in pocket to rear pastedown, as published. Map in original folds w no tears. Illustrated boards are clean and without wear. Binding square and sound. Small octavo:200 x 130mm. German language text. Original title: Description of his journey from Berlin via Potsdam to Rekahn near Brandenburg, with annotations, inserts from the second edition of 1780 and a biographical sketch, edited for this reprint edition by Gerd-H Zuchold. Originally published: Leipzig : Friedrich Gotthold Jacoba?ern, 1775. Originaltitel: Beschreibung seiner Reise von Berlin uber Potsdam nach Rekahn unweit Brandenburg, mit Anmerkungen Einschuben aus der zweiten Auflage von 1780 und einer biographischen Skizze versehen fur den Neudruck bearbeitet und herausgegeben von Gerd-H Zuchold.

Garden City, NY, USA: Doubleday & Company, 1960. First U.S. Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 185pp. Illustrated w bw photographs - some full and double-page - and maps. Med blue boards, blue quarter-wrap spine w gold lettering. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and tight. Colour photo illustrated DJ clean and without wear, preserved in archival cover. Small octavo. Book appears unread. "More than 15 varied family vacations in an all-season travel book for America that will help you to plan your vacation, to relax while you travel, tell you how to get where you want to go inexpensively, and how to enjoy it once you've arrived. Collectible for its condition and the memories this book invokes of family travel before the cost and complications of RVs and travel trailers as large as mobile homes were when this book was written.

London, England: Collins & Brown Limited, 1993. First U.K. Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 192pp. Prev owner stamp on front pastedown. Black cloth with gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Colour illustrated DJ clean and without wear, preserved in archival cover. Octavo.

London, England: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1936. Cloth. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 208pp, [8pp] publisher's catalog of Morton's other titles. Mottled blue endpapers. Light blue cloth w gold lettering on spine. Mild discoloration at edges, mild wear to tail. Binding square and sound. DJ shows small wear at corners and tail, shallow chipping to head, 1cm chips to top edge back panel. Gilt sticker of sail vessel tipped on to front panel of DJ. DJ preserved in archival cover. Duodecimo. First published October 20, 1932, this is the sixth edition, 1936, stated.

London, England: Ward Lock, 1969. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 256pp w index. Illustrated w bw photographs, two-tone drawings and maps. Red paper-over-boards w crisp gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Colour photo illustrated DJ clean showing very light wear to top edges. DJ now preserved in archival cover. Small octavo: 20 x 14cm. A county by county record of Britain with selective lists of the major items of special interest in each region. An invaluable reference book - though admittedly rather dated - for all who would learn of Britain's great heritage.

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada: Coteau Books, 1999. First Canadian Edition . Trade Paperback. As New. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 160pp. Colour illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and tight, not creased. 12mo. Book appears unread. Buffalo Jump is one woman's journey, her own search for her own place in the larger pattern of her family's history. She is drawn both physically and imaginatively to the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump in Alberta: a place where she can try to see the past

Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland & Stewart. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 174pp. Mapped endpapers. Red cloth w red relief lettering on black spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Photo illustrated DJ clean, showing light shelf wear and small surface scuff top front corner, preserved now in archival cover. Octavo. Second printing, stated. n.d. [1965]

Calgary, AB, Canada: Fifth House Books, 2002. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [x], 166pp w appendix and index. Illustrated w maps for each hike. Colour illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. Featuring detailed hike descriptions; clear and helpful maps for every hike; difficulty and length ratings; clothing, gear and food suggestions; nature and history notes; even hikes for rainy or snowy days!