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John Edward Weems
Peary: The Explorer and the Man
Los Angeles: J P Tarcher 1988. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp. 362 b/w illustrations based on his personal papers foreword by Sir Edmund Hillary J P Tarcher paperback
Bookseller reference : 187171
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John Edward Weems
To Conquer a Peace
College Station TX: Texas A&M University Press 1974. 1st Paperback Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Subtitled "The War Between the United States and Mexico" - 500 pp. Trade paperback is tight and clean with slight corner wear. Rear wrap has 4" crease diagonally across bottom corner. Clean interior. <br/> <br/> Texas A&M University Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 004795 ISBN : 0890963312 9780890963319
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John Euller
Arctic World Its Past Its Present Its Future
London: Abelard-Schuman 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/sl/worn. 8vo. pp. 142 b/w photographs and maps Abelard-Schuman hardcover
Bookseller reference : 317584
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John Euller
Arctic World Its Past Its Present Its Future
London: Abelard-Schuman 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/sl/worn. 8vo. pp. 142 b/w photographs and maps Abelard-Schuman hardcover
Bookseller reference : 163032
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John F. Kennedy Space Center
NASA at the John F. Kennedy Space Center
<p>John F. Kennedy Space Center FL: John F. Kennedy Space Center. Softcover. Very Good. 9" x 8" Wraps; 24pp; Covers clean & bright with slight handling wear text unmarked binding is tight VG condition. Vintage souvenir booklet about NASA at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Illustrated with photos. Published circa 1970s.</p> John F. Kennedy Space Center paperback
Bookseller reference : 017780
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John F. Kirkland
Dawn of the Diesel Age: The History of the Diesel Locomotive in America Interurbans Special No. 80
Glendale: Interurban Press 1983. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 4to. pp.199 Interurban Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 255548 ISBN : 0916374521 9780916374525
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John Fairley ed.
The Alpine Journal 1984
London: The Alpine Club 1984 Book condition: VG/Fine with a couple of tiny faint spots to vertical closed page edges. Jacket: VG with light handling wear. Includes "Mount Everest: The First Winter Ascent" "Five Miles High Without Oxygen" "Acute Mountain Sickness" "Sherpas and Sickness" etc. A bright copy. The Alpine Club hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012795 ISBN : 0900523492 9780900523496
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John Fairley (ed.)
The Alpine Journal 1983
London: The Alpine Club 1983 Book condition: VG with push/tiny nick to foot of spine; a couple of tiny faint spots to vertical closed page edges. Jacket: VG with light handling wear; a couple of tiny dents. Includes "The Appalachian Trail Part 2" "Ski Mountaineering in China" "Across the High Pyrenees" etc. A bright copy. The Alpine Club hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012794 ISBN : 0900523484 9780900523489
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John Fairley (ed.)
The Alpine Journal 1986
London: The Alpine Club 1986 Book condition: VG/Fine. Dustjacket: VG with light handling wear; price intact. Includes "The Eastern Karakoram" "Yukon - A Winter Expedition" "Sherpas and Skis" etc. A bright copy. The Alpine Club hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012792 ISBN : 0900523522 9780900523526
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John Fielder,Mark Pearson
Colorado's Canyon Country: A Guide To Hiking and Floating BLM Wildlands
Englewood CO: Westcliffe Publishers 1995. paperback. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.208 Westcliffe Publishers paperback
Bookseller reference : 319784 ISBN : 1565791339 9781565791336
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John Firth
River Time Racing the Ghosts of the Klondike Rush
Edmonton Alterta: NeWest Press 2004. Paperback. Fine/N/a. Trade paperback subtitled "Racing the Ghosts of the Klondike Rush" Very good condition The book traces the path of the Klondike Gold Rush. <br/> <br/> NeWest Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 003323 ISBN : 1896300669 9781896300665
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John Fisher (Rev.)
A HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF BERKELEY ITS CHURCH CASTLE ETC ETC.
