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Moravetz Bruno Editor
The Big Book of Mountaineering
Woodbury NY: Barron's Educational Series Inc. 1980 First US edition in hardcover with dust jacket. 284 pp. Full page colour photographs glossary index. Minor scuffing to bottom edges and corners. Jacket has one tiny chip minor rubbing. Very Good/Very Good. Book. Barron's Educational Series Inc. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 23871 ISBN : 081205332X 9780812053326
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MORDAUNT (Lieutenant-General Sir John)
Considerations of the Proceedings of a General Court-Martial, upon the trial of Lieutenant-General Sir John Mordaunt,... with an answer to the expedition against Rochefort, fairly stated in a letter to the right honorable the author of the Candid reflections. To which is added, an appendix. Being a reply to the Monitor of Saturday the 21st instant January, 1758. By the author of, the Candid reflections.
Second edition, 8vo, 72pp., with the half-title, disbound. ESTC locates just 2 copies, The British Library and Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.
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MORDAUNT (Lieutenant-General Sir John)
The Proceedings of a General Court-Martial held in the Council-Chamber at Whitehall, on Wednesday the 14th, and continued by several Adjournments to Tuesday the 20th of December 1757, upon the trial of Lieutenant-General Sir John Mordaunt, by virtue of his Majesty's warrant, bearing date the 3d day of the same month. Published by authority.
First edition, 8vo, 116pp., disbound. Serving in the Rochefort expedition (which cost England roughly a million pounds and resulted ignominiously in nothing) were both Cornwallis and Wolfe; the latter acted as Quartermaster General and gives a lengthy testimony.
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Morell, Virginia
Der Blaue Nil. Eine Schlauchbootexpedition auf Äthiopiens geheimnisvollem Fluss. Aus dem Amerikanischen übertragen.
Hamburg: Gruner + Jahr / National Geographic 2001. Mit farbigen Photos auf Tafeln, 323 S., Gr.-8°, OHLn.
Bookseller reference : 6990
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Morgan Mike. SIGNED BY BOTH
FORWARD REGARDLESS! Will Lacy the Green Howards' Polar Veteran
Whitby N. Yorkshire: Caedmon of Whitby Publishers. 1994 First printing in card covers. Signed by both Morgan and Lacy on the half-title page. "The adventurous life of the oldest man to reach both the North and South Poles. " 129 pp. Illustrations. Minor bump to top of spine hint of a spine twist light shelfwear to covers. Clean and unmarked. . Soft Cover. Very Good. Caedmon of Whitby Publishers. paperback
Bookseller reference : 237361 ISBN : 0905355423 9780905355429
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Morgan Spurlock
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden
Harvill Secker London 2008. Trade Paperback. As New. 304 pages. Multiple copies of this title available. This book is an unread copy. Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. With a baby on the way and a need to make the world safe for infant-kind an unassuming film-maker from West Virginia employs his complete lack of experience knowledge and expertise to find the most wanted and dangerous man on earth. Beginning his epic quest in New York City he zigzags the globe in search of the bearded man: to Britain France Egypt Morocco Israel Palestine Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan drawing ever closer to the heart of darkness in the tribal regions of Pakistan.Along the way he interviews experts and imams breaks the Ramadan fast with Muslim families identifies the surprising similarities between Osama bin Laden and Keyser Soze helps disarm bombs with an Israeli squad accompanies the British and US Armies in Afghanistan and much much more .all in an attempt to understand the Muslim world and the roots of the conflict overshadowing the globe today. He emerges with a much deeper knowledge of the world into which his child will be born and of the roots of fundamentalism and the 'war on terror'. Where in The World Is Osama bin Laden is both universal and personal and a hugely entertaining guide to our times. Quantity Available: 5. Category: Film Radio & Television; Exploration. ISBN/EAN: 9781846552212. Inventory No: 09010171. 9781846552212 Harvill Secker paperback
Bookseller reference : 09010171 ISBN : 1846552214 9781846552212
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Morison Samuel Eliot
ADMIRAL OF THE OCEAN SEA: A LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
