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‎KINGDON WARD, Captain Frank‎

‎The Mystery Rivers of Tibet; A Description of the little-known Land Where Asia's Mightiest Rivers Gallop in Harness Through the Narrow Gateway of Tibet, Its Peoples, Fauna, & Flora‎

‎8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 316, [iv, ads] pp, illustrations from photos, 4 maps including large folding map at end, index. original pictorial cloth, spine title lettering, tiny tear at spine end, but a fine and clean copy, covers bright and unworn pristine and fresh. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. One of the greatest explorers of the early part of this century and, perhaps, the most famous plant hunter of all times, Kingdon Ward travelled extensively in Burma, China and Tibet. He introduced numerous plants to western gardens including the Tibetan poppy and rhododendrons. This is a detailed description of the area with much on the geography, the people, and the plants he found, including over 200 new species. It is one of his scarcest books. Coats (The Plant Hunters): 'His most important and interesting journey.' Schweinfurth IV. Marshall 2070. Yakushi K191.‎

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‎KINGDON WARD, F.‎

‎Plant Hunter in Manipur‎

‎8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 254 pp, frontis, 11 other plates, folding map showing author's route, index. original cloth, sliver spine title lettering, near fine and clean in dust jacket (not price clipped, very light use). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A fine narrative of the author's travels with his wife in Manipur (Assam, Burma) on a plant hunt, where he describes the flora, fauna, scenery, people. He discovered the Lilium Makliniae which is now in the market. The author became familiar with this area between Assam and Burma, when he was employed by the US army in world war II searching for crashed aircraft.‎

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‎KINGDON WARD, F.‎

‎Plant Hunter in Manipur‎

‎8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 254 pp, frontis, 11 other plates, folding map, index. original cloth, dj (short tear, slight wear at spine ends), name erased on title page, very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A description of the famous plant hunter's adventure with his wife together with descriptions of the flora, fauna and scenery. On this expedition, he discovered a new lily, Lilium Mackliniae, that was introduced to the world of gardening soon after. The author became familiar with this area between Assam and Burma, when he was employed by the US army in world war II searching for crashed aircraft.‎

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‎KINGDON WARD, F.‎

‎Plant Hunter's Paradise‎

‎8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 347 pp, frontis, 12 other plates, 2 folding maps, appendices. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, one of the blank front free endpapers removed leaving one blank endpaper, otherwise a clean near fine copy, covers bright, no ownership marks. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Traveling in the mountains and valleys of Burma and adjacent areas, including the unexplored country on the Burma-Tibet frontier, in 1922, 1926 and 1930-31, this famous botanical explorer describes plants, nature and native customs in his usual readable way. There are appendices on zoological specimens collected and new plants he introduced to Europe that he found in Burma.‎

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‎KINGDON WARD, F.‎

‎Plant Hunter's Paradise‎

‎8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 347 pp, frontis, 12 other plates, 2 folding maps. original cloth, dj (chipped at edge), near fine and clean copy in good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Travelling in the mountains and valleys of Burma and adjacent areas, including the unexplored country on the Burma-Tibet frontier, in 1922, 1926 and 1930-31, this famous botanical explorer describes plants, nature and native customs in his usual readable way. There are appendices on zoological specimens collected and new plants he introduced to Europe that he found in Burma.‎

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‎KINGDON WARD, F.‎

‎Plant Hunter's Paradise‎

‎8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 347 pp, frontis, 12 other plates, 2 folding maps, appendices. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, lower corner chipped, very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Traveling in the mountains and valleys of Burma and adjacent areas, including the unexplored country on the Burma-Tibet frontier, in 1922, 1926 and 1930-31, this famous botanical explorer describes plants, nature and native customs in his usual readable way. There are appendices on zoological specimens collected and new plants he introduced to Europe that he found in Burma. The American edition was first published the following year.‎

