120 WALKS IN VICTORIA - Including Family Walks (4th Revised Edition). Thomas, Tyrone. Hill of Content, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 4th (Revised) Edition, 1984, 321 pages, illustrated. With maps and extensive descriptive notes to guide the tourist and bushwalker. Very light edge wear, worst feature - front and back endpapers bit age-stained, otherwise the book is a good solid copy. Perusing the contents brings back fond memories of trips I made in my young days - to some wonderful places - Sherbrooke, the Grampians, Mornington Peninsula, and so on. ISBN 0855721421. Keywords: australia tourism travel victoria bush bushwalks walks  Cat nr 18277 -  $A19 50 (fifty) GREAT JOURNEYS. Canning, John. Odhams Books, octavo hardcover,  1968, 536 pages. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) A truly fascinating collection of travellers' tales from an earlier era. The book is stained on edges and generally somewhat degraded with some staining to cloth. Prize sticker inside front. Basically fairly poor but quite solid. Good 'reading only' copy but not for the collector of fine books. Priced accordingly. Keywords: travel tours tourism journeys adventure history people culture travelers  Cat nr 7271 -  $A21 50 WALKS IN NORTH QUEENSLAND (fifty). Thomas Tyrone T. Hill of Content, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1994, 140 pages, illustrated. A most useful guidebook, with numerous maps, colour photos, detailed instructions and background information. And scarce! Very good like-new copy except for small name in front. ISBN 0855722428. Keywords: australia queensland travel tourist trips walks exploring  Cat nr 18873 -  $A37 62 NATURAL WAYS TO BEAT JET LAG. Inlander, Charles, and Moran, Cynthia. St Martins paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1997, 168 pages. A couple of turned-down page corners, otherwise good. ISBN 0312963254. Keywords: jet lag travel tiredness health  Cat nr 17241 -  $A17 A DREAM OF ISLANDS. Voyages of Self-Discovery in the South Seas. Daws, Gavan. Jacaranda Press Australia, large octavo hardcover, 1980, 289p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) John Williams, Herman Melville, Walter Gibson, R.L. Stevenson and Gauguin. Boards rather grubby, edges lightly stained. Book basically solid with fairly good dust-jacket Keywords: south seas pacific ocean islands travel adventure tourism discovery nautical people society culture  Cat nr 8039 -  $A22 A GIANT AMONG RIVERS. The story of the Zaire River Expedition 1974-75. Snailham, Richard. London, Hutchinson, octavo hardcover, 1st Edition, 1976, 294 pages, illsts, endpaper maps. Cloth and lettering excellent, slight edge wear. Dust-jacket has small tear top front, crease to flap, and frayed top back but is fairly good otherwise. ISBN 0091276101. Keywords: africa travel expeditions adventure history  Cat nr 3263 -  $A17 A GUIDE TO CASTLES IN BRITAIN. Where to Find Them and What to Look For. Warner, Philip. New English Library, octavo hardcover, 1976, 166 pages, illustrated. Interesting details for the tourist with a small selection B&W photos. This copy is damp-affected on the edges but no text, etc damaged. Priced accordingly. Keywords: britain england tourism travel castle buildings monuments history  Cat nr 4016 -  $A13 A HISTORY OF JAPAN. Mason, R.H.P., and Caiger, J.G. Tuttle (USA & Japan) paperback, 1989 reprint, 334p., illsts.  Very good copy. ISBN 0804814961. Keywords: japan japanese history asia far east  Cat nr 1666 -  $A19 A MOTHER'S WORLD. Journeys of the Heart. Bond, Marybeth, and Michael, Pamela (editors). Travelers' Tales (USA) paperback (stiff pictorial card), Contributions by numerous mothers. Very good condition. ISBN 1885211260. Keywords: mothers women females biography autobiography travel  Cat nr 8476 -  $A22 A SAILOR'S GUIDE TO SAILS. Donaldson, Sven. Dodd, Mead and Company (NY), octavo hardcover, 1984, 178 pages, illustrated. 'Everything that a recreational sailor needs to know about modern sails from sailcloth fundamentals to the latest in sail-handling equipment. Illustrated with many line drawings and  B&W photos. Minor marks on cloth, otherwise the book is very good with good dust-jacket. ISBN 0396089108. Keywords: sailing sails nautical seafaring travel boats yachts yachting  Cat nr 4191 -  $A22 A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE AND ITALY. Sterne, Laurence. The Peter Pauper Press, hardcover, pictorial boards, 140 pages, illustrated. 'Nineteen-hundred and fifty copies, set in the Baskerville and Caslon types, have been printed on specially-made Peter Pauper Press paper.' This was a nice collectible book but does show signs of use. Wear to boards and especially to spine showing signs of much handling - and reading? But it is intact. Good 'reading' copy. Keywords: travel adventure tourism literature memoirs  Cat nr 17703 -  $A17 A SUMMARY OF 'KING ARTHUR' TINTAGEL CASTLE AND CELTIC MONASTERY. Youlton, Ronald. Ronald Youlton paperback (stiff card), 1984, 40p, illsts. First published 1934. A little wear but fairly good. Keywords: england britain tourism travel places history culture  Cat nr 1623 -  $A19 A TASTE FOR TRAVEL. Holdsworth, Irene. Lon, Seeley Service, octavo hardcover, undated, 1957?, 144p, illsts. An Englishwoman's travels in Mediterranean lands. Illustrated with numerous bw photos. Some wear to edges, greeting inside front, but fairly good copy, no dj. Keywords: travel tourism mediterranean islands  Cat nr 1580 -  $A17 A TRAVELLER'S (traveler's) ALPHABET OF ESSENTIAL PLACES. Dale, David. Picador paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1996, 258 pages. 'A book about ideas and where they started.'  The author is well-known to Australians because of his entertaining and informative commentaries on the media scene. Minor wear, good. ISBN 0330358588. Keywords: travel stories views tales psychology philosophy ideas  Cat nr 8243 -  $A15 A VIEW OF OLD MONTGOMERYSHIRE. Phillips, Pauline. Swansea, Christopher Davies, octavo hardcover, 1977, 217 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps. Minor edge marks but generally good solid copy with excellent blue boards (tiny corner bumps) and excellent spine gilt lettering. Dust-jacket a little wrinkled but fairly good. No previous-owner's name. ISBN 0715404067. Keywords: britain wales history people countryside travel tourism society culture  Cat nr 18721 -  $A22 A VISITOR'S GUIDE TO HAWKS NEST AND TEA GARDENS. Patteson, Christian. Ink Inc paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2004 reprint, 112 pages, illustrated. A nicely printed book with numerous maps and extensive notes on local flora fauna and other features of the area. Very good copy. Keywords: australia history travel tourism features local waterways coastal parks  Cat nr 6168 -  $A22 A VOYAGE FOR MADMEN. Nine men set out to race each other around the world. Only one made it back. Nichols, Peter. HarperCollins, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2001, 305 pages, illustrated. In 1968 nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held at sea  - the Golden Globe. The aim: To circumnavigate the globe single-handedly. Ten months later only one crossed the finish line - to fame, wealth and glory. Despair, madness and death awaited the others. This is the graphic story. Well-worn copy with some creasing of pages towards front and front cover, but intact and otherwise o.k. ISBN 0732271134. Keywords: travel journeys disasters races adventure yachts yachting sailing sailors sailing  Cat nr 17919 -  $A22 A-Z PREMIER STREET ATLAS OF BERKSHIRE. Various contributors. Geographers' A-Z Map Company (UK), A4 hardcover, pictorial boards, 1995, 144 pages, illustrated. Light wear, good solid clean copy. ISBN 0850393132. Keywords: travel tourism trips cities counties england britain road maps  Cat nr 8712 -  $A27 AA EXPLORER NEW ZEALAND. The Complete Guide That Puts Discovery Back Into Travel. Various contributors. Hodder Moa Beckett (NZ), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1997, A terrific reference book, well printed with many clear photos and maps, together with detailed descriptive notes to guide the visitor to New Zealand. Very good copy with permanent clear plastic over cover. ISBN 1869584589. Keywords: new zealand travel tourism  Cat nr 17438 -  $A19 ABBEY, The - THEN AND NOW. hAodha, Micheal O. The Abbey Theatre (Dublin) paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1969, 100 pages, illustrated. People of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. Light edge wear, fairly good. Keywords: theatres stage england britain  Cat nr 6507 -  $A17 ACROSS MADAGASCAR. Chapman, Olive M. London, Burrow, small octavo hardcover, 1942(?), 144 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps.  This book is in very poor shape externally - grubby, stained, worn, but internally is all there. Sold as a 'reading only' copy. Keywords: travel tourism history people  Cat nr 7005 -  $A13 ACTION GUIDE TO BRITAIN, The. 300 Outdoor Adventures. Isaacson, Rupert. Harvill paperback, 1997,492 pages, illustrated. Planning on trip to Britain? This book provides a terrific resource - packed with information of a vast number of outdoor activities. Some edge and corner wear but fairly good and quite solid. ISBN 18640461948. Keywords: britain england tourism travel outdoors sport sports activities  Cat nr 4067 -  $A22 ADVANCED RACING TACTICS. Walker, Stuart H. Angus and Robertson, large octavo hardcover, 1976, 399p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Cloth good but spine lettering weak and book edges grubby. Otherwise solid. No dust-jacket. Priced according to condition. Keywords: nautical seafaring sailing racing races sail  Cat nr 8104 -  $A22 AFRICA - A TIMELESS SOUL. Wilby, Sorrel. Sun Books (Australia) paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1995, 198 pages, illustrated. The author is well known as an adventurer, writer and photographer. The book includes some of his colour photos. Very good. ISBN 0725107448. Keywords: africa african travel tourism adventure history culture people society  Cat nr 6900 -  $A16 AFRICAN SANCTUS. A story of travel and music. Fanshawe, David. Knell Press, small 4to paperback, 1986, 208p, illsts., map. Fanshaw walked alone from Egypt to Uganda, recording the music of fifty tribes and produced African Sanctus, a popular modern choral work. Enlivened with bw and colour photos and pen sketches by the author. This copy has a signed message and sketch to 'Gail' in the front - penned by the author with his idiosyncratic touch; it occupies the whole of the inside front cover. Very slight corner wear, otherwise good copy.  Keywords: music religion church song mass liturgy liturgical africa anthropology society culture ceremonies autobiography travel Cat nr 11638 -  $A32 ALCATRAZ FROM INSIDE. The Hard Years 1942-1952 (Author Signed). Quillen, Jim. Golden Gate National Park  Association (Calif), small quarto paperback, 1991, 164 pages, illustrated. Inscribed by author inside front cover: 'To Jim - Best Wishes, Jim Quillen #586 Alcatraz, 1942-1952.'  The author was indeed an inmate and tells his story - from childhood, through a life of crime, then incarceration on The Rock. Includes the story of the Riot of 1946. Minor wear, good copy. ISBN 0962520616. Keywords: prisons jails gaols buildings prisoners biography autobiography crime criminals  Cat nr 3124 -  $A25 ALL AT SEA ON LAND. and First Lady ten years on. Cottee, Kay. Random House Australia, large octavo hardcover, 1998, 290p, illsts, map. Sequel to the first book, which described her historic solo voyage around the world.  Has a large selection illustrations, including coloured photos. Near-fine with excellent silver lettering on black cloth. The dust-jacket is a bit wrinkled at edges but is otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0091837189. Keywords: sailing nautical seafarers yachts australia oceans seas adventure solo voyages women females australia Cat nr 4989 -  $A22 ALPINE BEACH. A Family Adventure. Steggall, Susan. Robyn Ianssen Productions, Paperback (pictorial card), 1999, 248p. An Australian family packs up and moves the alpine region of south-eastern France. They are involved with winter sports. Pity there is only one small photo on the back cover. Would have been nice to have some more! Except for one creased page and very light edge wear, the book is very good. Keywords: biography autobiography families boys girls children france australia travel tourism adventure snow sport sports  Cat nr 1584 -  $A22 ALPINE PILOT. Geiger, Hermann. Lon, Cassell, octavo hardcover, 1956, 104p, illsts. He lands aircraft on tiny areas of snow high in the Alps. Has 32 interesting bw photos. Boards sun-affected, dust-jacket frayed and grubby but retained. Overall - fair only but solid. Keywords: pilots fliers flight plane airplanes aeroplanes aircraft transport travel   Cat nr 11701 -  $A15 AN INTRODUCTION TO SEA KAYAKING in Queensland. Effeney, Gerard. Gecko Books (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2nd Edition, 2003, 154 pages, illustrated. The book has been defaced (or, should I say,m 'de-edged?) by marker pen on two edges, but is otherwise in very good shape. An ocean of information in a book that is scarce. ISBN 0975131907. Keywords: sport recreation sailing boating kayaks  Cat nr 18611 -  $A27 AN OLD ENGLISH PARISH. Wall, J. Charles. Lon, Talbot, large octavo hardcover, 1907, 254 pages, illustrated. Packed with illustrations, chiefly engravings. Two bad corner bumps. Note: piece missing from lower area of spine, top section of front endpaper excised. General marks and wear but fairly solid. Keywords: churches buildings religion architecture england britain parishes  Cat nr 12745 -  $A25 APES AND IVORY. Packer, Joy. Lon, Eyre and Spottiswoode, octavo hardcover, 1954 reprint, 400p, frontispiece portrait, endpaper maps. African tours by the well-known author. Cloth a little worn but fairly good, spine lettering good. Book edges bit fazed. Dust-jacket rather poor - loose and ragged at edges. Keywords: africa travel adventure animals tourism biography autobiography women females  Cat nr 3554 -  $A17 APPALACHIAN Trail, The. Fisher, Ronald M. with Photographs by Dick Durrance 2nd. National Geographic Society, quarto hardcover, 1972, 199 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Details the history of the Trail and has many beautiful photos printed on art paper. The dust-jacket is rather worn and tatty but the book itself is very good with excellent handsome green embossed cloth and spine lettering. Keywords: america usa travel tourism nature hiking  Cat nr 18118 -  $A22 AUSTRALIA'S GREAT BARRIER REEF. Serventy, Vincent. Melbourne, Georgian House, small hardcover, 1st Ed, 1955, 87p, illsts., endpaper map. Has