Search Results: Travel from Cornish Books

London: Rock Bros. Paper Covered Boards. Near Good/No Jacket. Undated Edition, probably very early 20th C. Consists of fine B&w Photographs with small captions. Title Page Illustrated with a photo of "La Corbiere Lighthouse". Red cloth textured Paper Covered Boards with Gilt Title surrounded by Gilt Floral Design on front. 11 1/4" Tall, 320g. Stapled Binding. Small patch of damage at the rear board where a little bit of the cover paper is missing and some damp staining to front and rear. A little of the red colour from the cover has leached into9 some page margins, but the pictures are untouched. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Collins, 1956. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Interesting Account of a years journey around Africa, including Rhodesia. Illustrated with Photos & Maps. Red cloth cover with dull gilt Lettering to spine. 448 Pages, 680g, 8 1/2" Tall. WHSmith label on endpaper. No other Library Markings. Spine colour faded. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1896. Cloth. Near Very Good. All Maps, Plans etc Present and in very good, clean condition, including the Large Fold-Out Map opposite the Title Page. No inscriptions except old penciled price on back of ffep. Red cloth ciover with Gilt Lettering and blind stamped Linear Design to front & spine. All page edges Marbled (Combed pattern). 468 Pages, 420g, 6 3/8" Tall. Fine Closed tear to cloth down right side of spine. Cloth colour a little tanned on spine. Hinges sound & Text Block firm. Pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

London: Jarrolds, 1935. Cloth. Near Very Good. Interesting account of the Author's Travels. Includes: Addis Ababa; Harrar; Government; Slavery and The army. Illustrated with 9 B&W Photos. Red cloth cover with Gilt lettering on spine. 283 pages, 520g, 8 3/4" Tall. Spine colour a little faded. Name penciled on ffep. No other inscriptions. Slight wear to cloth. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Century, 1989. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. ISigned by Author(s). Signed by Author(s) 8,000 Mile journey.provides an insight into lifestyles which have changed little since Marco Polo's time. SIGNED by the Author "Best Wishes John Pilkington" on front free endpaper. Illustrated with central section of B&W Photos. Grey cloth cover with Gilt lettering to spine. Jacket not clipped. 8 3/4" Tall. Very slight edge wear otherwise in fine condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Guild Publishing, 1988. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Beautifully illustrated with large colour aerial photos. 160 Pages, 1.2 Kilos, 10 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Book weighs 1.2 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1993. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. The Author follows the historic trade route from Poland, through Czecho-Slovakia and Hungary through to Macedonia and Thessalonika. Brown cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. 9 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions, not clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1967. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 3rd in the Trilogy of travel books on the Scottish Mainland., showing how the countryside has developed as it id today. Relates events in Scottish History to the places where they happened. 224 Pages. Illustrated with B&W Photos. 8 3/4" Tall. Brown paper covered boards cover. No inscriptions. Jacket protected with clear plastic wrapper taped to the book. Not clipped. Small nick to jacket at bottom of spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Extensive collection of 69 Booklets in the "Around the World Program" series. Well illustrated with Colour Photos ( Designed to be pasted into their prepared spaces in the books ), also B&W Photos and Part-Colour illustrations. 66 Booklets still have the Colour Photos intact in strips, not pasted in. Titles of the Booklets are:Australia, New-Zealand, Philippine Islands, South Sea Islands, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Japan, Taiwan, Burma, Indonesia, Thailand, Korea, Russia, Iceland & Greenland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Austria, Hungary, Poland, 5 Little Countries of Europe, Switzerland, Holland, Germany, France, Bulgaria & Romania, Italy, Yugoslavia, Islands of Eastern Mediterranean, Portugal, Turkey, Israel, United Arab Republic, Arabian Peninsular, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Algeria, Nigeria, Kenya & Uganda, Ghana, South Africa, Canada, U.S.A., Mexico, Central America,… Read More

