CITIES & PEOPLE: A SOCIAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
Written by Mark Girouard.
Stock no. 1831225
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In an inimitable feat of social history, Girouard analyzes how the development of fashionable society, the increase in trade, the growth of population, and the widening of power of the nation state influenced seventeenth- and eighteenth-century cities, and how the Industrial Revolution affected cities of the nineteenth century. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour double-spread title page and colour & b/w illustrations throughout. vii and 397 pages including index. ISBN: 0300035020. Lower edge of boards lightly knocked (very minor). Corner bumped. Boards a little stained (faint). Top edge of text block a little grubby. A few minor foxspots to prelims else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a 2" split to lower front corners and a few marks. Musty odour present.

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARCO POLO
Written by Stanley Johnson.
Stock no. 1831135
Published by Telensky International Editions Limited. 1st 2024. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Stanley Johnson, accompanied by his youngest son Max, sets off from China’s far western border with Pakistan to undertake an epic Silk Road journey of some 5,000km to Beijing. The father-and-son duo follow the ancient trading route taken by the Venetian merchant, Marco Polo, 700 years ago. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to front board. Colour photos. 224 pages. ISBN: 9788090561892. SIGNED by the author with dedication to front endpaper and also title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top edge and very lightly scuffed.

A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 500 RAILWAY JOURNEYS
Written by Sarah Baxter.
Stock no. 1831011
Published by Aurum Press. 2019. Very good condition.

Around mountains, along valleys, over hills and into cities, revealing the world's history along the way. Via a range of train routes - from cross-continent epics to short-but-sweet rides - it explores how the natural world has evolved and maps the progress of ancient civilisations, travelling through the centuries to follow the tracks of great explorers and historical figures. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9781781316788. Second printing. Boards lightly browned and slightly grubby. Contents clean.

HOLIDAY TOURS IN SPAIN, PORTUGAL & MADEIRA. ILLUSTRATED GUIDE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1830915
Published by The Booth Steampship Co. Ltd.. 6th 1913. Almost very good condition.

Sixth Edition, published before the War. A brief sketch of the places on the route of The Booth Steampship Company's Steamers and visited onthe Tours arranged by the Company. Blue cloth boards, gilt title blocks to front board with blue cloth embossed title. Colour & b/w illustrations, fold-out maps. 135 pages including index plus lxiv advertisements to rear. Spine and top rear board is faded. Boards are rubbed at edges and a few brown spots to spine. Minor browning to top edge of text block. Fold-outs all present with varying degrees of foxing. Some browning to contents. Overall, a decent copy.

SEVEN YEARS WITH SAMANTHA
Written by Clive Ball. Illustrated by Cedric Baxter.
Stock no. 1330614
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Around the World in a Vintage Austin Seven. Packed with incidents, anecdotes and perceptive portraits. B/w photos and drawings. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 247 pages. ISBN: 0850591686. Spine bumped. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge worn, sunned to spine.

TRAVELLERS' TALES
Written by Frank Herrmann; Michael Allen.
Stock no. 1830826
Published by Castlereagh Press. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A travel book with a difference: a collection of stories all written by members of the Travellers Club, here they recount some of their more adventurous experiences as diplomats (which many of them are), explorers, sailors, lawyers or simply travellers. Edited by Frank Herrmann and Michael Allen. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xiv and 299 pages. ISBN: 1901825019. Light shelf-wear to base of spine else a fine copy in like dustwrapper.

THE GRAND TOUR 1592-1796
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1830782
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1993. Very good condition.

The Grand Tour of Europe 1592-1796. Edited by Roger Hudson. Colour pictorial cloth boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. 270 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor marks.

THE CRUISE OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP "CHALLENGER": VOYAGES OVER MANY SEAS, SCENES IN MANY LANDS
Written by W.J.J. Spry.
Stock no. 1208945
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 5th 1877. Very good condition.

Fifth edition. Full red leather, 5 raised bands and gilt title to spine. Elizabeth College Guernsey gilt crest to both boards. Marbled endpapers and text block. Fold-out map showing the journey of the Challenger. 11 b/w plates and text illustrations. xviii and 388 pages. Boards scuffed and worn at edges. Small chip to top rear edge of spine. Prize plate to front pastedown dated 1878. Front joint just starting to crack. Some foxing mainly to prelims else contents remarkably good for a book of this age!

MEMOIRS OF A GEORGIAN RAKE
Written by William Hickey; Roger Hudson. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830695
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

From the 'idleness and dissipation' of his rakish existence in London to his travels to Madras, Calcutta and Jamaica. Edited by Roger Hudson. Burgundy cloth spine with navy blue title blocks and gilt title, blue marbled paper boards. B/w engravings. Top edge blue. xvii and 414 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a long score mark to one side and is a little scuffed.

A TIME OF GIFTS
Written by Patrick Leigh Fermor. Illustrated by Daniel Whistler.
Stock no. 1830599
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

On foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube. Blue pictorial cloth, silver titles. Endpapers are maps. Full page b/w illustrations. 292 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some minor fading and is lightly scuffed.

WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Written by Simon Goldhill; Richard Barber; Theodore K. Rabb; Jonathan Glancey.
Stock no. 1830568
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Beige pictorial cloth, brown title to spine. Colour photos. 308 pages including index. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

THE GRAND TOUR 1592-1796
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1830559
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Grand Tour of Europe 1592-1796. Edited by Roger Hudson. Colour pictorial cloth boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. 270 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a couple of minor knocks to edges.