good selection of photos, a few of them in colour. Name in front, small tear to dust-jacket but fairly good copy. Keywords: australia queenland reefs natural history coral corals ecology environment ocean sea  Cat nr 5883 -  $A14 BACKPACKER'S HANDBOOK, The. McManners, Hugh. HarperCollins, paperback (stiff pictorial card with foldover flaps), 1995, 160 pages, illustrated. Attractive neat book with numerous colour photos and illustrations, with a terrific collection of detailed information. It doesn't seem to mention wandering over-friendly bushies who offer help; be careful of them! Very good copy with excellent plastic-coated cover (to withstand heavy use, rain, etc). ISBN 0732260353. Keywords: travel tourism hiking outback bush country walking  Cat nr 5108 -  $A17 BACKPACKING. Rethmel, R.C. New Century Publishers Inc. (USA), 6th Ed Revised and Updated, 1979, 232p, illsts. A big-selling book with lots of practical advice, photos, etc. Minor corner wear. Fairly good. ISBN 0832911445. Keywords: backpacking backpackers hiking hikers travel tourism adventure  Cat nr 1693 -  $A22 BACKPACKING IN THE ALPS AND PYRENEES. Styles, Showell. Lon, Gollancz, octavo hardcover, 1976, 191p, illsts. Ex-library copy with cancelled stamps, plastic over dust-jacket, etc. but not heavily worn. ISBN 0575021312. Keywords: mountains hills climbing trekking tourism travel adventure backpacking backpacks  Cat nr 5456 -  $A19 BACKPACKING WITH BABIES AND SMALL CHILDREN. Silverman, Goldie. Wilderness Press (USA), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1988, 122 pages, illustrated. An unusual and very useful book, illustrated with numerous photos, etc. Front cover has a heavy crease, otherwise the book is fairly good. ISBN 0899970680Keywords: travel tourism children babies infants  Cat nr 17062 -  $A22 BALI AT COST TRAVEL. Smith, Lynne. Little Hills Press (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1992, 223 pages, illustrated. With numerous maps and photos. Good copy. ISBN 1863150188. Keywords: travel tourism trips bali indonesia pacific bargain  Cat nr 8614 -  $A15 BARRIER REEF BY TRIMARAN. Gunn, John. Lon, Collins, octavo hardcover, 1966, 192p, illsts. Adventures of an amateur sailor, with six kids. Heavily stained edges, name in front, tatty dust-jacket, however the cloth is good as is spine lettering. Keywords: boats boating nautical seafaring travel adventure tourism australia reefs seas oceans sailing  Cat nr 8076 -  $A14 BEFORE YOU GO. Gap year advice -tips & hints for first-time travellers. Griffiths, Tom, and Michael Palin. Quiller Press (UK), paperback (stiff card), 1997, 176 pages, illustrated. A most useful guidebook dealing with various aspects of travel for the beginner. This copy, front cover bending, also has minor edge wear, but is otherwise fairly good. ISBN 1899163336. Keywords: travel trips tourism holidays vacations gap year  Cat nr 19025 -  $A15 BIRNBAUM'S WALT DISNEY WORLD. 1999. Expert Advice From the Inside Source. Safro, Jill (editor). Hyperion and Hurst Publishing, quarto Paperback, 1998, 256p, illsts. Minor wear, fairly good solid copy. Keywords: travel tourism usa america disney fun parks recreations theme  Cat nr 3804 -  $A17 BOAT BENEATH THE PYRAMID, The. King Cheops' Royal Ship. Jenkins, Nancy (text), and Ross, John (photos). Thames and Hudson, quarto hardcover, 1980, 184p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) The amazing find at Giza - the parts of a ship buried 4,500 years ago. It was later reconstructed and this books tell the story of the Royal Ship, with many photos and diagrams. Red cloth and gilt lettering good but cloth and book edges bit stained. The dj is a little worn at edges but is good. ISBN 0030570611. Keywords: egypt africa rulers pharaohs nautical ships seafarers royalty royal kings burials death society archeology archaeology  Cat nr 6518 -  $A27 BRIDGE WITH THREE MEN. Across China to the Western Heaven in 1942. Hewitt, Anthony. Lon, Jonathan Cape, octavo hardcover, 1986, 225p, illsts. Foreword by Sir John Mills. Small name on title page, otherwise very good with excellent dust-jacket. ISBN 0224028642. Keywords: travel adventure china asia far east history people  Cat nr 2529 -  $A19 BRITAIN IN COLOUR. Lockley, R.M. (Introduced by). London, Batsford, quarto hardcover, 1964, 174 pages, illustrated. Attractive full-colour photos throughout with descriptive text opposite. Front endpaper missing and some general wear, but fairly good with fair dust-jacket. Keywords: britain england travel tourism buildings history culture  Cat nr 4411 -  $A15 BUSHIDO. THE SOUL OF JAPAN. Nitobe, Inazo. IBC Publishing, small paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2003, 190 pages. The power of chivalry in Japan expounded by someone who lived in and embraced East and West. The author died in 1933. Except for a bit of paper wrinkling towards bottom, is a good copy. ISBN 4925080377. Keywords: bushido japan philosophy  Cat nr 17148 -  $A22 BUSHWALKING BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT (Victoria). Learmonth, Mark, and John Embury. Author Published, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1989, 114 pages, illustrated. With numerous maps and B&W photos. A clever idea! Prbably some of the details are now out of date but the books is still a very useful guide. Light wear, covers bit marked, but fairly good. ISBN 0731667263. Keywords: victoria australia bushwalking tourism travel transport trains buses trams  Cat nr 18481 -  $A17 BUSHWALKING IN AUSTRALIA (Lonely Planet Guide). Chapman, John, and Chapman, Monica. Lonely Planet, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1988, 196 pages, illustrated. With maps, and many colour plates. Some edge and general wear but fair and solid. ISBN 0864420072. Keywords: australia bush outback country bushwalking hiking recreation  Cat nr 18043 -  $A13 CANNIBALS TO CAVIAR. Townsend, Derek. Brisbane, The Jacaranda Press, octavo hardcover, 1973, 144 pages, illustrated. Anthropology, folklore and food.  A tour-de-force across history and many cultures investigating foodstuff and beliefs. Light wear and marks on edges, name in front, but generally good. Dust-jacket rubbed and worn at edges but fair. IKeywords: food eating history folklore mythology culture society anthropology Cat nr 3603 -  $A22 CAPE DUTCH HOUSES AND FARMS. DE Bosdari, C. A.A. Balkema (Cape Town), paperback (stiff pictorial plastic-finish card), 3rd Edition, 1971, 123 pages text, plus section B&W photo plates, index. Has 101 B&W photo plates at end, together with maps. Very good copy. Keywords: south africa houses buildings architecture history culture dutch travel  Cat nr 18284 -  $A27 CAPE PENINSULA. South African Wild Flower Guide 3. Kidd, Mary Maytham. Botanical Society of South Africa, paperback (stiff pictorial card), New Edition, 1983, 239 pages, illustrated. Illustrated with beautiful full-colour sketches of the plants. Minor edge marks, good condition. ISBN 0620067454. Keywords: south africa wildflowers wild flowers plants natives ecology  Cat nr 18283 -  $A17 CAPE YORK - A 4.W.D. EXPERIENCE. A Traveller's Guide. Fraser, Lynn & Yvonne. Boolarong Publications (Australia). Small quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1992, 160 pages, illustrated, with lift-out map. Terrific reference book for anyone wishing to explore Australia's north. Solid hardcover construction to withstand wear and tear, Innumerable colour photos, maps and descriptive notes. Very good condition. ISBN 0864391366. Keywords: travel tourism queensland four-wheel drives motoring  Cat nr 7424 -  $A17 CITIES OF SIN. de Leeuw, Hendrik. Lon, Neville Spearman, octavo hardcover reprint 1955 (orig. 1934), 231p. A personal account of prostitution and sex-slavery in the Orient. The author deals with centres such as Yokohama, Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, Port Said, Macao, etc, in the 1930s. He uncovers the buying and selling of humans, including children, by the flesh-pedlars of Asia. The dust-jacket is worn and frayed but has been retained for its excellent artwork. The book itself has some edge staining and degradation of cloth but is fair. Keywords: prostitution sex-slavery slavery asia eastern far girls trade sex orient children teenagers women females travel Cat nr 12463 -  $A27 CITY OF BIRDS AND BEASTS. Behind the Scenes at the Bronx Zoo. Scott, Jack Denton (text) and Sweet, Ozzie (photos). NY, Putnam, small quarto hardcover, 1978, 200p, illsts. The green cloth is a little marked but the book is solid. The dust-jacket is, however, frayed and torn. Keywords: animals fauna zoos zoological gardens  Cat nr 8053 -  $A17 CLASSIC DIVES OF THE WORLD. Dobbs, Horace. Oxford Illustrated Press, quarto hardcover, 1987, 151 pages, illustrated. The Oxford Illustrated Press, quarto hardcover, 1987, 151 pages, illustrated with a stack of maps, B&W and colour photos. Dives in the Pacific, Indian, Atlantic Oceans, North Sea, English Channel, Caribbean, Florida, Coral Sea, red Sea, mediterranean, etc. Very good copy with very good pictorial board covers. Dust-jacket has minor edge wear but is fairly good. ISBN 0946609438. Keywords: oceans seas dives diving recreations fish fishing undersea underwater travel tourism  Cat nr 5189 -  $A27 CLOSE TO THE WIND. An Extraordinary Story of Triumph Over Adversity. Goss, Pete. Headline, oversize Paperback (stiff card), 1998, 282p, illsts. The author, competing in the Vendee Globe yacht race, received a mayday from Raphael Dinelli.  This is the story of his rescue - and more. Colour photo illustrations. Near-fine. Keywords: yachts yachting sailing rescues seas oceans disaster disasters biography sailing sailors  Cat nr 1554 -  $A17 CLOVELLY AND ITS STORY. Ruthven, Nancy. Barnstaple, Aycliffe Press, paperback (card), 1981 reprint, 48p, illsts. Orig. published in 1926. Very good copy. Keywords: england britain tourism travel places history culture  Cat nr 1621 -  $A17 COASTAL NAVIGATION FOR BEGINNERS. Toghill, Jeff Reed Books (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1982 reprint, 111 pages, illustrated. Light wear, good solid copy. ISBN 0589071912. Keywords: sailing yachting navigation coast coastal travel tourism  Cat nr 18812 -  $A22 COLLINS GEM ENGLISH JAPANESE DICTIONARY. Collins Shubun. Mini book, plastic cover, 1995, 585 pages. Name inside front, otherwise very good copy. ISBN 0004708237. Keywords: japan japanese language  Cat nr 6278 -  $A17 COME HELL OR HIGH WATER. Francis, Clare. Sphere paperback, 1981 reprint, 195p, appendices, illsts. 'Bestselling story of her epic voyage.' Fairly good copy. ISBN 0722136714. Keywords: journeys travel adventure yachts yachting sailing biography autobiography women females  Cat nr 6031 -  $A14 COMPLETE YACHTSMAN'S HANDBOOK TO THE WHITSUNDAY PASSAGE, The. Colfelt, David, and Bradley, David. Whitsunday Yachting World, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1980, 264 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) With a wealth of B&W photos and many maps, accompanied by informative text. Some edge and corner wear, otherwise o.k. ISBN 0959472517. Keywords: travel yachting sailing australia queensland tourism  Cat nr 7308 -  $A27 CONCISE MAORI DICTIONARY. Maori-English. English-Maori. Reed, A.W. and Karetu, T.S. Reed Book Paperback (stiff card), New Revised Ed, 1984, 124p. Some edge staining and general wear but fairly good. Keywords: maori languages dictionaries reference words  Cat nr 1732 -  $A22 COOKING AND LOOKING IN CANBERRA. Sinclair, Rosemary. Sydney, Ayers & James Heritage Books, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 96 pages, illustrated. Recipes from various embassies, national dishes, with sketches of buildings. An attractive book. Near-fine. ISBN 0949256021. Keywords: travel australia tourism history architecture food cooking cookery eats  Cat nr 4821 -  $A22 CORALS OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF. Deas, Walter (photos) and Domm, Steve (text). Sydney, Ure Smith, A4 hardcover, 1976, 127 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Illustrated with many B&W and coloured photos. A little wear to boards but fairly good with fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0725402652. Keywords: australia queensland great barrier reef oceans seas coasts nature natural history  Cat nr 6890 -  $A21 COYOTE MUSIC and other humorous tales of the early west. MacEwan, Grant. Rocky Mountain Books, oversize paperback (pictorial card), 1993, 220p, illsts. Signs of dampness but basically a good solid copy. ISBN 0921102267. Keywords: tales anecdotes stories america americana usa west history humour comedy humor  Cat nr 3454 -  $A13 CRADLE OF ENGLAND. An introduction through archeology to the early history of England and a brief guide to selected sites in the south. Cunliffe, Barry. London, BBC, small quarto, light card covers, 1972 reprint, 80p, illst. Issued in conjunction with a BBC-TV series by Professor Cunliffe. Traces the development of England from about 4,000 BCE to the arrival of the first farmers from Rome, in CE 410. Light marks but generally good copy. Keywords: england britain archeology archaeology civilization society culture people history  Cat nr 4077 -  $A15 CRUISE OF THE KATE, The. Middleton, E.E. Granada paperback (stiff card), 1984, 165 pages, illustrated. An 1869 trip around England in the 23-foot 'Kate'. Star on bottom, slight wear, fairly good. ISBN 0246723109. Keywords: travel adventure sailing  Cat nr 5164 -  $A15 CULTURE SHOCK! THAILAND. Cooper, Robert and Nanthapa. Singapore, Times Books Paperback (pictorial card), 1982, 222p, illsts. An interesting and useful attempt to put the traveller at ease when visiting Thailand. Much practical advice, hints, information and photos, etc. Fairly good to good copy. Keywords: travel tourism asia far east thai thailand culture society  Cat nr 1585 -  $A22 CULTURE SHOCK USA. A Guide to Customs and Etiquette. Wanning, Esther. Time Books International, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1996 reprint of Revised Edition, 248 pages, illustrated. A very interesting and useful book, with numerous photos. A must-have for anyone contemplating taking up residence in the USA, or just visiting. The book is a bit bent from poor storage but is otherwise o.k. ISBN 9812041931. Keywords: culture customs america usa people society  Cat nr 17377 -  $A19 CUTTY SARK and the Days of Sail, The. Carr, Frank G.G. Pitkin Pictorials (UK), paperback (pamphlet style), no date, 25 pages, illustrated. Last of the clippers. With numerous interesting B&W illustrations. Signs of wear but intact and fairly good. Keywords: ships sailing sailors seafaring nautical marine oceans sea Cat nr 5245 -  $A14 CUTTY SARK AT GREENWICH, The. Carr, Frank G.G.  