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‎KINGDON WARD, F.‎

‎Plant Hunter's Paradise‎

‎8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 347 pp, frontis, 12 other plates, 2 folding maps. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (chipped, worn at edge, not price clipped), near fine and clean copy in good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Travelling in the mountains and valleys of Burma and adjacent areas, including the unexplored country on the Burma-Tibet frontier, in 1922, 1926 and 1930-31, this famous botanical explorer describes plants, nature and native customs in his usual readable way. There are appendices on zoological specimens collected and new plants he introduced to Europe that he found in Burma. The American edition was first published the following year.‎

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‎KINGDON WARD, F.‎

‎Plant Hunter's Paradise‎

‎8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 347 pp, frontis, 12 other plates, 2 folding maps, appendices. original cloth, spine title lettering, dj (chipped at spine end, price clipped), clean and fine in good+ dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Traveling in the mountains and valleys of Burma and adjacent areas, including the unexplored country on the Burma-Tibet frontier, in 1922, 1926 and 1930-31, this famous botanical explorer describes plants, nature and native customs in his usual readable way. There are appendices on zoological specimens collected and new plants he introduced to Europe that he found in Burma.‎

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‎KINGDON WARD, F. (Frank)‎

‎A Plant Hunter in Tibet‎

‎8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 317 pp, frontis, illustrations from photos, 2 maps including double-page map with route in red and folding map of Himalaya East of the Tsangpo in blue & black, index of places, plant index, persons index, animal-bird index. original cloth, gilt lettering, spine lightly faded but lettering clear, trifle foxed in margin of title page, bookplate on endpaper, near fine, clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, plant collector and geographer and winner of the Royal Geographical Society Gold Medal, describes the people, nature, scenes during his plant hunting expedition in Tibet where he found numerous plants new to Europe.‎

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‎KINGDON WARD, F. [Frank]‎

‎Plant Hunting on the Edge of the World‎

‎8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 383 pp, frontis, 15 other plates from photos, 3 maps, plant list, index. original black cloth, gilt spine title lettering, covers bright, interior with light foxing, mostly marginal, very good clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A narrative of two journeys by this famous plant hunter and geographer, to Burma and Assam, to collect seeds and plants and to explore unknown mountain ranges. The appendix lists plants collected by the author that were in cultivation at the time of publication, but he is acclaimed for introducing thousands of plants to the west found through southeast Asia. Yakushi K195.‎

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‎KINGDON WARD, Frank‎

‎Burma's Icy Mountains‎

‎8vo [20.4 x 14 cm]; 287 pp, frontis and plates from photos, 2 foldout maps. original cloth, silver title lettering on spine bright, fine and clean, unmarked in very nice dj (not price clipped, light wear at spine ends). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, described as the last of the great plant hunters, traveled to Burma a number of times. He describes his two expeditions, in the late 1930's, to the more inaccessible and previously unexplored parts of Burma, including Burma's 20,000 foot mountains, with a good description of the geography, topography, botany, people. The illustrations include local people, orchids, views, suspension bridge, etc. Neate W16. Because of his familiarity with this area, he was employed by the US army in world war II searching for crashed aircraft.‎

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‎KINGDON-WARD, Captain Frank‎

‎Plant Hunting in the Wilds‎

‎8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; [79, i, ads] pp, frontis, plates from photos. original blue cloth, spine slightly faded, fine copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Perhaps the most famous of twentieth century plant hunters describes his travels in China, Tibet and Burma, his adventures crossing rope bridges, rafting in Indo-China, searching for plants and having interesting conversations with the people including the Grand Lama in Tibet.‎