UK: Lewis Povey 1856. Paperback. Very good. 5 x 8 in. Soft cloth covers yellow endpapers B&W frontis. Nice little guidebook of the period. Condition is VERY GOOD ; mild wear front cover very clean rear has faint stains. Binding tight and text bright and unmarked. Travel. Stax. Lewis Povey paperback
Bookseller reference : 43900
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John Fleming
Select Views of the Lakes of Scotland from Original Paintings. Argyllshire Series. Swan's Lakes of Scotland
Glasgow: Joseph Swan. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket as published. 7" x 10. John Fleming & Joseph Swan. Reproductions of six engravings of paintings depicting the lochs with descriptive text. This is one of a county series of books depicting Scottish lakes published monthly in the 1830s although this copy does not appear to have a publication date. The hardcover binding shows signs of wear / handling externally and the binding is loose. The title page has become detached but is still present. Some foxing throughout. The illustrations have tissue guards. Available for prompt dispatch from the UK. Please email with any queries. 7"x10". <br/> <br/> Joseph Swan hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021363
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John Flower, photos by Charlie Waite
PROVENCE
Mass: Salem House 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good /very good. 9 x 9 1/4 in. Blue paper boards. Lavish color photos. Condition is VERY GOOD ; some sunning to covers edges otherwise like new on all points. DJ is VERY GOOD ; not price-clipped fresh and clean no chips. Travel. Stax. Mass: Salem House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9145 ISBN : 0881622761 9780881622768
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John Foster Fraser
Canada As It Is
Cassell 1905. Third Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 303 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Cassell 1905. Third Printing. CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Edges of boards have moderate wear. Spine has minor lean and slight fading. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for front free end page has been removed. light foxing on preliminary pages. All edges gilt - only slightly dulled. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; Inventory No: 25070311. Cassell hardcover
Bookseller reference : 25070311
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John Foster Fraser
THE REAL SIBERIA. TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF A DASH THROUGH MANCHURIA
Cassell and Company Ltd 1912. Cloth. Good. 1912 Edition; xii 279pp illustrated 1 map 16 b/w photographs.Red cloth covers with black titling. From the first page this is a delight. The vanished world of pre-revolutionary Russia straight out of the novels of the late nineteenth century. Anyone for example who has read Tolstoy's 'Resurrection' really should read this fascinating travel document beautifully observed and written by a man who travelled to extraordinary places at a time when it was difficult and dangerous to do so. This slow journey from Moscow to Vladivostock followed by a dash into the forbidden land of Manchuria is a priceless and riveting read. Covers stained age toning to pages slight foxing. 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: 2095. . Cassell and Company Ltd hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2095
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John Franklin
Journey to the Polar Sea
Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 291 includes a black and white illustration section. Douglas & McIntyre hardcover
Bookseller reference : 278065 ISBN : 155054814X 9781550548143
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John Frederick Dennett
The Voyages and Travels of Captains Ross Parry Franklin and Mr. Belzoni; Forming an Interesting History of the Manners Customs and characters of Various Nations
London: William Wright 1839. Reprint . Very Good. 5.5 x 8.5 inches 14 x 21.5 cm. First printing. Later Victorian full calf leather binding. Spine with four raised bands gilt decoration and black morocco title label. Gilt and blind decorative border to boards. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Gilt arms of Glasgow to centre of both boards. Boards have tears to leather on edges and light marking. Good solid binding with no cracking to joints. Browning and water staining to the frontis and engraved title page the book is otherwise very clean throughout. Complete with all plates. An account of the Arctic voyages of Ross Parry and Franklin plus the Egyptian travels of Belzoni. A popular work that went through several editions between 1826 and 1839 yet remains surprisingly scarce. SABIN 19582 1826 1st Edition. Overall condition is Very Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate for non-European destinations. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: USA £20.50; Oceania £30.00; Rest of World £25.00. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches 14 x 21.5 cm. Hardback. Printed pages: 992 William Wright hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1206T076
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John Fridland
The History of Itasca: Centennial Edition
Illinois: Itasca Historical Society 1990. Hardback. Fine. Centennial edition hardback 1990 with illustrated laminated boards and no jacket. In overall fine condition. Internally very clean. Binding tight and appears almost unread no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. From a private collection not an old library book. Photograph available. Itasca Historical Society hardcover
Bookseller reference : 122498
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John G Kneale
Volcano Rising an Ambassador's Diary
U.S.A.: Baico 2013. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp. 320 Baico paperback
Bookseller reference : 321356 ISBN : 1927481163 9781927481165
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John Galt
LETTERS FROM THE LEVANT; CONTAINING VIEWS OF THE STATE OF SOCIETY MANNERS OPINIONS AND COMMERCE OF GREECE.