Pitkin Pictorials (UK) paperback (stiff pictorial card), 24p, illsts. B&W and colour illustrations and descriptive text. Good copy. ISBN 0853720797. Keywords: england britain tourism travel places history culture ships   Cat nr 1019 -  $A11 CYCLING THE BUSH - 100 Rides in New South Wales.Klinge, Sven. Hill of Content Publishing, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1991, 382 pages, illustrated.Fantastic collection of useful material for the cycling enthusiast. With extensive details of the terrain and features of each tide, maps and photos, many of them in colour. Has some wear and signs of use but is fairly good and quite solid. ISBN 0855722045. Keywords: bikes bicycling riding cycling travel tourism bush guidebooks maps  Cat nr 6501 -  $A17 DARLING BUDS OF MAY, The. Book of the Seasons. Bates, H.E. (text), and Thomas, Llewellyn (illsts). Lon, Michael Joseph, quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1992, 156p, illsts. An affectionate view of the glories of the English year. With bw and colour sketches. Very good copy. No dust-jacket (probably not issued with one). Keywords: england britain seasons country beauty  Cat nr 8041 -  $A22 DEATH RAFT. The human drama of the Medusa Shipwreck. McKee, Alexander. London, Souvenir Press, 1975, 288 pages, illsts, endpaper maps. The Medusa, a French frigate-transport, was stranded off the coast of Africa in 1816, or was it? A story of death and mutiny. With allusions to more recent tragedies. Good, price-clipped, but otherwise good dust-jacket. ISBN 0285621637. Keywords: shipwrecks disasters seas oceans sailors ships history  Cat nr 3698 -  $A22 DISCOVER AUSTRALIA: SYDNEY AND SURROUNDS. Anon. Random House paperback with plastic overlay, 1998, 286 pages, illsts, maps. Terrific guidebook, packed with colour photos, descriptive information, maps, etc. Near-fine copy. ISBN 0091836026. Keywords: sydney nsw australia travel tourism streets maps directory guidebook  Cat nr 4739 -  $A25 DIVE SITES OF SOUTH AFRICA. Koornhof, Anton. Small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1995, 183 pages, illustrated. Comprehensive coverage of diving and snorkelling. By Anton Koornhof. Small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1995, 183 pages, illustrated with many colour photographs, together with numerous maps and extensive information. Minor wear and marks, good solid copy.  ISBN 1853685631. Keywords: dives diving underwater undersea south africa recreations hobbies water sport sport  Cat nr 5059 -  $A27 DREAM ON. The journey of Kijana - making it happen. Martin, Jesse, with Jon Carnegie. Hardie Grant Books, small quarto Paperback, 2002, 162p, illsts. Young man sailing solo around the world. Some cornr and edge wear but fairly good. ISBN 174066017X. Keywords: nautical seafaring sail sailing yachts biography travel adventure  Cat nr 1616 -  $A22 DRIVING GUIDES TO BRITAIN - NORFOLK. Dalton, Patricia G. Little Hills Press, paperback (linen-finish), 1996, 136 pages, illst. with maps. An excellent compact guide with a wealth of material describing the various area, with maps. Very good condition. ISBN 1863150951. Keywords: britain england norfolk travel tourism roads guides  Cat nr 18705 -  $A19 DUBLIN. PORTRAIT OF A CITY. Zoller, Peter (photos) and McArdle, Joseph (text).Dublin, Gill and Macmillan, large hardcover (approx. A4-plus), pictorial boards, 1997, 92p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) A beautiful book in excellent condition except that inside front and back the paper looks to be damp-affected; however, I am convinced it is in the original binding work - perhaps the glue was too damp - as the book is other in near-fine condition. The dust-jacket is a little rubbed and marked but fairly good. The dust-jacket photos are repeated on the book's boards. ISBN 0717125386. Keywords: ireland eire cities society culture history photos photographs travel tourism  Cat nr 7026 -  $A27 E.U.P. CONCISE RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH DICTIONARY. Grosberg, John. EUP, hardcover, 1957, 200 pages. Russian-English and English-Russian. The blue cloth is jaded but the book is otherwise quite good and solid. No dust-jacket. Keywords: russian language reference dictionaries travel  Cat nr 18798 -  $A19 EASTERN EUROPE PHRASEBOOK. Various contributors. Lonely Planet, mini-book, paperback (card), 2nd Ed, 1994, 460 pages. Good copy. ISBN 0864422601. Keywords: language words dictionaries east eastern europe  Cat nr 6279 -  $A17 ENDEAVOUR. The Story of Captain Cook's First Great Epic Voyage. Aughton, Peter. Windrush Press, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1999, 216 pages, illustrated. The story of one of the greatest journeys of discovery ever undertaken. Good copy. ISBN 1900624303.  Keywords: history england australia pacific seafarers voyages explorers exploration ships  Cat nr 8344 -  $A22 ENGLISH COUNTRY CHURCHES. Brabbs, Derry. London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, oblong quarto hardcover, 1985, 160 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) With many colour plates and descriptive notes. Black cloth is excellent as is spine gilt lettering. There are some light finger marks on endpapers (coloured glossy paper) but the book is solid. The dust-jacket is a little bent and worn at edges with a short tear at back but is fairly good although a little loose. ISBN 0297786849. Keywords: england britain churches architecture travel tourism monuments history religion  Cat nr 5585 -  $A27 ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDENS. Clarke, Ethne, and Perry, Clay. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, oblong paperback, approx. small quarto, 1985, 160p, illsts. Colour illustrations throughout.  Minor edge wear and slight marks but basically good copy. ISBN 0297789104. Keywords: england britain gardens gardening country  Cat nr 15930 -  $A17 ENGLISH LAKES, The. Furness, Alfred, and Harke, Dr W.V. Lon, George Allen and Unwin, large hardcover (A4-plus), 1947, no pagination - 75 bw plates with descriptive text opposite each. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) B&W photos throughout, with brief explanatory text and poetry. Sun-faded cloth, but fair and solid. No dust-jacket. Keywords: britain england lakes travel tourism country countryside counties  Cat nr 8058 -  $A22 ENGLISH LANDSCAPE GARDEN, The. Hadfield, Miles. Shire Publications (UK), pictorial stiff card, 1997, 72p, illsts. Attractive book with numerous illustrations, some in colour. Very good. Keywords: england gardens gardening cultivation landscape britain culture  Cat nr 11081 -  $A17 EVERYDAY JAPANESE. A Basic English-Japanese Workbook. Thorling, Eldora, and Brannen, Noah. Weatherhill, small paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1988 reprint, 172 pages. has plasticized cover card. Minor wear, good copy. ISBN 0834800373. Keywords: japanese language travel  Cat nr 18507 -  $A15 EXPLORE GLENELG.Lyne, Bill (editor). National Trust of SA, small quarto paperback, 1989, 56 pages, illustrations, map. Self-guided walks. History, places of interest, and people, with some B&W photos. Minor wear, tiny damage edge front, but generally good.Keywords: south australia tours tourism travel  Cat nr 5424 -  $A14 EXPLORING THE A.C.T. AND SOUTHEAST N.S.W. Donald, J. Kay. Kangaroo Press paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1987 reprint, 192 pages, illustrated. With photos, maps and descriptive notes. Very good copy. ISBN 0864170491. Keywords: australia nsw maps travel tourism  Cat nr 5141 -  $A17 FOR THE LOVE OF MOTORHOMING. The CMCA story (signed). Whitworth, Don. Self-published (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1995, 143 pages, illustrated. Don and Erica Whittington established the CMCA - Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia - and write about the club and their experiences travelling with their three children, including visits to other countries. Greeting signed by Don and Erica inside front. Very good, looks like new. ISBN 646258087. Keywords: travel tourism motoring caravans campervans motorhomes adventure biography autobiography clubs  Cat nr 18487 -  $A27 FOREST DWELLERS, The. Brewer, Stella. Lon, Collins, octavo hardcover, 1978, 254p, illsts, endpaper maps. Life with some chimps. Good copy with a frayed but useful dust-jacket. Keywords: chimpanzees animals jungle bush africa ecology environment natural history  Cat nr 8052 -  $A22 FOREST PEOPLE, The. Turnbull, Colin M. Lon, Reprint Society, 1961, 239p., illst.  Boards have small worn area but is fairly good. Spine lettering excellent. No dust-jacket. Keywords: pygmies africa sociology anthropology Cat nr 5385 -  $A12 FOUR SUNS, The. Recollections and Reflections of an Ethnologist in Mexico. Soustelle, Jacques. Lon, Andre Deutsch, large octavo hardcover, 1971, 256p, illsts. The title refers to the Aztec belief in cycles. Four Suns, or Universes, have come and gone, each ending in disaster, and we are now living in the fifth cycle. What will the end be? Trans. from the French.  Signs of wear but generally good solid copy, although it lacks a dust-jacket. Keywords: central america mexico ethnology anthropology history society culture people tribes indians indigenous  Cat nr 8055 -  $A22 FOX-HUNTING. Carr, Sara and Raymond. Oxford University Press, vertical hardcover, 1982, 112p, illsts. Minor wear to boards and book is solid. Dust-jacket is sun-faded on edges and a bit marked. Keywords: foxes hunts hunting blood sport sports england britain  Cat nr 1610 -  $A19 FRANCIS FRITH'S AROUND LEEDS. Frith, Francis, revised by Clive Hardy. Frith Book Co, small quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, Revised Edition, 2000, 92 pages, illustrated. Photographic memories (B&W) from the Francis Frith Collection. Has a greeting inside front but is otherwise very good with very good dust-jacket. ISBN 1859372724. Keywords: england britain photos photographs history travel architecture buildings  Cat nr 5602 -  $A27 FROM THE CAM TO THE CAYS. The Story of the Cambridge Expedition to British Honduras 1959-60. Carr, David, and Thorpe, John. Travel Book Club, octavo hardcover, 1961, 191p. Some Cambridge undergraduates about to complete their last year at the University, and in imminent danger of employment, conceived the idea of prolonging their freedom for a year by organizing an expedition. Well worn copy, flecked edges, dj tatty. Fair only but quite solid. Priced according to condition. Keywords: travel adventure expeditions exploration  Cat nr 8036 -  $A12 FROMMER'S THAILAND. Bozman, John. Macmillan Paperback, 1997, 388p, illsts. Packed with useful information, maps, etc. Slight edge wear, good copy. Keywords: asia far east thailand siam travel tourism adventure people culture society history  Cat nr 1587 -  $A19 FRUIT PALACE (The). A True Story - An Odyssey Through Colombia's Cocaine Underworld. Nicholl, Charles. New York, St Martins Press, octavo hardcover, 1985, 308 pages. Cloth very slightly worn but good, spine lettering excellent. Dust-jacket bit ratty but fair. ISBN 0312309260. Keywords: drugs cocaine trade crime colombia travel  Cat nr 17251 -  $A22 GARDEN AT BODNANT, The. Anon. Jarrold, small quarto Paperback (stiff card), Revised Ed, 1991, 36p plus inside covers. Attractive book with colour photos on heavy art paper, with history of this British area. Good copy. Keywords: gardens wales tourism travel welsh  Cat nr 8043 -  $A17 GARDENS OF ENGLAND AND WALES OPEN FOR CHARITY. 1996. Anon. National Gardens Scheme Charitable Trust, paperback, 384p, illsts. Includes a few colour photo plates. Good condition. ISBN 0900558288. Keywords: gardens gardening plants homes travel tourism  Cat nr 1029 -  $A12 GHAN (The). The Story of the Alice Springs Railway. Fuller, Basil. Lansdowne, paperback stiff pictorial card), 1996, 274 pages, illustrated. The story of Australia's great north-south railway line and its trains. Very good, clean, like-new copy. ISBN 1863025251. Keywords: australia travel tourism railways transport  Cat nr 18874 -  $A22 GHOST STORIES OF OLD TEXAS. Fowler, Zinita. Eakin Press, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 1983, 61 pages. Some damage to a handful of page edges (probably in original binding) and some wear and grubbiness to boards. ISBN 0890154074. Keywords: ghosts apparitions history texas usa america  Cat nr 7077 -  $A21 GHOSTS OF CAPE SABINE. A Harrowing True Story of Arctic Exploration. Guttridge, Leonard F. Allen and Unwin Australia, oversize Paperback (pictorial card), 2000, 354p, illsts. Story of the Greely Expedition. Very good copy. ISBN 186508266X. Keywords: ships exploration arctic seas  Cat nr 1588 -  $A22 GHOSTS OF LONDON. Morton, H.V. Lon, Methuen, octavo hardcover, 1952 reprint, 167p, illsts. With 12 gravure plates. Cloth a little faded but fair, spine lettering faded too but readable. Writing inside front. No dust-jacket. Keywords: london england travel tourism monuments buildings history society culture   Cat nr 3558 -  $A17 GIPSY MOTH CIRCLES THE WORLD. Chichester, Francis. World Books, octavo hardcover, 1968, 269p, illsts. At age 65 he set forth on a voyage to Australia. Some light edge staining but book solid, cloth good and spine lettering excellent. The dust-jacket is a little worn and grubby but fairly good. Keywords: yachts yachting travel adventure sailors sailing adventurers biography autobiography  Cat nr 8046 -  $A19 GOING BUSH. Bush Basics, Preparing, In the Bush, Surviving, Cooking, Bush Gear, Bush Walking, Tips. McEnally, Lawrie and Julie. Bay Books, small quarto Paperback (pictorial card), no date, 112p, illsts. A very practical book packed with advice and information for anyone travelling around in Australia's bush country, fully illustrated. Very good copy. Keywords: bush country outback australia survival holidays travel tourism camping  Cat nr 18476 -  $A15 GRAMMAR AND GLOSSARY - Accompanying Naganuma's Basic Japanese Course. Naganuma, Naoe. Octavo hardcover, 1959, 334p. Some marks on red cloth but spine gilt lettering good. Some writing in front. No dust-jacket. Keywords: japan japanese language grammar words  Cat nr 1776 -  $A22 GREAT BARRIER REEF (The Australian Geographic Book of). With loose map. McCoy, Mike, Australian Geographic, oblong A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1999, 160 pages, illustrated. The world's largest coral reef system - 2,000 km, 2900 reefs and 1000 islands. A beautiful book, text and photos by Mr McCoy. Well printed with a wealth of full-colour plates, together with maps and descriptive text. With a loose map of the area. Small bump top corner back but not serious. Otherwise very good condition. ISBN 1876276282. Keywords: australia queensland barrier reef travel tourism pacific coral reefs  Cat nr 18637 -  $A32 GREAT TOURS AND DETOURS. The Sophisticated Traveller series. Rosenthal, A.M. and Gelb, Arthur. Ebury Press paperback, 1986, 336 pages. The authors are associated with The New York Times. Small bump at back but otherwise very good copy. ISBN 0852235534. Keywords: travel tours tourism adventure travelers travellers  Cat nr 3686 -  $A19 GREAT TRADE ROUTES, The. Duché, Jean. Collins, quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1969, 128p, illsts. Interesting nautical history book. With numerous bw and colour illustrations. Little rubbed on boards, otherwise good solid copy. No dust-jacket (probably issued without one). Keywords: sailing ships nautical seas oceans trade transport travel business commerce Cat nr 8060 -  $A22 GREGORY'S FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HANDBOOK. Gregory's. Gregory's (Australia) paperback (stiff pictorial card), Revised Edition, 1994 (reprint), 154 pages, illustrated. Near-new copy. ISBN 0855665653. Keywords: four wheel drive 4wd off-road vehicles travel outback bush country  Cat nr 8792 -  $A21 GRESFORD VILLAGE AND CHURCH and Royal Marford. The history of a border settlement. Jones, J. Colin. Author-published, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1995, 171 pages, illsts, maps. Shows signs of damp affectation resulting in wrinkling to pages but is otherwise solid. ISBN 0951977210. Keywords: britain travel tourism villages towns history society culture people architecture buildings  Cat nr 5005 -  $A17 GUINNESS BOOK OF MOTORBOATING FACTS & FEATS, The. Desmond, Kevin. Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 1979, 257 pages, illustrated. Extensive record, articles, photos, some in colour. Origins and development of motor craft.  Near fine copy with excellent navy cloth and gilt lettering. Dust-jacket just a trifle worn, minor marks, but good. One for the aficionado to delve into over and over! ISBN 0900424869. Keywords: motorboats motor boats ships sailing water hobbies recreations  Cat nr 2656 -  $A27 HANOI STORIES. Eight Wonderful Years in Vietnam's Capital. Scott, Pam. New Holland, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2004, 240 pages, illustrated. An excursion into the charms of a fascinating city. Very good, appears to be unopened (spine has no creasing). ISBN 1741100976. Keywords: asia far east vietnam travel tourism adventure  Cat nr 19010 -  $A22 HARVEST HOME. The Last Sheaf. A Selection of the Writings of T.G.F. Paterson relating to County Armagh. Paterson, T.G.F. (edited by E. Estyn Evans). Armagh County Museum, octavo hardcover, 1975, 242p, illsts. Suitably bound in green cloth which is in excellent shape, with gilt spine lettering, also excellent. Nice clean solid copy of this interesting history. Has some photo plates. Small bumps on edge, minor creasing, but otherwise very good. No dust-jacket. Keywords: ireland eire history culture society people irish  Cat nr 1517 -  $A27 HEART OF ENGLAND, The. Talbot, Ron (photos) and Whiteman, Robin (text).Oblong paperback, approx. quarto size, 1992, 160 pages, illustrated in full colour. A beautiful book with terrific colour views - well printed - of the English scene accompanied by notes, maps. Slightest of wear, good solid copy. ISBN 0297833812. Keywords: england britain country travel tourism history people places society culture  Cat nr 2861 -  $A19 HER MAJESTY'S TOWER OF LONDON. Various Contributors. Pitkin Pictorials small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1976, 24 pages, illustrated. Pictorial brochure issued at the Tower. Includes numerous colour photos, a floor plan and descriptive notes. A bit of creasing to cover, otherwise good. Keywords: tower london buildings history  Cat nr 7608 -  $A11 HIGHWAY TO THE WILDERNESS. Bacon, Walter. Lon, Travel Book Club, octavo hardcover, 1961, 189p. Life in Finnish Lapland - the author dropped out of 'civilization'. The book is fairly good with some edge grubbiness, name in front. The dust-jacket is a little grubby but fairly good.Keywords: travel adventure tourism biography cold  Cat nr 1607 -  $A19 HILARIOUS HORRIBLE HOLIDAYS!  A Wildly Funny Collection of True Travel Tales. Gee, Christine (compiler). Margaret Gee paperback (Aust), 1994, 228 pages. Disaster, hardship, bizarre events, they are all here. Inside covers browned due to sun affectation and a small area of edge damage, otherwise fairly good copy. ISBN 1875574263. Keywords: travel tourism holidays fun bizarre adventure drama humour humor  Cat nr 6086 -  $A22 HIMALAYAN TRADERS. Life in Highland Nepal. Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von. London, john Murray, octavo hardcover, 1975. 316 pages, illustrated. Has a good selection of most interesting - and well printed - B&W photo plates. Professor Haimedorff is an anthropologist. A somewhat degraded copy - some sun affectation board edges, minor light edge stains and a bit grubby on endpapers. Spine lettering excellent. Dust-jacket worn but fair. ISBN 0719531799. Keywords: travel adventure himalya people trade traders anthropology asia far east history society culture  Cat nr 17186 -  $A57 HISTORY OF BRADGATE, The. Volume 3. Forsyth, Marie. Bradgate Park Trust, paperback (stiff card), 2nd Edition, 1978, 40p, illsts. With interesting line drawings, etc. A few marks but good copy. Keywords: england britain tourism travel places history culture  Cat nr 5458 -  $A14 HMS VICTORY. Souvenir Guidebook. Anon. Pitkin Pictorials (UK), small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1990 reprint, 20p, illsts.  An attractive booklet, with colour plates on art paper and historical and descriptive notes with cross-section of the ship in centre. Minor wear, good copy. ISBN 0853724547. Keywords: ships nautical war warfare navy navies naval vessels sailing history monuments historical  Cat nr 1017 -  $A11 HOMAGE TO KHAJURAHO. Anand, Milk Raj, and Kramrisch, Stella. Bombay, Marg Publications, A4 hardcover, pictorial boards, no date, 56 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. A book filled with B&W photos of Indian architecture, monuments, etc. with descriptive text in English. Unfortunately the glossy pages have had a little dampness at some stage and there is little loss of surface here and there when the pages have been separated. Definitely degraded but still very useful and interesting. Priced according to condition. Keywords: indian indian architecture history monuments statues sculpture art hindus hinduism  Cat nr 7033 -  $A17 HORDE DAMALS EIN SPAZIERGANG DURCH DAS ALTE HORDE. Horder Kulturtreff Roter Faden. Dortmund, Horst Chmielarz, paperback, 1989, 127 photos with descriptive text. German language text. Front cover a little bent and some edge wear but fairly good copy. Keywords: photos pictures travel germany history culture society kultur  Cat nr 1602 -  $A25 HOW I BECAME A HOLY MOTHER. And Other Stories. Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer. Lon, John Murray, octavo hardcover, 1976, 203p. Stories from India. Very good copy with good dust-jacket. Keywords: stories tales hindus hinduism india religion  Cat nr 10032 -  $A17 HUGO'S RUSSIAN IN THREE MONTHS (Simplified System). Various contributors. Hugo's Language Institute (UK), paperback (stiff board), no date, 233 pages. Grammar, Exercises, Key and Vocabularies, with imitated pronunciation. Some external grubbiness due to handling but otherwise fairly good. No obvious notes or underlinings, etc. Keywords: russian language tutors  Cat nr 18656 -  $A22 ICE MASTER, The. A True Story of Adventure, Betrayal and Survival in the Arctic. Niven, Jennifer. Pan paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2000, 394 pages, illustrated. A gripping true story that reads like a novel. The doomed 1913 voyage of the 'Karluk'. With two sections B&W photo plates. A bit of bending due to poor storage, otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0330391232. Keywords: expeditions adventure exploration explorers arctic travel nautical disasters  Cat nr 6788 -  $A15 IF THE BOSS CALLS, I'M In A SAILS MEETING. Confessions of a Boataholic. Archer, Judith. Peachtree Publishers (USA), octavo hardcover, 1986, 175 pages, illustrated with cartoons. Some chapter titles: Sleeps Eight Comfortably - Malice De Mer - Those Boatyard Blues - And Then a Great Wind Came (17 chapters in all). The book itself is good, the dust-jacket a bit worn and frayed but fair. ISBN 0931948908. Keywords: boats sailing humour humor  Cat nr 4277 -  $A19 ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF OCEANOGRAPHY, The. Bailey, Jill, and Others. Bloomsbury, compact hardcover, pictorial boards, 1995, 160p, illsts. An attractively produced and useful compact reference, with many illustrations, mostly in colour. Near-fine copy. ISBN 1854716204. Keywords: oceans seas waterways undersea oceanography science  Cat nr 1596 -  $A27 IMAGES OF THAILAND. Warren, William (text) and Barrett, Dean (photos). Hong Kong Publishing, quarto Paperback (card), 1983 reprint, 143p, illsts. A beautiful book packed from front to back with full-colour photos of the country, its people, scenery and monuments, etc - printed on art paper. Minor wear, especially front endpaper, but fairly good copy. ISBN 9627035041. Keywords: far east asia thai thailand monuments people tourism travel  Cat nr 5929 -  $A17 IN HIGH PLACES. Haston, Dougal. Arrow paperback,1974, 256p, illsts. British climber tells his story. With two sections photo plates. Minor defects, including one turned down corner, but fairly good. ISBN 009908760X. Keywords: climbing mountains mountaineering adventure climbers biography autobiography  Cat nr 6201 -  $A14 IN SEARCH OF SCOTLAND. Morton, H.V. Lon, Methuen, octavo hardcover, 1936 reprint, 285p, illsts., endpaper maps. A well-worn copy of this old favourite. Spine lettering part worn off. Fair only. No dust-jacket. Priced according to condition. Keywords: scotland tourism travel towns cities people society  Cat nr 9576 -  $A17 INAGUA. A very lonely and nearly forgotten island. Klingel, Gilbert C. RU/Hale, small octavo hardcover, 1944, 309 pages, illustrated. Wartime production - poor paper, and cloth degraded. Fair only but solid internally. Good 'reading only' copy. Keywords: travel islands  Cat nr 8130 -  $A12 INSIGHT GUIDES - ITALY. Barrett, Stannard and Bell. APA Publications, large Paperback (pictorial card), New Edition 1995, 371p.  Very good copy. Keywords: italy mediterranean travel tourism adventure holidays  Cat nr 1590 -  $A25 IRELAND. Poucher, W.A. Book Club Associates, quarto hardcover, 1986, 205 pages, illustrated. An affectionate look at the Emerald Isle with colour plates and descriptive notes. The book itself is in very good condition with excellent spine gilt lettering. The dust-jacket is a little creased on one flap and has very light wear but is fairly good. Keywords: travel tourism ireland history people culture architecture buildings society  Cat nr 5267 -  $A32 ISLANDERS, The. A HEBRIDEAN EXPERIENCE. Millington, Rosemary. Lon, Hutchinson, octavo hardcover, 1966, 192p. 'Review copy' stamp inside front. Cloth good as is spine lettering. Tiny corner bumps. Dust-jacket worn but fairly good. Keywords: travel britain scotland islands tourism people society culture history  Cat nr 8045 -  $A12 JAMES CRAIG, The. Her history, recovery and restoration. Toghill, Jeff. Reed Books, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1978, 33 pages, illustrated.  Has some good illuystrations, in B&W and colour. Permanent clear plastic over cover, otherwise good. Keywords: nautical ships history sail sailing  Cat nr 7091 -  $A17 JAPANESE ETIQUETTE. YWCA. Tuttle (USA & Japan) paperback, 1990 reprint, 157p. Very good copy. ISBN 0804802904. Keywords: japan japanese etiquette manners habits behaviour society customs  Cat nr 1665 -  $A22 JAPANESE PHRASE BOOK (Lonely Planet). Chambers, Kevin, and Palmer, Wesley. Lonely Planet, small paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1989, 125 pages. Light wear, fairly good. ISBN 0864420676. Keywords: japanese language phrases travel tourism  Cat nr 18506 -  $A12 JERUSALEM IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Gilbert, Martin. Lon, Chatto and Windus, large octavo hardcover, 1996, 400 pages, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Except for small black dot on bottom is a very good copy with a good dust-jacket. ISBN 0701130709. Keywords: palestine israel jerusalem cities travel tourism architecture buildings monuments  Cat nr 6047 -  $A27 JOBS ABROAD. The Australian Traveller's Guide to Working Overseas. Casey, Kevin. Kimberley Publications, paperback, 3rd Edition, revised, updated, 1996, 240p. Practical advice - cheap travel secrets, lucrative foreign jobs, legalities, visas, and more. Bit bent at corners but otherwise fairly good . ISBN 0646262785. Keywords: jobs employment work employees travel overseas  Cat nr 1619 -  $A22 JOURNEY INTO CYPRUS. Thubron, Colin. Penguin Travel Library, paperback (stiff pictorial card), This is a relatively poor copy - with lots of ink underlining and notes, and tending to crack at spine, small name in front, etc. But all there. ISBN 0140095624. Keywords: travel tourism adventure mediterranean  Cat nr 17933 -  $A15 JOURNEYS TO THE UNDERWORLD. Pitt-Kethley, Fiona. Abacus paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1991 reprint, 226 pages. A memoir in which the author learns about casual sex and promiscuous proclivities in Italy. Described as 'an outrageous guide to southern Italy.' Very good. ISBN 0349101299. Keywords: memoirs biography autobiography travel tourism italy  Cat nr 5937 -  $A14 KANGCHENJUNGA.The UNTRODDEN PEAK. Evans, Charles. Travel Book Club, octavo hardcover, undated, 188 pages, illustrated. Light edge staining, cloth somewhat degraded and a little damaged. No dust-jacket. Keywords: mountains climber climbing travel adventure  Cat nr 6729 -  $A21 KAY COTTEE FIRST LADY. A History-Making Solo Voyage Around the World. Cottee, Kay. Macmillan Australia, 1989 reprint, large octavo hardcover, 226p, illsts, endpaper maps. She sailed from a small child.  