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Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Co.. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0772007160 . HC/DJ - near fine/fine. First edition 1974. Hardcover is clean and unmarked, a little age tanning to page edges, light wear to corners and edges. Jacket has very light scuffing, age tanning to edges. For some reason, DJ is doubled so there are 2 jackets. The purpose of the author's expedition was to make documentary films in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Botswana, Liberia and the Ivory Coast. In the course of their safari, the film-makers discovered modern Africa right alongside with old Africa - a discovery highlighted, throughout the book, by the extraordinary adventures of the early women explorers - Bebe Bwana, Meg Gehrts, Mary Kingsley & Elizabeth Lees Price.... ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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AFRICA TAKE ONE
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THE ASCENT OF EVEREST
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Hodder & Stoughton. Good. 1957. Softcover. Reprint. Moderate edge & corner wear, small taped tear spine bottom, light creasing, age tanning. Internal pages are age tanned. Appears couple pages front & rear were reglued, all are intact. No internatl markings . "This monumental work by the leader of the Everest expedition is a worthy, comprehensive and beautifully written record of one of the greatest achievements of man in the field of physical endeavour. "--Oxford Mail (*Shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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THE BREADALBANE ADVENTURE
by MacInnis, Joe
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Montreal: Optimum. Fine in Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. High Arctic Search for Shipwreck. Believed to be first edition (unstated). HC has very little wear. There is minor soiling to upper edge of pages. Interior is clean & tight, with no markings. DJ has moderate edgwear and several small chips & tears. One longer tear on upper edge has been repaired with tape, light scuffing. L b/w photographs. Introduction by Walter Cronkite. 171 pages. "In 1975, Joe MacInnis, pioneer in the great frontier of the Arctic Ocean, discovered a new challenge. Through an old Arctic loner and a reclusive English scholar, he learned of a sailing vessel locked for 127 years beneath the polar ice; the Breadalbane...." ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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Bloody Buna, The Grueling Campaign in New Guinea That Thwarted the Japanese Invasion of Australia
by Lida Mayo
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NY: Doubleday & Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. Book club edition. Hardcover is clean and intact, no markings. One front bottom corner has minor damage. Dustjacket has age tanning, light edgewear with a few tiny tears and bottom front corner has the corner clipped off. (378noto4-22) ; 8vo .
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COMMENTS ON CAIN Three Who Made Headlines with Homicide: a Drunkard, a Wastrel, and a Grim Teutonic Reaper
by Jesse, F. Tennyson
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Collier Books. Very Good. 1964. First Edition. Softcover. Light edge & corner wear, some rubbing along edges, light scuffing, small indents to cover. Interior pages clean & tight. On the scene at three murder trials, the author brilliantly analyzes the murderers, their motives and their bungling in this true crime classic. (*Shipping will be reduced to all locations). ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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THE COOL OF THE WILD An Extremist's Guide to Adventure Sports
by Tomb, Howard
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Contemporary Books. Very Good. 1994. First Edition. Softcover. 0809237741 . Light wear to covers, light soiling, a little corner curling, pages clean and all intact. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Rock Climbing, River Running, Paragliding, and Other Terrifying, Near-Death Activities"If you think climbing the sheer face of a frozen waterfall sounds liks fun, if you consider yellow fever a seasonal inconvenience, and if you believe the only slopes worth skiing are in uncut forests, you need this book. It'll take you on a white-knuckle ride to the cutting edge of adventure sports, where the line between terror and panic is razor thin and even a grown man might cry out for his mommy. " This tongue-in-cheek guide includes hundreds of practical tips on how to survive the outdoors while looking fully suave..." (280osl) .
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EIGHT BELLS AT SALAMANDER
by Green, Lawrence G.
