Off the Rails : A Book of Personal Adventure
Author(s):
Stonier, G W
Illustrator(s):
Kaye, Laurie (photography)
| Binding: | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | Yes |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | Very Good |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
|---|---|
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Hutchinson |
| Publication Year: | 1967 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| SKU: | 011399 |
|---|---|
| Categories: | Travel, Exploration and Topography |
Inquire about this book
Catalogue(s):
Travel, Exploration and Topography
232pp, central section of black and white photographic plates. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Bumped spine ends. Top text block edge dusty. Grey endpapers, free endpapers tanning. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket delaminating at spine cover, rear tanning, light shelf wear and chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. At sixty, the author decides that instead of putting his feet up he would cut loose and set off, in a converted Land-Rover, with his wife Pat to traverse Africa from Cairo to The Cape, 'while there was still time'.