This was an epic voyage of 189 days with many hazards. Enhanced with some excellent colour photos, well reproduced. Name in front, Edge staining, chiefly along top edge. Otherwise good solid copy with fairly good dust-jacket. Keywords: sailing nautical seafarers yachts australia oceans seas adventure solo voyages women females Cat nr 1552 -  $A22 KIMBERLEY. An Adventurer's Guide. Moon, Ron & Viv. Kakirra Adventure Publications, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1989, 208 pages, illustrated. Designed with comprehensive information, maps and photos, to help 4-wheel drivers, canoeists, walkers, history buffs, Aboriginal art lovers, fishermen and women, gold-seekers, and more. Has a little edge and corner wear but is generally fairly good. ISBN 0958826412. Keywords: western australia travel tourism trips outback bush four-wheel drives hiking fishing  Cat nr 17860 -  $A22 KIWI CHARACTERS, SWINGLE TREES, OTHER THINGS. Maindonald, Claude E. Iona Home (NZ) paperback, 1991, 276p, illsts. Vignettes and memories of life in New Zealand, especially in the Otago region. Has many bw photos. Very good. ISBN 0473014491. Keywords: new zealand local history people society country customs  Cat nr 1036 -  $A17 LAND OF THE GREAT IMAGE, The. Being Experiences of Friar Manrique of Arakan. Collis, Maurice. Lon, Readers Union, octavo hardcover, 1946, 259p., illsts. Travels in and around Goa and other Eastern parts. Edge wear, cloth fairly good. No dust-jacket. Keywords: adventure travel religion asia far east india church  Cat nr 3557 -  $A15 LAVA TUBES OF THE UNDARA VOLCANO (The). Far North Queensland, Australia. Atkinson, Anne. Queensland (Australia), 1991, A4 paperback, 26 pages, illustrated. Monograph, appears to be a photocopy of the original but properly bound. Minor marks, good. With loose inserted tourism leaflet about the area. Keywords: australia queensland caves caving  Cat nr 18961 -  $A22 LINKLATER DOWN UNDER. Linklater, Art (text) and Rigby, Paul (illustrations). London, Kaye Ward, octavo hardcover, 1970, 222 pages. American radio and Tv broadcaster visits Australia, the land 'down under'. Enhanced with views sketched by Australian cartoonist Paul Rigby. Very good with excellent cloth and spine lettering, and good dust-jacket. Keywords: australia travel people society culture  Cat nr 8634 -  $A17 LIONHEART.  Martin, Jesse. Allen & Unwin (Australia) large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2000, 253 pages, illustrated. In October 1999 the author, then 18 - in his yacht Lionheart - completed the last great adventure of the 20th century. He became the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world (a record since eclipsed by Australia's Jessica Watson who did the journey at age 16). He travelled 50,000 km and was away 328 days. Has an excellent selection of colour photos in centre. This copy has been badly treated and is a bit sort of 'wavy' but is intact and solid. ISBN 186508347X. Keywords: nautical seafaring yachts yachting sailing sailors adventure Cat nr 18887 -  $A15 LIVE, WORK and PLAY IN LONDON AND THE UK. Guidebook for young Australians. McCullum, Sharyn. Kangaroo Press paperback, 1995, 138 pages. Ex-library, with cancelled library stamps, etc. but otherwise good. ISBN 0864176910. Keywords: travel work employment england britain  Cat nr 3684 -  $A15 LLANFYLLIN: PORTRAIT OF AN AGE. Humphreys, Melvin, with Laurie Smith, Richard Kretchmer. Llanfyllin & District Civic Society, small quarto hardcover, 1st Edition, 2002, 134 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) A second volume of the history of Llanfyllin, drawing on a collection of images taken from glass plate negatives dated around 1900-1910. An excellent selection of material and the printing quality is very high (always hard to reproduce old photos well). The book has a rather large personal greeting scrawled on the title page, unfortunately, but is otherwise very good. The green cloth is excellent, as is the spine lettering. The dust-jacket is, however, a bit ragged on top edge. Keywords: wales welsh history society people culture traditions  Cat nr 18622 -  $A102 LONDON HAS A GARDEN. Dane, Clemence. Lon, michael Joseph, octavo hardcover, 1964, 211p, illsts, pictorial endpapers. History and culture of Covent Garden, London, and associated places. Lower corner badly bumped, which has left all pages with corner bumps. The book is otherwise fairly good with excellent spine gilt lettering. No dust-jacket. Keywords: britain england london travel gardens tourism history culture society  Cat nr 8062 -  $A12 LONELY PLANET UNPACKED. Travel Disaster Stories. Tony Wheeler and Others. Lonely Planet Paperback (card), 1999, 251p. Minor wear, good copy. Keywords: travel tours tourism hotels journeys stories anecdotes tales culture history  Cat nr 1591 -  $A17 LOST CONTINENT (The). Travels in Small-Town America. Bryson, Bill. Black Swan, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1999, 416 pages. Light wear, fairly good. ISBN 9780552998086. Keywords: america usa travel tourism people culture  Cat nr 8896 -  $A15 LOVE IN THE SOUTH SEAS. Danielsson, Bengt. London, George Allen & Unwin, octavo hardcover, 1956 reprint, 240 pages + plates. Includes some lovely photos taken by the author, including beautiful bare-breasted South Seas maidens. This copy has a bit of damage top edge and shows age-stains on edges, but the cloth is fairly good and spine lettering clean and good. No dust-jacket. Keywords: pacific islands south seas people travel adventure sex culture  Cat nr 17471 -  $A15 MAGNIFICENT THREE GORGES PROJECT, The. Li jinlong (editor). China, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 140 pages, illustrated. 'The largest water conservancy pivotal project in the world.' Magnificent photographs, too! A beautiful record of this mammoth project in China, with excellent quality printing in full colour on art paper. A wealth of photo with English explanatory text. Minor defects, good clean solid copy. ISBN 9787806218945. Keywords: china water dams construction projects resources asia  Cat nr 18602 -  $A30 MARINE DISTANCE AND SPEED TABLE. Sweetman, Edward W. Mobile (Alabama), Waterman Steamship Corporation, octavo hardcover (leatherette), 1970 reprint (with corrections), 716 pages. Note, distances given in nautical miles. Near-fine copy of this unusual reference book. Excellent black leatherette and gilt lettering. No dust jacket (probably issued without one). Keywords: marine distances speeds ships nautical travel  Cat nr 17093 -  $A52 MAYDAY. The Perils of the Waves. Faith, Nicholas. London, Channel 4, octavo hardcover, 1998, 182 pages, illustrated. The author explores the murky world of maritime safety. 'From Titanic onwards, the real story behind the world's worst maritime disasters.' Very good copy with excellent black cloth and spine lettering, in very good dust-jacket. ISBN 0752221736. Keywords: ships shipping disasters history safety marine maritime  Cat nr 18052 -  $A27 ME PAPOOSE SITTER. Hall, Gordon Langley. London, Hutchinson, octavo hardcover, 1956, 212 pages, illustrated. Illustrated with many humorous sketches by Starke. The hilarious story of a 19-year-old who went to teach a group of North American Indians on a remote reservation. With many pen-portraits of his charges and lots of fun. The book has light wear and the dust-jacket is grubby at back but is otherwise fairly good and the book itself has minor edge stains but excellent cloth and clean spine lettering. There is a small previous-owner's name in front. Keywords: schools teachers pupils biography humour  Cat nr 17990 -  $A27 MEDIA, CULTURE AND POLITICS IN INDONESIA. Sen Krishna, and Hill, David T. Oxford University press paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2000, 245 pages. The authors are academics from Murdoch University. Very good copy. ISBN 0195537033. Keywords: indonesia asia far east politics history society culture people travel  Cat nr 6632 -  $A27 MILES OF LONDON. Pilton, Barry, with Sybil Harper. Harper and Row, paperback,1980, 207 pages. A leading psychiatrist shows how it is important to compete and to win, explaining how each of us can play the game to our best advantage. Minor wear, good copy.Keywords: england britain london travel guides history  Cat nr 3615 -  $A19 MINARET OF DJAM (The). An Excursion in Afghanistan. Stark, Freya. London, John Murray, octavo hardcover, 1970, 99 pages, illustrated. The author describes a journey beginning at Kabul. working through the centre of the country. Includes numerous B&W photos, an excellent map and some sketches. Blue cloth damp-affected bottom edge, leading to loss of colour, but spine lettering excellent. front endpaper a little grubby and has a name on it. No dust-jacket. ISBN 0719520665. Keywords: travel adventure people trade traders anthropology asia far east history society culture islam  Cat nr 17188 -  $A37 MISSION TO THE HEAD-HUNTERS. Drown, Frank & Marie. London, Hodder & Stoughton, octavo hardcover, 1962, 252p, illsts, pictorial endpapers. A young missionary couple tell of their life among the head-hunting Jivaro (the ones who shrink heads). Some wear but fairly good with loose and somewhat worn dust-jacket. Keywords: religion church missions missionaries headhunters latin south america ecuador cannibals natives  Cat nr 2843 -  $A17 MONUMENTS OF THE ACROPOLIS, The. Brouscaris, Maria S. Athens, Paperback, 1978, 223p, illsts. With 81 bw photo plates and 16 colour plates. Extensive descriptive notes. A little wear but fairly good copy. Keywords: greeks greece acropolis architecture buildings monuments history  Cat nr 1614 -  $A22 MOUNTAINS OF THE GODS. The Himalayas and the Mountains of Central Asia. Cameron, Ian. London, Century Publishing, quarto hardcover, 1984, 248 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Produced in association with the Royal Geographic Society. A travel history illustrated with numerous B&W and colour plates, etc. The book is very good with excellent brown cloth and spine gilt lettering and a dust-jacket that is a bit grubby from handling but fairly good. ISBN 0712603123. Keywords: mountains travel tourism asia himalayas history people culture  Cat nr 8203 -  $A41 MY QUEST FOR THE YETI. Confronting the Himalayas' Deepest Mystery. Messner, Reinhold. Pan paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2000, 167 pages, illustrated. A travel book with a difference. Has some fascinating B&W photo plates but do we get to see a real yeti? Minor wear, good condition. ISBN 0330390864. Keywords: monsters mysteries unexplained inexplicable bizarre metaphysics travel adventure exploration  Cat nr 8551 -  $A19 MYSTERIES OF EASTER ISLAND. Maziére, Francis. Tower, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1965, 188 pages, illustrated. Paper browned but otherwise fairly good. Keywords: mysteries islands esoteric metaphysics travel  Cat nr 17717 -  $A22 NAMKWA. Life Among the Bushmen. Heinz, Hans-Joachim, and Lee, Marshall. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, octavo hardcover, 1979, 272p, illsts, map. Foreword by Margaret Mead. Life in a small village in the Kalahari Desert in Botswana. The dj is worn, especially at edges, but the book itself is very good with excellent cloth and gilt embossing. Keywords: africa bush people society culture history village life anthropology  Cat nr 1581 -  $A17 NATIONAL PARK EXPLORER AROUND SYDNEY. Fairley, Alan. Child and Associates, paperback (stiff pictorial; card), 1989, 157 pages, illustrated with maps and B&W photos. Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Blue Mountains National Park and Royal National Park. Mild wear, good solid copy. Exceedingly scarce! ISBN 0867770546, Keywords: travel tourism parks national australia nsw sydney y Cat nr 5113 -  $A62 NATIONAL PARKS OF NEW SOUTH WALES. Groves, Graham (compiler). Gregory's - paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1980, 199 pages, illustrated. With a stack of maps and full information and directions, etc.  Light creasing to cover, otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0855664983. Keywords: new south wales australia nsw maps travel tourism  Cat nr 5105 -  $A15 NATIONAL PARKS OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND. Mackness, Brian. Reed Books (Australia) oblong hardcover, approx. quarto size, 1981, 80 pages, illustrated. Slight wear to lower edge green boards, otherwise they are good and spine gilt lettering is excellent. Dust-jacket has light wear but is fairly good. ISBN 0589502840. Keywords: australia queensland national parks tourism travel  Cat nr 7615 -  $A21 NATIVE BIRDS (NATURE IN NEW ZEALAND). Soper, Dr M. F. Reed Books, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1970, 63 pages, illustrated. Good copy. ISBN 0589004182.Keywords: birds new zealand nature  Cat nr 6187 -  $A12 NAVIGATOR IN THE SOUTH SEAS. Hilder, Brett. Lon, Percival Marshall, small quarto hardcover, 1961, 232p, illsts, endpaper maps. The illustrations are by the author. Adventures in the Pacific. Dust-jacket well worn, tending to fray at edges, and somewhat worn but fair. Book otherwise fairly good. Keywords: nautical ships oceans south seas pacific navigation fishing Cat nr 1604 -  $A19 NEWMANSHIP. The Sailing Scene Observed. Newman, Nicholas. Adlard Coles paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1985, 108 pages, illustrated. A nice collection of cartoons that will tickle the fancy of any yachtsman or yachtswoman (if that is what you call them). Light wear, good. ISBN 0229117538. Keywords: sailors sailing yachts jokes humour humor cartoons comedy yachting nautical seafaring  Cat nr 7486 -  $A17 NOOSA NATURE Part 1: The WATERS. Fearnley, Cecily. Cecily Fearnley (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1990, 112 pages, illustrated. The author, a well-known naturalist, conservationist and activist gives us a detailed account of the natural wonders of the area around Noosa, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. With a host of B&W sketches and some colour plates well printed. Small area damage front cover (sticker), otherwise very good copy. ISBN 0646001558. Keywords: australia queensland nature travel  Cat nr 18724 -  $A27 NOOSA NATURE Part 2: The LOWLANDS. Fearnley, Cecily. Cecily Fearnley (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1991, 112 pages, illustrated. The author is a well-known naturalist, conservationist and activist. The book provides an affectionate and detailed account of the natural wonders of the area around Noosa, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.  With a host of B&W sketches and some colour plates well printed. Greeting signed by author inside front. Small area damage back cover (sticker), otherwise very good copy. ISBN 0646001566. Keywords: australia queensland nature travel  Cat nr 18723 -  $A27 NORFOLK ISLAND BOOK, The. Hillier, R.S. Anson Publications, large hardcover (A4-plus), 1984, 80p, illsts., decorated endpapers.  