Franklin Center PA: The Franklin Library 1985. 688 pages. Although more recent scholarship can provide new insights into the life of Columbus this biography first published in 1942 remains the standard by which other biographies are measured. Beautifully bound in gilt-decorated blue leather; all edges gilt. The book is in as-new condition. Hardcover. Collectible-Fine. Illus. by Bertram Greene drawings and Erwin Raisz maps. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Book. The Franklin Library Hardcover
Bookseller reference : W1404
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Morison Samuel Eliot Ill. by Erwin Raisz & Bertram Greene
Admiral of the Ocean Sea: A Life of Christopher Columbus
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press - Little Brown and Company 1942. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Rust cloth with grey & gold decoration stamped on front board top edge dyed grey maps on endpapers xx 680 pp 50 maps & illustrations including frontispiece and 4 fold-out charts index. A few water spots on top- and fore-edges slight edge wear preliminary blank separated from half-title bookplate on half-title fold-out charts VG or better no tears nor appreciable wear. DJ soiled and worn at spine and near fore-edge corners trimmed with general wear and chipping and 1" tears at top of spine and bottom of front panel; in Brodart archival cover. Morison not content with library research helped organize the Harvard Columbus Expedition to retrace Columbus's voyages. This popular edition of his biography concentrates on what Columbus did rather than on his early life and includes many new charts drawn from Columbus's logs as well as the experiences of the expedition. This edition omits the notes and two chapters that are in the simultaneously published two-volume edition. . VG-/G. 24 X 16 cm. The Atlantic Monthly Press - Little, Brown and Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : EXNW00001
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MORISON SAMUEL ELIOT
Christopher Columbus: The Voyage Of Discovery 1492
Dorset Press New York: 1991. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. ISBN: 0880295899. Dorset Press, New York: 1991 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 40351X1 ISBN : 0880295899 9780880295895
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Morison Samuel Eliot
The European Discovery of America 2 Volumes: The Northern Voyages AD 500-1600 and The Southern Voyages AD 1492-1616
New York: Oxford University Press WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Both volumes: tan cloth with navy blue cloth spine blue titles on front board & gilt titles on spine color frontispiece chapter bibliographies many b & w illustrations in text index DJs in Brodart archival covers. Northern Voyages: 1971 BOMC edition xviii 712 pp chapter notes; shaken front hinge repaired previous owner's address label on fpd else fine; DJ very good extremities rubbed; in Brodart archival cover. Southern Voyages: 1974 ISBN 0-19-501823-0 xvii 758 pp footnotes; Fine/Near Fine; DJ extremities lightly rubbed. Fits in medium flat-rate box. Shipping weight 6 lbs. . 23� X 16 cm. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : EXNW00004 ISBN : 0195018230 9780195018233
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MORISON SAMUEL ELIOT
The European Discovery Of America: The Southern Voyages A. D. 1492-1616
Oxford University Press New York: 1974. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. Completes Morison's European Discovery of America. Carries the story of the Southern Voyages down to 1616 when Le Maire and Schouten discovered Cape Horn. The core of this volume however relates to the work of three of the greatest navigators of history Columbus Magellan and Drake and the story of their voyages is told in greater detail than those of the others partly because of their importance but also because we know more about them. Includes an Index. ISBN: 0195013778. Oxford University Press, New York: 1974 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 50053X2 ISBN : 0195013778 9780195013771
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Morison Samuel Eliot
The European Discovery of America The Southern Voyages A.D. 1492-1616
NY: Oxford University Press. Good with no dust jacket; some mildew staining on page edges spine sunned. 1974. Hardbound. 0192159453 . 758 pages . Oxford University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 31731 ISBN : 0192159453 9780192159458
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MORISON SAMUEL ELIOT
The European Discovery Of America: The Northern Voyages A. D. 500-1600
Oxford University Press New York: 1971. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. Presents a comprehensive and brilliantly readable account of all known voyages across the North Atlantic to the New World prior to 1600 and of the intrepid mariners and the adventurers who sent them forth. The roll call includes all the great explorers: Leif Ericsson John Cabot Jacques Cartier Martin Frobisher John Davis Sir Walter Raleigh and his kinsmen Grenville and Gilbert and a full gathering of their competitors. Includes an Index. ISBN: 0195013778. Oxford University Press, New York: 1971 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 39396X1 ISBN : 0195013778 9780195013771
