The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey
Viking, March 1987. Hardcover. Small chip at top of dust jacket, spine is sun faded. More
Travel Literature
Stones of Silence: Journeys in the Himalaya
Viking Adult, March 1980. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards, gently edge-worn; Text free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good, mildly worn w/ no significant flaws to disclose; An excellent copy. More
My Paris
Dalkey Archive Press, September 2003. Trade Paperback. In My Paris, a Canadian woman keeps an extraordinary journal of her time in a Parisian studio. Not a typical tourist, she prefers indoor spaces, seeing Paris go by on TV or watching from her window the ever-changing displays of men's designer clothing..... More
Fez of the Heart : Travels Around Turkey in Search of a Hat
Harcourt, March 1996. Trade Paperback. Inspired by a dusty fez in his parents' attic, Jeremy Seal set off in 1993 to trace the astonishing history of this cone-shaped hat. Soon the quintessentially Turkish headgear became the key to understanding a country beset by contradictions. "A modern travel classic" (Herald Express)..... More
African Madness
Alfred A. Knopf, November 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. More
The Rivers Amazon
Random House, Inc., September 1986. Trade Paperback. More
The Fracture Zone: My Return to the Balkans
Harper Perennial, October 2000. Trade Paperback. A True Portrait of One of the World's Most Chaotic and Beautiful Regions That Explains Why Violence Has Always Occurred There--And Why It May Continue For Years To Come The vast and mountainous area that makes up the Balkans is rife with discord, both..... More
The Bridge of the Brocade Sash: Travels and Observations in Japan
World, 1959. First American. Cloth. First/first US edition in mildly edgeworn, price-clipped dust jacket. Green cloth boards with dark green lettering with darkened/faded edges. Pink end pages with previous owner's lettering in ink. Green topstain faded. Sound binding. Unmarked text. More
Francis Frith's Lake District
Frith Book Company Ltd. Soft Cover. This work features approximately 150 detailed historic photographs from The Francis Frith Collection with extended captions and full introduction. Suitable for tourists, local historians and general readers. Crisp, clean copy. More
Arthur Ransome's Lake District
Halsgrove, January 2007. Oversized Clothbound. Award winning writer and photographer Jon Sparks has produced an in-depth guide to the Lake District landscapes, which in many places has changed remarkably little since Arthur Ransome's time. Light shelf wear and lightly rubbed corners on the jacket. Lightly bumped corners on the boards..... More
The Southern Gates of Arabia: A Journey in the Hadhramaut (Modern Library Paperbacks)
Modern Library, July 2001. Trade Paperback. In 1934, famed British traveler Freya Stark sailed down the Red Sea, alighting in Aden, located at the tip of the Arabian peninsula. From this backwater outpost, Stark set forth on what was to be her most unforgettable adventure: Following the ancient frankincense routes..... More
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Forgotten Village, The * With 136 Photographs From The Film Of The Same Name]
Viking, January 1941. Reprint. Hardcover. Small quarto. Dustjacket is missing. Light tan cloth with darkened spine and margins with green lettering upon spine and green line drawing on front board. Heavy foxing & darkening og end pages front and rear. Early reprint. [143 pages]. More
Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vols. I and II
Editorial Dante, 1986. Trade Paperback. Two volume set; 127 engravings, including three fold out illustrations by Catherwood. Mild wear. (321, volume one & 352 volume two.). More
The Old Post Road: The Story of the Boston Post Road. (The American Trails Series; EDITED by A.B. Guthrie, Jr.)
McGraw-Hill, January 1962. Hardcover. Eighth Printing. Tan cloth with silver lettering & brown, silver & red horse & rider. Beige end pages. Slight slant to spine. In price-clipped, jacket with edgewear and several small tears (half inch or less). Chip & stain at bass of spine. More
The Places In Between
Harvest Books, May 2006. Trade Paperback. A New York Times Bestseller This acccount of a 36-day walk across Afghanistan, starting just weeks after the fall of the Taliban, is "stupendous...an instant travel classic" (Entertainment Weekly). In January 2002, Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan, surviving by his wits, his knowledge of..... More
Managing Ignatius : The Lunacy of Lucky Dogs and Life in the Quarter
Bantam Dell Pub Group, February 1999. Paper Back. In the 1960s John Kennedy Toole wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Confederacy of Dunces, which details the uproarious misadventures of Ignatius J. Reilly, an overweight genius misfit. Though he has visions of grandeur, Ignatius winds up selling wienies for Paradise Vendors..... More
Off Ramp: Adventures and Heartache in the American Elsewhere
Henry Holt & Company, July 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. ""I'm the one they send to the trailer park outside Chimayo, New Mexico, to see the place where the guy went crazy and shot somebody. I'm the one who gets sent to the monster truck show, Lollapalooza concerts, the world's biggest..... More
The Pacific Crest Trail : Escape to the Wilderness
J.B. Lippincott Company, January 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo in chipped & torn jacket. Flap is not clipped. Blue cloth covered spine with gold lettering on spine. Blue paper covered boards. Ochre end pages. [239 pages]. More
Appalachian Trail: Wilderness on the Doorstep
HarperCollins Publishers, January 1976. Paper Back. Octavo with mild wear. Previous owner's name & a date inked on half title page.{[180 pages]. More
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown
Mariner Books, April 2004. Trade Paperback. The legendary travel writer's thrilling and dangerous account of his journey across Africa A rattletrap bus, dugout canoe, cattle truck, armed convoy, ferry, and train. In the course of his epic and enlightening journey, wittily observant and endearingly irascible Paul Theroux endures danger, delay..... More
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar
Penguin Group, June 2010. Trade Paperback. Starting off on the Eurostar from London, Paul Theroux sets out on a railway journey through the East, travelling overland through Eastern Europe, and eventually reaching India and Asia. More
The Great Railway Bazaar
Ballantine. Mass Market PaperBack. Covers creased on upper outer corners, cracked 1/2' on lower spine. More
Shadow of the Silk Road
HarperCollins, July 2007. Hardcover. 2nd printing; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Text free of markings; Dust jacket Very Good w/ no significant flaws to disclose; An excellent copy. More
South to Cadiz
Harper and Brothers, October 1934. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo in brown cloth with gold lettering. Worn edges. Mild discoloration of cloth. Previous owner's name and a date inked ffep. Foxing. [196 pages]. More
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Milan and the Lakes
DK Eyewitness Travel, April 2017. Turtleback Binding. Explore the exciting history, culture, architecture, and fashion of Milan. Discover museums, foods, shops, and more. Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Milan & the Lakes. - Detailed itineraries and "don't-miss" destination highlights at a glance. - Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights..... More
