Americas
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1931 Guadeloupe Guyane Martinique Saint-Pierre et MiquelonParis: 1931A finely Zaehnsdorf bound copy of this interesting look into the places formerly under French rule, illustrated throughout.
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1932 ChileParis: 1932The first edition of this beautiful photography work showcasing Chile in the early 1930s, illustrated with a folding map, and two-hundred and eighty plates.
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1928 BoliviaParis: 1928The first edition of this lavish photography book containing Roberto Gestmann's photographs of his 1920s trip across Bolivia.
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1907 The Middle ColoniesLondon: 1907The first edition of John Andrew Doyle's history work discussing the influence of the British in America.
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1876 The Great Divide Travels in the Upper Yellowstone in the Summer of 1874London: 1876A finely bound copy of this travelogue by the Earl of Dunraven. This work follows Wyndham-Quin on his journey around the United States of America.
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1884 Portraits of PlacesBoston: 1884The first US edition of Henry James' travel work, documenting his time travelling in the US and Europe.
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1907 The American SceneLondon: 1907The first edition, second impression of Henry James' travel work about his year travelling around the entire United States.
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1926 Eighty Sketches In Water Colour From NatureLondon: 1926A beautiful collection of water colour sketches of natural scenes from across the world.
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1914 Yosemite and Its High SierraTacoma; Sanfrancisco: 1914An uncommon guidebook to the Yosemite national park and the High Sierra. A fascinating work, which is beautifully illustrated.
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1923 The Overland Trail From the Golden Gate to the Great Salt LakeAmerica: 1923A colourfully illustrated work showing the Southern Pacific Railroad track from San Francisco, through Nevada, to Salt Lake City.
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1911 The Grand Canyon of ArizonaArizona: 1911An exceptionally well preserved copy of this important work collecting nineteen photographs of the Grand Canyon, taken by the pioneering photographers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb, who had a studio set up on the edge of the Grand Canyon. With an additional th
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1915 Colorado Rocky Mountain National (Estes) ParkChicago: c1915A very scarce guide describing the beautiful Rocky Mountain National Park is Colorado, America. Illustrated throughout, including with a folding map.
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Sold1917 Description of and Guide to Jasper ParkOttawa: 1917A scarce first edition of this illustrated guide to the Jasper National Park in Canada.
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1935 Zion, Bryce Canyon, Grand CanyonOmaha : 1935A beautifully and colourfully illustrated guide to three of West America's popular National Parks, including useful information on travel and accommodation to the sites.
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1921 Handbook of Yosemite National Park a Compendium of ArticlesNew York and London: 1921The first edition of the first comprehensive guide to the Yosemite National Park in California, edited by the Park Naturalist, Ansel Franklin Hall. Illustrated with plates and a folding map.
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From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches Volume IILondon: 1900A handsome first edition copy of volume II of Rudyard Kipling's collection of articles about his travels; bound in a full cloth binding with the author's distinctive gilt stamped emblem to the front board.
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Miller's New York as it Is or Stranger's Guide Book to Brooklyn New YorkNew York: 1862A pocket sized guide to New York in the mid nineteenth century. With folding maps and illustrated plates, this work was produced by one of the great American nineteenth century publishers, James Miller.
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Temples in YucatanNew York: 1948The first edition of this fascinating work regarding the travels of noted American photographer Laura Gilpin across the Yucatan. Presented in the original unclipped dustwrapper.
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1933 The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins Limited Ed Williamson MapsLondon: 1933A fascinating limited edition copy of James A. Williamson's 'Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins'; in a handsome quarter vellum binding.
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1835 Journal of a Residence in America Fanny Kemble Clan Hay First EditionParis: 1835The first edition of Fanny Kemble's recollections of her experiences travelling on a theatre tour in America. With a Clan Hay of Seggieden bookplate to the front pastedown.
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1966 2vols Across the Great Southwestern Prairies George W. Kendall Facsimile ReprintUnamed: 1966A two volume facsimile reprint of this work by George W. Kendall originally published in the nineteenth century.
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1908 Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten German IllustratedMagdeburg: 1908A German work on the Hamburg-America Line, profusely illustrated in monochrome throughout.
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1830 Notices of Brazil Volume II Walsh Scarce First Edition IllustratedLondon: 1830A first edition copy of the second volume of Robert Walsh's fascinating work on Brazil, written as a part of an effort to abolish the slave trade.
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1845-46 2 Vol in 1 Musgrave Matt Lewis North America West Indies Missionary 1stLondon: 1845-6The first edition of Matthew Lewis' and Joseph Abbott's works on life in North American and the West Indies in the mid nineteenth century.
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1886 2vol A Travers L'Empire Britannique (1883-1884) Hubner FrenchParis: 1886A French edition of Count Joseph Alexander Hübner's fascinating account of his extensive travels throughout the British Empire in the years 1883 and 1884.
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1809 A Voyage to the Demerary Guyana Henry Bolingbroke Second Edition TravelLondon: 1809The second edition of Henry Bolingbroke's account regarding his travel to the English colonies of Berbice, Demerara and Essequibo which became British Guiana.
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1836 The Travels and Researches of A Von Humboldt Macgillivray 3rd Ed RevisedEdinburgh: 1836The third edition of this popular travel guide by Scottish naturalist and ornithologist, William MacGillivray. Humboldt was a Prussian polymath, naturalist and explorer.
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1867 On Sherman's Track South After the War John H Kennaway Very Scarce First EdLondon: 1867A very scarce first edition copy of John H Kennaway work of travel writing. An interesting travel work that explores the social and political state of America in the wake of the Civil War.
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1906 En Amerique De New-York by Jules Huret Travel Le FigaroParis: 1906A handsomely bound early edition of this French travel work regarding the USA by influential French journalist and author Jules Huret.
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1909 Labrador the Country and the People by Wilfred T Grenwell and OthersNew York: 1909A fascinating study of the easternmost province in Canada, Labrador.
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1846-52 2v in1 Sketches in Canada Rambles Among the Red Men and Philip MusgraveLondon: 1852 - 1846Two volumes in one regarding two British people's visits to the colonies.
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1873 Antiquitis of the Southern Indians Particularly of the Georgia Tribes JonesNew York: 1873An interesting illustrated work on the indigenous people of Georgia, America.
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1845 An Accompaniment to Mitchells Map of the World On Mercators ProjectionPhiladelphia: 1845A companion volume to Mitchell's 'Map of The World'.
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1947 NORTH AMERICAN EXCURSION Ernest Young TRAVELLondon: 1947A first edition copy of Ernest Young's 'North American Excursion', complete with original dustwrapper.
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1984-1988 8vol Key Environments Illustrated First Edition DustwrapperOxford : 1984-1988A lovely complete eight volume set of the 'Key Environment Series' published in collaboration with the 'International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources'.
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1891 A Frenchman in America The Anglo-Saxon Race Revisited Max O'Rell IllusBristol: 1891A charming edition of this travel work by Max O'Rell, copiously illustrated with 'upwards of 130 illustrations' by E.W. Kemble.