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TRAVELS IN WEST AFRICA
Written by Mary Kingsley.
Stock no. 2139465
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Fine condition.

Observations of Charles Kingsley's sister of life in Africa in Victorian times. Edited by Elspeth Huxley. Abridged edition. Green, brown & cream decorated covers. B/w photos. Slip case is better than very good.

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JOHN LELAND'S ITINERARY: TRAVELS IN TUDOR ENGLAND
Written by John Chandler.
Stock no. 2137661
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 086299957X. Bumping and wear along cover edges. A few grubby marks to margins and outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine with some edge-creasing.

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LAMIA'S WINTER-QUARTERS
Written by Alfred Austin. Illustrated by George Samuel Elgood.
Stock no. 2137588
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1908. Good condition.

Red cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. 16 colour plates. 4 page booklist to rear. Spine is bro2wned with small split to base. Damp staining to rear, going through to pages at rear. Foxing.

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FROM SKETCH-BOOK AND DIARY
Written by Elizabeth Butler. Illustrated by Elizabeth Butler.
Stock no. 2137357
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1909. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. 28 colour plates + b/w illustrations. A & C Black 10 Shillings Series. 2 page original booklist + 4 page additional booklist to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Browning to covers, especially spine and edges. Some fraying to cloth at edges. Foxing throughout. Light browning to plates.

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WORLD PICTURES
Written by Mortimer Menpes; Dorothy Menpes.
Stock no. 2136948
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Good condition.

A & C Black 20 Shilling Series. 9 x 6.5 ins. Red cloth with black and gold decorations to front board. 50 colour and 50 black and white plates. Joints are broken! 1" split to cloth at base of spine; some chipping and nicks with fraying to cloth on spine and corners. Heavy bump to bottom corner of rear cover. Remains of bookplate to front pastedown. Front endpaper is nearly detached, browned and torn. Page edges are browned. All plates present.

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AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHT DAYS: THE FLIGHT OF THE WINNIE MAE
Written by Wiley Post; Harold Gatty.
Stock no. 1319650
Published by The Aviation Book Club; John Hamilton Ltd.. Circa 1932. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A complete and intimate account of the authors' adventures around the world in eight days in the 'Winnie Mae'. Green boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. Spine and corners slightly bumped, cover edges lightly rubbed. Name in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn.

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JOHN BULL, LIMITED
Written by George W. Hills.
Stock no. 1820471
Published by Regent Publishing Co.. Almost very good condition.

Travels around the United Kingdom. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w plates. Rear board a little scuffed, spine slightly faded, titles bright. Corners lightly worn. Name in ink to front endpaper. Annotations in biro to rear endpaper. A few scattered foxspots. All plates present.

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KING OF THE SPEEDWAY
Written by John Hunter.
Stock no. 2133942
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, black titles. B/w frontis. 185 pages. Spine is a bit browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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MEMOIRS OF A WELSHMAN
Written by Lyn Clarke.
Stock no. 1819215
Published by The Peppertree Press. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition.

This collection of stories outlining some of Lyn Clarke's travels and the famous and unusual people that he met along the way, is both amusing and fascinating. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0978774051. SIGNED by the author (best wishes) to first blank page. Covers lightly scuffed.

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RIDING THE MOUNTAINS DOWN
Written by Bettina Selby.
Stock no. 2132470
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Journey by Bicycle to Kathmandu. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 0575034513. Wrapper has some edge-creasing.

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VACATION DAYS IN GREECE
Written by Rufus B. Richardson.
Stock no. 2131575
Published by Smith, Elder & Co.. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w photos. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine is browned. One front endpaper is stuck to front pastedown. Some foxing.

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GRAHAM CLARKE'S GRAND TOUR
Written by Graham Clarke. Illustrated by Graham Clarke.
Stock no. 2126394
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. 24 etchings, 15 watercolours and numerous drawings. A humourous look at the Grand Tour. ISBN: 0714825719. SIGNED by Graham Clarke, with dedication to previous owner on half-title page. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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