Travel & History from Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

London: John Murray, (1968)., (1968).. Good. - Octavo, 8-3/8 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in red cloth titled in gilt on the spine, laid into a pictorial dust wrapper. The dust jacket is rubbed, creased and chipped along the edges. ix, [1] & 345 pages illustrated with a double-page map, textual maps & 16 pages of photographs.… Read more about this item

London: Jarrolds, (1960)., (1960).. Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR DOUGLAS COLLINS TO PROFESSIONAL HUNTER BILL RYAN - Octavo, 8-1/4 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in light bluish-gray cloth titled in black on the spine, laid into a pictorial dust wrapper. The covers are bumped. The edges of the soiled dust jacket are chipped with small pieces out… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, (1971)., (1971).. Very good. - Octavo, 8-1/2 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in dark green cloth titled in gilt on the spine laid into a printed yellow & orange dust wrapper. The covers are bumped. The edges of the dust jacket are creased with a small tear to the bottom edge of the jacket… Read more about this item

London: David Bruce & Watson, (1970)., (1970).. Good. - Octavo, 8-3/4 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in cream cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in the original pictorial dust wrapper. The covers are soiled and slightly warped. The price-clipped dust jacket is creased and chipped with a stamp and a price in ink at the bottom… Read more about this item

London: W.H. Allen, 1964., 1964.. Very good. - Octavo, 8 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in light greenish gray cloth backed with a black cloth spine, titled in green on the spine. The book is laid into a pictorial dust wrapper. The covers are rubbed with slight wear to the spine. The head of the price-clipped dust… Read more about this item

London: Cassell, (1979)., (1979).. Very good. - Octavo, 8-3/8 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in tan cloth titled in silver on the spine, laid into a pictorial price-clipped dust wrapper. xii & 187 pages, illustrated with a frontispiece map and 8 pages of illustrations. Very good. First edition.

London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1815., 1815.. Very good. - Octavo, 8-1/2 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Bound in contemporary brown calf crudely rebacked with a plain cloth spine. The binding is enhanced by marbled edges and endpapers. The leather covers are rubbed with wear to the corners. (vi) & 412 pages, illustrated… Read more about this item

Zurich: Meyer und Zeller, 1844., 1844.. Fair. - Octavo, 8-1/2 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, in light teal printed wraps titled and decorated in black on the front cover with the table of contents printed within a decorative frame on the rear cover. The book is largely disbound. The covers are soiled, creased and chipped. The… Read more about this item

[Kjobenhavn, Denmark]: Berlingske Forlag, 1952., 1952.. Good. - Quarto [12-3/4 inches high by 10-3/8 inches wide] softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The binding is bumped & rubbed. 63 & [1] pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Good. <p>The title translates as "the New Greenland and the Journey of the King and Queen" and refers to a visit… Read more about this item

Praha: SNTL, 1958., 1958.. Good. - Quarto [approximately 12-1/4 inches high by 9-1/4 inches wide], white cloth titled in gilt. The book is housed in a light tan paper-covered slipcase. The head & tail of the book's spine are creased and the covers are lightly soiled and partially discolored. The slipcase is soiled & chipped with tears to… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1934., 1934.. Very good. - Octavo, maroon cloth titled in gilt. The bottom corner of the front cover is lightly creased. Half-title, title [4] leaves & 284 pages. Illustrated with a black-and-white portrait frontispiece. There is offsetting to the front pastedown & endpaper. A note that was once paper-clipped to the top edge… Read more about this item

(Cambridge, U.K.: The University of Cambridge), 1987., 1987.. Very good. - Quarto [9-1/3 inches high by 6-3/4 inches wide], softcover bound in color pictorial wrappers. The top corners of the covers are very lightly creased & the edges of the rear wrap are slightly darkened. Pages [629]-[754]. Black-and-white photographic illustrations, maps & tables. Very good. … Read more about this item

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1971., 1971.. Very good. - Octavo, dark green cloth. The tail of the spine is lightly creased. xiii & 555 pages with an errata page bound in. Illustrated with 2 folding black-and-white maps. Very good. <p>This is one of a series of handbooks prepared by Foreign Area Studies of the American University, Washington,… Read more about this item

[Denmark]: Aschehoug, (2001)., (2001).. Very good. - Quarto [10-3/8 inches high by 7-1/2 inches wide], light gray boards with a color illustration on each cover. The bottom corner of the front cover is creased. 423 pages. Black-and-white illustrations & color endpaper maps. Very good. <p>A revised and enlarged edition of the version published by the Danish Polar Center… Read more about this item

Copenhagen: Berlingske Forlag, 1947., 1947.. Good. - Quarto [12-3/4 inches high by 10-3/8 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The binding is rubbed & bumped with soiling to the rear wrap. The spine is darkened & chipped. 96 pages. Profuse photographic illustrations & maps in brown & white. The corners of some front & rear pages are… Read more about this item

Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Forlag, (1964)., (1964).. Good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY KJELL HJERN AND HIS WIFE - Quarto [11-1/4 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide], cream-colored boards backed with black cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is warped & very lightly bumped & the extremities of the boards are slightly darkened. The dust jacket is chipped with… Read more about this item

Reykjavik: Isafoldarprentsmioja H.F., 1937., 1937.. Good. - Quarto [approximately 11 inches high by 9 inches wide], softcover bound in brown pictorial stiff suede wrappers. The binding is rubbed & soiled with the extremities chipped & with a number of small stains. 100 & [2] pages plus a large section of black-and-white illustrations. the last signature [i.e. group of… Read more about this item

Nuk [Greenland]: Nuk kommune, 1978., 1978.. Very good. - Small quarto [9-3/8 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial color wrappers. The top corner of the rear wrap is bumped. 175 pages. Illustrated with several color plates and with profuse black-and-white illustrations. The top corners of a few rear pages are lightly bumped. Very good.… Read more about this item

(Umanaq): Nordiske Landes Bogforlag, (1981)., (1981).. Very good. - Small quarto [9-1/4 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in teal pictorial wrappers. The extremities of the binding are lightly rubbed. 282 & [1] pages. Numerous black-and-white illustrations, including maps & facsimiles. Very good. <p>First edition.<p>An account of the history and development of the commune of Nanortalik.<p>The… Read more about this item

(Umanak): Nordiske Landes Bogforlag, (1980)., (1980).. Very good. - Small quarto [9-1/4 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in teal pictorial wrappers. The binding is lightly rubbed. 267 pages. Numerous black-and-white illustrations. Very good. <p>First edition.<p>An account of the history and development of the commune of Frederikshab.<p>The text is in Danish and Greenlandic.