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Historical Souvenir of San Francisco, Cal with Views of Prominent Buildings, the Bay Islands, Etc
San Francisco C.P. Heininger [1887] Hardback
Octavo Size. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Some small marks to red decorated boards. Light wear to spine ends and corners. Gilt titles. Fold out black and white plates. The text pages are browning with age. The illustrations are remarkably fresh with only one small split to the connecting fold between 2 plates. A lovely copy. 30 pages [text] This is a scarce pictorial history of pre-earthquake San Francisco with a brief history of the city. ID244912
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100.00 AUD
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Souvenir of London 32 Coloured Illustrations with Descriptive Matter
circa 1920s Softcover
Small Quarto Size. Very Good condition. Staple bound. Very light chipping to the rear edges. Lovely coloured 'postcard style' pictures of various London features with a small description of each. The pictures are a wonderful evocation of historical London featuring early motor cars and buses as well as horse drawn vehicles. Published in the reign of George V and refers to the upgrade of Victoria Station which took place in 1924. unpaginated These pictures are a wonderful evocation of historical London. Published in the reign of George V and refers to the upgrade of Victoria Station which took place in 1924. ID249707
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Through the Moon Gate. A Guide to China's Historic Monuments
Hong Kong Oxford University Press 1986 019584176X / 9780195841763 1st Edition Softcover
Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition - Card Covers. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 313 pages This book describes the hundred most important monuments in China. Selected to show the development of Chinese art and architecture over the millennia. ID264195
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Abraham, J. Johnston The Surgeon's Log: Impressions of the Far East
London Chapman & Hall 1929 Reprint Hardback
Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners, with an intriguing triangle cut out of the centre of the spine. Corresponding discolouration on book spine.Scattered foxing to book edges and previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 302 pages Abraham was a ship surgeon on board the tramp steamer, ss Cytemnestra. This frank account of maritime and colonial life in the Far East was first published in 1911. ID268203
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Addis, Faith The Year of the Cornflake
London Andre Deutsch 1983 0233975268 / 9780233975269 1st Edition Hardcover
Octavo Size. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in a plastic sleeve. Previous owner's name/details to front free endpaper. 218 pages Faith and Brian Addis sold their Bloomsbury Flower Shop and moved to a roomy framhouse in Devon where they offered memorable holidays for the child who loves the outdoor life. This is the story of their first year. ID232977
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Alexander, Caroline The Way to Xanadu
London Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1993 0297813137 / 9780297813132 1st Edition Hardback
Octavo Size. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in plastic cover. xii, 194 pages A quest across three continents to discover the sources of Coleridge's inspiration for Kubla Khan. ID237226
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30.00 AUD
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Allen, Peter and Consuelo The Curve of Earth's Shoulder
London George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1966 Hardback
Octavo Size. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in plastic sleeve. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners. Inscribed & signed by both authors. Illustrated with colour plates. 205 pages Travels in the Americas and the USSR by train, boat and plane. ID255903
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Anderson, W. Ellery Expedition South
London The Travel Book Club No date Book Club Edition Hardcover
Octavo Size. VERY GOOD in GOOD Dustjacket. DJ is insecr damaged - now protected in mylar sleeve. Maps to endpapers. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 208 pages ID176141
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12.00 AUD
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Augustin, Andreas Sofitel Metropole Hanoi
London The Most Famous Hotels in the World Ltd 2001 981001290X / 9789810012908 1st Edition Hardback
Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good+ copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in a purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 160 pages The history of one of the world's finest hotels. ID271200
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Ayres, Philip Mawson. A Life
Carlton South The Miegunyah Press 1999 0522848117 / 9780522848113 1st Edition Hardback
Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. Excellent condition. 321 pages Sir Douglas Mawson is best known for his Antarctic expeditions, but he was also a scientist and geologist, a man of influence in social and political circles and of course, an explorer. He's a complex character well deserving a broad ranging and in depth biography such as this. ID254922
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Ayres, Philip Mawson: A Life
Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2003 0522848117 / 9780522848113 Reprint Trade Paperback
Octavo Size. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. 321 pages ID255489
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18.00 AUD
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