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MORISON SAMUEL ELIOT
The European Discovery Of America: The Southern Voyages A. D. 1492-1616
Oxford University Press New York: 1974. Hardcover no dustjacket. Reading copy. Completes Morison's European Discovery of America. Carries the story of the Southern Voyages down to 1616 when Le Maire and Schouten discovered Cape Horn. The core of this volume however relates to the work of three of the greatest navigators of history Columbus Magellan and Drake and the story of their voyages is told in greater detail than those of the others partly because of their importance but also because we know more about them. Includes an Index. ISBN: 0195013778. Oxford University Press, New York: 1974 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 50053X1 ISBN : 0195013778 9780195013771
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Morison Samuel Eliot
THE GREAT EXPLORERS: THE EUROPEAN DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
New York: Oxford University Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1978. Hardback. 0195023145 . 752 pages . Oxford University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 71879 ISBN : 0195023145 9780195023145
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Moritz Carl Philip; Nettel Reginald translator editor
Journeys of a German in England in 1782
New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston 1965. First edition olive cloth hard cover with dust jacketVG/VG. Tight clean and unmarked copy. Dust jacket slightly rubbed at extremes and darkened along spine. 191pp. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Holt, Rinehart & Winston Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15723
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Moritzen Julius
LITTLE BLUE BOOK NO. 469: THE EGYPT OF YESTERDAY - A HISTORY OF EXPLORING AND EXCAVATION
Girard Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Company. Good. Paperback. 64 pages . Haldeman-Julius Company paperback
Bookseller reference : 81448
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Morris Jackie
The Guide's Guide for the Columbia Mountains. a Manual for Tour Guides for the Trans Canada Highway Between Sicamous and Golden British Columbia
Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks. 1989 First printing in large stapled paper covers. 45 pp. Maps appendices reading list. Fine. . Soft Cover. Fine. BG1-3 Right Pile. Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks. paperback
Bookseller reference : 245089
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MORRISON John
BLACK CARGO and Other Stories
Melbourne: Australasian Book Society 1955. Paper issue. 12mo card covers. Pp 260 4. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Browning and repair at inner edge of first blank and half-title leaves minor rubbing at foot of spine soft corner crease to rear cover and last few leaves; else a VG clean and unworn copy. 16 short stories of the Melbourne waterfront. Signed by Author. First printing. Softcover. Australasian Book Society Paperback
Bookseller reference : 31220
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Morrison Ian; Shetland/Viking Archaeological Expedition
The North Sea Earls: The Shetland/Viking Archaeological Expedition
Gentry Books 1973 148 pages. Details of the Sheland Viking Archeological expedition. The Search for the occupation of Shetland by the earl Rognvald wrecked in Lerwick in the twelfth century. Interesting discoveries made by diving teams. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Photos. Gentry Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006082 ISBN : 0856140287 9780856140280
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Morrow Baiba And Pat
Footsteps in the Clouds. Kangchenjunga a Century Later
Vancouver: Raincoast Books 1999 First edition in trade paperback with French flaps. 152 pp. Color photographs. Minor spine twist. Near Fine. Book. Raincoast Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 43550 ISBN : 1551922266 9781551922263
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Morton H. V.
A Stranger in Spain
London: Methuem & Co. 1959. Later printing. A square and unmarked copy. Mild foxing to page edges. Full red cloth binding. Map endpapers. 373pp. photos index. Dust jacket is good only moderately rubbed with scuff holes on upper spine. Now in a new mylar cover. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Methuem & Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 059704
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Morton H. V.
