Search Results: Titles starting with E from Horizon Books

Toronto, Montreal, Rowsell & Hutchison, Eben Picken, 1892, First edition. . original red cloth, gilt spine lettering, black cover lettering, cover vignette, spine slightly faded but clean fine copy. . 12mo [19 x 13 cm]; 140, addendum, index. . The bibliography is well annotated with descriptions and comments on each book and a good introduction. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Abbeville Press, [1981], First American edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine, clean, unmarked. . folio [39 x 31 cm]; 148 pp, 68 fine colored plates including some double-page, one of them of Bermuda, other color illus, bibliog. . A beautifully illustrated and produced work describing the most important maps ever created, from the 13th century to 1850. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Oxford, at the Clarendon Press, 1959, First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, library withdrawal stamp on title page, but no other library markings, interior clean and unmarked, cover unmarked with minor wear, overall very good, sound copy. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm; xxx, [ii], 594 pp, 5 maps (as called for) including folding, glossary of plants and birds, bibliography, index. . A detailed and scholarly work covering each explorer/traveller with separate chapters, including Colenso, Selwyn, Charles Abraham, John Johnson, Heaphy, Brunner, Thomson, Percy Smith, A. J. Barrington, Herbert Meade, and others. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, October House Inc, [1967], . . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, owner inscription on endpaper, clean very good+ in lightly worn dust jacket (not price clipped). . 8vo [21 x 14.5 cm]; xx, 204 pp, frontis, 40 plates, 37 other illustrations, maps including folding, bibliography, index. . The classic on the Alps first printed in 1930 in London, this apparently first US edition with a supplementary bibliography with later works cited. Well-written account with 16th century travelling conditions, the earliest alpine tourists, famous alpine expeditions, war in the Alps, the greatest Alpine tourist and other fascinating information. Neate D13. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1956, First Edition. . original cloth with vignette, fine. . 8vo; xiv, 416, x, [i], illus, 24 plates. . A picture of this book is available on request by email.

San Francisco, Friends of the Earth, McCall Publishing Company, [1973], First Edition. . original cloth, dj, fine. . folio [36 x 27 cm]; 188 pp, 59 fine color plates, other illustrations by photos and drwgs, pictorial eps, with the errata slip inserted loose at page 25, usually lacking. . Travels and fine photos in Northern Alaska, with observations of Eskimo life and lore. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

