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1964 Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Madinah & MeccahNew York: 1964A very smart two volume set of the recollections of explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton's journey to Mecca in disguise. -
c1970 Twelve Wood Block Prints of KansaiKyoto, Japan: c1970A very scarce collection of Japanese wood block prints in colour by Eiichi Kotozuka. -
2015 Bangkok Then and NowHong Kong: 2015A splendid fourth edition of this examination of Bangkok's history, richly illustrated with images in colour and black and white. -
1954 18vol Asahi Shimbun : This is JapanTokyo: 1954-1971A scarce complete set in eighteen colourful volumes of this immensely popular and important Japanese newspaper, the large edition in English titled This is Japan. The first editions. -
1957 The Face of the World an International Scrapbook of People and PlacesLondon: 1957A first edition copy of Cecil Beaton's beautiful travel work, illustrated throughout with his original photographs, in his colourful dustwrapper. -
1884 Ye Oldest Diarie of Englysshe TravellLondon: 1884An uncommon account of Sir Richard Torkington's pilgrimage to Jerusalem in the early sixteenth century, the sixth in the Vellum-Parchment series by Field & Tuer. -
1959 JapaneseLondon: 1959The first edition of Cecil Beaton's photographical scrapbook documenting his travels in Japan, illustrated throughout and in the colourfully illustrated dustwrapper. -
1957 The Face of the World an International Scrapbook of People and PlacesLondon: 1957The superb first edition of this beautiful illustrated work by Cecil Beaton, replete with his portrait and travel photography, in the original colourful dutstwrapper. -
1821 Fruits of Entreprize Exhibited in the Travels of BelzoniLondon: 1821The first edition of this very scarce and charming illustrated book recounting Belzoni's travels to India and Nubia. -
1960 The Fifty-Three Stages of the TokaidoTokyo: 1960A beautiful book containing the fifty five world-wide famous woodcut prints created by Utagawa Hiroshige illustrating his travel along the Tokaido in 1832. -
1945-6 Chinese AlbumLondon: 1945-6A beautiful travel work by Cecil Beaton, containing his photographs from a trip to China in the 1940s, in his original colourful dustwrapper. -
1962 Folk Legends of JapanVermont; Tokyo: 1962A first edition recollecting Japanese folk tales, with the unclipped dust wrapper and illustrated by Yoshie Noguchi. -
1913 Myths & Legends of JapanLondon: 1913A scarce collection of Japanese myths and legends, illustrated by Evelyn Paul with colour plates. -
1935 The Flight of the DragonLondon: 1935An uncommon reprint of this essay collection regarding Chinese and Japanese art by Laurence Binyon. -
1980 Journey to ArmeniaLondon: 1980An excellent first edition of this charming, illustrated travelogue by Osip Mandelstam. -
1957 No Passport to TibetLondon: 1957A superb first edition of this illustrated account of F. M. Bailey's expeditions to Tibet, a vivid description of the journey. -
1935 The Mongols of ManchuriaLondon: 1935The scarce first U.K. edition of Owen Lattimore's study of the tribes, history, and politics of Manchuria, illustrated with folding maps. -
1924 The Assault on Mount EverestLondon: 1924A first edition, second impression copy of C G Bruce's narrative of the 1922 British Mount Everest expedition, profusely decorated with various illustrations and maps throughout. -
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1925 The Adventure of Wrangel IslandNew York : 1925The signed first edition of this remarkable and account of Vilhjalmur Stefansson's expedition to the Wrangel Island, known to be a great fiasco. -
1795-6 Travels in Europe, Africa, and Asia, Made Between the Years 1770 and 1779London: 1795-6A complete illustrated history of Carl Peter Thunberg's travels across Europe, Africa, and Asia, a fascinating work. -
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1986 Mongolia HunterSanta Fe : 1986A lovely first edition, limited and signed, of this volume containing the history and customs in Mongolia, the complete story of hunting. -
1914 Unknown Mongolia A Record of Travel and ExplorationLondon: 1914A smart, early edition of this classic work on travel, exploration and big game hunting. Carruthers recounts a 1910-11 expedition across southern Siberia to the Mongolian frontiers. -
1950 Hart and the Chinese CustomsBelfast: 1950The first edition of this history on the Imperial Maritime Customs Service, looking in particular at the affluent career of Sir Robert Hart. -
1933 The Opium ClippersGlasgow: 1933The first edition of Basil Lubbock's immense history of the Asian opium trade, illustrated throughout, including with folding maps and plates. -
c1940 ShanghaiShanghai: c1940The first edition of this beautifully and colourfully illustrated guide to Shanghai, a unique and lovely work. -
1886 A Glossary of Reference on Subjects Connected With the Far EastHong Kong; Shanghai & Yokohama; London: 1886The very scarce second edition of Herbert Giles' mammoth glossary on subjects relating to the Far East. -
1940 A Cavalier in ChinaLondon: 1940A very scarce first edition of this first hand account of travel through China, an immensely scarce work in the original dustwrapper. -
1901 The Siege of the Peking LegationsLondon: 1901A great copy of the very scarce first and only edition of Roland Allen's first hand account of the 1900 Siege of Peking, illustrated with a folding map and detailed plans. -
1934 Through the Dragon's EyesLondon: 1934The second edition of this scarce account of Lewis Arlington's fifty year career in the Chinese Government Service, illustrated with colour plates. -
1930 In the Chinese Customs Service a Personal Record of Forty-Seven YearsLondon: 1930A vanishingly scarce second edition of Paul King's account of his time working at the Chinese Customs Service, illustrated throughout. -
1906 Indiscreet Letters From PekingLondon: 1906This uncommon first edition details the 1900 siege of Peking by Bertram Lenox Simpson. -
1910 With Boat and Gun in the Yangtze ValleyShanghai: 1910The second edition of this fascinating and detailed guide to the Yangtze Valley, illustrated throughout. -
1941 Foreign Devils in the Flowery KingdomLondon: 1941An illustrated look into the lives of foreigners in China by Carl Crow, in the scarce unclipped dustwrapper. -
1920 The Pageant of PekingShanghai, China: 1920A very bright copy of this beautiful photogravure work on Peking/Beijing at the start of the twentieth century. -
1904 Queer Things About JapanLondon: 1904A beautifully illustrated copy of Douglas Sladen's study on Japan, illustrated with eight lovely colour plates. -
1898 Les Races Jaunes les CelestesParis: 1898The first edition of this French travel work on China, an interesting and vivid depiction of the country. Illustrated with colour plates.