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A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES by Eric Newby See photos & details
A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES by Eric Newby
A hard to find anthology of travel writing from several centuries compiled by the legendary travel writer, Eric Newby. This is a used travel book in good condition: clean with light reading wear; pages tanning lightly with age; light corner wear. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!
Price: AUD 10.00
A DESERT JOURNAL Letters from Central Asia by Avangeline French, Mildred Cable and Francesca French See photos & details
A DESERT JOURNAL Letters from Central Asia by Avangeline French, Mildred Cable and Francesca French
A scarce 1949 travel book about the Gobi Desert, originally published in 1934. Book is in good condition for it's age: dust jacket is price clipped and worn; pages are clean with some age spots on end pages, some notes in pencil on first page. Measures 18 x 12 cms. See photos for condition and sample pages - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
A HISTORY OF FIJI IN THREE PARTS by Kim Gravelle See photos & details
A HISTORY OF FIJI IN THREE PARTS by Kim Gravelle
A scarce and very readable book on Fiji history. Book is in good, aging condition. Cover shows some creasing and wear. Price written on cover in biro. Pages are clean and aging lightly. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
A HOUSE IN BALI by Colin McPhee See photos & details
A HOUSE IN BALI by Colin McPhee
A very hard to find classic on Bali, first published in 1947. This 2002 edition is in very good condition: nice and clean with little reading wear. Pages aging lightly. A nice copy of a scarce and popular book.
Price: AUD 9.00
A SEASON IN INDIA Letters of Ruby Madden edited by Helen Rutledge See photos & details
A SEASON IN INDIA Letters of Ruby Madden edited by Helen Rutledge
Experiences of an Australian girl at The Great Coronation Durbar, Dehli: 1903. A scarce book in good, read condition: pages are clean and aging lightly, cover is a bit worn around the edges. Price marked on bottom edge in texta. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!
Price: AUD 9.00
A SHORT WALK IN THE HINDU KUSH by Eric Newby See photos & details
A SHORT WALK IN THE HINDU KUSH by Eric Newby
A classic travel book by a legendary writer.
Price: AUD 8.00
A WOMAN UNKNOWN Voices from a Spanish Life by Lucia Graves See photos & details
A WOMAN UNKNOWN Voices from a Spanish Life by Lucia Graves
The author grew up in Majorca, looks like an interesting read for anybody into Spain. This is a used book in good condition: cover is clean with light wear and creasing; pages are clean and tanning at the edges with age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
ABROAD Alan Wykes - A Miscellany of English Travel Writing 1700-1914 See photos & details
ABROAD Alan Wykes - A Miscellany of English Travel Writing 1700-1914
A fascinating looking book of early travel writing from ye olden days.
Price: AUD 10.00
ADVENTURES IN PERSIA Reginald Teague-Jones Alias Ronald Sinclair See photos & details
ADVENTURES IN PERSIA Reginald Teague-Jones Alias Ronald Sinclair
A rare book. This looks like an amazing read about the author's drive in 1926 from Beiruit to India in a Model A Ford via Baghdad, Tabriz, Tehran, Qum and Kirman.
Price: AUD 15.00
ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM The Book That Inspired the Film The King and I by Margaret Landon See photos & details
ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM The Book That Inspired the Film The King and I by Margaret Landon
A scarce book in good, aging condition. Pages are clean and aging lightly, a few ages spots on the edges of the book. Cover is clean but curled from use. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
BA ROSE My years in Vietnam 1968-1971 by Iris Mary Roser See photos & details
BA ROSE My years in Vietnam 1968-1971 by Iris Mary Roser
A popular memoir by an Australian who volunteered for humanitarian work during the Vietnam War. Book is in good condition with light wear, pages are tanning with age. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
BLACK + WHITE IN COLOUR African History on Screen Edited by Vivian Bickford Smith and Richard Mendelsohn See photos & details
BLACK + WHITE IN COLOUR African History on Screen Edited by Vivian Bickford Smith and Richard Mendelsohn
A scarce book at a great price, the book was originally purchased for $60 and sells for about US$30 on the major book sites. Book is in very good condition: clean with some light handling wear around the edges, pages are nice and white and clean. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!
Price: AUD 12.00
BLACK HORSE ODYSSEY Search for the lost city of Rome in China by David Harris See photos & details
BLACK HORSE ODYSSEY Search for the lost city of Rome in China by David Harris
A scarce travelogue: the author is an Australian historian and traveller who searches for the lost city of Li-jion, a city built by Romans in China. Book is in good, used condition. Pages are nice and clean with little age, cover shows light wear. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!
Price: AUD 9.00
BONES OF THE MASTER George Crane - A Journey to Secret Mongolia See photos & details
BONES OF THE MASTER George Crane - A Journey to Secret Mongolia
A scarce book on Mongolia. Having fled Red Army troops in 1959, monk Tsung Tsai persuades his American neighbor--40 years later--to travel with him back to his birthplace at the edge of the Gobi desert. Their search takes them from frontier towns, mud villages, and lost temples to a remote mountain cave and deep into the heart of zen.
Price: AUD 9.00
CAPTAIN COOK The Seamen's Seaman by Alan Villiers See photos & details
CAPTAIN COOK The Seamen's Seaman by Alan Villiers
A hard-to-find biography of Captain James Cook, just how did he get around without a Lonely Planet? Book is in good condition with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
CAPTAIN SCOTT by Ranulph Fiennes See photos & details
CAPTAIN SCOTT by Ranulph Fiennes
A large and scarce book in good condition with very little reading wear. Pages are nice and clean with a little age. A nice book. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!
Price: AUD 12.00
COCKLES OF THE HEART Marion Halligan See photos & details
COCKLES OF THE HEART Marion Halligan
The author travels from Paris to Spain with a passion food, history and architecture. This book is very hard to find, and cheap.
Price: AUD 12.00
CONFESSIONS OF A BEACHCOMBER by EJ Beanfield (Dunk Island Australia) See photos & details
CONFESSIONS OF A BEACHCOMBER by EJ Beanfield (Dunk Island Australia)
A classic deserted tropical island memoir. This is a used book in good condition: nice and clean; light reading wear; clean white pages. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
CONSUL IN PARADISE W.A.R. Woods - Sixty Eight Years in Siam See photos & details
CONSUL IN PARADISE W.A.R. Woods - Sixty Eight Years in Siam
The author was sent to Thailand is a consular officer in 1896 and stayed for Sixty Eight Years. This book is quite hard to find and looks like an interesting read.
Price: AUD 10.00
FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung See photos & details
FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung
A personal account of the Pol Pot genocide.
Price: AUD 8.00
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