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CORTES AND MONTEZUMA
by COLLIS, MAURICE
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1954
- Binding
- Hard Cover Brown Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$23.78
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Dust jacket is somewhat marked; 6 chips replaced with matching paper; spine tanned. Not price-clipped. Illustrated with b&w line drawings and 2 maps. Book unmarked. Covered in archival plastic. Item Price
CA$23.78
THE LAST SECRETS
by BUCHAN, JOHN
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1923
- Binding
- Hard cover illustrated boards
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$33.44
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Titles on spine have been reworked, Front cover slightly rubbed, rear cover recoloured; spine strengthened at head and tail; end papers very foxed. 12 b&w photo plates complete; 9 maps present - one missing. Lhasa, North South Poles, Brahmaputra Gorges, New Guinea, Mount Everest, Holy Cities. Covered in archival plastic. Item Price
CA$33.44
ACROSS AFRICA Vol II
by CAMERON , VERNEY LOVETT, Commander
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1877
- Binding
- Hard Cover Navy Blue Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$97.56
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All edges are rough and rather discoloured. Pages very slightly yellowed. Head of spine has been reinforced inside channel, gilt titles on spine and front are somewhat tarnished. Frontis plus 17 b&w etched plates with tissue guards; numerous illustrations in text. Please expect some extra postage. Covered in archival plastic. Item Price
CA$97.56
CAPTAIN COOK
by MACLEAN, ALISTAIR ,
- Condition
- Used - Good-
- Published
- 1974
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$13.00
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Warped by damp and badly stored but appears unread. New title on spine. Full of b&w and col illustrations; maps of Cook's voyages. Item Price
CA$13.00
LIVINGSTONE'S RIVER
by MARTELLI, GEORGE
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1970
- Binding
- Hard cover Blue Boards
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$26.45
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The head and tail of both dust jacket and book have been touched up; rear cover is rubbed slightly. A blank "Ex Libris" covers small damage on front fep.This is the first complete account of the third expedition by Livingstone, regarded at the time as a failure, ending tragically with several deaths including his own wife. Much glossed over, here… Read more about this item Item Price
CA$26.45
BETWEEN THE OXUS AND THE INDUS
by SCHOMBERG, Colonel R C F.
- Condition
- Used - Fine in Plastic
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1935
- Binding
- Hard Cover Blue Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$52.01
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Slight wear at head and tail and 2 cnrs; other 2 corners slightly bumped. The pages are somewhat tanned and some foxing has been removed. A copy from the Port Alfred library with all pockets, labels and numbers removed except one stamp which remains to show provenance. Gilt title on spine is a little faded. Sketch map and frontis… Read more about this item Item Price
CA$52.01
CAPTAIN COOK'S VOYAGES 1768 1779
by COOK, JAMES; Glyndwr Williams (Ed)
- Condition
- Used - Very Fine in Slipcase
- Jacket Condition
- Fine slipcase
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hard cover illustrated cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$33.44
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Unread. Paper on spine of slipcase has been replaced. Maps as eps. Frontis and 14 pp plates in colour; 20 pp b&w plates 5 b&w maps. An fascinating story of exploration and adventure. Please expect extra postage outside S Africa. Item Price
CA$33.44
MEN IN THE TROPICS
by EVANS, HAROLD (Ed)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Plastic
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Hard Cover Cream Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$16.72
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Re-backed with original titles affixed; pages slightly yellowed. School presentation plate from Grey High School. 32 pp b&w photog plates. The title p claims to have Maps but such are not listed anywhere and never included. Item Price
CA$16.72
The OUTDOOR SURVIVAL MANUAL
by HATTINGH, GARTH
- Condition
- Used - Fine in Plastic
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Soft card cover, illustrated
- ISBN
- 9781845379483
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$22.29
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Prev owner's name on title p covered over. Book appears unread. Col photos and diagrams thru'out text. Item Price
CA$22.29
THE CRUELLEST JOURNEY
by SALAK, KIRA
- Condition
- Used - Fine in Plastic
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2005
- Binding
- Hard Cover Navy Boards
- ISBN
- 9780593053249
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$16.72
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Map, 8pp col photog plates. Ex Libris card to front end paper. Item Price
CA$16.72
NAUTILUS, 90 GRADE NOORD
by SCHARFENBERG, HORST
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1962
- Binding
- Hardeband
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$37.15
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Stofomslag is nou deeglik en volkome gerestoreer. Boek het al bladsye deurgaansllik verbruin. Kaarte as eindpapiere; 4 blaie fotos in s&w; talle tekeninge in s&w. Hiedie boek is uiters skars en in Afrikaans en Duits uitgegee. Item Price
CA$37.15
RACE TO MARS
by Miles, Frank & Booth, Nicholas (eds)
- Condition
- Used - Very Fine in Plastic
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Edition
- First English Edition
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Hard Cover Black Boards
- ISBN
- 9780333461778
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$15.75
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400 line dwgs, maps and col photos thr'out. Item Price
CA$15.75
SOUTH WITH SCOTT
by EVANS, E R G R RearAdmiral
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Plastic
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- Reprint, First Edition Thus(?)
