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Travel & Exploration
Excitement, adventure and really wild things. Filling in the blanks on the maps and visiting far flung places unspoilt by the modern world and tourism.
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1906 The Voyage of the ScotiaEdinburgh: 1906A first edition of this scientific account to the Weddell Sea and the Establishment of a Meteorological Station in the South Orkneys. -
1906 The Voyage of the ScotiaEdinburgh: 1906A first edition of this scientific account to the Weddell Sea and the Establishment of a Meteorological Station in the South Orkneys. -
1906 The Voyage of the ScotiaEdinburgh: 1906A first edition of this scientific account to the Weddell Sea and the Establishment of a Meteorological Station in the South Orkneys. -
1828 Metropolitan ImprovementsLondon: 1828A beautifully illustrated guide to the metropolitan improvements in London at the start of the nineteenth century. -
1831 Lancashire IllustratedLondon: 1831A smartly bound collection of illustrated views on nineteenth century Lancashire. -
1827 A Descriptive and Historical Account of Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle Upon Tyne: 1827A finely bound, complete two volumes of Eneas Mackenzie's topographical guide to Newcastle. -
1949 Life in an English VillageLondon: 1949The first edition of this charming collection of colour plates, showing quiet scenes of English villages, illustrated by Edward Bawden. -
1939 The LocalLondon: 1939The first edition of Maurice Gorham's entertaining satire on London pubs, illustrated with colour plates. -
1610 Ches-shire Britain a Chorographicall Description of the Most FlourishingLondon: 1610An extract from William Camden's influential and imporant topographical work on Britain, this extract focusing exclusively on the county of Cheshire. -
1954 LeningradMoscow: 1954A very scarce collection of beautiful photographs of Leningrad, or St. Petersburg, in the 1950s. -
c1912 Traditions of EdinburghLondon: 1912An uncommon, first revised edition of Robert Chambers' guide to Edinburgh. -
1822 Owen's New Book of RoadsLondon: 1822A scarce guide to the roads of Great Britain at the start of the nineteenth century. -
1888 Etchings Of BathLondon; Bristol: 1888A scarce, limited edition collection of illustrations regarding the city of Bath. A fantastic collection of drawings which provides a look at historic Bath. -
1885 Picturesque Old Bristol A Series of Fifty Two EtchingsBristol: 1885A scarce, two volume set of this finely illustrated, very scarce work on historic Bristol. -
1896 Le Village Suisse a L'Exposition National SuisseGeneve: 1896A scarce, illustrated publication on Swiss Villages, following the National Exhibition in Geneva, 1896. -
1874 The Bavarian Highlands and the SalzkammergutLondon: 1874A very bright, beautifully illustrated account of the Bavarian Highlands and the Salzkammergut. -
1883 Picturesque American SocietyLondon: 1883A scarce pictorial guide to America in the late nineteenth century. With beautiful illustrations by many noted illustrators. -
1954 Prague in Photographs en ImagesPrague: 1954A beautiful photographic record of the historic city of Prague. These photographs demonstrate the architecture of the city, both natural and man-made. -
1924 Indie in Woord en BeeldWeltevreden: 1924The first edition of this record regarding the Dutch East Indies. In Dutch and English, with parallel text. -
c1880 Aegypten in Bild un WortStuttgard Und Leipzig: 1880A beautifully bound travel work looking at Egypt during the late nineteenth century. -
1905 LhasaLondon: 1905A beautiful first edition of this exciting study on Lhasa, illustrated colourfully throughout with colour plates and folding maps. -
1926 A Tibetan on TibetLondon: 1926An exemplary first edition of this study on Tibet by Paul Sherap and G. D. Combe, illustrated with a folding map. -
1937 In Search of the Mahatmas of TibetLondon: 1937The first edition of Edwin Schary's travel documentation of his journey to Tibet, illustrated throughout. -
1932 Il Mio Viaggio nel Tibet OccidentaleMilano; [Milan]: 1932The first edition of this Italian travel work on the Western Tibet, illustrated throughout. -
1926 The Road to Lamaland Impressions of a Journey to Western ThibetLondon: 1926The first edition of Gompertz's impressions on Tibet, documented during his travels. Illustrated throughout. -
1907 A History of Western Tibet One of the Unknown EmpiresLondon: 1907A very scarce first edition of Francke's history of Western Tibet, a detailed study of the country, illustrated throughout. -
1928 Travels in Tartary Thibet and China 1844-1846London: 1928Huc and Gabet's travel accounts of China and Tibet from the mid nineteenth century, translated here into English by William Hazlitt. -
1842 American Notes for General CirculationLondon: 1842An uncommon, first edition copy of Charles Dickens' important travelogue regarding his trip to America. -
1877 RussiaLondon: 1877A superior copy of this illustrated history and study on Russia, illustrated with two detailed folding colour maps. -
1864 The Siberian Overland Route From Peking to PetersburgLondon: 1864A beautiful first edition of Alexander Michie's exciting travel work on his journey to Russia in the mid nineteenth century, illustrated throughout, including with two folding maps. -
1882 Through SiberiaBoston: 1882The first one volume edition of Henry Lansdell's travel work on his experiences in Siberia in the late Victorian era, illustrated with a folding map. -
1868 Around the Kremlin; or, Pictures of Life in MoscowLondon: 1868A very scarce first edition of this charming account of Moscow in the early twentieth century, illustrated with a picturesque frontispiece. -
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1859 Memoranda of a Journey to Moscow in the Year 1856Liverpool: 1859An immensely scarce signed travel work on Moscow in the mid-nineteenth century, illustrated with a frontispiece. -
1965 Ian Fleming Introduces JamaicaLondon: 1965A fine, first edition copy of Ian Fleming's depiction of a country he had a great love for; Jamaica. -
1901 The Bolivian AndesLondon: 1901A fine, first edition copy of Sir Martin Conway's account of his time climbing the Bolivian Andes in 1898. -
1827 Journey From Buenos AyresLondon: 1827A very smart, first edition set of this travelogue during a mission undertaken in South America on behalf of the Chilean and Peruvian Mining association in 1825-1826.