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Cape Town, SA: Howard Timmins. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover has very light wear to spine ends & edges, light soiling to outer edge of pages. Interior pages are clean & tight. There is a small donation stamp inside cover as well as a very neatly written small inscription on endpage. Colour fontispiece and numerous b/w photos & illustrations throughout. 271 pages. Jacket has edgwear, rubbing along edges, and several small tears & chips, age yellowing and light soiling. The authentic story of unknown sea mysteries, of ships and men in South African waters, of treasure ships and lost and abandoned ships along the South African coast, and dramas on the lonely isles in African waters.... ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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ESPRIT DE BATTUTA
by Watson, Pamela
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Aurum Press. New in New dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 1854106295 . New book, with no markings. "Deep in the abyss of a cold, wet, wintry London day, Pamela Watson could take no more: no more meetings, no more daily grind, no more rain. "That's it!" she thought. "I'll cycle across Africa. "Alone. On a bicycle. Madness. What she found there was not only a life of high adventure, of great joy and shocking poverty, of beauty and terror, but a subtler, yet infinitely more rewarding, understanding of the lives led by myriad peoples half a world away........; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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THE FLYING NORTH The Thrilling Story of the bush pilots in Alaska 1920-1945
by Potter, Jean
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Ballantine Books. Good. 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Good condition - moderate wear, creasing to covers, small chip top edge which affects first few pages, small chip seen on another page as well, edge tear to back cover. Interior pages otherwise good, couple of earmarks. B/w photos. Reading copy. The story of the conquest of the North by the flying heroes, the "bush pilots" of Alaska. (180? Osl) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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GHOST STORIES OF GEORGIA
by Wangler, Chris
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Lone Pine. New. 2006. First Edition. Softcover. 1894877748 . New and unread, no markings. B/w photos. Southerners are storytellers. Nowhere is this truer than in Georgia, where dramatic history and larger than life personalitites make for some of America's most gripping ghost stories. Fro the hustle and bustle of Atlanta to the haunted squares of Savannah and beyond, Ghost Stories of Georgia will terrify and amaze you. (240noto) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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HEROES Saviours, Traitors and Supermen, Uncorrected Proof
by Hughes-Hallett, Lucy
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Viking Canada. Fine. 2005. First Edition. Softcover. 0670063649 . Uncorrected proof. Excellent condition, slight corner wear. No markings. Synopsis: A compelling story of heroism told through eight famous lives -- from Achilles to Sir Francis Drake -- from one of the finest non-fiction writers at work in the UK. ; 8vo; 492 pages .
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HOT COUNTRIES
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New York: The Literary Guild of America. Very Good. 1930. Hardcover. B002BPCTC4 . Woodcuts by Lynd Ward. No dustjacket. 1930 Literary Guild. Light wear to edges, a little moreso to spine ends and corners, corner bumping, light soiling to edges and outer edge of pages. . Interior clean and intact. "An account of a series of journeys made by the author to the Far East, the West Indies and among the South Sea Islands between 1926 and 1929. CONTENTS. -At sea. -Tahiti. -La Martinique. -"Gone native. "-Siam. -Ceylon. -The Englishman in the tropics. -The new Hebrides. -The Black republic. -Homewards. -London. "; 8vo; 304 pages .
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JOURNEY THROUGH LABRADOR A Land Where Hospitality Reigns Supreme
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Mud Lake, Labrador: Travelling Man Enterprises. Very Good. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 0969441916 . Signed by Author on title page. Light corner wear, light creasing/scuffing to cover, some spotting/soiling to outer edge of pages. Internal pages are clean and unmarked. B/w photos/illustrations. 206 pages. Journal of Bernie Howgate's winter journey through Labrador via snowshoe and kayak, includes pictures, drawings and maps outlining his experiences.. (*Shipping will be reduced to most locations) ; 8vo; Signed by Author .
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LAZY DAYS IN SUMMER 4500km Sea Kayaking Adventure from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
by Howgate, Bernie
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Mud Lake, Labrador: Traveling Man Enterprises. Very Good+. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 0969441940 . Signed/inscribed by author on title pages. Very light edge & corner wear, light scuffing. Internal pages clean and unmarked, slight wrinkling to a few pages. B/w photos & illus. 238 pages. Another great travelling adventure with Bernie Howgate, this time 4500 km from the great lakes to the Atlantic. (*shipping will be reduced to most location). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
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MAFIA ENFORCER
by Kirby, Cecil and Renner, Thomas C.
