True Tales of Travel, Adventure and Discovery by Herbert van Thal

True Tales of Travel, Adventure and Discovery

Edited by Herbert van Thal

Arthur Barker, 1964, [First Edition], black and white photographic plates, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, previous owners’ details stamp on front endpaper; price clipped dustjacket shows some edge and shelf wear with some rubbing, bumping chipping and small tears (see photographs)

“…Tibet, the Imperial Palaces of the forbidden city of Peking, the upper reaches of the Amazon, the secrets of the sea, all await the armchair traveller.  Yet do we do not all want to experience the thrill of actually achieving more than that? Do we not all have an urge to discover for ourselves – or even if it is just a quest for a plant or an animal new to our eyes?  Is adventure still to be found today?  Here in this book are some of the achievements of recent travellers an explorers such as Peter Fleming, Elspeth Huxley, Hans Hass, Rosita Forbes, Negley Farson and others.  They write on subjects as diverse as the startling discovery of Tut-ankh-Amen’s Tomb, or of descending into the depths of the earth or under the sea, or of travelling on the roof of the world – and much else.”