Search Results: Adventure & Travel from Riverwood's Books

Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Co.. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0772007160 . HC/DJ - near fine/fine. First edition 1974. Hardcover is clean and unmarked, a little age tanning to page edges, light wear to corners and edges. Jacket has very light scuffing, age tanning to edges. For some reason, DJ is doubled so there are 2 jackets. The purpose of the author's expedition was to make documentary films in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Botswana, Liberia and the Ivory Coast. In the course of their safari, the film-makers discovered modern Africa right alongside with old Africa - a discovery highlighted, throughout the book, by the extraordinary adventures of the early women explorers - Bebe Bwana, Meg Gehrts, Mary Kingsley & Elizabeth Lees Price.... ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

London: Newman Neame. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Book has sustained light water damage affecting dustjacket and book cover. This has left some light watermarking/spotting on cover and spotting/staining to jacket. Pages for the most part are very good, clean and unmarked, light stain to endpages. Jacket has numerous small tears/chips to edges. Illustrated. 128 pages. An account of the author's journey to South and East Africa, also includes accounts of Madeira, Zanzibar, Mombassa, Nairobi, Egypt and the Mediterranean. Maps on endpapers. (250noto) ; 8vo .

Dorling Kindersley. Fine. 2000. Softcover. 0751311146 . Excellent condition, a little scuffing and light wear to corners. No markings to pages. Profusely illustrated in colour. -The Outback, Museums, Wine, Aboriginal Arts, Maps, Beaches, Sports, Restaurants and much more. -Town-by-town information on sights, shopping & entertainment. -Carefully selected hotels, restaurants and cafes in all price ranges. -Easy to use 3-D aerial views give you instant access to districts & buildings. -Survival guide give practical advice on health, security, public transport, etc. -Over 1,200 full-colour photos show Australia at it's best. (860) ; Eyewitness Travel Guides; 8vo .

St. Martin's Press. Fine. 2005. First Edition. Softcover. 0312312415 . SOFTCOVER - Advance Readers' Edition 2005. Excellent condition - very light creasing to back cover, slight corner wear. Pages are clean and unmarked. ; 8vo; Description: In October 2002, Elliott Hester sold his car, abandoned his apartment, and took off alone on a trip around the world, during which he drifted to over fifty destinations. Elliott's tales about his travels range from the bizarre to the hilarious to the flat-out shocking. Travel with him as he chases off transvestites in the South Pacific, Gets drunk on Estonian moonshine at the maker's eightieth birthday party, Impersonates Samuel L. Jackson at the 38th International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, Ponders the Finnish tradition of sprinting from steamy sauna to plunge into the frigid Baltic Sea naked! And much more. [400-noto] .

Collier Books. Good. 1966. First Edition. Softcover. Scarce Title, 2nd printing. Moderate edgewear & creasing to covers, small tears to bottom spine, light soiling. Interior pages clean & tight for the most part, split at spine can be seen at 2 points but all pages are intact. B/w photos. SUMMARY: The exciting true adventures of a physician whose practice encompassed 600,000 square miles of frozen, wind-swept wilderness - the Canadian East Arctic. A thrilling true account of Dr. Moody's experiences during the three years he combined the duties of Doctor, Justice of the Peace, and Coroner ...in territory where winter temperatures plunge to seventy below. " (os) ; ; 12mo .

London: Angus & Robertson Publishers. Very Good. 1983. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. 0207141320 . Ex-library book, still in very good condition, usual ex-lib type markings, sturdy library binding with illustrated boards (no jacket). Pages all intact and clean other than minor light spotting outer edge of pages. Cover has some scuffing and minor wear to edges/corners. "The author, a well known Australian and international angler tells where the big fish are - covers Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Tahiti, Fiji, Samoa, New Caledonia, Tonga, the Cook Islands, the Marshalls and Marianas, Papua and New Guinea. (1010) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 334 pages; He describes 41 species of gamefish and outlines the various fishing methods, tackle, bait and traveling tips. (*Note - due to heavy weight, there will be extra shipping to most locations) .