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‎KINGDON-WARD, Frank‎

‎Pilgrimage for Plants‎

‎8vo [21.5 x 14.5 cm]; 191 pp, frontis (portrait), plates from photos, bibliog, index, endpaper maps. original green cloth, title lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped, tiny tear), name on endpaper, else fine and clean in very good jacket. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Kingdon-Ward, the last of the great plant hunters, describes his life and adventures, in this, the last of his books. He made 23 expeditions for plants, mainly in Assam, Burma, China and Tibet, over a forty year period, and is described in this book. Many species of plants have been named after him. William T. Stearn of the British Museum wrote a useful bibliographical introduction, including a year by year account of Kingdon-Ward's explorations, with references to the resulting publications. Stearn also compiled a list of all known publications of him, including periodicals and books. Yakushi K204. Schweinfurth 25. Marshall 27871.‎

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‎KINGDON-WARD, Frank‎

‎Pilgrimage for Plants‎

‎8vo [21.5 x 14.5 cm]; 191 pp, frontis (portrait), plates from photos, bibliog, index, endpaper maps. original green cloth, title lettering on spine, dj (large chip on rear panel, price clipped, light wear), light abrasion on title where label was removed, else clean, sound, near fine in good+ dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Kingdon-Ward, the last of the great plant hunters, describes his life and adventures, in this, the last of his books. He made 23 expeditions for plants, mainly in Assam, Burma, China and Tibet, over a forty year period, and is described in this book. Many species of plants have been named after him. William T. Stearn of the British Museum wrote a useful bibliographical introduction, including a year by year account of Kingdon-Ward's explorations, with references to the resulting publications. Stearn also compiled a list of all known publications of him, including periodicals and books. Yakushi K204. Schweinfurth 25. Marshall 27871.‎

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‎KINGDON-WARD, Frank‎

‎Return to Irrawaddy‎

‎8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; 224 pp, frontis, 45 illustrations from photos, mostly full-page, folding map, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (chipped at edge, tear, price clipped), clean, bright and fine in good+ jacket. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, one of the most famous plant hunters of the twentieth century and discoverer of thousands of plants, explored the almost unknown jungles and mountains of Northern Burma, known as the Triangle (or golden triangle), an area that has now become famous for its connection to drug production. He writes of the plants, animal and bird life and the customs of the local peoples. He describes 14 species of orchids and about 60 species of rhododendrons found there. Includes an index of flora and fauna. Yakushi K84.‎

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‎Kinglake Alexander W‎

‎Eothen‎

‎Heron Books 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. h/b 315 pages condition is very good. Navy boards with gilt design to the front cover and spine. <br/> <br/> Heron Books hardcover‎

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‎Kinglake A. W‎

‎Eothen‎

‎London: Century Publishing Company/Gentry Books Limited 1982. Trade paperback. 226pp. Introduction by Jonathan Raban. Contains preface to the first edition originall published in the mid 1800's. First printing thus of this moden reprint. Literally meaning "from the east" Eothen recounts Kinglake's travels from Constantinople to Smyrna from Cypress to Greece and the Lebanon following the 19th century passion for exploring the Orient. A classic in its genre the present copy is a clean square unmarked paperback with no spine crease and no former ownership marks. Retail price sticker on rear panel. Very good. First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Century Publishing Company/Gentry Books Limited Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 009311 ISBN : 0712600329 9780712600323

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‎Kinglake A. W.‎

‎Eothen‎

‎Leipzig: Tauchnitz 1846. Leather rubbed esp at corners and head and tail of spine; marbled boards; light foxing to endpapers; contents vg; 308p. Size: 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall. First Thus. Half-Leather. G/No Jacket. Tauchnitz Hardcover‎

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‎Kinglake Alexander Intro By Frank Baker‎

‎Eothen‎

‎London: Icon 1963. G Edgewear tear creases scuffing browning/NO DUST JACKET. Near Eastern travel book originally published in 1844. Cover design by Philip Grainger. Icon Book T2. Expanded condition report/scan on request. First Icon Books Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Icon Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 020947