A Traveller in Italy
New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1964. A clean tight square unmarked copy. Full red cloth binding. Map endpapers. 636pp. photos index. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed with tear at spine heel. New mylar cover. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Dodd, Mead & Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037004
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Mossé - Claude Mossé
Le Nouveau Tour Du Monde En 80 Jours
Robert Laffont 1978 292 pages in8. 1978. Broché. 292 pages.
Bookseller reference : 100050986
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Moser, Achill
Abenteuer China : zu Fuß durch d. Wüste Gobi ; Floßfahrt auf d. Jangtsekiang.
Stuttgart : Pietsch, 1987. 160 S. zahlr. Ill. (z.T. farb.), Kt. Gr. 8°. 1. Aufl. Bibl.- Einbd.
Bookseller reference : 22780
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Moser, Achill
Nil und Niger - Abenteuerliche Flußfahrten durch Afrika
Stuttgart, Pietsch, 1. Auflage, 1989. fester Pappband, mit farbigem Deckelphoto und Farbfoto im Hintergrund, ca.DinA 4, 135 Seiten, einige Farbfotos und Kartenskizzen, Einband mit minimalen Gebrauchsspuren, minimal berieben und bestoßen, Schnitt und Seiten papierbedingt gebräunt, (sehr) gut erhalten / (sehr) guter Zustand
Bookseller reference : 27589at
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Moss Laurence AG. Editor A. G.
The Amenity Migrants. Seeking and Sustaining Mountains and Their Cultures
Cambridge MA: CABI 2006 First edition hardcover in illustrated boards without dust jacket as issued. Inscribed by Linda McMillan IUCN-WCPA Deputy Vice Chair http: //protectmountains. org/mcmillan/ on the front pastedown. 329 pp. Illustrations tablers charts references index. Small bumps to bottom corners minor creasing to the bottom of two pages of text. Clean and unmarked. Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. LR5-1 Left End. CABI hardcover
Bookseller reference : 258041 ISBN : 0851990843 9780851990842
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Moss Sarah
The Frozen Ship: The Histories and Tales of Polar Exploration
New York: BlueBridge United Tribes Media Inc. 2006. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. White boards gilt titles on spine xii 244 pp 3 maps 15 illustrations mostly from old wood engravings notes bibliography index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. If you know nothing about polar exploration this book is a good place to start. It opens with a brief history of polar exploration then presents excerpts from explorers' diaries letters and published accounts with connecting narrative and explanations by Moss followed by a survey of polar exploration in literature. Shipping weight 2 lbs. International 1 lb. 12 oz. First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 22 X 14� cm. BlueBridge (United Tribes Media, Inc.) Hardcover
Bookseller reference : EXPL00005 ISBN : 1933346035 9781933346038
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Mossenson David
John Forrest
Oxford University Press. VG. 1960. Softcover. ISBN: B0007K626E. <P>John Forrest 1847-1918 was a surveyor who made several expeditions into the centre of Australia. Together with his brother they became the best known explorers in Western Australia. Both John and his brother were born in Bunbury Western Australia. Later in 1890 John Forrest became the first Premier of Western Australia. He was later elected to the federal government in 1901 and was made Baron John Forrest of Bunbury in 1918.; Australian explorers; 12mo 7" - 7�" tall; 31 pp. Catalogs: Exploration. Keywords: Australia John Forrest 1847-1918 Exploration Biography. Oxford University Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 7739
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Mothersole Jessie
The Isles of Scilly; Their Story Their Folk & Their Flowers
The Religious Tract Society. 1914. Second Edition. Good with no dust jacket; Hardcover; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Includes BONUS BOOK; see below. 190 pages bound in thick card covers with brown border design green & brown printing. 24 full-page colour plates of paintings by the author including frontis; one map of the islands. The Isles of Scilly are the most southern outpost of England -- still considered part of Cornwall -- and well known for their cut flower production. Jessie Mothersole is also the author and illustrator of related history books including Hadrian's Wall The Saxon Shore In Roman Scotland and Agricola's Road into Scotland. Cover clean on the whole with one small water stain on front cover. Design & lettering bright & intact. Moderate rubbing on edges corners lightly bumped. Front board slightly bowed. Solid binding with thick card covers. Interior clean with light to moderate foxing on margins of text pages. Lovely colour plates and their pages are bright clean and absent any foxing. Previous owner's name & date of 1914 written in ink on front endpaper. Edges of text block also show light foxing. BONUS BOOK: Island Camera: The Isles of Scilly in the Photography of the Gibson Family by John Arlott; David & Charles 1983 hardcover. Near Fine book in Near Fine jacket. ; Packaged with care. . The Religious Tract Society hardcover
Bookseller reference : 21774
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Mousset Paul
Ce Sahara qui voit le jour
Presses de la Cité 1959 in8. 1959. Cartonné jaquette.