B. C.: Gordon Soules Book Publishers. Near Fine. 2002. Sixth Edition. Softcover. 1894661060 . Near fine condition. Only very light wear overall, no markings. Would be upgraded to fine other than it has a light coffee or tea stain to one outer edge of pages. This only affects the very edge of a few internal pages and is quite minor. Pages are otherwise clean & unmarked. Profusely illustrated. A guide to over 150 B&B's in British Columbia and the Banff/Jasper area, providing a wide range of accommodation choices. [293-osl]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Lone Pine Publishing. Very Good. 1992. First Edition. Softcover. 1551050218 . Light edgewear and some scuffing to covers. Pages are all intact and clean other than several checkmarks in pen. First endpage has a bookplate and name from previous owners. Covering an area from Edmonton to Cypress Hills and from the Rocky Mountains to the Saskatchew border, this book is a guide t othe hidden treasures of southern Alberta. Maps and b/w illustrations. (215-osl) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages .

Cambridge / Boston: Riverside Press / Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. First edition/2nd printing 1961. Nice condition for it's age. Hardcover is fine other than slight wear to corners and slight soiling bottom edge of pages. Pages are otherwise clean and intact. Jacket has age tanning, light edge wear and a few tiny edge tears, not price clipped. Author of the Ninth Wave, co-author of The Ugly American, now takes as his literary province the vast area of the South Pacific known as Oceania. ; 8vo; 318 pages; Review: "Terrific overview of Pacific cultures and GeographyReviewed in Canada on April 4, 1999A great example of a excellent book that could become a classic without being confused with world literature. A strait forward discription of the South Seas and their peoples and geography (how coral attols and volcanic islands are formed) without being dry, but rather using it to help the reader better understand the stories he has to… Read More

Macmillan Canada. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0771590644 . Hardcover clean and unmarked. Jacket is fine, with no tears, other than a light interior stain which caused light wrinkling to two edges (quite minor) , not clipped. "In Charlie's a Broad, Charlie Farquharson, dogged Canadian farmer and man of parts, confronts the essential question (after the meaning of life) : what would you do if you won the lottery? Really, what would you do? Valeda's Christmas gift of a 'Lotto Sex-Afore-Nine' ticket made Charlie a quarter of a malted-millyunair and while Charlie planned to plough the money back into the land, Valeda felt it was time to move on to other pastures..... . Join the Farquharsons as they embark on their Grand Tour from Blarney's Stone to the Eiffel Tower to the great pyramid of Cheops -- in travels that left no cultural or gastronomic experience untried..... ". ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Contemporary Books. Very Good. 1994. First Edition. Softcover. 0809237741 . Light wear to covers, light soiling, a little corner curling, pages clean and all intact. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Rock Climbing, River Running, Paragliding, and Other Terrifying, Near-Death Activities"If you think climbing the sheer face of a frozen waterfall sounds liks fun, if you consider yellow fever a seasonal inconvenience, and if you believe the only slopes worth skiing are in uncut forests, you need this book. It'll take you on a white-knuckle ride to the cutting edge of adventure sports, where the line between terror and panic is razor thin and even a grown man might cry out for his mommy. " This tongue-in-cheek guide includes hundreds of practical tips on how to survive the outdoors while looking fully suave..." (280osl) .

New York: Vintage Books/Random House. Fine. 1995. Softcover. 0679744460 . Softcover in excellent condition, no markings, a little sticker residue on back, light spotting on one page edge. 232 pages. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; From Publishers Weekly: Blackburn ( The Emperor's Last Island ) here presents a biography of the extraordinarily determined and independent Daisy Bates who, in 1913, at age 54, removed herself from England to Australia's red desert outback as a self-appointed champion of the Aborigines. She remained there until her death in 1956. She not only shared the Aborigines way of life but so gained their confidence that she was made privy to the men's secret rites. The author traces Bates's steps and draws on her voluminous notebooks and letters, which reveal her as an acute observer of nature and a gifted writer whose works were imbued with dreams and hallucinations. Blackburn superbly fills in gaps with her own research and… Read More

