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Australia
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1839 Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern AustraliaLondon: 1839The scarce second edition of Thomas Mitchell's thrilling account of his travels through the Australian interior, illustrated by the author himself and featuring a number of hand coloured plates and folding maps. -
1896 A Traveller's Notes, or Notes of a Tour through India, Malaysia, Japan, Corea, The Austalian Colonies and New Zealand During the Years 1891-1893London : 1896An impressive first edition copy of James Herbert Veitch's horticultural travels to Asia and Australia, with a folding map and illustrations throughout. -
1876 South AustraliaLondon: 1876The first edition of this work concerning South Australia by William Harcus. -
1973 An Account of the Discovery of TahitiLondon: 1973Photo-lithographic printing of this account of the discovery of Tahiti from the first Folio edition of 1955, an excellent copy. -
1853 Polynesian Researches During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the SocietyLondon: 1853An illustrated revised edition of the missionary travels of William Ellis, recounting his time in Polynesia. -
c1926 Official Record of the New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition, Dunedin 1925-1926Dunedin: c1926A record of the International Exhibition celebrating New Zealand and the South Seas extensively illustrated. -
1881 Victoria in 1880Melbourne : [1881]First edition of this scarce work concerning Victoria in Australia, beautifully depicted by Charles Turner. -
1980 The Geology and Geophysics of Northeastern AustraliaBrisbane: 1980The first edition of this scarce collection of papers relating to the geology and geophysics of Queensland, Australia. -
1838 A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea IslandsLondon: 1838An early edition of missionary John Williams' illustrated account of his efforts in the South Sea Islands. With a hand coloured frontispiece of the Chief of Rarotonga. -
1985 Voyage to the Great South Land: Willem de Vlamingh, 1696-1697Sydney: 1985A fascinating study of Dutch Captain William de Vlamingh's late seventeenth century exploration of the west coast of Australia, here in the first English language edition. -
1970 A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the WorldAdelaide: 1970A remarkable facsimile of the journals kept by Captain James Cook which were first published in 1777, lavishly illustrated throughout with facsimile engravings. -
1893 A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World Performed By Captain James CookLondon: 1893A fascinating biography of the famed explorer, illustrated with beautifully detailed plates reproduced from illustrations made on Cook's voyages. -
1711 An Account of Several Late Voyages and DiscoveriesLondon: 1711The very scarce second edition of these first hand accounts of four important seventeenth century voyages, featuring extracts from Captain Tasman's journal as he discovers New Zealand and Tasmania. -
1941 Gold Buyers Act, 1921, and RegulationsPerth: 1942A very scarce Australian pamphlet detailing the 1921 Gold Buyers Act, an interesting work on the history of gold mining in the country. -
1914 Report on the Development of the Phillips River Auriferous Copper Mines Geological Report on MinesPerth: 1914A very scarce report on the Phillips River in Australia and its mining, an interesting collection of three reports by A. Montgomery, Malcolm Maclaren, and R. A. Farquharson. -
1859 Lettres d'un Mineur en AustralieParis: 1859A very scarce collection of letters by Antoine Fauchery noting his experiences as a gold miner in Australia, the second edition of this work. -
1927 Cannibal NightsLondon: 1927A scarce first UK edition of H E Raabe's recollections of his journeys and experiences across the regions of the South Seas. -
1941 AustraliaLondon: 1941A beautiful first edition travel work on Australia by Arnold Haskell, in a wonderful Sangorski & Sutcliffe binding made for Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. -
1937 Island of BaliNew York: 1937A smart copy of this work on the history and ethnography of the island of Bali, illustrated throughout. -
1913 The Land of the New Guinea PygmiesLondon: 1913An excellent first edition describing Rawling's important expedition to New Guinea and his encounters with locals. Illustrated with plates and a folding map. -
1899 The Caroline Islands, Travel in the Sea of the Little LandsLondon: 1899A very smart copy of this work on exploration in the Caroline Islands, written by F.W. Christian. -
1911 Islands of Enchantment, Many Sided MelanesiaLondon: 1911A first edition copy of this work on the South West Pacific islands by Florence Coombe. -
1883 An Epitome of the Official History of New South WalesSydney: 1883A fascinating history of New South Wales compiled by Thomas Richards, the government printer and reigstrar of copyright. -
1896 The History of the Convict Hulk Success and Success PrisonersLondon: 1896A very scarce publication on the prison ship 'The Success' and a work advocating for better treatment of prisoners. -
1902 World PicturesLondon: 1902The first edition of this colourfully illustrated artistic look at the world, illustrated with the beautiful plates of Mortimer Menpes. -
1927 Journal de Madame Rose de Saulces de FreycinetParis: 1927The first edition of this scarce travel account written by a woman, Rose de Saulces de Freycinet. Illustrated with twenty five both colourful and in black and white, beautiful plates. -
1877 Les Naufrages, ou, Vingt Mois Sur un RecifParis: 1877An attractively bound account of Raynal's voyage to the Auckland Islands, allegedly the influence behind Jules Verne's 'The Mysterious Island'. -
2002 The Central Australian ExpeditionLondon: 2002An excellent reissue by the Hakluyt Society of Charles Sturt's travel journals, narrating the central Australian expedition of 1844. Illustrated throughout. -
1897 Fiji Records of Private and of Public Life 1875-1880Edinburgh: 1897The very scarce first edition of Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon's first hand account of life in Fiji, written whilst he was the Governor of Fiji. -
1865 The History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania and New ZealandLondon: 1865A scarce two volume second edition, detailing discovery in Oceania, complete with three folding maps. -
1892 Frontier Life: Taranaki, New ZealandAuckland, New Zealand: 1892A beautiful and bright uncommon work comprising surveys made of Taranaki, illustrated profusely with maps, sketches and diagrams. -
1969 Survey of the Intertropical Coasts of AustraliaAdelaide: 1969A scarce two volume facsimile comprising an early survey of the Australian coastline. -
1937 Bank's PeninsulaChristchurch, New Zealand: 1937A scarce and richly illustrated account of Banks Peninsula off the coast of New Zealand, rebound in leather preserving the original wraps. -
c1955 Wrecks in Tasmanian WatersTasmania: c1955A thorough account detailing shipwrecks sunk around Tasmania between 1797 and 1950. -
1882 First Lessons in the Maori Language of New ZealandAuckland: 1882A fantastic pocket-sized English guide to the Maori language, with a small vocabulary. -
1950 Argonauts of the Western PacificLondon: 1950A scarce volume of the third impression of this important ethnological work on the Trobriand islanders.