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1927 Things Japanese Basil Hall Chamberlain Signed Folding Map Bayntun Sotheran BindingLondon: 1927A beautifully bound copy of this fascinating Japanese travel work, signed by the author and with an excellent folding map to the rear of the work. -
1863 The Andaman Islanders by Frederic Mouat Very Scarce Folding MapLondon: 1863The first edition of this extremely scarce travel work, complete with four plates and a fold out map.
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1954 South-East ASIA A Short History by Brian HARRISONLondon: 1954A fascinating history of South-East Asia by Brian Harrison
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1954 JAPANESE ORIENTAL ART Hillier COLOUR 1stLondon: 1954A first edition copy of J. Hillier's fascinating study of Japanese colored prints.
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c1930 To The East and Home Again Jo Spier Illustrated Plates ScarceAmsterdam: c1930A beautiful collection of illustrations by Jo Spier.
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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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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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1957 Journey to Java Harold Nicolson First Edition with Unclipped DustwrapperLondon: 1957A first edition of this autobiographical account of the travels of Harold Nicolson.
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1981 AFGHANISTAN The Road to KABUL Travel Anthology D/JLondon: 1981A travel anthology about Afghanistan, edited by Gerald de Gaury and H. V. F. Winstone.
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1913 With Eastern Merchandise Powell First Edition Scarce Illustrated ColourLondon: 1913A scarce first edition copy of Francis E. Powell's 'With Eastern Merchandise'.
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1959 Bridge of the Brocade Sash by S.SITWELL JAPANLondon: 1959A first edition copy of Sacheverell Sitwell's observations of Japan.
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1913 Eothen A W Kinglake Illustrated Frank Brangwyn Limited EditionLondon: 1913A scarce limited edition copy of A. W. Kinglake's travel writing 'Eothen; or Traces of travel brought home from the East'
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1988 Danziger's Travels Beyond Forbidden Frontiers by Nick DanzigerLondon: 1988A re-print of this travel book by Nick Danziger.
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c1912 Sassa yo Yassa Japanische Tanze Bernhard Kellermann IllustratedBerlin: c1912A charmingly illustrated book about Japanese dances and culture.
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1949 White Stranger Six Moons in Celebes Harry Wilcox First Edition WWIILondon: 1949A first edition of this account of Harry Wilcox' time spent living with the Torajas, a tribe indigenous to the Celebes islands.
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1850 2vols Wanderings of a Pilgrim in Search of the Picturesque Zenana Illus Fanny Parks ScarceLondon: 1850The first edition of this comprehensive and uncommon travelogue on Fanny Parke's twenty-three years spent in India at the start of the nineteenth century.
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1914 Home Life in China Isaac Taylor Headland Illustrated First EditionLondon: 1914An interesting look at the personal home life of people in China, fully illustrated throughout.
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1994 Traveller's Literary Companion to South-East Asia Dingwall First EditionLondon: 1994A first edition copy of this late 20th century literary guide to South East Asia.
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1909 Sport & Travel in Both Tibets Lady Minna Jenkins Colour Plates Folding Map Scarce 1stLondon: 1909A collection of Lady Jenkins' illustrations during her trips to Tibet.
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1899 Little Folk of Many Lands Louise Jordan Miln IllustratedLondon: 1899An illustrated book looking at the lives of children from around the world.
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c1749 Histoire Generale des VOYAGES Volume IX PREVOSTLa Haye: c1749One volume exploring China and Tibet, with engravings and maps, from Abbe Prevost extensive Histoire Generale des Voyages.
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1812 Christian Researches in Asia Oriental Languages Claudius BuchananLondon : 1812An uncommon copy of this religious work by Reverend Claudius Buchanan.
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1905 Where Three Empires Meets With Fold Out Map And Illustrations By E F KnightLondon, New York and Bombay: 1905First published in 1895, this edition of Knight's travel writing has a fold out map of a portion of Kashmir and adjacent states and fifty-four illustrations throughout.
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c1889 Magot Chine China FRENCH Children's LINDEN IllusParis: c1889A scarce, presumed first and only edition of this illustrated French children's novel about world travel.
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1931 In The World's Attic by Henrietta Merrick Travel Himalayas First EditionLondon : 1931A decorative account of a woman's travels through the Himalayas.
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1892 On Sledge and Horseback to Outcast Siberian Lepers K Marsden IllustratedLondon : 1892A account of the journey made by Kate Marsden to visit lepers in Siberia.
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1898 4vol The Wide World Magazine Adventure Travel IllustratedLondon: 1898Four volumes of the Victorian travel periodical, The Wide World Magazine.
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1823 Plates From Modern Travels William Bingley Illustrations Only Asia America[London]: 1823A collection of plates from Modern Travels Through Every Important Country.
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1928 Tigers Gold and Witch-Doctors Bassett Digby Illustrated First EditionLondon : 1928The first edition of this travel work on Siberia from Bassett Digby.
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1907 The Truce in the East and Its Aftermath B L Putnam Weale Illus MapLondon: 1907A first edition of this work on the turbulent politics of the Far East at the turn of the 20th century.