Asia
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1859 2vol Ceylon: An Account of the IslandLondon: 1859A smart complete set of this illustrated account of Ceylon by Sir James Emerson Tennent.
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1895 Lights & Shades of Hill Life in the Afghan and Hindu Highlands of the PunjabLondon: 1895A smart first edition of this interesting study on India by Frederick St. John Gore, complete with many plates and two folding maps.
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1925 Waziristan, 1919-1920London: 1925A very scarce study on the causes, conduction, and consequences of the 1919-20 Waziristan Campaign, complete with maps and plates.
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1912 From the Black Mountain to WaziristanLondon: 1912An uncommon first edition history of the North Western Frontier by Captain H. C. Wylly, a detailed history complete with folding maps.
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1891 Things Japanese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with JapanLondon: 1891A smart second revised edition of Chamberlain's work on Japanese culture, inscribed by the author to Lady Randolph Churchill. -
1936 News From Tartary: A Journey From Peking to KashmirNew York: 1936A smart first U.S. edition copy of Peter Fleming's brilliant travel work, exploring Asia, complete with Fleming's photographic plates.
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1888 Jerusalem, the City of Herod and SaladinLondon: 1888The new illustrated edition of this book exploring Jerusalem by Walter Besant and E. H. Palmer.
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1898 The Memoirs and Travels of Mauritius Augustus Count de Benyowsky in Siberia, Kamchatka, Japan, The Liukiu Islands and FormosaLondon : 1898A reprint of the memoirs and travels of Mauritius Augustus Count de Benyowsky, with illustrations.
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1983 Ibn Battuta Travels in Asia and AfricaLondon: 1983A fine copy of H. A. R. Gibb's translation of the Rihla, an account of the journeys made by fourteenth century scholar and explorer Ibn Battuta.
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1941-1944 9vol William Collins' The British Commonwealth in PicturesLondon: 1941-1944Nine volumes from The British Commonwealth in Pictures Series from William Collins.
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1868 2vol Die Ostasiatische InselweltLeipzig: 1868Two illustrated volumes of this study of the East Asian Islands. In the German language.
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1907 A Bachelor Girl in BurmaLondon: 1907An entertaining travelogue about early twentieth century Burma, with ninety five photographic plates.
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1913 RussiaLondon: 1913The first edition of this beautifully illustrated topographical study and history of Russia with colour plates.
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1902 World PicturesLondon: 1902Mortimer and Dorothy Menpes' beautiful travelogue of the world, the first edition.
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1908 The Flowers and Gardens of JapanLondon : 1908A first edition copy of this charming volume on the flowers and gardens of Japan, richly illustrated in colour.
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1852 Jerusalem et la Terre-SainteParis: [1852]Large volume containing Georges Darboy's scarce travelogue of Jerusalem, adorned with lovely plates by M Rouargue and a map.
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1890 The Travels of Marco PoloLondon: 1890Revised edition of Marco Polo's celebrated travelogue through Asia in the thirteenth century.
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1956 English-Russian Phrase-BookMoscow: 1956A Scarce second edition of this English-Russian book of phrases.
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1955 English-Russian Phrase-BookMoscow: 1955A scarce first edition of this English-Russian book of phrases.
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1894 Portfolio of PhotographsChicago: 1894A delightful collection of photographs detailing important scenes and places from around the world.
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1819 Voyage of His Majesty's Ship AlcesteLondon: 1819The third edition of ship's surgeon John McLeod's account of the voyage and eventual shipwreck of HMS Alceste; she struck a reef in the Java Sea, with her wreck subsequently plundered by Malayan pirates.
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c1840 Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia MinorLondon: c1840Thomas Allom's beautiful collection of plates showing the architecture and scenery of Constantinople and the Seven Churches of Asia.
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1901 JapanLondon: 1901A signed edition de luxe of one of the Menpes father-daughter duo's brilliant travel works, this colourfully volume looking at Japan. -
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1903 World's ChildrenLondon: 1903A signed limited edition of the Menpes' charming study on the children of the world, complete with one-hundred colourful plates. -
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1905 BurmaLondon: 1905A lovely signed limited edition copy of R. T. Kelly's colourfully illustrated travel work on Burma, a scarce to see limited edition. -
1878-89 Travel Works of Anna BrasseyLondon: 1878-1889Three first edition travel accounts by the English traveller, Anna Brassey. Uniformly bound in half morocco.
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1852 Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and ChinaLondon: 1852Huc's popular travel account of China, Tibet and Mongolia, with beautiful engravings throughout.
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1926 Farrer's Last Journey: Upper Burma 1919-20London: 1926A beautifully illustrated first edition of Cox's account of the plant-hunting expedition on which Farrer died.
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1912 Monumental JavaLondon: 1912A first edition of this work on Indonesia. Highly illustrated throughout.
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1953-55 The Pelican History of Art SeriesHarmondsworth: 1953-1955Three handsome volumes from the popular Pelican History of Art series, edited by Nikolaus Pevsner.
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1902 2vols Across Coveted Lands, or, a Journey From Flushing (Holland) to CalcuttaLondon: 1902The first edition of Arnold Henry Savage Landor's brilliant travel work recounting his expedition overland to India, complete with many plates.
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1929 The Savage Solomons As They Were & AreLondon : 1929A bright first edition copy of this work exploring the history of the people of the Solomon Islands, with illustrations.