Attractive book with full-colour photos well printed on art paper. Small name inside front, otherwise very good clean copy with good dust-jacket. ISBN 0959133200. Keywords: travel islands pacific oceania norfolk tourism people  Cat nr 18859 -  $A21 OBSERVER'S BOOK OF LONDON, The. (Observer's Book 50). Palmer and Lloyd. London, Warne, small hardcover, 1977 reprint, 192 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps. The book itself is very good with excellent red cloth and spine lettering. The dust-jacket is a bit worn on edges. ISBN 0723215154. Keywords: britain england london cities architecture streets buildings history culture society reference  Cat nr 6783 -  $A21 OHIO ODDITIES. A Guide to the Curious Attractions of the Buckeye State. Zurcher, Neil. Gray & Company Publishers (USA), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2002, 215 pages, illustrated. The Bottomless Blue Hole, the Headless Chicken, Balto the Wonder Dog and much more. A feast of fascinating information and trivia. Very good copy. ISBN 1886228493. Keywords: usa america ohio travel curiosities unusual history people culture weird eccentric  Cat nr 18168 -  $A22 ON EQUAL TERMS. The first disabled crew to sail round the world - racing in the BT Global Challenge. Cantacuzino, Marina. Simon & Schuster, quarto paperback (pictorial card), 1997, 223 pages, illustrated. Has an excellent selection of photos. Some edge wear but fairly good. ISBN 0684819368. Keywords: travel nautical sailing yachts yachting races  Cat nr 4207 -  $A17 OPEN STREET (The). Public Transport, Motor Cars and Politics in Australian Cities. Manning, Ian. Transit Australia, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1991, 112 pages, illustrated. The author is editor of the National Economic Review. Very good copy. ISBN 0909459096. Keywords: transport cities australia travel government policy vehicles cars roads  Cat nr 17176 -  $A37 OUTBACK TOURING. McLelland, Ross. Revised and Updated edition, paperback, 1986, 192 pages, illustrated. Survival, handy hints, routes to take, driving techniques, choosing a vehicle, mechanics, maintenance, together with photos, maps and diagrams. Light corner wear, fairly good. ISBN 0725519606. Keywords: australia outback bush country travel tourism vehicles  Cat nr 4990 -  $A14 PARK WALKS NEAR MELBOURNE (The Age Special). Bardwell, Sandra. The Victorian National Parks Association and The Age newspaper. Paperback (stiff pictorial card), no date, 158 pages, illustrated. Illustrated with maps & photos. A couple of tiny edge marks, otherwise good. ISBN 09599428X. Keywords: travel tourism australia victoria melbourne guides parks outdoors recreations  Cat nr 5993 -  $A27 PATHWAY TO THE WILD. Condry, William. Lon, Faber, octavo hardcover, 1st Ed, 1975, 208p, illsts. Travels throughout Europe searching for wildlife. Illustrated with bw photos. Cloth and edges a little grubby dust-jacket a bit scored and worn, but overall fairly good copy. ISBN 0571099343. Keywords: animals fauna wildlife ecology conservation travel adventure biography autobiography  Cat nr 3555 -  $A22 PEOPLE'S GUIDE TO MEXICO, The. Franz, Carl. John Muir Publications, oversize paperback, 1979, 592p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) A fascinating collection of reference material dealing at a very practical level with life in Mexico. Ideal for the traveller. This copy is very grubby and stained on edges and has some writing inside front but is otherwise good. Keywords: central america mexico latin latins latinos people society culture travel tourism  Cat nr 8056 -  $A22 PERPETUAL MOTION: TRAVELS WITH GLENN A. BAKER. Baker, Glenn A. Allen and Unwin paperback, 1993, 220 pages, illsts. An entertaining romp around the world with one of the world's foremost travel writers. As well as B&W photos in text includes a section of colour plates. Minor wear, good. ISBN 1863734295. Keywords: travel tourism adventure people  Cat nr 3275 -  $A17 PICTORIAL HISTORY OF MAGNETIC ISLAND, A (North Queensland). Fraley, Arch & Lorraine. Author published, no date, 152 pages, illustrated. A detailed history with an excellent selection B&W photos, printed on art paper. Very good - near new. Keywords: australia queensland travel tourism islands history local people  Cat nr 6511 -  $A32 PICTURESQUE WIRRAL. Illustrated in a Series of Views from Original Photographs. Young, Harold. Liverpool, Henry Young & Son, octavo hardcover, 1912. With short descriptions and an introduction of the walks to some of the places illustrated. A fascinating historical record. Comprises reproductions of old photos - one per page, with descriptive text opposite. The illustrations are rather small. Windmill photo pasted on front. This copy has been well handled and the boards show a fair bit of wear but o.k. within. Keywords: Britain england travel tourism history people culture photographs  Cat nr 18837 -  $A27 PINNACLE DESERT (THE). Nambung National Park (WA). Coate, Yvonne & kevin. Australian Souvenirs, oblong paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1980, 24 pages, illustrated. An attractive illustrated brochure with numerous colour photos, and descriptive notes, map on back cover. Light wear, fairly good. ISBN 0908148089. Keywords: australia bush outback western country travel tourism  Cat nr 17861 -  $A17 PIRATES (The). True Accounts of the Lives, Exploits, and Executions of the World's Most Infamous Buccaneers. Ellms, Charles. New York, Grammercy Books, 1996, 293 pages. Originally published in 1837 under the title 'The Pirate's Own Book'. Brings together documents and published narratives relating true tales of the pirates. With some additional material. Very good, with excellent cloth, spine lettering and a good dust-jacket.  ISBN 0517182513. Keywords: nautical seafarers history pirates buccaneers brigands sailors crime criminals  Cat nr 7942 -  $A31 PORTRAIT OF NORTHUMBERLAND. Ridley, Nancy. Lon, Robert Hale, octavo hardcover, 3rd Ed, 1970, 207p, illsts. With map and numerous bw photo plates. Small corner bumps, otherwise fairly good solid copy with a degraded but useful dust-jacket. Keywords: britain england country countryside society culture history people local villages  Cat nr 1611 -  $A25 PROVENCE: TWELVE JOURNEYS WITH A GASTRONOME. Raffael, Michael. Publisher: George Philip.  Oblong hardcover, approx. quarto,1990, 192 pages, illustrated - B&W photos and maps. The brown cloth and gilt spine lettering are excellent. The book is in very good condition. The dust-jacket is , however, a bit wrinkled on edges and worn. ISBN 0540011878. Keywords: food cookery cooking eats eating france travel tourism  Cat nr 3269 -  $A22 QUICK AND EASY THAI SPEAKING. P.M.S. Bangkok, compact hardcover, 271p, plus illsts at end. Claims that with this handy-size book in hand one can be able to travel all over Thailand without help. Pictorial boards (no dust-jacket). Very good. Keywords: thailand asia far east language communication travel tourism  Cat nr 2703 -  $A27 RANDOM JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD. Lock, A.C.C. Melbourne, Georgian House, octavo hardcover, 1st Ed, 1959, 256p., illsts. Australian travels far and wide. Has a few bw photo plates, could have been more! One of a bare-breasted native lady. Some edge stains and dust-jacket frayed and torn but still useful. Fair copy. Keywords: travel tourism adventure people culture  Cat nr 8048 -  $A15 READ JAPANESE TODAY. Walsh, Len. Tuttle (USA & Japan) paperback, 1990 reprint, 159p.  Near-fine copy. ISBN 0804804966. Keywords: japanese reading  Cat nr 1664 -  $A17 RESORTING TO TOURISM. Cultural Policies for Tourist Development in Australia. Craik, Jennifer. Allen & Unwin (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1991, 281 pages, illustrated. In the series: Australian Cultural Studies. The author is a well-known university lecturer and activist in this area of interest. The book is solid and clean, with just a few light marks and signs of wear on edges. ISBN 1863730400. Keywords: business tourism travel resorts holidays  Cat nr 6496 -  $A52 RETURN OF THE FIRST FLEET, The. Official Souvenir Edition. King, Jonathan. Fairfax Magazines/Robertsbridge, A4 paperback, 1987, 128 pages, illustrated. The author is Founder of the First Fleet Re-Enactment. Numerous colour illustrations. Permanent clear plastic over cover, otherwise good. Keywords: sailing ships history settlers convicts transportation england australia  Cat nr 7095 -  $A21 RETURN TO ADVENTURE SOUTHEAST ASIA. With Amazing Thailand as the Hub. Stephens, Harold. Wolfdenden paperback (stiff card), 2000, 227 pages, illustrated. Something different in travel guides! Includes information on topics such as: Diving on Wrecks, Jungle Safaris, Spelunking, Bird Watching, Lost Cities, Mountain Climbing, Archeology Digs, Island Hopping, Dirt Biking, and more. Cover tending to curl and minor edge wear, otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0964252163. Keywords: travel tourism southeast asia orient oriental thailand adventure  Cat nr 4802 -  $A22 RETURN TO TIBET. Tibet after the Chinese occupation. Harrer, Heinrich. Penguin paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1984, 184 pages, illustrated. Paper little browned and a couple of light edge marks, otherwise good. ISBN 014007774X. Keywords: tibet asia occupation china society people travel  Cat nr 7273 -  $A17 RIDDLE OF THE TITANIC, The. An Astonishing Reassessment of a Disaster That Shook the World.  Gardiner, Robin, and Van Der Vat, Dan. Orion oversize paperback, 1996, 312 pages, illustrated.  A recent examination of a number of mysterious circumstances surrounding the sinking of the Titanic. Has three sections photographic plates. ISBN 0752801678. Keywords: nautical seas oceans ships ice shipwrecks disasters danger travel transport Cat nr 8733 -  $A19 ROUGH GUIDE to JAPAN, The. Dodd, Jan, and Richmond, Simon. Penguin Rough Guides, paperback, 2002 reprint, 916 pages, illustrated. A wealth of information for the traveller. Packed into nearly 1000 pages is a stack of reference data, also photos and maps. Very good condition. ISBN 1858286999. Keywords: tours tourism travel japan asia far east  Cat nr 5122 -  $A22 RUNNING THE HIMALAYAS. Crane, Richard and Adrian. London, New English Library small quarto hardcover, 1st Edition, 1984, 129 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to orders from outside Australia: you will be emailed with details.) They ran to raise money for charity. Includes some nice colour plates. Good with good blue cloth and slightly worn gilt spine lettering; fairly good dust-jacket. Dust-jacket not price-clipped. ISBN 0450060829. Keywords: mountains climbing adventure tourism travel  Cat nr 8789 -  $A42 SAFE OUTBACK TRAVEL (Revised updated Edition). Absalom, Jack. Five Mile Press (Aust) paperback (stiff card), New Updated Ed, 1983, 127 pages, illsts. Blotted out name inside front cover, otherwise good. ISBN 0867880287. Keywords: australia outback travel tourism bush country  Cat nr 6622 -  $A12 SAFETY IN THE BUSH. Information for Bushwalking in Tasmania. Hobart Walking Club. Hobart Walking Club paperback (stiff pictorial card), 6th Edition, 1976, 88 pages, illustrated. Some wear to cover, good inside. Keywords: bush country outback travel safety  Cat nr 6901 -  $A17 SAILING DIRECTIONS - NEW SOUTH WALES COAST (10th Edition). Maritime Services Board. Maritime Services Board, octavo hardcover,  pictorial boards, 1983, 335 pages, illustrated. With a wealth of practical information for the boating person. And numerous B&W aerial photos. Minor defects, good solid condition. No dust-jacket. Keywords: sailing nautical yachts yachting sail coast nsw australia  Cat nr 6824 -  $A17 SAIPAN. Farrell, Don A. and Ikuo Itakura. Micronesian Productions, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1990, 87 pages, illustrated. Historic and geographic account of Saipan and its sister islands in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, in the Pacific, described as the Gateway to Asia. Has an excellent selection of B&W photos. Many photos are of wartime incidents and history and the book devotes much attention to the war period, including sections on Japanese occupation, General Saito's Last Stand, and Captain Oba's Flight, etc. Some marking on covers but generally fairly good. Keywords: pacific islands war warfare battles history people society culture  Cat nr 5965 -  $A22 SAMARKAND AND BEYOND. A History of Desert Caravans. Wellard, James. London, Constable, octavo hardcover, 1977, 205 pages, illustrated. The Roads, the Caravans, the Pilgrims, the Military, the whole fascinating story, with B&W photo plates, line drawings and maps. A very good clean solid copy with excellent brown cloth and spine gilt lettering. No previous-owner's name. The dust-jacket is the only thing below-par - a bit wrinkled at edges. ISBN 0094614105. Keywords: travel adventure transport camels deserts history caravans culture society people  Cat nr 7963 -  $A52 SAS HANDBOOK OF TRACKING & NAVIGATION, The. Wilson, Neil. Silverdale Books (UK) quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2002, 182 pages, illustrated. Well illustrated, includes information on map reading, gps positioning, compass use, marking trails, signalling for help, tracking animals and people, reading the stars and sun, etc. Light wear, good solid copy. ISBN 1856056589. Keywords: travel hiking tourism sports walking recreations navigation direction finding compasses gps  Cat nr 5738 -  $A32 SAVED. An extraordinary tale of survival and rescue in the Southern Ocean. Bullimore, Tony. Little, Brown and Co, large octavo hardcover, 1997, 237p, illsts, endpaper maps. The dramatic story of the yachtsman's rescue by a massive Australian effort. Very good copy with very good dust-jacket. Keywords: nautical seafaring yachts oceans seas racing distress rescue survival  Cat nr 1597 -  $A22 SCOTLAND IS NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH. Watkins, Bill. Flamingo oversize paperback, 2000, 346p. Bit skewed sideways, name in front, and has a couple of turned-down corners. Otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0732268729. Keywords: scotland travel tourism britain people culture society history scots  Cat nr 8111 -  $A19 SCOTTISH CLIMBS. A mountaineer's pictorial guide to climbing in Scotland. MacInnes, Hamish. Lon, Constable, compact hardcover, 2nd Ed (in 1 volume), 1981, 468p, illsts. An interesting book if you do not go climbing.  