Bookseller reference : 100075262
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MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION.
THE MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION.
London 1922 Geographical Journal. New white stiff wrs.very good extracted article pp.218-219 3 b.w. photos 2nd art- icle by Dr. A.M. Heron: THE ROCKS OF MOUNT EVEREST pp. 219- 220 both bound in one. A vivid account of reconnaissance of Mt. Everest by Mallory Bullock & Wheeler in September 1921. A marvelous first ac- count of the climb and search for the easiest route to the top of Everest. With fabulous first photos of the Valley of the Kama Chu Mt. Everest from 19600 ft. N-53 & Makalu from 20500 ft. at the head of Kharta Valley view of the pe peak 20500 ft. at head of Kharta valley line approach by col left of AA North Peak & Northern branch of N.E. Arete. Several other fantastic early views of Everest.Great work! The appearance of articles in the Geographical Journal pre- ceede any published book. Thus these articles are likely the 'first' & earliest publication of photos & Everest notes done. . unknown
Bookseller reference : 96147502
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MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION.
THE MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION.
London 1921 Geographical Journal. New black clothvery good extracted article pages 371-377 map 7 b.w. photos. A vivid account of reconnaissance of Mt. Everest by Mallory Bullock & Wheeler in September 1921. A marvelous first ac- count of the climb and search for the easiest route to the top of Everest. With fabulous first photos of the Valley of the Kama Chu Mt. Everest from 19600 ft. N-53 & Makalu from 20500 ft. at the head of Kharta Valley view of the pe peak 20500 ft. at head of Kharta valley line approach by col left of AA North Peak & Northern branch of N.E. Arete. Several other fantastic early views of Everest.Great work! The appearance of articles in the Geographical Journal pre- ceede any published book. Thus these articles are likely the 'first' & earliest publication of photos & Everest notes done. . hardcover
Bookseller reference : 96147501
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Mount Jolmo Lungma Scientific Expedition
A Photographic Record of the Mount Jolmo Lungma Scientific Expedition 1966-1968
Peking: Science Press 1974. Hardcover. good to very good. 1st Edition. unpaginated. Quarto in original gilt letterd beige cloth endpaper maps and dust jacket with colour and b&w illustrations from photos. Boards slightly bowed. good to very good Neate C43. Account of the Tibet Scientific Expedition of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1974 Science Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 102285
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Mountevans Admiral Lord
South with Scott
London: Collins. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1948. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Price clipped DJ has some shelf wear & soil with tears and chipping corners lightly bumped. Gift notation on FFEP. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7�" tall; 288 pages; This revised edition has B&W photos throughout. Mountevans was second on command on Scott's ill-fated 1910-1913 British Antarctic Expedition. Luckily due to a bout of scurvy during the expedition resulting in his removal to England to recuperate he did not suffer the fate of Scott and his party. He survived to recount the exploits hardships and endurance living through two Antarctic winters and the disappointment when they realized that the Norwegian Amundsen had made it to to the South Pole 34 days before them. . Collins hardcover
Bookseller reference : 18146
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Mountfield David
A History of African Exploration
