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London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1925. Second edition. Cloth. Boards rubbed else a very good copy, light scattered foxing mostly to end papers, binding tight, leaves crisp.. 269 pp. Illus. with 78 b/w photos. 8vo. Covers Asia, China, Japan, Hawaii, Korea, Kandy Botanical Gardens, Falkland Islands, Panama Canal, Cuba, Tobacco, Java, Bali, Australia, South Seas.
ROUND THE WORLD. by Butler, Frank Hedges - 1924
by Butler, Frank Hedges
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ROUND THE WORLD.
by Butler, Frank Hedges
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London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1924. 269 pp + 2 pp publisher's advertising, 9" H. Red cloth with gilt lettering & decoration on spine and front board. Illustrated with numerous b&w photographs (collated). The author was the founder of the Royal Aero Club (1901) and the first Hon. Treasurer of the Royal Automobile Club (1897) and wrote two previous books - "Fifty Years of Travel by Land, Water and Air" and "Through Lapland with Skis and Reindeer". Chaper headings for "Round the World": The Voyage Out; From America to Hawaii; Pictures of the Pacific Islands; A Visit to Japan; Japanese Entertainment and the Drama; Korea and the Inland Sea; Through China to Hong-Kong; A Taste of the Jungle; Home Matters; From London to Brazil; The Falkland Isles; The Tip of South America; The Lands of the Incas; The Panama Canal; Cuba: How Tobacco is Grown; The National Game of Pelota; Florida Modernized; The Paradise of Fishermen; In the Track of the Ancient Voyagers; How We Lost Java; The Industries and Resources of Java; Travelling in Java; A Palace Ceremony; The Borobudur Temple; Java: Town and Country; The Island of Bali; The Ritual of Cremation; From Bali to Australia and New Zealand through Torres Straits and the Great Barrier Reef; Maori Land; The South Sea Islands; Back to Civilization; Appendices: Suggestions for an EmpireTourist Bureau; By Air to Lausanne; Index. Very light browning on free endpapers, previous owner's name in ink and faint erased pencil writing marks on front free endpaper, small edge tear on page leaf 259/260 - archivally taped, light browning to edges of text block, very light soiling on top of text block, light edge wear, wrinkling at top/bottom of spine with two tiny tears at top, one small corner bump, scattered small water stains and a few light stains on front board with some color loss - plus a tiny water stain on rear board.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good-/No Jacket.
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- Publisher T. Fisher Unwin
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1924
- Keywords Aeroplanes, Air Travel, Early 20th Century, Bali, Botanical Gardens, Coconuts, Cuba, Edmonton, Falkland Islands, Gatun, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii, Hotels, Japan, Kauai, New York, New Zealand, Oahu, Panama, Sydney, Yokohama, Vancouver, Tokyo, Tokio, Tierra
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Round the World
by Butler, Frank Hedges
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- Used - Boards rubbed else a very good copy, light scattered foxing mostly to end papers, binding tight, leaves crisp.
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Round the World
by Butler, Frank Hedges
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London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1924. First edition, author's card affixed to title-page. Illus. 8vo. Bound in three quarters brown mottled calf. Fine. First edition, author's card affixed to title-page. Illus. 8vo. Aiuthor's card tipped onto title-page.
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