Providing painstakingly detailed information for safely and securely navigating some of Latin America's most rewarding excursions, this guide is for both avid climbers attempting Chimborazo's 20,700-foot summit or recreational trekkers looking to get off the beaten path. From the heights of the Andes and the cloud forests to the Amazon, coastal rainforests, and the low-lying beaches, time-tested travel advice and updated route descriptions are offered on how to select the best outing to suit each individual's interests, abilities, and time constraints. It includes step-by-step instructions on how, when, and where to approach each trail guide climbers, hikers, bikers, and trekkers through these often unmarked paths. 308pp.
Viva Travel Guides, 2008, Paperback, Book Condition: New, Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. Sixth Edition. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ISBN: 9780979126451

Inventory #21816

Price: £ 12.50 GBP ($ 18.50 approx. - € 14.53 approx.)

Some slight foxing to pages and foredge of pages. Corners of D/J chipped and worn. Head of D/J spine and corners of D/J have some loss. 488pp.
John Murray, 1934, Cloth/Gilt, Book Condition: Very Good, Jacket Condition: Good. Second Impression. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ISBN:

Inventory #22804

Price: £ 30.00 GBP ($ 44.40 approx. - € 34.86 approx.)

This is the story of the evolution of the sailing ships that gradually linked Australia to Europe. The book explains how the navigational problems of Australia's huge coastline were conquered by ships that were at the cutting-edge of technology for their time. The story covers the period from antiquity until the arrival of Britain's First Fleet at Botany Bay in January 1788 and highlights the rapid improvement of ship construction after the European Renaissance began the trend to reasoned experiment that replaced ignorance and dogma and made possible long return voyages to the ends of the earth. The author has been able to draw upon his experience in measurement technology to show that the improvements in ship design after the Middle Ages arose principally from the invention of increasingly precise measuring instruments such as the accurate clock and the lenses used in microscopes and telescopes. The ship's wheel, copper hull sheathing, antiscorbutic diet to counter scurvy and the sextant were all invented not long before the British colonised Australia. The book contains numerous maps and illustrations that highlight the maritime technology inherited by the British from the ships of Scandinavia, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and France who pioneered the ocean pathway to Australia. 192pp.
Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd., 2005, Paperback, Book Condition: New, Jacket Condition: . First Edition. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ISBN: 1877058319

Inventory #13020

Price: £ 7.99 GBP ($ 11.83 approx. - € 9.28 approx.)

This is the first volume of a unique biography of Sir Francis Drake in four volumes. Unique because the author, a Sherlock Holmes of the sea, has retraced all Drake's voyages during the last 20 years. The pictorial topographical text is laced with research and techniques, ground-breaking discoveries and adventures in reaching all the Drake places. The book reveals the ultimate geographical Drake knowledge, written on location. It recounts the slave-trading with Hawkins off the west coast of Africa, stealing the gold and silver from the Spaniards in Panama and helping the Earl of Essex in Ireland. 224pp.
Paul Mould Publishing, 2005, Paperback, Book Condition: New, Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. Second Edition. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ISBN: 1904959210

Inventory #19575

Price: £ 12.50 GBP ($ 18.50 approx. - € 14.53 approx.)

Foxing to paste downs and end papers. Corners slightly bumped. Previous owners library stamp on ffep. Top edge of D/J has three small clsoed tears. 296pp.
Jupiter Books, 1974, Cloth, Book Condition: Very Good, Jacket Condition: Good. . Heavy Item Postage Quote. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

ISBN: 0904041115

Inventory #22432

Price: £ 15.00 GBP ($ 22.20 approx. - € 17.43 approx.)