Words of Mercury. Edited by Artemis Cooper.
London: John Murray, 2003. 8vo. First edition. Original navy cloth. Fine in fine dust-wrapper.
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The Traveller's Tree. A Journey through the Caribbean Islands.
London: John Murray, 1951. 8vo. Second impression. First published in 1950. Original green cloth, gilt. Photographs and illustrations by A. Costa. Unclipped d/w is rubbed and torn with loss to the head of the spine and corners. Near fine in good + dust-wrapper.
Mani. Travels in the Southern Peloponnese.
London: John Murray, 1958. 8vo. First edition. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Black and white photographic plates by Joan Eyres Monsell. Jacket by John Craxton. Light splash mark to fore edge of text block. Some rubbing to tips and spine ends of d/w. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper...
Roumeli. Travels in Northern Greece.
London: John Murray, 1966. 8vo. First edition. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Black and white photographic plates by Joan Eyres Monsell. Jacket by John Craxton. Unclipped d/w is a little dust-soiled and has a tear and creasing to the top edge of the back panel. Fine in very good...
Waterlog. A swimmer's journey through Britain.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1999. 8vo. First edition. Original maroon paper-covered boards. With illustrations by David Holmes. Fine in fine dust-wrapper. Loosely inserted is the publisher's description insisting that it is strictly embargoed until 24th May 1999 and ' a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right...
The Missionaries.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1988. 8vo. First edition. Original dark burgundy hardcovers, gilt. Some faint staining along the top and bottom edges of the covers and d/w and a small mark towards the top of the spine of the d/w. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper. 'The Missionaries follows Voices.....
A Goddess in the Stones. Travels in India.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1991. 8vo. First edition. Original red hardcovers, lettered in gilt. Fine in fine dust-wrapper. The author went in search of tribal India. His publisher promoted this book as the conclusion of the trilogy (begun with A Dragon Apparent and Golden Earth) about South-east Asia.
Voices of the Old Sea.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1984. 8vo. First edition. Original blue cloth, gilt. Jacket design by John Clementson. Top corners just a little pushed. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper. The hand-to-mouth existence for the inhabitants of a remote fishing village in Catalonia is witnessed by Norman Lewis and transformed into a....
Guide to Baroque Rome.
St. Albans: Granada Publishing, 1982. 8vo. First edition. Original navy rexine, gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Light foxing to top edge. D/w patchily faded. Near fine in near fine dust-wrapper. A general introduction is followed by an alphabetically-arranged guide to churches, palaces, villas, fountains, monuments...
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