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1813. first edition. Fair. 6 x 9 in. xv 386 pp. map frontis. Condition is FAIR ; of the original calf binding only the front boards remains and is detached. Marbled endpapers with matching marbled text edges. The binding of the text block istself is very good minus the ffe blank map and frontis which are detached but all adhereing and present. Text has a smattering of light foxing map is clean and undamaged. Trav. Stax. T. Cadell and W. Davies hardcover
Bookseller reference : 52116
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John Geiger Owen Beattie
Buried in Ice The Mystery of a Lost Arctic Expedition
New York: Random House / Madison Press 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. pp. 64 colour photographs illustrated endpapers. previous owners bookplate on verso of front cover Random House / Madison Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 320759 ISBN : 039422258X 9780394222585
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John Geiger,Owen Beattie
Dead Silence: The Greatest Mystery in Arctic Discovery
Toronto: Viking Canada 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 218 appendix notes sources black and white and color photographs throughout. ""In 1719 the Englishman James Knight then in his seventies and vastly experienced in Arctic travel set out with two ships and forty men to find the northwest passage. His ships entered Hudson Bay and were not seen again until almost three centuries… Viking Canada hardcover
Bookseller reference : 332773 ISBN : 0670843180 9780670843183
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John Geiger,Owen Beattie
Frozen in Time: Unlocking the Secrets of the Franklin Expedition
Vancouver: Greystone Books 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp.xi 2 180 colour and b/w photographs ""from their ice-shrouded graves three 19th century seamen reveal the chilling fate of a doomed Arctic expedition"" Greystone Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 273327 ISBN : 088833253x 9780888332530
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John Geiger,Owen Beattie
Frozen in Time: Unlocking the Secrets of the Franklin Expedition
Toronto: Western Producer Prairie Books 1989. First edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp.180 Western Producer Prairie Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 154491 ISBN : 088833303x 9780888333032
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John George Freeman and Ronnie Scott (editor)
Three Men and a Bradshaw 1873-1877
Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 364pp. Each year in the 1870s, John Freeman and his brothers would settle on a destination, buy their rail tickets and set off to see Britain, armed with their copy of Bradshaw's Descriptive Railway Handbook.
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John Gerstner
Genuine Value: The John Deere Journey
East Moline IL U.S.A.: Deere & CoDeere & CompanyJohn Deere Publishing 2000. First edition . Hardcover. Very good/Very Good. 4to. pp. 286 ""Genuine Value: The John Deere Journey plows a contemporary furrow through the heritage of one of America’s oldest and most respected corporations. The book pairs a collection of rare photos with statements illuminating the company’s four sustaining values -- quality innovation integrity and commitment. Just as John Deere the blacksmith fashioned a polished-steel… Deere & Co,Deere & Company,John Deere Publishing hardcover
Bookseller reference : 202244 ISBN : 0866912762 9780866912761
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John Gilbert
Crossties through Carolina The Story of North Carolina's Early Day Railroads
Raleigh: The Crossties Press 1982. Second. paperback. very good/no dustjacket. 4to oblong. Grady Jefferys. pp.88 The Crossties Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 257695
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John Gimlette.
Theatre of Fish: Travels Through Newfoundland and Labrador .
