The Geographical Journal (41 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Includes the Antarctic Meeting at the Albert Hall. Brown/cream quarter cloth covers with black lettering to front. Boards are generally in good order, just a little shelfwear. Covers have been cased within a removable plastic film, stuck only to itself, not to the book covers. Slight bumping to corners. Spine is intact albeit with some bumping to the ends. Pages numbered 617-708. Ownership stamps throughout. Textblock is in good condition, clean and tight. Bookplate from Kenn Back (1942-, Meteorologist for the British Antarctic Survey and descendant of the Arctic explorer Captain George Back). Fold out map to rear. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 280g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 032682:7g) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 280 G. Signed by Author. Book.…

Large 8vo. Blue Boards, gilt type to spine. b&w plates. 4 fold-out maps. 247pp inc index. Minor marking to boards and foxing to edges and endpapers.

Large 8vo. Blue Boards, gilt type to spine. b&w plates. 1 fold-out map. 295pp inc index. Minor marking to boards and foxing to edges and endpapers.

Large 8vo. Blue Boards, gilt type to spine. b&w plates. 287pp inc index. Minor marking to boards and foxing to edges and endpapers.

Large 8vo. Blue Boards, gilt type to spine. b&w plates. 2 fold-out maps. 287pp inc index. Minor marking to boards and foxing to edges and endpapers.

Large 8vo. Blue Boards, gilt type to spine. b&w plates. 3 fold-out maps. 223pp inc index. Minor marking to boards and foxing to edges and endpapers.

Large 8vo. Blue Boards, gilt type to spine. b&w plates. 3 fold-out maps. 239pp inc index. Minor marking to boards and foxing to edges and endpapers.

Large 8vo. Blue Boards, gilt type to spine. b&w plates. 7 fold-out maps, 2 fold-out b&w plates. 581pp inc index. Minor marking to boards and foxing to edges and endpapers. Essays include "The Mount Everest Expedition of 1938" by H.W. Tilmanand "Two Ancient Irrigation Canals in Northern Iraq" by M.G. Ionides. …

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 37 x 30 cm, folded map printed in colour within border, light foxing on one of the folds, otherwise in good condition. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Covers Capt. G. E. Leachman's 1910 journey to north east Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia), and south west of Iraq. Shows travelling routes, tribal society, settlements, and desert routes. Appears in: The Geographical Journal 1911 ; "North East Arabia, Leachman." Leachman was a British soldier and intelligence office serving in Africa, India and the Middle East. From Mesopotamia Leachman made various expeditions further south into Arabia, where he contacted Ibn Sa'ud on behalf of the British government. He travelled as a naturalist of the Royal Geographical Society, but was in fact a British agent. Leachman's first major expedition south into the Arabian Peninsula was in 1909, during which he was involved in a ferocious battle between the Anaiza and Shammar tribes near Ha'il. He was awarded Macgregor Memorial medal for reconnaissance in 1910. In 1912 Leachman made a second expedition with the intention of crossing the Rub Al Khali, but was refused permission by Ibn Sa'ud when he reached Riyadh and instead went to Hasa. He was the first Briton to be received by Ibn Sa'ud in his home city. #4724.…

Large 8vo. Blue Boards, gilt type to spine. b&w plates. 7 fold-out maps, 590pp inc index. Minor marking to boards and foxing to endpapers. Essays include "Lhasa in 1937" by F. Spencer Chapman; and "The Shaksgam Expedition 1937" by Eric Shipton.

Large 8vo. Blue Boards, gilt type to spine. b&w plates. 3 fold-out maps, 2 fold-out b&w plates. 558pp inc indexMinor marking to boards and foxing to endpapers. Essays include 'Exploration in the Hadhramvat' by Freya Stark, and 'A Journey to Yemen' by Hugh Scott.

London, London Geographical Society, 1921. 492 pp. Ills. & (folded) maps. Hardcover.

London, London Geographical Society, 1923. 480 pp. Ills. & (folded) maps. Hardcover.

Volume 104; In issues. Missing issue 6.Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.

Volume 97; In issues. Missing issue 6Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.

Volume 100; In issues. Missing issue 1.Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.

Volume 71; In issues. Missing issue 6.Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.

Volume 74; In issues. Partly wrinkled and several plates waterstained.Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.

Volume 98; In issues. Issue 5/6 badly waterdamaged (some pages sticking together).Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.

Volume 99; In issues. Missing issue 1.Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.

Volume 95; In issues. Missing issue 4.Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.

Volume 90; In issues. One issue badly waterdameged (pages partly sticking together)Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.

Volume 73; In issues. Issue 1 wrinkled.Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.

Volume 72; In issues.Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.

Volume 96; In issues.Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.

Volume 111; In issues.Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.

Volume 69; In issues.Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.

Volume 95; In issues.Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.

Volume 70; In issues.Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.

Volume 79; In issues.Very interesting journal published by the famous Royal Geographical Society in London. Each volume contains numerous plates, photographs and folded maps.