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Wandering in Northern China
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Wandering in Northern China

by Franck, Harry A.

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Used - very good
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First Edition
Published
1923
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Hardcover
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New York: Century Co, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. very good. 502p, octavo. Illustrated with 171 unusual photographs by the author + a map showing his route. A very good copy in green cloth boards. Wear to extremities. Foxed.
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The New Georgia Guide
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The New Georgia Guide

by various

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Used - Fine
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fine
Published
1996
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Hardcover
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Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 780p, octavo. Illustrated. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by 9 contributors on table of contents...Cole Campbell, Mary Hood, Jane Powers Weldon, Steve Gurr, Dana F. White, John Braden, Philip Lee Williams, William Hedgeperth, and Betsy Braden. Previous owner's name penned on first free end paper.… Read more about this item
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Nine-Headed Dragon River
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Nine-Headed Dragon River

by Matthiessen, Peter

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Used - Very good +
Jacket Condition
near fine
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Published
1986
Binding
Hardcover
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Boston: Shambhala, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good +/near fine. 288p, octavo. A very good + copy in a near fine jacket. Jacket has a tiny nick on back cover, else fine. Blue cloth boards are lightly spotted, text block foxed. Prospectus and review slip laid in. Signed by Matthiessen on title page.
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The Inland Sea
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The Inland Sea

by Richie, Donald

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Used - Very good +
Published
2006
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Paperback
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Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 2006. Paperback. Very good +. 255p, 12mo. A very good + copy, red remainder mark on top edge of text block.
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Travel and Travellers of the Middle Ages
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Travel and Travellers of the Middle Ages

by Newton, Arthur Percival

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Used - fair
Published
1926
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Hardcover
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London: Kegal Paul, 1926. Hardcover. fair. 233p + 15p ads. A fair copy in blue cloth boards. Foxed, stain along foredge. Lacking frontis. Notes from previous owner penned on front end paper.
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Lindsey's Guide Book to Western North Carolina
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Lindsey's Guide Book to Western North Carolina

by Lindsey, TH

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Used - good
Published
1890
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Paperback
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Asheville: Randolph-Kerr Printing Co, 1890. Paperback. good. 92p + ads. 16mo. Illustrated. A good copy in staplebound gold pictorial wraps. Foldout map present but fragile and nearly detached. Two small pieces of clear tape on contents page. Several small holes/tears through introduction pages at staples. Covers are creased, lightly scuffed and rubbed, with a chipped spine end, and… Read more about this item
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The Land of the Sky Wonderful Resort Section of Western North Carolina
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The Land of the Sky Wonderful Resort Section of Western North Carolina

by Southern Railway System

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Used - Very good
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Wraps
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Southern Railway System. wraps. Very good. 35p octavo. A very good copy in stapled wraps. Illustrated throughout, including two maps. Back cover is a foldout map, with closed tears and wear, centerfold map was initially stapled in and is present but loose. Minor wear to extremities.
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Come, Tell Me How You Live
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Come, Tell Me How You Live

by Mallowan, Agatha Christie

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Used - Very good
Edition
First US Edition
Published
1946
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Dodd, Mead and Co, 1946. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 225p octavo. A very good copy in blue cloth boards. Boards are spotted and rubbed,with minor wear to extremities, gilt lettering on spine partially rubbed off. Top edge of text block and end papers are foxed and lightly soiled. Previous owner's name penned on… Read more about this item
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The Open Road Abroad
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The Open Road Abroad

by Prioleau, John

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Used - good
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good
Published
1932
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: William Morrow and Company, 1932. Hardcover. good/good. 206p octavo. A good copy in a good dust jacket. Penciled notes and markings in margins of scattered pages throughout. Previous owner's bookplate on first free end paper. Front inner hinge beginning to crack, but holding. Text block foxed. Dust jacket is darkened along spine, front cover offset, wear… Read more about this item
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Screed of Safari Scribe
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Screed of Safari Scribe

by Brooks, Virginia Field Walton

Condition
Used - Near fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1947
Binding
Paperback
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Memphis, TN: Virginia Field Walton Brooks , 1947. First Edition. Paperback. Near fine. 84p quarto. A near fine copy inscribed by author on the title page. Touch of wear at spine ends, else fine.
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Beech Hill Inn
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Beech Hill Inn

