GLACIER ISLAND: THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE BRITISH SOUTH GEORGIA EXPEDITION 1954-1955
Written by George Sutton.
Stock no. 1824559
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The British South Georgia Expedition 1954-1955 was the first expedition to enter Antarctic regions with mountaineering as its principal objective. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Boards clean and bright. Light browning to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge torn to lower front with tape repairs to verso (no loss), the longest of these tears is jut over 4" at front spine edge, rear panel is a little grubby.

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FROM PARIS TO NEW YORK BY LAND
Written by Harry De Windt.
Stock no. 1824419
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

An account of a long land journey to ascertain the feasiblity of constructing a railway to connect the chief cities of France and America, Paris and New York. Smaller format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Minor creasing to front board, spine browned, rear board stained at vertical edge. Name & date in ink to front pastedown. Front hinge between frontis and title page split, rear joint split, binding is still tight. Endpapers and text block browned.

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SEAPORTS OF THE FAR EAST
Written by Allister Macmillan.
Stock no. 1824418
Published by W.H. & L. Collingridge. 2nd 1925. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. Historical and descriptive; commercial and Industrial; facts, figures, & resources. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles and vignette of palm tree to front board. B/w photos. Green mottling to text block. Damp stain to top & tail of spine. Small hole in cloth to front edge of spine. Uneven fading to boards. Professional repair of joints with matching blue cloth. Endpapers mottled with damp. Front hinge starting to pull, binding tight. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is unevenly browned and worn at corners, rear panel lightly marked. A nice copy of a scarce item.

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U.S.A. THE STORY OF AMERICA
Written by Hazel H. Hallinan. Illustrated by James Holland.
Stock no. 1323951
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1942. Fair condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 23. Pictorial paper wraps. Colour and b/w lithographed illustrations. Printed/lithographed by W.S. Cowell. Front cover is detached and slightly edge chipped. Covers lightly foxed. Light page browning else contents clean.

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THE KAZANLUK TOMB
Written by Lyudmila Zhivkova.
Stock no. 1824052
Published by Verlag Aurel Bongers Recklinghausen. 1st thus 1975. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The tomb of a Thracian chieftain, which came to light in 1944, is one of the most valuable treasures of ancient art in the Bulgarian lands. Very large format. Cream imitation leather boards, gilt titles. Colour plates. ISBN: 3764702834. Pictorial dustwrapper has a small closed tear to base of spine and is lightly scuffed to rear panel. Contained in a thin card slipcase in very good condition.

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ACROSS GREENLAND'S ICE-FIELDS: THE ADVENTURES OF NANSEN AND PEARY ON THE GREAT ICE-CAP
Written by M. Doublas.
Stock no. 1824049
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1st 1897. Almost very good condition.

A narrative relating to the difficulties and perils attendant on the exploration of the Inland Ice of Greenland. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine and gilt borders, lower front board and spine have polar bears decoration, blue title to top of front board. 12 x b/w illustrations. vi plus 218 pages Boards are grubby, damp mottled across the lower part, gilt title and cloth spine faded. Corners of boards bumped and worn. Front endpaper missing. Light browning to contents. All illustrations present.

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CLONTARF: IRISH HISTORIC TOWNS ATLAS: DUBLIN SUBURBS No. 1
Written by Colm Lennon; et al.
Stock no. 2140960
Published by Royal Irish Academy. 1st IRELAND 2018. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour maps and illustrations. ISBN: 9781908997722. Creasing to covers with pencil mark to front cover; bumping to corners. Contents are still excellent!

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THE ROAD TO OXIANA
Written by Robert Byron; Geoffrey Moorhouse. Illustrated by Robert Byron.
Stock no. 2140872
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Geoffrey Moorhouse. Vivid blue decorative cloth. B/w photos by the author. The author's journey to Afghanistan, 1933-1934. Spine is very slightly browned. Slip case is a little better than very good - bump along one edge.

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MAPPING LAOIS FROM THE 16TH TO THE 21ST CENTURY
Written by Arnold Horner.
Stock no. 2140722
Published by Wordwell Ltd. 1st IRELAND 2018. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards with silver title to spine. Colour maps. ISBN: 9781999790967. Some marks to covers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some marks, especially to rear panel.

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COOPER'S IRELAND: DRAWINGS AND NOTES FROM AN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY GENTLEMAN
Written by Peter Harbison.
Stock no. 2140721
Published by The O'Brien Press Ltd.. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Slightly oblong format. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0862786452. A few light marks to covers. Foxing and light browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks; faded to spine.

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SEEING THROUGH COUNTIES: GEOGRAPHY AND IDENTITY IN IRELAND
Written by Patrick J. O'Connor.
Stock no. 2140678
Published by Oireacht Na Mumhan Books. Circa 2006. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w maps. ISBN: 0953389650. SIGNED by author with dedication to a previous owner on title page. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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RIDING TO THE TIGRIS
Written by Freya Stark.
Stock no. 2140645
Published by John Murray. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue/green cloth with gilt titles. B/w photos. Fading to spine. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with browning; some chips and nicks.

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