Foreign Topography from Books Bought and Sold

Australia: Nucolorvue Productions Bright clean card cover,few light marks to covers 17 full page colour photographs of Australian city scenes from around 1950s, accompany the text .Book is not dated but around mid 1950s. A nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . First Edition. Illustrated Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 25 x 18… Read more about this item

UK: Re-impressions , 2004. Very bright clean hardcover NO dustwrapper as issued, some shallow surface indentations to front board. Light vertical crease to front blank endpaper Many full page sepia photographs accompany the text. HEAVY BOOK 1.4 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE MAY BE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. A very nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE… Read more about this item

Prague: Artia, 1963. Excellent book of Italy in the 1960s, contains 4 pages of text plus 126 pages of quality B/w photographs by Karol Kallay,all in very bright clean condition, dustwrapper is rubbed and worn to edges and a few creases to edges,mark on front cover of wrapper where it looks like a sticker has been removed leaving a see… Read more about this item

Lausanne Switzerland: Anglo-Continental & International Pub. Offices, 1938. Very informative book on Hotels, pleasure resorts,sports centres,schools and other infformation for the traveller to European countries and other places around the World. 428 pages in very bright clean condition, vertical crease down last page see image.Many B/w photographs and illustrations of resorts and hotels, plus very informative text, Many period artistic… Read more about this item

Modena: Singraf Industrie, 1973. Excellent book on the city Modena , pages not numbered but around 110 in very bright clean condition, just some light foxing along edge of front and rear endpapers, not elsewhere.Many full page colour photographs of buildings and places in the city,all present as called for plus short comments on each photograph, TEXT in… Read more about this item

Istanbul: Ray Sigorta, 1995. Very informative book on the history of Ottoman cities and places, 167 pages in very bright clean condition, many colour, B/w illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text in TURKISH and ENGLISH, fold out panorama of Istanbul in 19th century, loosly laid in. Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, not price clipped,HEAVY… Read more about this item

Oxford Uk: Berghahn Books, 2015. This book analyzes major transformations which affected Sudan in the framework of globalization, including land and urban issues; water management; new actors and new conflicts; and language, identity, and ideology. 374 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w maps and illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text, NO dustwrapper, outer boards are… Read more about this item

New Zealand: Karori Historical Society Steele Roberts Publishers, 2011. Very informative book on the history of Karori in New Zealand, 368 pages in very bright clean condition, original silk type bookmark sewn in,gift inscrption from parents to former owner on first page. Many historical B/w photographs and illustrations of people and places, all present as listed plus very informative text,… Read more about this item

Italy: Banca Di Credito Agrario Di Ferrara, 1979. Excellent book of illustrations of postcards of Ferrara in Northern Italy, from 1895 to 1945. TEXT IN ITALIAN. Contains 233 pages in very bright clean condition just a few spots to endpapers and first and last couple of pages, none of the card illustrations are affected., over 200 photographs of the postcards… Read more about this item

Ottawa, ON, Canada: Dominion Bureau of Statistics Canada, 1937. Very informative book on Canada at time of printing, 191 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text on all aspects of Canadian life, agriculture, business, constuction and social conditions. NO dustwrapper, outer card covers are clean, a very nice… Read more about this item

Milan: Edizioni Celip, 1984. English title If only you knew how dtrange it is to know Milan, text of book for first 22 pages is in English and Italian then all captions for photographs and illustrations following are in Italian. 138 pages in very bright clean condition, many colour, B/w photographs and illustrations plus very informative text. HEAVY BOOK… Read more about this item

Jerusalem: World of Islam Festival Trust, 1989. Very informative book on the history and architecture of Jerusalem, this is the issue after the limited edition of 3000 published 1989. Contains 623 pages in very bright clean condition, many colour and B/w photographs, also many architectural illustrations plus very informative text,two large fold out plans in folder. Imitation grained… Read more about this item

New Zealand: Simpson and Williams Limited, 1952. Informative book on the plants and birds of ther Chatham Islands in the year 1900 and the details of the people that lived there at the time and the history of the early settlers. 177 pages in overall bright clean condition just some browning to endpapers and last couple of blank pages, top… Read more about this item

Paris: Ediitions I D P, 1980. Excellent book on daily life in the Drome area of France 1900-1930 , book has 93 pages in very bright clean condition, neat former owners details on front endpaper.TEXT IN FRENCH, no English translation. Many old sepia photographs plus FRENCH text, NO dustwrapper outer boardslightly yellowed to rear. A very nice… Read more about this item

Kuwait: Oriental Press, 1995. Excellent book on the arts and architecture of Kuwait, 302 pages in very bright clean condition, many colour and B/w photographs and illustrations plus very informative text. HEAVY BOOK 2 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS.Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, a very nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.… Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1970. Excellent book on New Zealand, 462 pages in very bright clean condition, many colour, B/w photographs, illustrations and maps plus very informative text. Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean with just light wear to edges. INSCRIBED by ERROL BRATHWAITE on title page My kindest regards to Bernie Crowley Errol Brathwaite. A nice copy… Read more about this item

Italy: AGA Editrice Il Portichetto, 1980. Book with ITALIAN TEXT showing many old photgraphs and illustrations 301pages in bright clean condition. No dustwrapper, outer boards have a few light marks, light fading to spine and slight bumps to corners, still an attractive bright copy HEAVY BOOK 1.9 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. a nice copy… Read more about this item

Italy: Banca Popolare Di Verona, 1983. Splendid pair of volumes on this area in Italy, TEXT in ITALIAN. 626 pages over the two volumes, many colour and B/w photographs on art paper producing very clear images.Books are very bright and clean, dustwrappers are also bright and clean with a little lifting of the laminate on edgesand slightly faded spines. VERY… Read more about this item

Italy: Banco di Santo Spirito, 1988. Excellent book on Rome in the early 20th century, 272 pages in very bright clean condition, many old sepia photographs plus very informative text, dustwrapper is also very bright and clean little faded on spine,slightly rubbed top and bottom of spine. Comes in card slipcase which is a little marked. A nice copy… Read more about this item

London: Hurst and Blackett Limited, 1912. Excellent book on Egypt at the time of publication only date in book is 1912 possible first edition but cannot be sure. 311 pages in clean condition just some foxing on outer edges of pages which comes in slightly on extreme edges, endpapers are lightly browned and school prize sticker on inside front board.… Read more about this item