San Francisco, Sierra Club Books, [1985], First edition. . original cloth-backed boards, dj, clean, near fine condition. . 4to [28.5 x 21 cm]; [vi], 200 pp, color frontis, well-illustrated from color photos, drawings, garden plans, bibliog, index. . The author describes twelve distinctive theme gardens including the gourmet garden, the pleasure garden, wildlife garden, child's garden, orchid garden, prairie garden, heirloom vegetable garden, heritage rose garden, the moneysaving garden, cottage garden, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883, . . original black cloth, decorated in red with gilt title lettering on spine, wear at edges, title and some leaves a little foxed, but interior is clean, bookplate removed from endpaper, else very good. . 8vo [22 x 16 cm]; xv, 549, [vi, ads] pp, frontis, plates, numerous illus, folding map, index. . Smith M73: "One of the outstanding biblical archaeologists tells of his work". The author, an archaeologist with the American Palestine Exploration Society, presents a detailed survey and description of the area. Well-illustrated from drawings. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Garden City, New York, Doubleday & Company, 1971, . . original cloth, spine title lettering, spine repair, dj (tear, light wear, not price clipped), interior quite good and clean. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xi, [iii], 150 pp, illustrations mostly from photos on plates, endpaper maps. . A narrative of the popular author's travels on the island with his comments on earlier travels there, anthropological detective work, adventures. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Wm. H. Allen and Co., 1837, First edition. . later red cloth, which is a little faded and stained, interior is clean and near fine with only light offsetting from maps, and a few corners bent, overall quite good. . 8vo [22.5 x 14.5 cm]; xii, 461 pp, 4 maps including foldout frontis map, music notation in text, tables. . There is considerable detail on Singapore including the economy with tables of imports and exports and number of ships over three years, as well as details on government, politics, people. The author, noted for his linguistic abilities, describes the Dayak (Dyak) people, their customs, head-hunting, and the geography of the area. There are appendices on the commercial resources of the Indian Archipelago and observations on the unexplored parts of north and north-western Australia. Hill 411. National Maritime Museum 458 (their copy has only 3 maps). A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Constable, [1998], First edition. . original brown cloth, silver spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), clean and fine, unmarked. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xii, 322 pp, double-page map showing author's route, photo plates, appendix of qat glossary and consumer's guide, index. . A fascinating and dangerous journey through Ethiopia and Yemen, with an explanation of the rich and varied culture surrounding the drug qat, legal in UK but banned in US. 'Eating the Flowers of Paradise is an extraordinary journey in a corner of the earth which has eluded investigation by explorers until this time. It abounds with fascinating and exciting fresh material presented in a style comparable to the accepted classics of travel in Arabia and the Middle East' (Norman Lewis). Qat is legal in UK but not in US, experts claim its mild as tea or as addictive as cocaine, but Rushby explores its use which is central to life in Yemen. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Seattle, University of Washington Press, [1970], First edition in English, first edition in French was 1929. . original black cloth, silver spine title lettering, dj (slightly worn at edge, price clipped), fine, clean unmarked copy. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xii, [13]-132 pp. . A classic of South American travel narratives, it has been called 'the first wholly modern travel book'. The author, Belgian poet, painter, mystic, writer on mescaline, describes his journey through Panama to Quito and down the Amazon to Iquitos, Peru and Para, Brazil, with much on the mountains and jungle, the native peoples and conditions. The translator provides an extensive introduction. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Oxford University Press, [1940], First US edition. . original cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, near fine. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 296 pp, frontis, plates from photos, index. . The author traveled extensively in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands over a two and a half year period, and provides good illustrations of the native people, nature, customs, etc. He also includes a detailed descriptions of the cocoa, balsa and panama-hat industries (panama hats originated in Ecuador and the best ones are still made there). A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Norman, University of Oklahoma Press, 1949, First edition. . original cloth, very good+, clean, in dj (which has a 2 inch chip at bottom, although the dj is often lacking entirely). . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; ix, 290 pp, illustrations from photos, 3 maps, bibliog, index. . The author gives a very detailed description including the cities, the native peoples including the Jivaro headhunters, way of life, nature, based on his extensive travels. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Seattle, University of Washington Press, [1970], First edition in English, first edition in French was 1929. . original black cloth, silver spine title lettering, dj (slightly rubbed at edge, not price clipped), corner of text leaf with slight crease, near fine, clean unmarked copy. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xii, [13]-132 pp. . A classic of South American travel narratives, it has been called 'the first wholly modern travel book'. The author, Belgian poet, painter, mystic, writer on mescaline, describes his journey through Panama to Quito and down the Amazon to Iquitos, Peru and Para, Brazil, with much on the mountains and jungle, the native peoples and conditions. The translator provides an extensive introduction. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

[London], Hodder and Stoughton, [1963], First Edition. . original cloth, dj (price clipped, very slight wear at spine end), fine. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 188 pp, color frontis, illustrations from photos, glossary, map, map endpapers. . A description of Portuguese Timor, based on two visits, and of the people and their customs, culture, religion, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

[London], Hodder and Stoughton, [1963], First Edition. . original cloth, dj (price clipped, very slight wear at spine end), fine. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 188 pp, color frontis, illustrations from photos, glossary, map, map endpapers. . A description of Portuguese Timor (now East Timor), based on two visits, and of the people and their customs, culture, religion, etc, a picture that is valuable now because of the destruction that has more recently taken place. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Harry N. Abrams, [1986], First American edition. . original soft cloth with gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, minor rubbing at edge, else fine and clean. . 4to [28.5 x 22 cm]; 216 pp, 272 illustrations including 60 color plates from Lear's paintings, portrait, chronology, bibliography, index. . Based on the landmark exhibit at the Royal Academy in 1985, this beautifully-illustrated work describes Lear's wide range of work in detail, including the nonsense books, his fine works on ornithology, his travel books, etc, and describes all his books, providing an important reference. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Cambridge, Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1967, First edition. . original two-part cloth, dj (not price clipped), near fine and clean. . oblong 4to [18 x 26 cm]; xi, 79 pp, color frontis from painting, portrait, 110 illus, all but two full-page, from Lear's paintings and drawings, bibliog of works related to Lear's landscapes. . An attractive and impressive work covering in some detail on this aspect of Lear's work with biographical material and the author's assessment of his work. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Collins, 1951, First edition. . original cloth, gilt lettering, dj (tears, chipped), fine in good dj. . 8vo (22 x 15 cm); 350 pp, numerous color plates, index. . A picture of this book is available on request by email.