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‎Kinglake AW‎

‎Eothen‎

‎Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons 1885. Cabinet Edition. Original blindstamped red cloth with brown coated endpapers. Old owner's book label inside front cover. Kinglake first published 'EOTHEN' in 1844. This edition reprints the preface to the first edition. A classic of Near Eastern travel Kinglake describes the Greek Archipelago Syria Palestine Beirut and many other exotic locals in the still uncorrupted Mediterranean world of the 1840's. Cloth slightly age soiled else a sound clean good copy. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. William Blackwood and Sons Hardcover‎

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‎Kinglake AW. A. W.‎

‎Eothen Everyman's Libray #337 Travel & Topography‎

‎New York N.Y.: J.M. Dent & Sons 1948. Good Hardcover Everyman's Library #337 Travel and Topography 1948 previous owner's bookplate. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Cover. J.M. Dent & Sons Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 200201-MYB28

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‎Kinglake A. W‎

‎Eothen Everyman's Library #337‎

‎New York: Everyman's Library 1948. Very Good/Good Hardcover 1948 owner's bookplate on front paste-down dust jacket is frayed and chipped . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Everyman's Library‎

Bookseller reference : 020507-C028

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‎Kinglake Alexander William‎

‎E�then. Everyman's Library No. 337‎

‎London: J M Dent & Sons Ltd. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. 1936. Reprint. Green hardback cloth cover. 170mm x 110mm 7" x 4". xvi; 238pp. . J M Dent & Sons Ltd hardcover‎

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‎Kinglake Alexander W‎

‎E�then. Heron Great Explorers Series‎

‎London: Heron Books. G: in good condition without dust jacket as issued. Spine top edge worn. Spine lean. 1968. Reprint. Dark blue/gilt leatherette cover. 210mm x 130mm 8" x 5". 315pp. . Heron Books hardcover‎

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‎Kingsbury Karen‎

‎A Moment of Weakness‎

‎Multnomah Pub 2000. Paperback. As New. 411 pp. Romance that last through time or does it. <br/><br/> Multnomah Pub paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 03023 ISBN : 1576736164 9781576736166

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‎Kingsbury Patricia & Robert‎

‎AROUND THE WORLD PROGRAM: Pakistan‎

‎New York: Nelson Doubleday Inc. 1958. stickers have been glued in place on pages 64 pages pictorial covers. corners slightly bumped . 1st Thus. Trade Paperback. G to VG. 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall. Nelson Doubleday, Inc. Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 001716

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‎Kingscote Barbara‎

‎Ride the Rising Wind: One Woman's Journey Across Canada‎

‎NeWest Press 2006. Softcover. 275 pp. The author recounts her 1949 trip across Canada on her "little black mare named Zazy" Illustrated with b&w photos. Signed by the author on the title page. Rear cover lightly creased near top corner first few pages and front cover lightly creased near bottom corner. Signed by Author. Very Good. 8vo. NeWest Press paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 013741 ISBN : 1897126050 9781897126059

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‎KINGSFORD, William‎

‎The Early Bibliography of the Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, with other Information; A Supplemental Chapter on Canadian Archaeology‎

‎12mo [19 x 13 cm]; 140, addendum, index. original red cloth, gilt spine lettering, black cover lettering, cover vignette, spine slightly faded but clean fine copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The bibliography is well annotated with descriptions and comments on each book and a good introduction.‎

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‎Kingsley Charles‎

‎At Last a Christmas in the West Indies‎

‎London: Macmillan and Co 1867. Book. Poor. Full-Leather. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Full-Leather.Front board detached but rest of binding quite solid and good condition .a.e.g.Tree calf. Macmillan and Co Hardcover‎

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‎Kingsley Charles‎

‎At Last. A Christmas in the West Indies‎

‎London: Macmillan & Co. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. 1890. Reprint. Maroon & gilt hardback cloth cover. 190mm x 130mm 7" x 5". 334pp ads. B/w illustrations. . Macmillan & Co hardcover‎

