ISBN: 9780874773972 - Explorers_extraordinary (9 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Fine condition. 1st printing of First Softcover Edition. Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc. , 1986. Fine condition. Appears unread. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked. Flat, uncreased spine. Not price clipped ($7.95). Not a remainder. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. 29 illustrations. Map. "The lunatic fringe of Victorian exploration." In this witty miscellany of nutty world travelers, meet Savage Landor who climbed the Himalayas without mountain climbing gear because he considered it "cheating." Also the evangelist who sailed through the Suez Canal before it was built; the sailor who tried to walk around the world; the eccentric English spinster who explored Africa in formal black skirts and high collars; etc. A look at the curious exploits of John MacGregor, Dundas Cochrane, Isabelle Eberhardt, Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt, Mary Kingsley, Louis de Rougemont, Savage Landor. Bibliography. 1st printing of First Softcover Edition. Softcover. Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 195pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Fine in Fine jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.195 with bibliography. An amusing account of notable, nutty personalities from the lunatic fringe of 19th c. world travelers. clean tight copy slight edgewear.

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