Packed with bw photos, along with descriptive notes, maps, etc. Some minor marks but generally a good solid copy with fairly good dust-jacket. Keywords: scotland travel tourism mountains climbs climbing recreations sport sports maps  Cat nr 3556 -  $A22 SEA SAFETY for Small Craft. Dalton, Teki (editor). Transport & Communications (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1988, 184 pages, illustrated. Bottom of spine repaired, book is otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0644065990. Keywords: boats ships safety practical  Cat nr 17522 -  $A19 SEA-HUNTERS (The). The New England Whalemen During Two Centuries 1635-1835. Stackpole, Edouard A. Lippincott and Company, octavo hardcover, 1953, 510p., illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) The boards are faded and jaded, from water or something! But the book is otherwise solid. However, the dust-jacket is frayed and torn. Priced to reflect condition. Better than a 'reading only' copy. Keywords: whales whaling hunting hunters seas oceans nautical trade  Cat nr 1605 -  $A25 SEEING SYDNEY BY BICYCLE. Thorn, Julia. Kangaroo Press paperback, 1990, 191p, illsts. useful guidebook with lots of detail, maps, b&w photos. Creased back cover, minor wear, fairly good. ISBN 0864173067. Keywords: bikes bicycles riders riding recreation tourism travel  Cat nr 2415 -  $A15 SHABONO. A Visit to the Remote and Magical World in the Heart of the South American Jungle. Donner, Florinda. Lon, The Bodley head, octavo hardcover, 1982, 305p. The author travelled to remote reaches of the continent to uncover mysteries of witchcraft. Light edge marks but basically good solid copy with marked but fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0370304942. Keywords: south latin america travel adventure mysteries curing witchcraft occult ritual magic  Cat nr 3904 -  $A15 SHEER WILL. An Autobiography: The Inspiring Life and Climbs of Michael Groom. Groom, Michael. Heinemann/Random House Australia, large octavo hardcover, 1997, 331 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) The fourth person in the world and the first Australian to have climbed the four highest peaks without the aid of supplemental oxygen. The book is solid but there is loss of colour on the board edges and minor defects. Dust-jacket fairly good. ISBN 0091836239. Keywords: biography autobiography travel adventure mountaineering climbing mountains  Cat nr 17371 -  $A22 SHIP TO SHORE. A dictionary of everyday words and phrases derived from the sea. Jeans, Peter D. ABC-Clio, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1998, 427 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) A little edge damage at back and some grubbiness on edges but intact. Keywords: nautical seafaring ships terms language dictionaries words definitions etymology  Cat nr 7800 -  $A23 SHROPSHIRE WITHIN LIVING MEMORY. Shropshire Federation of Women's Institute. Countryside Books (UK) paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1992, 255 pages, illustrated. There appear to be two books in circulation with almost the same title. The other one has half the number of pages (110) as this one so presumably they are different! Light edge wear, fairly good and quite solid. ISBN 1853062030. Keywords: britain england united kingdom travel tourism history culture  Cat nr 6621 -  $A31 SIXTY YEARS AGO. Wanderings of a Stonyhurst Boy in Many Lands. Gray, Alexander Hill. London, John Murray, large octavo hardcover, 1925, 306p, illsts.  (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) The emphasis is on ‘many’ in this entertaining account of travels by the author (born 1837), accompanied by a good selection of bw photographic plates. Some heavy foxing and edge staining; cloth is fairly good but spine gilt lettering faded. Generally - reasonably good, but lacks dust-jacket. Keywords: travel adventure biography history asia far east  Cat nr 1127 -  $A22 SOLO AROUND THE WORLD. Norvill, Peter. Self-published, 1988, 159p, illsts. The author's attempt to be the first Australian-born pilot to fly around the world. Packed with colour photos. Small water-affectation towards bottom edge but no damage. Otherwise good copy with fairly good dust-jacket. Keywords: aircraft airplanes aeroplanes flight pilots travel adventure  Cat nr 1593 -  $A22 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PARKS AND WILD LIFE RESERVES. Anon. Govt Printer, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1964, 190 pages, illustrated. With a great selections maps, B&W and colour photos. Well used and a bit damage don spine, etc. But intact and still quite useful. Keywords: south australia tourism travel parks outdoors recreation wildlife  Cat nr 7718 -  $A17 SOUTHERN IDAHO GHOST TOWNS. Sparling, Wayne. Caxton Paperback (pictorial card), 1989 reprint, 185p, illsts, maps. A guide to 84 towns, with many photos, maps, etc. Very good copy. Keywords: america usa mines mining towns society history  Cat nr 11091 -  $A15 SPINNAKER. King, R. 'Bunty'. Boston, Sail Books, quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1981, 185 pages, illsts. Foreword by Ted Hood.  Has many illustrations, some in colour.  This copy is very good except it has some pencilling in a couple of places. No dust-jacket. ISBN 0914614303. Keywords: boats sailing yachts yachting nautical seafaring sailors  Cat nr 4581 -  $A32 SPIRIT OF COROMANDEL, The. Black, Veronica (text) and Barriball, Martin (photos). Reed Methuen (New Zealand), oblong paperback (approx. quarto), 1985, 118 pages, illustrated. New Zealand's Coromandel Peninsula, described, with many B&W photos and maps. Bit worn on edges and corners, small writing inside front and some minor insect damage, but generally fair. ISBN 0474000168. Keywords: new zealand places people travel tourism society culture  Cat nr 19046 -  $A22 STIRLING CASTLE. Richardson, J.S., and Root, Margaret. Edinburgh, HMSO, 1948, 26p, illsts, fold-out plan. Little damaged at corners, otherwise fairly good. Keywords: castles monuments history culture britain travel architecture buildings  Cat nr 5459 -  $A12 STONEHENGE and NEIGHBOURING MONUMENTS. Atkinson, J.C. English heritage A4 paperback stiff pictorial card), 1989 reprint, 378 pages, illustrated. Well printed with many colour illustrations. Good. Keywords: england britain monuments architecture history religion  Cat nr 5225 -  $A12 STORY OF CHESTER, The. Williams, James. Chester, Phillipson & Goldie, octavo hardcover, 1907, 353 pages, plus appendices, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Well used with some edge wear and grubbiness but fairly good and quite solid. Has name inside front. A wealth of historic information about the area. With many illustrations although reproduction of these is not of a high quality. Keywords: england britain history society culture people architecture  Cat nr 17207 -  $A32 STORY OF COMBE MARTIN, The. Beaumont, G.F. Seventh Edition, 1971, paperback (stiff card), 52p, illsts. Historical guidebook. Some grubbiness to front cover, otherwise fairly good. Keywords: england britain tourism travel places history culture  Cat nr 1620 -  $A17 SUN-DRENCHED VELD, The. Simms, Katharine L. London, Evans, octavo hardcover, 1949, 144 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps. Interesting book with interesting B&W photo plates. Has been affected by minor damp which has left some of the plates a little wrinkled but no real damage done. Green cloth has minor staining. No dust-jacket. Keywords: africa south veld travel tourism adventure history  Cat nr 18567 -  $A17 TALES OF A FEMALE NOMAD. Living at Large in the World. Gelman, Rita Golden. Bantam Books, paperback (stiff card), 2001, 306 pages, index. Below-average copy with creased front cover, small area of damage to half-title page and general wear but quite intact and otherwise solid. ISBN 1863253238. Keywords: travel tourism stories anecdotes biography autobiography women females  Cat nr 5754 -  $A17 TANUNDA, in the HEART OF BAROSSA VALLEY. Anon. Adelaide, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1975, 52 pages, illustrated. Terrific collection of illustrations, many of them in colour. Good copy. Keywords: australia local history wine country bush travel tourism  Cat nr 18341 -  $A17 TASMANIA (The Islands Series). Jackman, S.W.  David and Charles, octavo hardcover, 1974, 200p, illsts. Light blue cloth and spine lettering excellent. Book solid and clean. Dust-jacket good. ISBN 0715363859.Keywords: islands australia tasmania tourism travel history society people  Cat nr 1258 -  $A19 TEACH YOURSELF BASIC FRENCH. Arragon, Jean-Claude. Teach Yourself Books (UK), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1988, 219 pages. Comprises 28 carefully graded units to take the user through the steps needed. Small name in front, but no obvious highlighting, underlining or marginal notes. Minor wear, good solid copy. ISBN 0340420774. Keywords: education language french travel tourism  Cat nr 18630 -  $A17 TEACH YOURSELF EVERYDAY SPANISH. Collier, L.D. EUP paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1972 reprint, 232 pages. Good clean copy. No obvious underlining or marginal notes, etc. ISBN 0340055804. Keywords: spain spanish language  Cat nr 6793 -  $A22 TEACH YOURSELF JAPANESE. Ballhachtet, H. and Kaiser, S. Teach Yourself Paperback, 1990 reprint, 348p. A little edge wear but fairly good copy. ISBN 0340492457. Keywords: japan japanese asia language  Cat nr 3535 -  $A17 TEACH YOURSELF QUICK AND EASY JAPANESE. Lübke, D. & R. Langenscheidt-Hodder, paperback (stiff card), 1990, 94p. Orig. issued with tapes but useful as a freestanding guidebook. Very good copy. ISBN 0340529350. Keywords: japanese language travel tourism  Cat nr 1758 -  $A17 TERRACE TIMES COOK BOOK - Brisbane Edition. Arbib, Helen (text) & Trebilco, Reg (illustrations). he Terrace Times, vertical hardcover, pictorial boards, 1981, 64 pages, illustrated. Recipes and sketches of Brisbane buildings. Name of previous owner and some small writing inside front, and a little wear to boards, otherwise fairly good. Keywords: recipes food cooking buildings architecture queensland australia  Cat nr 17210 -  $A13 TERRIBLE HOURS (The). The Epic Rescue of Men Trapped Beneath the Sea. Maas, Peter. HarperCollins oversize paperback, 1999, 259 pages. The men were locked inside the submarine 'Squalus', which went down in 1939 off the New England coast during her final test-run. Due to the limited resources available at that time the ultimate rescue of the crew was an amazing episode in the history of the sea. Minor wear, good copy. Keywords: seas oceans rescues undersea submarines ships nautical  Cat nr 4032 -  $A17 THROUGH THE JUNGLE VERY SOFTLY. Quest for Wild Animals in the Far East. Koch-Isenburg, Ludwig. London, Hodder & Stoughton, octavo hardcover, 1963, 214 pages, illst. with B&W photo plates. Trans. from the German. The author had a private zoo. Well worn but fair, some deterioration of cloth from damp, grubby and worn dust-jacket. Overall fair only but intact. `Keywords: animals bush jungle asia far east adventure  Cat nr 4450 -  $A15 TIME GENTLEMEN PLEASE - 300+ years of pubs and brewing in East and West Ilsley. Burnay, Suzanna G. Sigma Book paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2003, 101 pages, illustrated. The card covers are bending (seems to be the type of card) and minord efects, otherwise good and solid. ISBN 0954213424. Keywords: history england alcohol pubs public houses  Cat nr 7193 -  $A27 TITANIC READER, The. Foster, John Wilson (editor). Penguin paperback, 2000, 364p., illsts. An interesting collection of material relating to the sinking of the Titanic.  Greeting inside front, otherwise very good copy. Keywords: shipwrecks disasters ocean oceans ice icebergs seas boats ships travel transport liners history people  Cat nr 1592 -  $A22 TO THE AFRICAN WILDERNESS WITH DICK ROUGHSEY O.B.E. McLaren, Verne. Verne McLaren, small quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1979, 119 pages, illustrated. Experiences of Australian delegation to World Wilderness Conference. Very good clean copy with fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0959688315. Keywords: wilderness africa ecology environment people history  Cat nr 18290 -  $A19 TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. Transglobal Expedition 1979-82. Fiennes, Ranulph. Coronet Books Paperback, 1985 reprint, 368p, illsts. Has a good selection photos, some in colour, and maps. Slightly skewed sideways, black remainder line on bottom, otherwise good. Keywords: travel adventure expeditions journeys biography autobiography adventurers  Cat nr 8049 -  $A22 TOKYO AFTER DARK. Fitzpatrick, William. MB paperback, 1971 reprint, 128p. An oldie but a good one, with a fascinating view of behind-the-scenes Japan. Good condition. Keywords: asia far east girls females women tokyo japan sex sexuality erotica adult entertainment prostitution  Cat nr 9942 -  $A15 TOPKAPI PALACE, The. Sabahattin Turkoglu. Net small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1992, 112 pages, illustrated. A beautiful book printed in colour of quality art paper detailing the delights of the Turkish palace. The book is in excellent shape EXCEPT for a small burn on front cover penetrating through to next page (cigarette?). ISBN 9754790019.  Keywords: turkey europe travel tourism palaces art history monuments architecture  Cat nr 4123 -  $A15 TOUJOURS PROVENCE. Mayle, Peter. Lon, Hamish Hamilton, octavo hardcover,  1991, 213p, illsts. Chatty book of reminiscences by the author of 'A Year in Provence'. Illustrated with sketches by Kevin Hart. Except for small name in front is good with good dust-jacket. Keywords: farms farming france rural life society people  Cat nr 8038 -  $A12 TOWER OF LONDON (The). Official Guide Book. Historic Royal Palaces Office. Historic Royal Palaces Agency (UK), approx A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1996, 60 pages, illustrated. Beautifully printed and fully illustrated with full-colour photos and reproductions of artworks, etc, on art paper, together with descriptive notes. Includes a useful chart of kings and queens. Very good. Keywords: tower gaols jails prisons buildings monuments architecture history palaces  Cat nr 8304 -  $A17 TRAILING AND MOUNTAINEERING IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (Everyone's Guide to). Levy, Jaynee. Cape Town, C. Struik Publishers, small quarto hardcover (pictorial bards), 1984 reprint, 392 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) A veritable goldmine of information, packed with advice and data, with many maps and colour plates to whet the appetite of the adventurer. Some light edge staining and small name in front, otherwise good solid copy. ISBN 0869771574. Keywords: south southern africa travel tourism adventure backpacking hiking mountaineering climbing outdoors recreations  Cat nr 18285 -  $A52 TRAVEL WRITING. George, Don. Lonely Planet, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2005, 271 pages. 'Expert advice on travel writing from the best writers and editors in the business. Bookshop stamp in front and on top and bottom edge. Otherwise fairly good solid copy. ISBN 0864427425. Keywords: travel writing books authors  Cat nr 18455 -  $A19 TRAVELLER-IN-FURNESS. Portfolio of Barry Charles' work in Southern Lakeland. Charles, Barry. Ulverston (Cumbria), Reminder Press, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1989, 64 pages, illustrated. Comprises 39 drawings, including three previously unpublished, with a commentary by the artist. Some beautiful sketches of historic places. Has one very tiny corner bump but is otherwise very good. ISBN 095668931. Keywords: art artists sketches britain lakeland travel buildings architecture history  Cat nr 18147 -  $A32 TRAVELLERS' FOREIGN PHRASE BOOK. Kettridge, J.O. Routledge & Kegan Paul, compact paperback, 1981, 272 pages. Grouped under topics, e.g. Shopping, with languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch. Six columns across two pages show the same phrase in the six languages. Some small writing inside front and a bit of general wear but fairly good. Keywords: languages translations travel tourism  Cat nr 18802 -  $A22 TRAVELLERS' HEALTH. How to Stay Healthy Abroad. (3rd Edition) Dawood, Dr Richard. Oxford Press, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 3rd Edition, 1992, 472 pages. 