Melbourne, Australia: Lansdowne Press, 1967. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illustrated with stunning Full Page Full Colour photographs, mostly of the fabulous Australian Landscape. Explanatory text opposite. Blue cloth cover with Gilt lettering to front & spine. 11 1/2" Tall, 750g. Gift inscription on ffep and an inscription on one of the pages. Jackert has a small piece missing from top of spine and a little wear to corners. Not clipped Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Melbourne, Australia: Johnston Book Company, 1973. Beautifully Illustrated book presenting the beauty of Australian Landcape with large Colour photos and a little explanatory text. 11 3/4" Tall, 510g. Small chip at side of spine (see photo). No inscriptions. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First British Edition.. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Near Very Good. Book.

Berne: Kummerly & Frey Geographical Publishers, 1965. Cloth. Near Good/Near Good. Landscape, Flora & Fauna and Human Habitation. Illustrated with Colour Photos. Red cloth cover with bright Gilt Map of Australia on the front and lettering to spine. 158 Pages, 12" Tall. Small marginal tears on edges of a few pages and small marginal stain. No inscriptions. Jacket has a closed tear on the back and some edge wear & chips. Weighs 1.5 Kilos so SHipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 64mo - up to 3" tall

Washington: National Geographic Society, 1999. Imitation Leather. Near Fine. Abell, Sam ( Photographs ). A tour of Australia illustrated with superb Colour Photos. Brown Imitation Leather Binding with Copper Map of Australia on front and Copper Lettering on spine. All page edges Copper. 304 Pages, 1.8 Kilos, 12" Tall. Previous owner's name on endpaper. No other inscriptions. Book weighs 1.8 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall

Adelaide, Australia: Rigby Limited, 1967. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Near Good. Goodman, Robert B. Intensly personal vision of a young country in words and photographs. 291 Pages, Illustrated with many fine Colour and B&W Photographs. Ivory cloth cover with Sun Motif in relief on front and brown lettering to spine. Neat line of signatures on ffep. Jacket has some edgewear and 2 closed tears on back. Clipped. Weighs nearly 2 Kilos so postage will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: New Holland, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. Lavishly Illustrated.with Magnificent Photographs of these vast and majestic landscapes." 219 Pages + Index. Over 300 Colour Photographs. 13" Tall. Weighs nearly 2 Kilos so postage will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

London: The Travel Book Club, 1948. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Illustrated with B&W Photos. includes a chapter on Aboriginies. 264 Pages. Blue cloth cover with silver lettering on spine. No inscriptions. Some browning to page edges. Spine colour slightly faded. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Melbourne, Australia: Lansdowne Press, 1965. Illustrated with 52 stunning full page Colour Photos, mostly Australian Landscape, accompanied by explanatory text opposite. Green cloth cover with Gilt Illustration of a Tree on the front. Gilt lettering to spine. 11 1/4" Tall, 720g. No Inscriptions. nice,clean copy Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First British Edition.. Cloth. Book.

London: John Lane : The Bodley Head, 1927. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Complete with the Sketc Maps at the front and the Large Fold-Out Geographical and Archaeological Map of Minorca. Red cloth cover with Decorative Border and Yellow Lettering to front & spine. 9" Tall, 261 Pages + ads, 680g. Spine colour faded. Some wear at tips of corners and spine ends and a tiny closed tear to cloth at left side of spine. No inscriptions. Only a little very light foxing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Bantam Press, 1999. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Sequel to Bella Tuscany. Includes gardening, wine-making and touring regions outside Tuscany. Yellow cloth cover with Gilt lettering to spine. 364 Pages, 530g, 7 3/4" Tall. Gift inscription on free endpaper. Jacket clipped. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: The Medici Society Limited, 1926. Cloth. Near Very Good/Poor. Very interesting Guide ti the Region, with plenty of Local history & colour. beautifully Illustrated throughout with fine Sepia Photographs. Endpaper illustrated with a Map. Green cloth cover with darker green lettering to front & spine. 172 Pages, 510g, 8" Tall. Jacket has some tears and a large piece missing from back Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall