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Black Haiti. A Biography of Africa's Eldest Daughter
by Niles, Blair
- Condition
- Used - Very Good (Minus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Published
- 1927
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chico, California, USA
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SGD 102.82
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New York/London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Mary Blair Niles (1880-1959) was a well-known geographer who also wrote several novels. This account of her time spent in Haiti was first published in 1926. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the Second Printing (stated "Second printing, February, 1927"). Orange and gold paper-covered boards with a black cloth spine; titling in… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 102.82
The Case of Captain Burton. Late H.B.M.'s Consul at Damascus
by Anonymous [British Foreign Office]
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Facsimile Edition
- Published
- 2005
- ISBN
- 9781578985418
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chico, California, USA
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SGD 171.36
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Mansfield Centre/West Vancouver: Martino Publishing/Voyager Press Rare Books/Wayfarer's Bookshop, 2005. Soldier, translator, linguist, African explorer, adventurer, philo-Arabist and anti-Semite. Burton (1821-1890) was always controversial; here is the Foreign Office report on his recall as Consul to Damascus. First printed in 1872 by Clayton and Company. This is a Fine copy of a facsimile edition. Blue cloth binding with gilt titling… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 171.36
From Sea to Sea; Letters of Travel
by Kipling, Rudyard
- Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition.
- Published
- 1899
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chico, California, USA
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SGD 137.09
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New York: Doubleday & McClure Company, 1899. An anthology of articles Kipling wrote for the "Civil & Military gazette" and "The Pioneer" between 1887 and 1889. These are Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copies of the First American Edition (the "Authorized Edition"). Two volumes in green cloth binding; ruled on front cover and lettered in gilt on the spine.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 137.09
The Spell of Japan
by Anderson, Isabel
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Printing.
- Published
- 1916
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chico, California, USA
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SGD 102.82
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Boston: The Page Company Publishers, 1916. Here is an early Twentieth Century travel book, part of the "Spell Series" on various countries. This is a Near Fine copy of the Second Printing, presented in a beautiful, highly decorative binding with a Japanese scence in blue, two shades of green, and blue.on the cover. The scene repeats on the spine. Clean… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 102.82
Sowing Glory. The Memoirs of "Mary Ambree" The English Woman-Legionary
by Wren, Percival Christopher
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition.
- Published
- 1931
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chico, California, USA
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SGD 54.84
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931. Wren (1875-1941) is a man of some mystery. He may or may not have served in the Foreign Legion, but he wrote accurately about it. His most famous work is "Beau Geste," made into a popular movie. Here Wren is presenting the story of a woman who herself may or may not have… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 54.84
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Wilderness. A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska
by Kent, Rockwell
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Limited/Numbered.
- Published
- 1970
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chico, California, USA
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SGD 171.36
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Los Angeles: Wilderness Press/Ward Ritchie Press, 1970. Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) is acknowledged as one of the finest American artists of the XXth Century; an incredible draftsman, he was particularly noted for his graphic illustrations. This is a reissue of his first book, originally published in 1920. First Edition Thus, "Including extensive hitherto unpublished passages from the original journal," in a… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 171.36
New Worlds to Conquer
by Halliburton, Richard
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1929
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chico, California, USA
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SGD 89.11
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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1929. Tales of South America by the adventurer Richard Halliburton (1900-1939), who became famous for, among other things, swimming the entire length of the Panama Canal. He aspired to the swash-buckling life; appropriately, he was lost at sea and presumed dead. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. Olive green cloth binding with gilt… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 89.11