New York NY Alfred A. Knopf: Borzoi Books 2005. Hardcover First Edition USA 2005 so stated. First Edition USA 2005 so stated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows only a tiny scuff near the lower corner of the rear panel; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names dates addresses notations inscriptions stamps plates or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy showing a single unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ is flawless; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. 'As New'. NOT a Remainder Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. 9.65 x 6.65 x 1.4 inches. xxii 360 pages. Maps. Illustrated with 8 pages of vintage duotone photographs and 8 pages of more recent color photographs. 8 drawings and designs interspersed in the text. Geneological Tables. Deckle Fore-Edge. Language: English. Weight: 28.3 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Alfred A. Knopf: Borzoi Books, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 55877 ISBN : 1400043220 9781400043224
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John Gimlette
Wild Coast: Travels on South America's Untamed Edge
New York: Vintage 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 358 b/w and color illustrations . previous owners details blacked out on verso of back cover Vintage hardcover
Bookseller reference : 298324 ISBN : 0307473627 9780307473622
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John Gribben,Mary Gribben
Ice Age
London: Allen Lane 2001. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo. pp.105 Allen Lane hardcover
Bookseller reference : 258261 ISBN : 0713996129 9780713996128
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John Grierson
Heroes of the Polar Skies
London: Heinemann 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 179 Heinemann hardcover
Bookseller reference : 137242
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John Guinther
Philadelphia : A Dream For the Keeping
Silvey USA 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Hardcover. 272 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Silvey USA 1982. First Edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in fair dust jacket. ABOUT THIS BOOK: A history of Philadelphia with many photos. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; United States; History. ISBN: 0932986234. ISBN/EAN: 9780932986238. Inventory No: 08020167. 9780932986238 Silvey hardcover
Bookseller reference : 08020167 ISBN : 0932986234 9780932986238
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John H. Bryant
Dangerous Crossings: The First Modern Polar Expedition 1925
Annapolis MD: Naval Institue Press 2000. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 206 ""The U.S. exploration of the northernmost regions of the world in 1925 was mounted by three extraordinary individuals: Richard E. Byrd a young naval aviator set on making a name for himself as an explorer; Donald B. MacMillan a colleague of Robert Peary's and renowned polar explorer in his own right; and Eugene… Naval Institue Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 310406 ISBN : 1557501874 9781557501875
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John H. Burgess
Doctor to the North: Thirty Years Treating Heart Disease Among the Inuit
Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press 2008. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo. pp.168 McGill-Queen's University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 286729 ISBN : 0773534318 9780773534315
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John Hadfield
The Shell Guide to England
Michael Joseph London 1977. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 919 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Michael Joseph London 1977. Reprint. CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have moderate wear. Dust jacket has superficial rubbing. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. . Pages are lightly tanned. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; ISBN: 071814032X. ISBN/EAN: 9780718140328. Inventory No: 15020072. 9780718140328 Michael Joseph hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15020072 ISBN : 071814032X 9780718140328
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John Hale edited by M. I. Ross
SOUTH OF ZERO: THE JOURNAL OF JOHN HALE MEREDITH WHILE WITH THE CLARK-JAMISON ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION OF 191- TO 191-
Junior Literary Guild 1932. Cloth. Very Good. Illustrated by John D Whiting xiv 280pp end paper maps colour frontispiece 3 b/w illustrations. Dark blue cloth covers with light blue titling and vignette no dustjacket. Fiction. A boys stows away on an Antarctic experidition bound for Ross Island. Allegedly the story draws on the actual Scott and Shackleton expeditions. Covers slightly marked bumped shelfware 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: 1737. . Junior Literary Guild hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1737
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John Harlin
The Eiger Obsession: Facing the Mountain That Killed My Father
