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Surtsey : The New Island in the North Atlantic
by Thorarinsson, Sigurdur. Translated By Solvi Eysteinsson
Reykjavik, Iceland: Almenna Bokafeglagid, 1966. Published 1966. Dramatic images of the birth of the tiny volcanic island of Surtsey, off the coast of Iceland. Describes the geological forces involved in the creation of this new land, including a history of volcanic activity in and around Iceland. Red cloth lettered in gilt, 47 pages of text plus 56 plates, most in color, illustrated dustjacket. Postcard with an aerial view of the new island is laid in loosely at the front. The book has almost no...
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£15.50
Letters from Iceland, by W. H. Auden, and Louis MacNeice
by Auden, Wystan Hugh MacNeice, Louis
New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good-/Fair. Quarter black cloth with light blue paper boards, lightly chipped along bottom edges and toned with age along edges. Silver titling on spine. Interior unmarked. Binding is firm. Unpriceclipped DJ is heavily toned and lightly chipped along spine, edgeworn, and with a closed half-in. tear at upper front corner. Binding is sound. 8vo. BOOK INFO: Includes several revisions by the author, along with his new foreword....
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£36.74
Young Explorers
by Gilbert, Richard
GH Smith & Son, 1979. 1st ed VG in VG- dw (lettering on spine slightly sunned) signed by Richard Gilbert. Yes. expeditions by boys from Ampleforth College to Iceland, High Atlas, Norway and Kashmir, signed by Richard Gilbert [Neate G21]
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£15.00
Tales of a Cross Country Skier
by Sheridan, Guy
Oxford Illustrated Press, 1987. 1st ed VG+ in VG dw. recounts expeditions by ski in many varied parts of the world including Iceland, Himalaya, Iran, North America
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£15.00
Living Dangerously
by Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
TBC, 1953? but un-dated. TBC ed G++ as red spine slightly faded by sun no dw. includes climbing and trekking experiences in Iceland, Greenland, Malaya and on Chomolhari [Neate C30]
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£8.00
Lonely Hills & Wilderness Trails
by Gilbert, Richard
David & Charles, 2000. 1st ed VG in VG dw. reminiscences of a lifetimes exploration, camping and backpacking on mountain ranges around the world, including Scotland, Alps, Himalaya, Norway, Iceland
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£10.00
Islands Kirke fra dens Grundlaeggelse til Reformationen; en Historisk Fremstilling
by Helgason, Jón, Dr. Theol
København [Copenhagen]: G.E.C. Gad, 1925. Paperback. Very good. Quarto in printed pale grey paper wraps; 298, [2] pages illustrations 24 cm. "Litteraturfortegnelse": pages 265-266. Uncommon and scarce n the US. In Danish. History. Iceland -- Church history. Iceland -- History. Islande -- Histoire. Iceland. Jón Helgason, 1866-1942.
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£55.52
The World of Moving Water Le Monde de l'Eau Vive Zauber Der Bewegten Wasser
by Gudmundsson, Ari Trausti (Text); Sigurjonsson, Sigurgeir(Photography)
Reykjavik: Forlagid. 1999. Square 12mo [approx 12.7 x12.7cm]. Near fine condition in pictorial laminated boards. Illustrated with Colour photographs. A lovely book in excellent condition. Text in English, German, French and Icelandic. The Icelandic text is only with the captions. . A look at the rivers, waterfalls etc of Iceland. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£9.49
Roaming Around Europe : Random Rambles in Paris, Eire, Iceland, Vienna and Belgium
by Clune, Frank
Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 1954. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Good condition in Fair dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. DJ is edeworn with a chip to the upper rear edge and top of spine. Book is is very good apart from faint stain to the lower corner of the front cover and some bumping to lower corners. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Maps to endpapers. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 248 pages. ....
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£10.54
PRIMORDIAL LANDSCAPES Iceland Revealed
by Pitcairn, Feodor with Ari Trausti Gundmundsson
Powerhouse Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 2015. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 256 pages; Extra postage required for priority and international shipping. .
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£44.90
Iceland
by Rough Guides
Rough Guides, 2007 revised. 3rd ed revised VG+ pb. a guide to travelling in Iceland
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£5.00
Group of Ten Photographic Postcards from Iceland with U.S. Censor's Stamp
Versos read: "PHOTOGRAPH / PASSED BY / BASE CENSOR" in a double-ringed circular censor hand-stamp in black on unused domestic Icelandic postcards measuring 8.7 x 13.8 cm
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£130.62
Iceland
by Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet, 2004. 5th ed VG+ pb. 328 page pb travel guide to Iceland, well illustrated with maps and photos
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£7.00
Iceland. "The Island in the Limelight." Adapted from the French by Gaston Benedict
by Astraudo, Amédée
Los Angeles: American Herald Publishing Co, 1941. Paperback. 47, [1]p., illustrations, wraps. 9 x 6 in. Promotional leaflet inserted. Edge wear, else Very Good. World War II-era travel guide to Iceland, noting the presence of Allied forces on the island. An inserted promotional flier notes Iceland's laws prohibiting alcohol and other curious details.