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Used - Very good
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Pamphlet
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Saranac Lake, NY: Currier Press. Pamphlet. Very good. 8p, small 32mo pamphlet from the Beech Hill Inn. Illustrated. A very good copy, with a few tiny markings in blue pen on scattered pages, else fine.
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The Carolina Mountains
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The Carolina Mountains

by Morley, Margaret

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Used - Very good +
Edition
First Edition
Published
1913
Binding
Hardcover
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +. 397p, octavo. Illustrated. This copy is signed by Margaret Morley, who has transcribed a verse from a poem by Samuel M. Peck on ffep, "Sassafras, by Samuel Minturn Peck. Swift to catch the voice of spring / Soon its tasselled blooms appear / modest in their blossoming /… Read more about this item
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3000 Miles in the Great Smokies
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3000 Miles in the Great Smokies

by Hart, William A Jr.

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Used - Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
(2009)
Binding
Original wraps
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€32.99

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Charles, London: History Press, (2009). First Edition. Original wraps. Fine. 252p octavo, illustrated a fine copy in printed wraps. Signed on the title page
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A Compendious Geographical Dictionary Containing a Concise description of the Most Remarkable Places......in Europe, Asia, Africa & America......Embellished with maps.
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A Compendious Geographical Dictionary Containing a Concise description of the Most Remarkable Places......in Europe, Asia, Africa & America......Embellished with maps.

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Used - Very good
Edition
Third Edition
Published
1804
Binding
Full calf
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London: W Peacock and Sons, 1804. Third Edition. Full calf. Very good. 408p duodecimo, illustrated with 9 folding maps; bound in full calf . Contents very fine, front cover tender. leather label.
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The Wonders of the World, in Nature  art and Mind.........
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The Wonders of the World, in Nature art and Mind.........

by Sears, Robert

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Used - Very good
Edition
sixteenth edition
Published
1847
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Hardcover
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€141.38

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New York: Edward Walker, 1847. sixteenth edition. Hardcover. Very good. 528p octavo, illustrated Wearing at the corners and the spine heads
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Autuana Sacred Mountain
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Autuana Sacred Mountain

by Muhly, Frank Jr

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Used - near fine
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near fine
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Hardcover
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Caracas: Lost World Balloon Society. Hardcover. near fine/near fine. 95p, 4to. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Minor wear to extremities of jacket and boards. Top edge of text block lightly foxed. Compact disc included - with music composed by Gerry Weil with a fusion of the many of the musical currents that contribute to… Read more about this item
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Around the World in the Yacht Sunbeam

by Brassey, Mrs

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Used - Very good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1878
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 479p octavo, A fine copy in blue cloth. Gilt spine
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Steel Pier Magazine
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Steel Pier Magazine

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Used - Very good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1919
Binding
Original wraps
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Atlantic City, NJ , 1919. First Edition. Original wraps. Very good. 24p octavo, illustrated. A fine copy in red and white printed wraps.
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A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean Undertaken by the Command of his Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere to Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke and Gore In his Majesty's Ships the RESOLUTION and DISCOVERY, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780. In Three Volumes Plus  the Atlas Volume

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London: W. and A. Strahan, 1784. First Edition. Full leather. Very good. 421p, 549p, 556p illustrated with 87 maps and views 63 of which are in the Atlas volume, all but a couple with tissue guards. 24 in the three quarto volumes. Bound in original leather boards, rebacked in the twentieth century in blonde calf not matching… Read more about this item
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Sea Escapes and Adventures
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Sea Escapes and Adventures

by Taffrail

Condition
Used - good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1927
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Philip Allan & Co, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. good. 286pp, 8vo. Illustrated. A good copy in red cloth boards. Front hinge loose. Frontispiece detached but present. All other illustrations present. Minor wear to extremities. Foxed.
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