1081. Richter, Eduard.

Die Erschliessung der Ostalpen – I. Die nördlichen Kalkalben / II. Die Centralalpen westlich vom Brenner / III. Die Centralalpen östlich vom Brenner und die südlichen Kalkalpen. Herausgegeben vom Deutschen und Oesterreichischen Alpenverein.

Drei Bände (vollstaendig). Berlin, Verlag des Deutschen und Oesterreichischen Alpenvereins, 1893. Quarto. Frontispiz, 441, Frontispiz, 512, Frontispiz, 657 Seiten. Insgesamt mit 54 Tafeln (davon 4 gefaltet) und 6 Karten (davon eine gefaltete Karte). Hardcover (Originales, grünes Verlagsleinen mit Rückenvergoldung / Hardcover [publisher’s original cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Sehr guter, sauberer und stabiler Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren. Ehemaliges Exemplar des bedeutenden “Alpine Club” mit einigen Stempelchen des Alpine-Club versehen an einigen Stellen im Werk. Mit dem originalen Edelweiss Vorsatzpapier und alle Schnitte rundherum marmoriert. / Excellent and firm condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior very clean and bright. Former copy of the important “Alpine Club” with several library stamps of the “Alpine Club” throughout.

1082. Stancer, G. Herbert / Shaw, Reginald / Way, John.

The C.T.C Gazette – The Official Organ of the Cyclists’ Touring Club. 11 volumes in total. 10 Volumes of ‘The C.T.C. Gazette’ and one volume for 1974 called ‘Cycle Touring’.

11 volumes. London, The Cyclists’ Touring Club, 1942 – 1974. 16.3 cm x 22.7 cm – 18.5 cm x 25 cm. Circa 3,500 pages. 10 volumes of the C.T.C Gazette total circa 3,300 pages and 244 pages for the single volume of the Cycletouring Hardcover [publisher’s original green cloth] with gilt lettering on either spine or front boards. Some minor staining to a few pages in the volume for 1944. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interiors lightly tanned and clean throughout. All bindings firm and square.

1083. [Cycling in Great Britain]

Collection of British Cycling and Touring Books and Maps. 1: J.G. Bartholomew, The Handy Touring Atlas of the British Isles / 2: Alexander Gross and F. Waite-Browne, The Premier Road Book of Great Britain / 3: ‘Cycles and Mopeds, Cycling Books of Maintenance / 4: Cycling Touring Club’s ‘Cycling’ [Know the Game Series] / 5: Cyclists’ Touring Club, ‘C.T.C. Handbook and Guide’ / 6: The Kuklos Annual and Handbook for Cyclists and other Roadfarers, 1925 / 7: Harold Briercliffe, Northern England / 8: Harold Briercliffe, Southern England, / 9: Philips New Series of County Maps – Surrey / 10: Bartholomew’s Reduced Survey Map of Dorset / 11: Bartholomew’s Reduced Survey Map of South Devon / 12: Bartholomew’s Reduced Survey Map of York and Scarborough / 13: ‘Cycling Map of the Midlands’ published by E.J. Larby / 14: Wincarins Motor & Cyclist Map of England (in Sixteen Sections)

14 volumes – 8 books, 4 Leporellos and 2 large fold-out maps. London, East Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire, Cheltenham, George Newnes / Educational Productions Limited / Temple Press Limited / Daily News Ltd, 1923 – 1952. 10.5 cm x 15.2 cm – 12.7 cm x 18.5 cm – 20 cm x 13.7 cm – 10.3 cm x 19.5 cm. Circa. 1,100 pages. Numerous colour fold-out maps and in-text maps and tables. Hardcover and softcover. All items in very good condition with a mixture of minor and some stronger signs of wear.

1084. Marshall, Hélène / Mommsen, Beth.

Field Guide to the West Coast.

Claremont (South Africa), The National Botanical Institute, 1994. 14.6 cm x 21 cm. 135 pages with numerous illustrations and four maps within text. Softcover [publisher’s original] with illustrated boards. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. [Enivonmnetal Resource Guides – Field Guide Series # 1]

1085. Maclennan, Ben.

A Proper Degree of Terror: John Graham and the Cape’s Eastern Frontier.

Johannesburg, Ravan Press, 1986. 13.8 cm x 21.5 cm. 252 pages. 21 illustrations. 3 maps within text. Softcover [publisher’s original] with beautifully illustrated boards. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean.

1086. Green, Lawrence G.

Tavern of the Seas.

Cape Town Howard Timmins, no year (c.1948). 14.5 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, 205 pages. 13 illustrations including frontispiece. Beautifully illustrated pastedowns and endpapers showing “An interesting old view of Table Valley in 1687.” Hardcover [publisher’s original tanned cloth] with lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Board corners bumped and rubbed. Wear to cloth at head and heel of spine. Hint of tanning to a clean interior.

1087. Burton, Richard F / [edited by Burton, Isabel].

First Footsteps in East Africa, or An Exploration of Harar. Two Volumes Bound as One.

New York, Dover Publications Inc., no year (c.1987). 13.5 cm x 21.5 cm. XXXIV, 485 pages (vol.1, 209 pages / Vol.2, 276 pages). 11 illustrations and 2 maps. Softcover [publisher’s original] with illustrated boards. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very minor foxing to top edges. Interior bright and clean

1088. Miller, Charles.

The Lunatic Express – An Entertainment in Imperialism.

Nairobi, Westland Sundries, 1987. 10.4 cm x 17.5 cm. VI, 629 pages. 45 illustrations in the photo insert. Cross section of railway also within text. Softcover [publisher’s original] with illustrated boards. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean with hint of tanning to edges. Binding good and firm and square.

1089. Sattin, Anthony.

The Gates of Africa – Death, Discovery and the Search for Timbuktu.

London, Harper Perennial, 2003. 12.7 cm x 19.6 cm. XVII, 382 pages. 28 illustrations and 13 maps. Softcover [publisher’s original] with illustrated boards. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean. Binding and bookblock is frim and solid.

1090. Tietze, Hans / Ruhemann, H. (editor) / Hendry, Philip (consultant editor).

Genuine and False – Copies, Imitations, Forgeries. Seventy-Three Reproductions in Colour and Monochrome Printed in Photogravure.

London, Max Parrish & Co Limited, 1948. 19 cm x 25.3 cm. 80 pages. 8 colour plates and 56 monochrome plates. Hardcover [publisher’s original tanned cloth] with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Fading to spine and boards. Minor fraying to cloth at head and tail of spine. Leaf edges show minor browing but interior otherwise bright and clean.