Travel-Exploration-Adventure from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Orig. published in 1933 under the author's pseudonym Antonio de Fierro Blanco, a "man of mystery" who claimed that his book was an autobiographical account of "One Year in the Life of Senor Don Juan Obrigon, Known During Past Years in the… Read more about this item

1971. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Collins, Paul. An attempt to present "a personal, intimate portrait of Africa as it really exists today both in the city & in the bush,'' with the "special sympathies" of black photographer Collins, who journeyed with his infant son & writer Lee to trace this ancestors over… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1955. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Myers, Bernice; Myers, Lou. Another in this popular mid-twentieth-century children's series, each written & illustrated by different authors/artists. This one introduces the land & peoples of Mexico, in 63 pages with Index, with colorfully decorated endpapers & internal illustrations… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1956. First Edition Later Printing 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Anderson, Rus. Another in this popular mid-twentieth-century children's series, each written & illustrated by different authors/artists. This one is by a Captain in the US Navy who was part of that organization's 1946/47 expedition to the Antarctic. A FIRST EDITION, Third… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1956. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good+. Bruce, Robert. Another in this popular mid-twentieth-century children's series, each written & illustrated by different authors/artists. This one is one that spoke to the heart of famed African American poet, Langston Hughes, who had become acquainted with the West Indies himself… Read more about this item

New York, New York: C & R Anthony, Inc., 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine. Recounts "a pioneering adventure in long- distance telepathy'' that occurred in 1967 when a group of Russian aviators crashed on the Alaskan side of the North Pole & their government contracted with the first author--a famed Arctic explorer, to rescue them. He arranged to send… Read more about this item

London, England: Harper & Row, 1962. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. In this companion volume to "The White Nile,' Moorehead traces the course of the Nile & its exploration from the 18th century through 1869, focusing on the roles of four men: James Bruce from Scotland, Napoleon from France, Muhammad Ali from Turkey, &… Read more about this item

Princeton, New Jersey: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1959. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. In-depth survival guide written by three seasoned adventurers with decades of experience leading scientific or archeological expeditions or military operations. Basic human survival needs & capabilities are covered, with general information complemented by instructions for making it out alive from… Read more about this item

New York, New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1959. First English Language Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Good+. Chronicles the 16-month expedition that set out from Paris in 1956 to explore the prehistoric paintings of the Tassili-n-Ajjer in the central Sahara. Orig. published in French in 1958 as "A la Decouverte des Fresques du Tassil,'' this is… Read more about this item

Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1956. First English Language Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Documents an expedition undertaken by the author for the Geographical Society of Bremen (Germany), 1880/81. Long out of print (orig. published in German in 1885), it is here translated into English for the first time so that anthropologists, ethnologists, & students… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Willliam Morrow & Company, 1960. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good+. Another in the acclaimed mystery writer's books of adventure travel that detailed several trips he & a team took through hidden regions of Baja California, Mexico, in the late 1950s-early 1960s. He described whale-watching expeditions & beachcombing in & around… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Macmillan Company, 1969. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Sasek, M.. Another volume in the beloved Czech illustrator's series of geography/history books for children. In 60 pages. Large hardcover folio is an EX-LIB copy in the reinforced library binding, with the usual stamps & markings & card pocket in front… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: G. P. Putnam's Sons/Knickerbocker Press, 1928. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. VG/No Jacket. The famed explorer & retired U.S. Navy Commander recounts "his life, his thrilling adventures, his North Pole and Trans-Atlantic flights, together with his plans for conquering the Antarctic by air." In 359 pages with 46 black-and-white vintage photos… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Macmillan Company, 1060. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Sasek, M.. The true FIRST EDITION, First printing, from 1960 of yet another volume in the beloved Czech illustrator's series of geography/history books for children. 60 pages. NOT the modern reprint. Oversized hardcover folio has bright yellow cloth-covered boards,… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Macmillan Company, 1960. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. Sasek, M.. First English-Language edition, First Printing, from 1960 of yet another volume in the beloved Czech illustrator's series of geography/history books for children. 60 pages. NOT the modern reprint. Oversized hardcover folio is in VG- condition, downgraded due to… Read more about this item

Chicago, Illinois: Rand McNally & Company, 1950. First American Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Fair-Good. Very first book to chronicle the exploits of the author & his team of 5 intrepid adventurers as they attempted to cross the Pacific Ocean on a wooden raft made of 40-foot balsa logs--Kon-Tii--to test the theory that the South Sea… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Whittlesey House/McGraw Hill, 1948. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. VG+/Very Good. Sotomayor, Antonio. Noted San Francisco journalist describes his beloved city, drawing on historical sources & personal notes & observations. Arranged by sections into the Waterfront, Old Town, the Hills, Main Stem, South of the Slot, & the Sea. Decorative map… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Hyperion Books, 2003. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. True story of Ada Blackjack, an Inuit woman who went on a daring expedition with four young men to the Arctic in 1923 to colonize Wrangel Island & ended up stranded there for a harrowing 2 years. In 431 pages with maps in rear… Read more about this item

San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.: Paul Elder and Company, 1915. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG+/No Jacket. Designed as a guidebook to those wanting to explore the West Coast of the United States, highlighting the area's unique natural features. Flora & fauna, mines & mining, mountain ranges, th Pacific Ocean & marine life, astronomical features, gardens, insects, trees,… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Funk & Wagnells Company, 1956. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good-. The trued story of an American's single-handed attempt to introduce a new way of life into a remote Central Asian kingdom'' known as Hunza. The events transpired while the author, a reconnaissance engineer on the staff of General Joseph Stillwell… Read more about this item