Random House. Very Good. 1994. First Edition. Softcover. 0679744460 . Ex-library with laminated cover, very good condition - light wear overall, light soiling outer edge of pages. "Blackburn here presents a biography of the extraordinarily determined and independent Daisy Bates who, in 1913, at age 54, removed herself from England to Australia's red desert outback as a self-appointed champion of the Aborigines. She remained there until her death in 1956...." (275noto) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Chicago: Passport Books. Very Good+. 1997. Softcover. 0844248533 . Ex-library book, but still in great condition. Sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Interior clean and tight, a little edgewear to laminate on cover. Colour illustrations. Indispensable guide for diving and snorkelling enthusiasts of all levels & provides comprehensive coverage of dive sites along the entire South African coast, as well as inland. [605]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 183 pages. pages .

Contemporary Books. Very Good+. 2001. Second Edition. Softcover. 0071388656 . Ex-library book but still in very nice condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Pages clean and tight, cover laminate has light wear at corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; "With more than 260 diving and snorkeling adventures, this gorgeously illustrated guide presents the best marine sites of these Caribbean isles. Organized by island, The Dive Sites of the Cayman Islands, Second Edition, rates each site and describes the conditions, marine life, depths, and access. It also highlights special points of interest and offers features such as the Cayman Turtle Farm, Stingray City, rare and unusual marine life of the Caymans, and underwater photography and video tips. " [530] .

Vancouver, B. C.: Touchwood Editions. Very Good+. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 1894898052 . Excellent conditon. Ex-library with heavy laminated cover and usual stamps & stickers - ony light wear overall, very light soiling outer edge of pages. Interior pages clean & unmarked. Illustrated in b/w & colour. 290 pages. Description.....the author explores the bounty of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. She has tracked down luscious organic vegetables and fruits, outstanding cheeses and award-winning wines, all produced by devoted growers and artisans. Elizabeth discovered that many of these people had left behind high-profile careers in other fields to dedicate themselves to the land and to growing and developing gourmet goodies. Her accounts of their lifestyle changes are as fascinating as her descriptions of their wares. ; 8vo .

Aurum Press. New in New dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 1854106295 . New book, with no markings. "Deep in the abyss of a cold, wet, wintry London day, Pamela Watson could take no more: no more meetings, no more daily grind, no more rain. "That's it!" she thought. "I'll cycle across Africa. "Alone. On a bicycle. Madness. What she found there was not only a life of high adventure, of great joy and shocking poverty, of beauty and terror, but a subtler, yet infinitely more rewarding, understanding of the lives led by myriad peoples half a world away........; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

New York: Frederick Fell. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0811900495 . Frederick Fell Pub. 1974 edition. Hardcover is clean and unmarked, very light edgewear, one tiny chip from top edge. Jacket has light edgewear, 2 small tears, age tanning to edges, not clipped. B/w illustrations. Complete information on: Rules of the road, How to read charts, How to handle the boat in bad weather and adverse circumstances, Compass and compass error, Navigational aides, Piloting, Where to buy charts, The intra-coastal waterway, etc. (400-noto) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Rodale Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 1594861196 . HC/DJ - near fine. Ex-library book, but still in great condition - pages and cover clean, tight and unmarked. Laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Jacket has a little scuffing to laminate. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages; "*Starred Review* The argument can be made that the Professional Bull Riders Tour may be the most dangerous, least financially rewarding of all sporting endeavors. Skull fractures, punctured lungs, and destroyed knees are all relatively routine injuries. At least now there is a million-dollar payout for the overall champion each season, but even that is in deferred dollars. Peter, a sportswriter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, spent the 2004 season with the PBR tour and offers a penetrating portrait of a sport that stands at that awkward stage between minor league and national acceptance. The riders represent many nations besides America--some say… Read More

New Westminster, B. C.: Mussio Ventures Ltd.. Very Good+. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 1894556097 . Ex-library book, but still in very good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages are clean and intact other than first page has an earmark and one very light stain, light soiling to outer edge of pages. Cover has light wear to corners. An essential guide for all lake fishermen. Featuring depth charts and information on over 100 of the best lakes in the region. (340os,0514) ; Mussio Ventures Presents; 4to 11" - 13" tall .