Northbrook IL: Domus Books 1976. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Cream cloth-textured pictorial boards with dark brown titles endpaper maps 160 pp including 8 ff color plates numerous b & w photos and other illustrations brief bibliography index. Slight edge wear paper browning. DJ has a long 12 cm tear to front panel taped on reverse and entire DJ covered with adhesive plastic. Obviously by African exploration Mountfield means exploration by Europeans and especially by British explorers. Shipping weight 3 lbs. First US Edition. . Near Fine/VG-. 30� X 22� cm. Domus Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : EXAF00001 ISBN : 0891960031 9780891960034
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Mountfort Guy
PORTRAIT OF A DESERT The Story of an Expedition to Jordan
London: Reader's Union. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. First thus. Hardcover. With many illustrations in colour and black & white map appendice of bird species a very good copy in very good dustjacket. ; 245 x 170mm; 192 pages . Reader's Union hardcover
Bookseller reference : 22253
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Mountfort Guy ill Eric Hosking
Portrait of a Desert : The Story of an Expedition to Jordan
London : Collins 1965 . First Edition . NF/VG . 8VO . A superior account of a expedition to Jordan to investigate the disappearing wildlife and vegetation. Extensively illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Lightest of wear to book jacket has several tears. Collins unknown
Bookseller reference : 30290
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Mourelle Don Francisco Antonio
Voyage of the Sonora in the Second Bucareli Expedition to Explore the Northwest Coast Survey the Port of San Francisco . journal Kept in 1775
Milwood: Kraus Reprint Co. 1975. Fine but for small address label on front pastedown. A facsimile of the limited 1920 edition of Thomas Russell. Large folding map. First Thus Facsimile . Hard Cover. Near Fine. Kraus Reprint Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 12993
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Mowat Farley
The Polar Passion
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1973. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 077106621X . Blue cloth boards show light shelf wear. DJ shows heavy shelf wear with several tears creasing and chipping. Pieces of DJ missing from DJ edges on front and back. ; A tight solid book dustjacket in Mylar unclipped.; Top of the World Trilogy #2; B&W Illustrations & Maps; 9 X 6 X 1 inches; 365 pages; The trilogy is comprised of 'Ordeal by Ice 'Polar Passion' and 'Tundra'. This volume is a tribute to the explorers who opened up the Arctic from the tenth century Icelander Thorgisl to the nineteenth century Frederick Cook. . McClelland & Stewart hardcover
Bookseller reference : 18944 ISBN : 077106621X 9780771066214
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Mowat Farley
Westviking The Ancient Norse in Greenland and North America
London: Secker & Warburg. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1966. 1st UK. Hardcover. Dust jacket heavily chipped tears with creasing some scuffing. ; Erratum slip pasted on title page map endpapers. Jacket design by Martin Bronkhorst maps and drawings throughout by graphic artist Claire Wheeler who later went on to marry Mowat and became an author in her own right. A tight solid book DJ in protective Mylar sleeve unclipped. ; Maps ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 494 pages; Controversial Canadian writer Farley Mowat delves into one of his great interests with this volume about the westward voyages of the Vikings. This book was published almost simultaneously with the equally controversial book "The Vinland Map and the Tartar Relation" . Secker & Warburg hardcover
Bookseller reference : 18852
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Muhammad 'Abd Al-Walî
San'a' ville ouverte : journal d'un yeménite dans les années 50
Edifra 1992 in8. 1992. Broché.
