Travel from Cornish Books

London: Cassell Illustrated, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Foreword by Prince Philip and Introduction by Lord Shackleton. Illustrated with colour photos and b7w illus. 224 pages, 10" tall. no inscriptions. Jacket clipped.

Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1928. Cloth. Good. Red cloth cover with Gilt Lettering and blind stamped Linear Design to front & spine. All page edges Marbled (Combed Pattern). Large Fold-Out Map of Switzerland opposite title page. All Maps, Plans & Panoramas present. A few Maps and pages detached due to the stapled binding. A few small tears and creases… Read more about this item

Leipsig: Karl Baedeker, 1923. Cloth. Very Good. Red cloth cover with Gilt Lettering and blind stamped Linear Design to front & spine. All page edges Marbled (Combed Pattern). Large Fold-Out Map of England opposite title page. Large Fold-Out Map of London at the back. Also large Fold-Out Map of Environs. Key Plans of streets in Appendix. XL/40 Preliminary… Read more about this item

London: BBC Books, 2008. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. John Parker ( Photos ). Beautifully illustrated with fine Colour Photos by John Parker. Blue cloth cover with Gilt Lettering on spine. 11/4" Tall, 240 Pages, 1.6 Kilos. No inscriptions. Jacket has very slight edgewear. Clipped. Book weighs 1.6 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be… Read more about this item

London: BBC Books, 2008. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. John Parker ( Photos ). Beautifully illustrated with fine Colour Photos by John Parker. Blue cloth cover with Gilt Lettering on spine. 11/4" Tall, 240 Pages, 1.6 Kilos. No inscriptions. Jacket has very slight edgewear. Unclipped. Book weighs 1.6 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be a… Read more about this item

New York: Mayflower Assoc, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good +/Good+. Well illustrated with many fine colour photos. 13" Tall, 850g. No inscriptions. Jacket has a very small tear at top left corner of spine. Unclipped.

Stockholm: The General Export Association of Sweden, 1937. Paper Covered Boards. Good+/No Jacket. Detailed account of early 20th. century Sweden. Includes Industries and Railways. Well illustrated with many B&W photos. Off-white paper-covered boards with Black title on front and spine. 470 p.pages, 1.6 kilos, 9 3/4" tall. Light soiling to cover. Hinges sound and text block firm. Old… Read more about this item

Cave, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 54 sites including the Avebury complex.Well illustrated with many Colour and some B&W photos. 304 p.pages, 1.3 kilos, 10 1/4" tall. No inscriptions. Weighs 1.3 kilos so shipping Outside UK will be extra.

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, … Read more about this item

Beautifully illustrated with 16 Full-Page Colour Plates protected by Captioned tissue guards. Also B&W Plates. The city is well described by G. Dobson who was the Times Correspondent in St. Petersburg for many years. Yellow cloth cover with Black decoration and Gilt title on front. Gilt title and Armorial Bearing with Double-Headed eagle on spine. XII (12)… Read more about this item

Interesting and well illustrated Local history. Includes Norwich Cathedral, Framlingham Church, Binham Priory, Oxburgh Church, Cley church, Wingfield Castle & Church, Bury St. Edmunds, Castle Rising, Swan Hall, and much more. 24 Photogravure images and many in Line. Black cloth spine with Red cloth covered boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Blind-stamped… Read more about this item

"Haunting blend of Travel Book and murder mystery". FLAT SIGNED by the Author "John Berendt" on ffep. No other inscriptions. 388 p.pages, 650g, 9 3/4" tall. Jacket clipped.

Introduction by Richard Hughes. Maritime adventures include the astounding feat of sailing round the world in a decked in Canoe. Voss was also a great exponent in the use of the Sea Anchor with small craft. Illustrated with several B&W Photos. Endpapers illustrated with Maps of the voyages. 326 p,pages, 7 1/2" tall. No inscriptions. Jacket has a… Read more about this item

Plurigraf. Soft cover. Good+. Well Illustrated Travel Guide to the Island in the Meditteranean claimed to be the one where Ulysses was shipwrecked and held captive by Calypso. 9 1/2" Tall, 270g, Vertical crease on middle of cover, otherwise in very good consition. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: The Travel Book Club, 1948. Cloth. Near Very Good/Near Good. Fascinating journey through 11 Provinces of China via Arabia, India, Burma and Siam. 279 Pages. No inscriptions. Orange cloth cover. 3 small closed tear to jacket with a little piece missing from very top of spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: V. Graham, 1963. Nicely Illustrated old guide with many B&W Drawings & Illustrations. Light brown card cover with red & black lettering and Illustration of "The First & Last Inn, Lands End. 8 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Quixley, R. and Roulstone, W.. Book.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1951. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Detailed travel book, well illustrated with B&W photos. Interesting local history. 4th book in the "People's France" series. Red cloth cover with black Shield Design and lettering on front & spine. Rear Endpapers illustrated with a Map. 315 Pages, 500g, 8 1/4" Tall. Spine a little faded and tanned. Some… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson, 1955. Cloth. Very Good/Near Good. Inspiring story of William Willis who single-handedly sailed a Kon-Tiki type raft across the Pacific, from Peru to Samoa. Illustrated with B&W Photos. Frontispiece has a colour photo of Willis with his Parrot. Blue cloth cover with Gilt illustration of the rafr on the front and gilt lettering to spine. 244… Read more about this item

Letchworth: The Garden City Press Limited, 1954. Paper Covered Boards. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Very Interesting account of the author's P & O Cruise on SS Chusen, which covered 6906 miles. Special focus on Cuisine & Culture. Places visited: Cadiz, Malta, Mitylene, Istanbul, Salonika, Athens, Messina, La Goulette (Tunis) and London. Illustrated with B&W Photos. Preliminary Title page… Read more about this item

London: BBC Books, 2004. Francesco, whose ancestral History is intertwined with Venetian, gives his History of the Amphibious City. Beautifully illustrated with fine Colour Photos by John Parker. Black cloth cover with Silver Lettering on spine. 11/4" Tall, 116 Pages, 1.4 Kilos. No inscriptions. Jacket has some edgewear at the top and a tiny nick in the bottom corner. Clipped.… Read more about this item