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New York: Villard Books. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0394544595 . Hardcover is clean & unmarked, wear is minimal. Jacket has light edgewear, a little age tanning and moderately heavy scuffing. How an outlaw gang member bridged the relationship between motorcycle gangsand the Mafia, specifically the Calabrian Mafia, a crime organization rooted in Canada and gaining in New York. ; 8vo .
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MARIJUANA, THE NEW PROHIBITION
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Pocket Books. Very Good. 1971. First Edition; Second Printing. Softcover. 0671780557 . Pocket Books 1971 printing. Paperback 12mo (7" tall). Light wear to edges and corners, scuffing of cover. Interior clean and unmarked other than date written on 1st page. An internationally recognized expert on drug-abuse analyzes the medical and social evidence on America's third and most widely used "drug" and discusses the case for its legalization....; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 402 pages; Is marijuana all that harmful? Even assuming that the drug is dangerous, do the current punishments fit the crime? .... (140-noto) .
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MOTHER WAS A GUNNER'S MATE World War II in the Waves
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Bluejacket/Naval Institute. Very Good+. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. 1557509247. . Excellent condition, ex-library with sturdy laminated cover, usual lib markings, only light wear overall, light soiling outer edge of pages, interior clean & tight, interior pages clean. B/w illus. From Booklist: "In 1944, Wingo left her working-class Irish Catholic family in Detroit to join the Waves. Her 18 months of service didn't quite show her the world, but it showed her a great deal beyond her childhood home and faith, taught her about her fellow humans, and saw her assigned to one of the elite Wave units, which trained naval Armed Guard antiaircraft gunners on the West Coast...." (*shipping will be reduced to some locations) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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MY OLD MAN AND THE SEA A Father and Son Sail around Cape Horn
by Hays, David & Hays, Daniel
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Harper Perennial. Very Good+. 1996. First Edition. Softcover. 0060976969 . Light corner wear, a little scuffing to cover. Small stamp on top edge, first page and small donation stamp on half title page. Interior otherwise clean and intact. "David and Daniel Hays, father and son, designed and built a small boat together, then set out to sail it around the tip of South America, a journey that David had dreamed of ever since childhood. Along the way they fought and swore and sweated and shared triumphs large and small. " [osl]; 8vo .
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THE NAKED MOUNTAIN: An Adventure to the Deadliest Peak in the Himalaya
by Morse, R. G.
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Toronto: Reidmore Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Light edgewear, light soiling to jacket, light age tanning to edges. Interior clean & tight - unmarked except for a small address plate on endpage. Last small section of pages looks like bottom edge may have gotten a little damp as it is lightly wrinkled, with a light stain seen on a couple pages. Colour photos & b/w illustrations. In 1980, the first English-speaking party since Mummery's Approached Nanga Parbat from the south, intending to attempt an ascent of its mind boggling Rupal flank, its base-to-summit height a full 3000 metres- the biggest vertical drop on the planet...jacket..This is the story...Colour photos, maps. Account of a six-man expedition that challenged Nanga Parbat, "the deadliest mountain in the Himalaya, without the assistance of high-altitude porters, oxygen, or electronic links with the outside world. " ; 000929; 8vo .
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NATURALLY ONTARIO Exploring the Wealth of Ontario's Wild Places
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Random House Canada. Very Good+. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. 0679309217 . Ex-library book, but still in very nice condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Very light edgewear to cover, light soiling outer edge of pages. Pages clean and unmarked. B/w photos. 278 pages. Covers Ontario's wild and remote areas, with something for everyone. Includes day trips, weekend end trips and longer adventures such an canoeing the remote boreal forest of Wabikimi.....This book will give naturalists an opportunity to see how rich in wildlife this province is...; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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