Bookseller reference : 100066841
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Muir John
The Cruise of the Corwin: Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in Search of De Long and the Jeanette
Norman S. Berg Publisher 1974. Just a bit of pale foxing to page edges. Tight square and unmarked. xxxi 278pp. Jacket in a protective mylar cover. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Norman S. Berg, Publisher Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 059608
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Muir John
The Cruise of the Corwin. Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in Search of De Long and the Jennette
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin 1917. First Edition Publsihed November 1917. Hardcover. Good . 8vo. 278 pages frontispiece with tissue guard illustrations appendix index. -- Front hinge a little tender has a little give not cracked first free endpaper is loose and needs to be tipped back in moderate wear to extremities and some overall light soiling to the covers. Illustration facing page 107 is crimped close to the gutter see photos. Houghton Mifflin hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9465
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Multidisciplinary Oceanographic Expedition Team of Academia Sinica to Nansha Islands
Research Papers on Marine Fauna of the Nansha Islands and Neighbouring Waters IIChinese EditionOld-Used
paperback. New. Ship out in 2 business day And Fast shipping Free Tracking number will be provided after the shipment.Paperback. 185260mm;294pages Language: Chinese with English abstract. Contents : 1.Ecological distribution of heterrotropic bacteria in the waters around the Nansha Islands 2.Ecological distribution of heter oter ophic vibrio in Nansha Islands Waters 3.Characteristics of Photosynthetic Pigments and primary productivity distribution in the waters around Nansha Islands 4.Species composition and quantitaive distribution of Chaetoeeros in the Nanstha Islands waters 5.Distribution feature of phyt. Satisfaction guaranteedor money back. paperback
Bookseller reference : 1000294 ISBN : 7502716920 9787502716929
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Multidisciplinary Oceanographic Expedition Team of Academia Sinica to Nansha Islands
Research Papers on Marine Fauna of the Nansha Islands and Neighbouring Waters IIIChinese EditionOld-Used
paperback. New. Ship out in 2 business day And Fast shipping Free Tracking number will be provided after the shipment.Paperback. 185260mm;106pages Language: Chinese with English abstract. Contents : This book contains following two papers. New species are described 1.A Preliminay Study on the Crabs of the Nansha Islands. China2.Study on the Crabs of the Nansha Islands . China Satisfaction guaranteedor money back. paperback
Bookseller reference : 1000295
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Multidisciplinary Oceanographic Expedition Team of Academia Sinica to Nansha Islands
Research Papers on Marine Fauna of the Nansha Islands and Neighbouring WatersIChinese EditionOld-Used
paperback. New. Ship out in 2 business day And Fast shipping Free Tracking number will be provided after the shipment.Paperback. 185260mm;221pages Language: Chinese with English abstract. Contents : 1.Studies on some marine brown and green algae of Nansha islands . Hainan Province. China I.2.Studies on the corallinaceae of the Nansha Islands.Hainan Provnce. China 3.Studies on some maiine red algae of the Nansha Islands. Hainan Provnce. China 4.A Ntipatharians from Nansha Islands Waters 5.A study on the alcyonacea of the Nansha Islanda II 6.A study on the Nanascan Cribrimorphan bryozoans from Nansha Islands . Satisfaction guaranteedor money back. paperback
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Multiple Contributors
Explorer's Journal, December 1981
Features: Remembering Lowell Thomas - patron of exploration; Northern Labrador Expedition - the Torngat Mountain Range; Birds, Bombs and Borders - migrants find refuge in disputed area north of the Sea of Galilee; From Sydney to Darwin - an Australian odyssey by motorcycle - Benjamin H. Shoemaker; In the Footsteps of the Dinosaurs - Peace River Canyon; Norwegian Explorers - their impact on Polar exploration; Obsidian Technology in Mexico - the cutting edge of an ancient culture; Journeys to the Gates of Hell - exploring the effects of nuclear explosions; Of Karyatids and Friezes - where marble was quaried for the age of Pericles. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Explorer's Journal, June 1981
Features: Ice Age Art - a modern assessment; Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum - Chanute memorializes famous exploring couple; Across the South Pole - the Transglobe Expedition; Strange Rock Wallabies of Oahu - fugitives from zoo were progenitors; Rio Iglesia 1980 Expedition - Li Nita - the last resort; San Quintin - a place apart - Mayan jungle refuge threatened by progress ; My Son, the Taxonomist - taxonomy explained, by Kiat W. Tan; On the Trail of the Mokele-Mbemebe - a zoological mystery. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Explorer's Journal, March 1980
Features: Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition - explored more than 450,000 square miles; Fiji Island Sojourn - a challenge proferred and accepted; Search for the Origin of Life - planetary exploration might give better insight; Kenya's Lake Paradise; African Widlife Crisis - the impact of recent hostilities; Captain Finn Ronne - In Memoriam; Solomon Islands Cargo Cults - lingering impact of a world war; The Beira - more antelope than gazelle; The Bimini Underwater Discoveries. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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