9780713515299 - Book of Islands von Bristowe, W.S. (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Zustand: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Message to ffep. Good DJ with some edge wear.

Zustand: Very Good. 1969. Hardcover. Fine copy in dustwrapper with minor nicks and bumps but internally is a very good copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Very Good. 1969. Hardcover. Fine copy in dustwrapper with minor nicks and bumps but internally is a very good copy. . . . .

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. Hardback. First Edition. Slight foxing to end inside covers and edge. Small tear to top edge of back D/J. Waterstain mark to bottom edge of D/J. Price clipped. For ordinary mortals, the opportunity to savour the charms of such lonely spots as Jan Mayen Island, Anak Krakatoa and Deserta Grande are few and far between, but the author's delightful account of a lifetime's collecton of visits to islands great and small from the Pacific to the Arctic brings them sharply to life. His adventures on them range from smuggling and hopes of treasure-trove to the first landing on a new island and scientific gold in the shape of newly discovered species; the local lore he has gathered deals with the ways of pirates and the Little Folk as well as more serious history. His training as a naturalist reveals hidden beauties among the fauna and flora, while his archaeologist friends explore the past with an equally keen eye for the unexpected. As if this variety were not already enough, he has, like all good travellers, an equally rich fund of anecdotes about his fellow-voyagers. This is a travel book of an unusual kind, one man's miscellany of experiences linked by a common theme to which each episode returns; the enchantment of isolation and independence that lies behind the dream of an ideal island. Illustrations. 208 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Zustand: Good. 208, 13 b/w photos, text figs. . HB. Vg in slightly creased d/w. First edition. The author's delightful account of a lifetime's collection of visits to islands great and small from the Pacific to the Arctic brings them sharply to life. This is a travel book of an unusual kind, one man's miscellany of experiences linked by a common theme to which each episode returns; the enchantment of isolation and independence that lies behind the dream of an ideal island. The author is probably better known for his works on spiders, including the New Naturalist volume The Natural History of Spiders (1938). [9780713515299].

Zustand: Fine. 208, 13 b/w photos, text figs. . HB. Fine in d/w. First edition. The author's delightful account of a lifetime's collection of visits to islands great and small from the Pacific to the Arctic brings them sharply to life. This is a travel book of an unusual kind, one man's miscellany of experiences linked by a common theme to which each episode returns; the enchantment of isolation and independence that lies behind the dream of an ideal island. The author is probably better known for his works on spiders, including the New Naturalist volume The Natural History of Spiders (1938). [9780713515299].