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‎Kingsley Charles‎

‎At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies‎

‎New York: Harper & Brothers Ex-Library. Good. Red Cloth. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. 465 pages plus adverts with b&w illustrations throughout. This edition published c.1870. Red boards decorated in black and gilt lightly rubbed along edges and bumped on corners. No exterior library marks just one small label on front endpapers. Text clean and binding secure. Barking Dog Books and Art LLC has been an independent bookseller online since 2002. Orders are processed promptly carefully packed and shipped with delivery confirmation. Harper & Brothers Hardcover‎

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‎Kingsley George Henry‎

‎Notes on Sport and Travel. With a Memoir by His Daughter Mary H. Kingsley‎

‎London: Macmillan & Co. G : in Good condition plus without dust jacket. Inscription on prelims. Browning to title page. 1900. First Edition. Red/gilt hardback cloth cover. 210mm x 140mm 8" x 6". viii 544pp. . Macmillan & Co hardcover‎

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‎Kingsley Mary‎

‎To the Congo and the Cameroons‎

‎London: Penguin 2007. First printing of this edition. Paperback. Very Good . Penguin Great Journeys no 16. Pp 113. A clean unmarked copy in printed wrappers. <br/><br/> Penguin paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 85571 ISBN : 0141025514 9780141025513

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‎Kingsley Fairbridge‎

‎THE STORY OF KINGSLEY FAIRBRIDGE‎

‎Oxford University Press H. Milford 1936. Hardcover. Used; Good. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #2888071</p> Oxford University Press, H. Milford hardcover‎

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‎Kingston WHG. W. H.‎

‎Adventures in India‎

‎George Routledge n.d. 1893. Pictorial hard covers. V.g./No Jacket. Presentation inscription on front pastedown. vi 186 pp. George Routledge hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 6640

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‎Kingston WHG. W. H.‎

‎Lusitanian Sketches of the Pen and Pencil Vol. II only‎

‎London: John W. Parker 1845 Original blindstamped red cloth on boards. Volume II only of a two-volume set. No writing. Mild hand soil to cover and faint foxing spots to endpapers. In internet reviews Kingston is rebuked for stating "eight knots an hour" when a knot is a sea mile per hour making Kingston's reference to time redundant. In another the comment is made that Kingston referred offhand to the prevalence of illegitimacy in this travelogue through northern Portugal. Only in 1851 did Kingston publish the first of the adventure stories for boys that made him famous. Volume II has 364 pp. First No Additional printings. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by The Author. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. John W. Parker hardcover‎

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‎Kingston Wm. H. G.‎

‎Mark Seaworth's Voyage on the Indian Ocean‎

‎New York & London: Street & Smith 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 218 8 p. frontispiece and 3 leaves of illustrations; 19 cm. Publisher's red-brown cloth with red stamped spine and cover titles; red black and grey stamped illustration on front cover. One of many popular novels of exploration and adventure by English author William Henry Giles Kingston 1814-1880. Pages 214-218 contain "A Midnight Adventure" by Minnie Douglass. Publisher's advertisements for boys' adventure titles on 8 unpaginated pages following text. This is one of three or more cover designs used by Street & Smith for this title. In Very Good Condition: cover is lightly soiled; tear from lower edge of pp. 167-68 with minor loss from margin but not impacting text; internally clean and tight. <br/><br/> Street & Smith hardcover‎