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£16.33
ICELAND 1936 A Handbook Published on the Fiftieth Anniversary of Landsbanki Islands (The National Bank of Iceland)
by Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn
Reykjavik: Rikisprentsmidjan Gutenberg. Very Good+. 1936. Third Edition. Hardcover. A overview of the country from geographical aspects to government from history to juristiction. Including one beautiful color illustration of the icelandic coat of arms ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 224 pages .
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£58.17
Stefnuskra - alpydubandalagsins. Asamt logum Flokksins og agripi af sogu hans. Gefid ut samkvaemt sampykktum 3ja landsfundar flokksins, sem haldinn var i november 1974
Reykjavik: Midstjorn Alpydubandalagsins, 1975. Paperback. 136p., nice presswork on alkaline paper, softbound in 7x5 inch plain printed pale green wraps. The back wrap (a blank) has picked up streaks of offset soil, the front cover and spine are slightly sunned and toned. Sound, unmarked and otherwise cleanly, a good copy.
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£12.25
Escape Routes
by Roberts, David
The Mountaineers, 1997. 1st ed VG+ in VG dw. 20 essays in which the author asks himself the question "Have I kept my life adventurous?", includes expeditions in Iceland, North America, Patagonia
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£20.00
Icelandic Art
by Eldjarn, Kristjan
London, UK: Thames & Hudson, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 72pp, fold out (notes to plates). Laminated pictorial paper-covered boards. Spine ends and corners bumped. Protected with Mylar cover, tape has marred free endpapers. Previous owner's name on verso of front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket. 4to. Reproduces a limited number of works which most typically display the unique characteristics of Icelandic art.
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£20.00
Through Pathless Skies To The North Pole" and "The Discoverer," in The National Geographic Magazine. Volume Llll, No. 1-6, January-June, 1928
by (National Geographic Society). Wyeth, N. C
Washington, D. C.: National Geographic Society, 1928. First edition. Half red leather over cloth boards. A copy, worn, leather split at rear hinge, still tight, some creasing to first plate.. 766 pp. Illus. with color & b/w photos & drawings & maps. 8vo. The two fold-out murals by N. C. Wyeth plus articles on Lindbergh, Dalmatian Days, Bird Banding, adventures on the 'Islander', Algiers, Siam, Michigan, Bali, Archeology by Air, Umbria, Tuscany, Iceland, Bogota, Mount Vernon, English manor houses,...
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£24.49
Memories of Travel
by Bryce Viscount, James
Macmillan, 1923. 1st ed VG no dw. interesting autobiography details travels to many less well known parts of the world such as Iceland, Tatra, Poland, Altai Mongolia [Neate B202]
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£25.00
Group of Ten Photographic Postcards from Iceland with U.S. Censor's Stamp
Versos read: "PHOTOGRAPH / PASSED BY / BASE CENSOR" in a double-ringed black circular censor hand-stamp on unused domestic Icelandic postcards. 8.7 x 13.8 cm
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£130.62
The Lowlands of Scotland Edinburgh and the South
by LINDSAY, Maurice
London: Robert Hale, 1977. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Pp. xi; 307. Including a new preface to this edition. Index. Illustrated with artful full-page b&w photo reproductions. Bound in green paper-covered boards with gilt lettering stamped on spine. Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket. A guide not readily found in the US. Great insight, with solid Scottish literary history, as befitting an author who wrote on Burns. The dust jacket, particularly bright, is now preserved in a...
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£20.41
A Good Pair of Legs: Walking the World
by Portway, Christopher
Ramblers Assoc, 1999. 1st ed VG- pb ex library but just one stamp . accounts of a number of trips throughout the world, mainly when leading trips for The Ramblers Assoc, includes expeditions to Greece, Iceland, Peru, Ecuador, USA, Canada
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£8.00
Fight the Wild Island
by Edwards, Ted
John Murray, 1986. 1st ed VG in VG dw. a solo walk 500 miles across Iceland
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£15.00
Daedalus. Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Nordic Voices. Spring 1984. Vol. 113. No 2
by Graubard, Stephen R., ed
Cambridge: Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1984. Paper wrappers. A very good+ clean copy.. 279 pp. Trade format. The second of two issues of Daedalus dedicated to the Nordic countries of Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland.
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£8.16