- Published
- 1941
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$13.75
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Cheap binding but solid. All pages uniformly lightly browned. Monochrome frontis of Scott. Item Price
CA$13.75
THE DIAMOND FIELDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA.
by WAGNER, PERCY A.
- Condition
- Used - Fine in Plastic.
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 2nd Impression
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780869770061
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$278.62
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Dj is somewhat scuffed on rear hinge at head; replaced matching chips 22x20, 40x6, 22x15mm and some smalller ones on the corners. Book has signature of a L J Contat, who might have been the co-discoverer of the Sodwana Emerald mine in Rhodesia. Book apparently unread; has two folding maps "Principal Kimberlite Occurrences" ,and "… Read more about this item Item Price
CA$278.62
1434
by MENZIES, GAVIN
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2008
- Binding
- Soft Card Cover, illustrated
- ISBN
- 9780007275861
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$14.86
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All pages slightly yellowing. 24 pages colour photo plates. Covered in adhesive plastic. Item Price
CA$14.86
ANTARCTIC NIGHT
by BURSEY, JACK
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in plastic
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1958
- Binding
- Hard Cover Blue Boards
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$20.43
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236pp, 8 plates of b+w photographs, 1 line drawn map. Single small owners signature to front e.p.s. otherwise clean and unmarked. Pages uniformily tanned, minimal foxing mostly to end papers. Outer edges coloured blue and faded. Tittle on spine faded and spine faded. Item Price
CA$20.43
A History of POLAR EXPLORATION
by MOUNTFIELD, DAVID
- Condition
- Used - Very Fine in Plastic
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1974
- Binding
- Hard Cover Grey Boards
- ISBN
- 1008037373861
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$27.49
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Unread. Better than new. Maps as eps. 208pp incl index; b&w photos thru'out text; some col photos. Gift inscription to previous owner, 'Mom and Dad' to half tittle page. Item Price
CA$27.49
POLES APART
by PAPE, RICHARD
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1960
- Binding
- Hard cover blue boards
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$14.79
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256pp. B+w white photographs of the journeys. Pages yellowning. Route map of Canada as frontis. Cut out on front inside corner of dust jacket. Scuffing to top and bottom of dust jacket and covers, spine beginning to tear. Item Price
CA$14.79
VOLLEDIGE VOETSLAANGIDS vir SUIDER-AFRIKA
by LEVY, JAYNEE.
- Condition
- Used - Baie Goed in Plastiek
- Jacket Condition
- Geen stofomslag
- Edition
- Tweede UItgawe Hersien en Bygewerk
- Published
- 1993
- Binding
- Hardeband gelamineerde Borde
- ISBN
- 9781868254491
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$27.19
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352 bladsye. Indeks ingesluit.Meer as 500 voetslaanpaie; fotos in kleur en kaarte. volop Item Price
CA$27.19
SEA OF GLORY
by PHILBRICK NATHANIEL
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780007121151
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Johannesburg, ZAF
- Item Price
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CA$18.13
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pages slightly browning: 24pp of blck and white plates: 452pp incl index Item Price
CA$18.13