New York: Simon & Schuster 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Signed by the author. pp. x 283. SIGNED by the author ""When the author was nine years old his father an experienced climber tackled one of the world's most treacherous mountains the Eiger in the Swiss Alps. It was the first attempt to reach the summit via the ""direct"" route Harlin senior had already climbed the North Face and… Simon & Schuster hardcover
Bookseller reference : 293884 ISBN : 0743296907 9780743296908
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John Harris
Books About Nigeria
Ibadan Nigeria: Ibadan University Press 1969. 5th or later Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket as published. 5.5" X 8.5. A 5th edition of this select bibliography about Nigeria. In clean and sound condition. All orders processed promptly. <br/> <br/> Ibadan University Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 025325
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John Harris
France A Guide for the Independent Traveller
Papermac Macmillan 1986. 0.03. Very Good owners small gold address label to f.e.p. <br/><br/> Papermac Macmillan unknown
Bookseller reference : B 04840 ISBN : 0333398491 9780333398494
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John Hart
Muir Woods: Redwood Refuge
Golden Gate National Park Association 1992-06-01. Paperback. Fine. excellent condition Golden Gate National Park Association paperback
Bookseller reference : 151202007 ISBN : 0962520640 9780962520648
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John Hemming
Red Gold: The Conquest Of The Brazilian Indians
London: Papermac 1987. Paperback. Good/No d/j as Published. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Type: Book N.B. Small plain label to inside front cover. Yellowing/darkening to pages. Papermac paperback
Bookseller reference : 054541 ISBN : 0333448588 9780333448588
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John Hensel,Raoul Graumont
Splicing Wire and Fiber Rope
Cambridge: Cornell Maritine Press 1955. hardcover. good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.114 staining to cover Cornell Maritine Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 320823
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John Hillaby
Journey Through Britain
Folio Society London 1987. Later Edition. Hardcover in Slipcase. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Tim Stephens. Size: 4to - between 9¾ - 12" tall. 174 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm spine slightly cocked and faded. Edges browned slightly. Covers slightly marked. Corners slightly bumped. Illustrated. In Very Good slightly marked and faded slipcase. Illustrator: Tim Stephens. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Travel & Places; Britain/UK; Modern; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 43485. . Folio Society hardcover
Bookseller reference : 43485
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John Hobson Matthews
Martin Cock's Guide to Saint Ives
St Ives Trust and St Ives Library 2004. Book. Illus. by Black/white illustrations & maps. As New. Soft cover. An almost fine copy of this facsimile edition of the 1909 edition with a fine map & of course advertisements from 1909 - Guaranteed posting 24hrs from Cornwall ST202. St Ives Trust and St Ives Library Paperback
Bookseller reference : 012865 ISBN : 0954667018 9780954667016
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John Holt
ARCTIC AURORA
Maine: Countrysport Press 2004. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good /very good. 6 x 9 in. Paper boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; corners bumped no wear covers clean. Binding tight and text unmarked. Edges all have a star stamp. DJ is VERY GOOD ; sticker on front clean no chips. Travel. Stax. Countrysport Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 26217 ISBN : 0892725575 9780892725571
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John Howells
Retirement on a Shoestring
good. paperback cover and corner wear 3rd edition creased covers lightly soiled book edge paperback
Bookseller reference : B71113180N19301
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John Hoyt Williams
A Great and Shining Road: The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroad
New york: Times Books 1988. Second. paperback. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.341 Times Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 255607 ISBN : 0812918320 9780812918328
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JOHN HUNT
LA ASCENSION AL EVEREST
Ésta es la apasionante historia de cómo el 29 de mayo de 1953 dos hombres Tensing y sir Edmund Hillary animados por uan resolución inquebrantable alcanzaron la cumbre del Everest y regresaron incólumes a reunirse con el resto de la expedición dirigida por sir John Hunt.
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John Hunt
The Ascent of Everest
London: Hodder & Stoughton 1953. First edition. hardcover. very good/worn. 8vo. pp. 300 appendices index black and white and color photographs throughout. Binding clean and tight. Previous owner's name penned to front pastedown. Moderate foxing to edges. Dustjacket has wear and light chipping to extremities. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
Bookseller reference : 336369
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