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‎Kingston W. H. G‎

‎My First Voyage to Southern Seas: A Book For Boys‎

‎USA: T. Nelson and Sons Paternoster Row 1888. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Type: Hard Back Probable First Printing 1888. Over One Hundred Year-old Hardcover Book in Good Condition. The Kingston Library for Boys Series. With Fifty-three Engravings. Bound in blue pictorial cloth with imprinted circluar rope around raft w/sail and boys at sea; spine with gilt panel blue lettering blue embossed anchor design. Generally clean mottled along fore-edge and lower corner is mottled with wrinkled cloth; sewn binding is tight and solid spine bowed; corners and spine ends are scuffed; lower rear corner bumped. Frontis an engraving of Port Louis. Fifty-three monotone engravings of delightful sailing vessels sea scapes islands native populations etc. Top edge gilt. Internals although toned are in remarkable good--very clean and unmarked no tears no creases. Chapters with enlarged illustrated first initial. Kingston was a prolific and successful writer of adventures stories for boys. This adventure takes place in the Indian Ocean. Good reading for anyone enjoying great adventures of mutiny fires wild animals Ceylon Africa even involving a boa constrictor. 448 pages. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. T. Nelson and Sons Paternoster Row London England 1888. T. Nelson and Sons, Paternoster Row hardcover‎

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‎Kingston William HG illustrated GSRonald illustrator G. S.‎

‎PETER THE WHALER: His Early Life and Adventures in the Arctic Regions‎

‎The Venturer Press 1930. Cloth. Very Good. Undated copy; 246pp illustrated G.S.Ronald illustrator b/w illustrations maps on end papers. Black cloth covers with gilt titling. An account of his family and early life why he went to sea etc. His first experience of Sea Life description of a North American Emigrant Ship his first introduction to ice.The Arctic scenes are perhaps the best in the book and there is much practical knowledge of making and contriving to add realism to the chronicle of adventure. These features of Peter the Whaler were to be characteristic of many of the adventure stories which captured the imagination of Victorian youth. There are some nice illustrative etchings by Ronalds. Shelfware slight wrinkling to top of spine eps age toned contents clean. Very Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1279. . The Venturer Press hardcover‎

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‎Kingston H. G.‎

‎Round the World‎

‎Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1875. 444p. Brown stamped covers gilt spine lettering frontispiece with tissue-guard. Edgeworn and mildly soiled some internal separation but holding text is toned but unmarked. Illustrations by John Andrew. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. J. B. Lippincott & Co. Hardcover‎

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‎Kingston William HG. H. G.‎

‎Will Weatherhelm; The Yarn of an Old Sailor About His Early Life and Adventures‎

‎N.Y.: E.P. Dutton & Co. Original illustrated blue cloth on boards. The author's father about whom he writes is a Shetlander who is transplanted to Plymouth. Soon after he is lost at sea leaving the author at about the age of twelve to consider his own future on board ship. When his friend Charley is apprenticed to his uncle's ship he begins badgering his grandmother and aunt to let him go to sea. 469 pp. Normal wear and soil. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by W.W. May and George H. Thomas. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. E.P. Dutton & Co. hardcover‎

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‎Kingston, William H. G‎

‎At the south pole. Or, The Adventures of Richard Pengelly, Mariner. With numerous illustrations.‎

‎London, Paris und New York, Cassell Petter Galpin & Co., o.J. 8°. 18,5 x 14 cm. VIII, 415 Seiten. Original-Leinenband mit goldgeprägtem Rücken- und Deckeltitel und Rundum-Goldschnitt.‎

‎Sonderausgabe. Englischsprachige Ausgabe. Mit zahlreichen Schwarz-Weiß-Illustrationen. Einband an den Kanten berieben. Hinterer und vorderer Innenfalz gerissen, Bindung etwas gelockert. Namenseintrag auf Vorsatz, datiert 1883. Blätter teils leicht fleckig. Gutes bis sehr gutes Exemplar. Special edition. English language edition. With many illustrations in b/w. Original cloth binding with gilt embossend title on spine and front cover. Cover rubbed at the margins. Inner fold ripped 2 times, binding slightly loosened. Name inscription on endpaper, dated 1883. Sheets lightly spotted. Nearly fine copy.‎

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Antiquariat Lenzen
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‎KINGSTON, WILLIAM H.G.‎