'The definitive guide to all aspects of health abroad.' Light wear, fairly good. ISBN 0192622471. Keywords: travel tourism health wellbeing  Cat nr 17730 -  $A19 TRAVELLING (traveling) WELL. The Must Have Guide to a Safe & Healthy Journey. Mills, Deborah (the Travel Doctor). Dr Deborah Mills (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 8th Edition, 1999, 160 pages, illustrated. A terrific book, packed with useful advice, technical information and most of what the traveller needs to know. Some corner wear but fairly good copy. ISBN 0957717946. Keywords: travel tourism safety security health  Cat nr 17920 -  $A17 TRAVELS IN BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG. Elsy, Mary. Lon, Andre Deutsch, octavo hardcover, 1st Ed, 1966, 112p, illsts., endpaper maps. Good copy with only a little edge wear. No dust-jacket. Spine gilt lettering excellent. Keywords: travel tourism adventure europe women females belgium luxembourg belgians culture people society history castles  Cat nr 8050 -  $A12 TREKKING IN THE NEPAL HIMALAYA. Armington, Stan. Lonely Planet paperback (card), 6th Edition, 1994, 386p, illsts. Fairly good copy. ISBN 0864422318. Keywords: travel asia far east nepal tourism walking tours  Cat nr 3489 -  $A13 TRESEDER. Man of Adventure. Long, Martin. New Holland, oversize paperback, 1999, 285p, illsts. Minor edge wear, otherwise good copy. ISBN 1864365706. Keywords: biography adventure antarctic travel expeditions  Cat nr 2874 -  $A17 TROPIC COAST, The Coastal Playgrounds of Queensland. Toghill, Jeff. Reed Books, quarto hardcover, 1982, 88 pages, illustrated. Illustrated with numerous B&W and colour photos and maps. Light wear, small name in front, good with good dust-jacket. ISBN 0589503340. Keywords: australia queensland coast coastline travel tourism  Cat nr 7305 -  $A21 VAGABONDING IN EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA. Buryn, Ed. Random House/Bookworks paperback, 1973, 247 pages, illustrated. Backpacking in an earlier era. With a host of interesting information and many many B&W photos (I often wonder why travel book writers don't take more photos; this one is tops!). Still valuable 30 years or more later. This is a grubby and well worn copy, Poor but intact, priced accordingly. ISBN 0394706633. Keywords: travel adventure europe africa biography autobiography  Cat nr 7030 -  $A17 VANISHED ARIZONA. Recollections of the Army Life of a New England Woman. Summerhayes, Martha. University of Nebraska Press, Paperback (pictorial card), 1979, 307p, illsts. Reproduced from the 2nd Edition - 1911. Very good copy. Keywords: america usa women females history society culture biography autobiography memoirs  Cat nr 1589 -  $A22 VENICE. Hamilton, David (photos) and Lauritzen, Peter (text). New York, Arcade Publishing, large hardcover, 1989, 95 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) The master photographer turns his attention from beautiful females to a beautiful city. Cloth has some light marks but is fairly good, spine lettering is excellent. There is a black line on one edge (remainder mark), Lacks dust-jacket. But the book is very good inside. ISBN 1559700203. Keywords: italy venice cities photographs history  Cat nr 7181 -  $A26 VILLAGE HERITAGE. Miss Pinnell & Children of Sapperton School. Alan Sutton Publishing, quarto hardcover, 1st edition, 1986, 112p, illsts. Fascinating publication - a history of a Gloucestershire village largely written by the pupils, with lots of interesting artwork, photos, many in colour, of the children in period costume, etc. Great idea here for other parts of the world! Blue cloth and gilt lettering excellent. Dust-jacket has a small tear but is otherwise very good. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 086299263X. Keywords: england britain villages society culture schools education children travel tourism  Cat nr 2186 -  $A25 VILLAGES OF ENGLAND. Anon. Crown Books - Beautiful Britain series, A4 Paperback (stiff card), 1985, no pagination, c.48p, illsts. Pictorial book with colour photos- some quite large - printed on art paper, accompanied by brief descriptive notes. Good copy. ISBN 0862833299. Keywords: britain england travel tourism villages country towns people history society culture  Cat nr 1694 -  $A22 VINLAND VOYAGE. Anderson, J.R.L. London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, octavo hardcover, 1967, 278 pages, illustrations, endpaper maps. Traces the journey in May and June 1966 in the cutter 'Griffin' of a group of mariners following an old Norsemen's route across the north Atlantic. Blue cloth slightly sun-faded but fairly good, with excellent spine gilt lettering. No dust-jacket. Keywords: travel adventure sailing re-enactments history  Cat nr 17859 -  $A25 VOYAGE OF THE CHALLENGER, The. Linklater, Eric. Cardinal quarto Paperback, 1974, 288p, illsts. In 1872 HMS Challenge sailed from Portsmouth on a journey of over 125,000 km and lasting 1,000 days. This is the story, illustrated with many plates, some in colour. Except for minor edge wear is a very good copy. ISBN 0351172238. Keywords: nautical yachts yachting sailing sail  Cat nr 1613 -  $A25 VOYAGE OF THEIR LIFE (The). The Story of the SS Derna and its Passengers. Armstrong,. Diane. Flamingo oversize paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2002 reprint, 484 pages, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) The story of displaced persons from Europe travelling to Australia after WW2. The 3 month long voyage in a low-grade ship was marked by catastrophe, conflict and trouble. The author was a 9-year-old on board the ship and has in recent years retraced the eventful voyage. With two sections B&W photos. Slight edge wear but basically fairly good. ISBN 0732268680. Keywords: travel voyages migrants migration immigrants australia europe shops  Cat nr 3767 -  $A17 WALKING LONDON. Thirty Original Walks In and Around London. Duncan, Andrew. New Holland Publishers, paperback (linen-finish stiff pictorial card), 1994, 184 pages, illustrated. A fascinating and useful book with a stack of information and many illustrations, including maps and some colour plates. Good copy. ISBN 1853681733. Keywords: travel tourism london england britain walks walking tours  Cat nr 6384 -  $A22 WEST MIDLANDS (The) Within Living Memory. Federation of Women's Institutes. Countryside Books (UK), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1996, 223 pages, illustrated. A fascinating series of pen-portraits of life in the Midlands area, enhanced with numerous historic photos. Deals with such topics as homes and family life, war, schooling, holidays, etc. Slight bit of edge damage but nothing serious, otherwise fairly good. ISBN 1853064408. Keywords: england britain tourism travel people society culture history  Cat nr 17854 -  $A22 WHERE NO ROAD GOES. Remote and intriguing places in Australia and PNG. Mossel, Bob. Enterprise Publications (Aust), large hardcover, pictorial boards, 1979 reprint, 104 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Interesting collection of chapters, well illustrated. Good except for small name in front. ISBN 0959130002. Keywords: australia outback bush country new guinea papua travel tourism  Cat nr 5486 -  $A22 WHERE TO WATCH BIRDS IN BRITAIN AND EUROPE. Gooders, John. London, André Deutsch, octavo hardcover, 1970, 299 pages, illustrated. Light edge wear, but solid and otherwise good copy with excellent cloth and lettering. Dust-jacket fairly good. Keywords: birds wildlife nature natural history travel britain europe  Cat nr 5593 -  $A32 WHITSUNDAYS BOOK, The. Colfelt, David. Windward Publications (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1995, 192 pages, illustrated. Printed on art paper with many full-colour illustrations without. With maps and extensive details of wildlife, fishing, etc. This copy shows signs of a fair bit of use but is solid and fairly good. ISBN 0646230395. Keywords: australia queensland islands travel tourism history  Cat nr 18830 -  $A27 WILD WALES. Its People, Language and Scenery. Borrow, George. T. Nelson & Sons, small hardcover, no date, reprint, 572 pages. Worn, cloth a bit stained and generally degraded cop but all here. No dust-jacket. Good 'reading only' copy of this classic. Keywords: wales welsh united kingdom people culture history Cat nr 18608 -  $A13 WINDSOR CASTLE - OFFICIAL GUIDE. Anon. Publisher: The Royal Collection, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1997 edition, 64 pages, illsts. With full-colour photos printed on art paper. Very good copy. ISBN 10902163001. Keywords: britain england castles windsor royal royalty architecture buildings monuments history  Cat nr 3338 -  $A17 WIRRAL PENINSULA, The. Ellison, Norman. London, Robert Hale, octavo hardcover, 1962 reprint, 264 pages, illustrated. Well worn cloth with a stain on front, some light edge staining, no dust-jacket. Intact within and fairly good. Keywords: Britain england travel tourism history people culture  Cat nr 18838 -  $A22 WIRRAL, The (Corrected Reprint). Brack, Alan. Phillimore & Co (UK), octavo hardcover, Corrected Reprint, 1988, 208 pages, illustrated. An interesting history from a noted publisher of local history. Includes a fairly good selection B&W photo plates, well printed. Boards and spine lettering excellent, dust-jacket good. Chief defect - greeting inside front. ISBN 0850336791. Keywords: Britain england travel tourism history people culture  Cat nr 18836 -  $A27 WISH WE WEREN'T HERE. A Survival Guide to Abroad. Waters, Barry. New English Library, small quarto hardcover, pictorial boards, 1984, 128 pages, illustrated. A fun look at the disasters and hassles of touring around the world. By the author of 'Piste Again'. Very good copy. ISBN 0450060837. Keywords: travel tourism disasters humour humor horror  Cat nr 8833 -  $A19 WORKABOUT AUSTRALIA. Job Network Edition. Brebner, Barry. Workabout Australia, small quarto paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2000, 208 pages, illustrated. A heap of useful information in a readable and attractive format. Minor wear, good. ISBN 0957813406. Keywords: jobs employment careers work travel  Cat nr 18310 -  $A19 WORKAWAY GUIDE. Halliday, Karen. Workaway Australia paperback, 1995 reprint, 124 pages. Practical advice book for those wishing to travel and work. Some cover bending from age but fairly good solid copy. ISBN 0646228854. Keywords: work employment travel tourism jobs backpackers workers  Cat nr 6054 -  $A17 WORKING OVERSEAS. A working holiday guide for Australians and New Zealanders. Havenhand, Bryan. Global Exchange Australia, Paperback, 3rd Edition, 1997, 278p. A very useful practical reference book, packed with advice and information. Minor wear, good. Keywords: travel work working employment tourism  Cat nr 1586 -  $A22 WORLD FROM ISLAM (The). A Journey of Discovery Through the Muslim Heartland. Negus, George. HarperCollins oversize paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2003, 294 pages, illustrated. Illustrated with two sections colour plates. Except for a greeting inside front this is a very good copy. ISBN 0732276233. Keywords: islam religion muhammadan muslims culture society history travel  Cat nr 4128 -  $A22 WRECK AT SHARPNOSE POINT, The. A Victorian Mystery. Seal, Jeremy. Picador paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2001, 316 pages. Did the locals, including the parson, lure a ship to disaster in 1842? A A modern-day detective investigates. A couple of creased corners and general bending of book but fairly good. ISBN 0330374656. Keywords: wrecks shipwrecks disasters  Cat nr 7242 -  $A15 YACHTSMAN'S MATE'S GUIDE, The. Livingston, Margie. Ziff Davis (USA), octavo hardcover, pictorial cover, 1980, 116p, illsts. Very good copy with good dust-jacket. ISBN 0871650878. Keywords: yachts yachting sailing seamanship  Cat nr 1624 -  $A27 YEAR OF THE HORNBILL (The). Volunteer Service in Sarawak. Wilson, Hugh. Wellington, Reed Books, octavo hardcover, 1966, 164p, illsts. The author taught Dyak and Chinese children. Includes some bw photos and a map. The book is fairly good but has a little tape residue at each end. Dust-jacket fairly good. Keywords: travel tourism adventure children boys girls asia far east teachers teaching schools education  Cat nr 2103 -  $A19 YESTERDAY'S WIRRAL. Birkenhead, Prenton and Oxton. Boumphrey, Ian and Marilyn. Ian and Marilyn Boumphrey, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1991, 64 pages, illustrated. Basically a collection of historic photographs, each with some text to set the historic context, etc. Some damage (tearing) to top edge of front cover and first page and some creasing to cover but no text or photos damaged; otherwise fairly good copy. ISBN 0950725551X. Keywords: Britain england travel tourism history people culture photographs  Cat nr 18834 -  $A19 YESTERDAY'S WIRRAL. No. 6 - Neston, Parkgate, Heswall, including Thurstaston, Irby and Greasby. Boumphrey, Ian and Marilyn. Ian and Marilyn Boumphrey, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1991, 64 pages, illustrated. Basically a collection of historic photographs, each with some text to set the historic context, etc. Minor wear, good solid clean copy. ISBN 0950725552. Keywords: Britain england travel tourism history people culture photographs  Cat nr 18833 -  $A22 YESTERDAY'S WIRRAL. No.7 - More of Birkenhead, Oxton and Prenton, including Bidston and Upton. Boumphrey, Ian and Marilyn. Ian and Marilyn Boumphrey, A4 paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1992, 64 pages, illustrated. Basically a collection of historic photographs, each with some text to set the historic context, etc. Minor wear, good solid clean copy. ISBN 0950725579. Keywords: Britain england travel tourism history people culture photographs  Cat nr 18835 -  $A22 YOUR BODY CLOCK. Its significance for the jet traveller. Strughold, Hubertus. Angus & Robertson, hardcover, 1972, 95 pages. Book edges bit worn but green cloth and spine lettering good. Dust-jacket bit worn and tending to curl. ISBN 0207954518. Keywords: body time clocks biology  Cat nr 17400 -  $A15

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