‎Adventures of Dick Onslow among the Red Indians.‎

‎London, Edinburgh, Gall & Inglis, n.date (ca. 1875). orig. full pictorial cloth, gilt. All edges gilt. VIII,319 pp. Frontispiece and 6 wood-engraved plates. Light browning to last 2 leaves, otherwise fine.‎

‎Kininmonth Christopher‎

‎Malta and Gozo Travellers' Guides‎

‎Jonathan Cape Ltd 1970. Revised edition. Hardcover. Used; Good. No dust jacket. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #2462983</p> Jonathan Cape Ltd hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 2462983 ISBN : 0224618865 9780224618861

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‎Kininmonth Christopher‎

‎Sicily Travellers' Guides‎

‎Jonathan Cape Ltd 1972. Revised edition. Hardcover. Used; Good. No dust jacket. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #2462735</p> Jonathan Cape Ltd hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 2462735 ISBN : 0224006126 9780224006125

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‎Kininmonth, Christopher‎

‎Travellers' Guide: Morocco‎

‎383 pages, maps and charts, glossary, select bibliography, index, remainder stamps on the page edges, revised by John Richmond. eng‎

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Gravity Books
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‎Kinkead, Eugene & Maloney, Russell‎

‎Our own Baedeker, from the New Yorker‎

‎xiii, 281 p. col. illus., col. maps. 23 cm. Hardcover Good condition, clean and tight‎

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Readville Books
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‎Kinloch Bruce‎

‎The Shamba Raiders: Memories of a Game Warden‎

‎London: Collins and Harvill Press 1972. First edition. Paperback. near Very Good. Paperback proof copy in red paper wrappers with printed label on upper panel. Pp 375 8 colour plates and 24pp b&w photographs. Pages in front and back sections are a touch rubbed at the corners else Very Good. <br/><br/> Collins and Harvill Press paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 80814 ISBN : 000261751X 9780002617512

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The Glass Key
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‎Kino S. J. Eusebio Francisco‎

‎Cartas A La Procura De Misiones‎

‎Mexico D.F.: Universidad Iberoamericana 1987. Paperback. As New. Printed paper covers. as new. introducci�n y notas por Manuel Ign. P�rez Alonso. 51 p. : port. mounted facsims. ; 31 cm. Letters written between Feb. 8 1707 and Sept. 1707 by Fr. Eusebio Francisco Kino S.J. Originals in the Archivo Hist�rico de la Provincia de M�xico MS. 1215; MS. 1218; MS. 1217; MS. 1216. # Contents: 1. El padre Eusebio Francisco Kino al hermano Juan de Iturberoaga procurador general de misiones Nuestra Se�ora de los Remedios 8 de febrero de 1707 -- 2. Memoria del partido de Nuestra Se�ora de los Dolores para el a�o de 1707 por el padre Eusebio Francisco Kino Nuestra Se�ora de los Dolores 12 de abril de 1707 -- 3. El padre Eusebio Francisco Kino al hermano Juan de Iturberoaga procurador general de Nuestra Se�ora de los Dolores 25 de mayo de 1707 -- 4. El padre Eusebio Francisco Kino al hermano Juan de Iturberoaga procurador general de Misiones Nuestra Se�ora de los Dolores 30 de septiembre de 1707. OCLC: 24789689 Related Subjects: Pimer�a Alta Mexico and Ariz. -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. Pimer�a Alta Mexico and Ariz. -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Sources. Indians of Mexico -- Missions -- Pimer�a Alta Mexico and Ariz. Jesuits -- Missions -- Pimer�a Alta Mexico and Ariz. Kino Eusebio Francisco -- 1644-1711 -- Correspondence. Misioneros -- M�xico. Misiones -- M�xico. <br/><br/> Universidad Iberoamericana paperback‎

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‎Kinross John‎

‎Walking and Exploring the Battlefields of Britain‎

‎David & Charles 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Used; Good. Edition: First Edition. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #1964728</p> David & Charles hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1964728 ISBN : 0715391801 9780715391808

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