Australia
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1982 Whaling and Sealing at the Chatham IslandsCanberra : 1982The scarce first edition of this record of whaling and sealing at the Chatham Islands by Rhys Richards.
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1934 The Visitor to AustraliaMelbourne: 1934A scarce work on traveling to and exploring Australia, for the tourist.
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1915 An Untamed Territory The Northern Territory of AustraliaLondon : 1915A signed first edition of this work about Northern Australia during British Colonial rule. -
1937 Sydney from the AirSydney: 1937With twenty four full-page photographs, this volume offers a birds-eye-view interwar Sydney
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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. -
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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1969 A Voyage to New South Wales The Journal of Lieutenant William Bradley RN of HMS Sirius 1786-1792Sydney: 1969A very smart folder of colour charts from the Journal of William Bradley.
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1883 Cruise of the "Alert" Four Years in Patagonian, Polynesian, and Mascarene WatersLondon: 1883An illustrated first edition of this account of voyages on the H. M. S. Alert.
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1970-2000 The Hakluyt Society PublicationsLondon: 1970-2000A bright larger set from the second series of publications of the Hakluyt Society, each volume enclose in its original dust wrapper.
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1979 Among Cannibals: Account of Four Years Travels in AustraliaSussex: 1979A highly illustrated reprinting of the original 1889 text by Carl Lumholtz.
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1936 Stone-Age Bushmen of To-DayLondon: 1936An illustrated first edition of this educational text regarding tribes in North-Western Australia.
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1935 Jock of the IslandsLondon: 1935The scarce first edition of this travel work by the seaman John Cromar with illustrations.
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1902 Pioneering in New GuineaLondon : 1902A smart volume of journals from travels in New Guinea, with illustrations.
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1937 Coming into Being Among the Australian AboriginesLondon : 1937A first edition copy of this work exploring the procreative beliefs of Australian Aborigines, with illustrations.
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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.
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1884 The Comprehensive Atlas & Geography of the World Seven VolumesLondon: 1884A collection of works from this multi volume atlas and geography from the late nineteenth century with colour maps.
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1896 The Exploration of Australia from 1844 to 1896London : 1896A copy of The Exploration of Australia from 1844 to 1896, with folding colour maps.
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1895 The Exploration of AustraliaLondon : 1895A first edition presentation copy of The Exploration of Australia with a large folding map and plates.
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1846 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed during the Voyage of H.M.S. BeagleLondon: 1846The uncommon first edition of Admiral John Lort Stokes' very important first hand account of the last major official expedition to Australia, illustrated throughout.
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c1913 World PicturesLondon: c1913A bright copy of this extensive collection of illustrated scenes from around the world, written and illustrated by Mortimer and Dorothy Menpes.
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1927 The Maori Past and PresentLondon: 1927The scarce first edition of this illustrated early twentieth-century study of the Maori people of New Zealand.
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1921 Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident MagistrateLondon: 1921The second edition of this illustrated first-hand account of explorer and magistrate Captain C.A.W. Monckton during his time spent in New Guinea.
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1970 The Coming of the MaoriWellington: 1970An early edition of this illustrated ethnographical study of the Maori people, written by Sir Peter Buck, also known as Te Rangi Hiroa.
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1924 A Year Among the MaorisLondon: 1924The first edition of this study of the customs and culture of the Maori people of New Zealand, illustrated throughout.
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1875 Voyage Autour du MondeParis: 1875A delightful French travel memoir by the Le Comte de Beauvoir about his travels through Australia, Asia, and across the Pacific, illustrated throughout.
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1874 The Gentleman Emigrant: His Daily Life, Sports, and PastimesLondon: 1874William Stamer's travel account of his exploration of North America and Australia, an interesting and scarce travel work.
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1894 Glimpses of Four ContinentsLondon: 1894The illustrated first edition of the Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos' account of her travels in 1894.
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1889 Kaleidoscope: Shifting Scenes from East to WestLondon: 1889The first edition of E. Katherine Bates's scarce account of her world travels in the late nineteenth century.
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1942 Headhunting in the Solomon IslandsNew York: 1942The first edition of this illustrated ethnographical and topographical study of the people and lands of the Solomon Islands.
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c1902 Savage Life in New GuineaLondon: c1902A scarce early twentieth-century illustrated work on the people and topography of Papua New Guinea, published by the London Missionary Society.
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1936 Papuan EpicLondon: 1936The second edition of Keith Bushell's account of life among the natives of Papua New Guinea, illustrated throughout with photographic plates.
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1924 Pearls and Savages: Adventures in the Air, on Land and SeaNew York: 1924The first edition of Australian photographer and adventurer Captain Frank Hurley's account of his 1920 and 1923 trips to Papua New Guinea alongside Anglican Missionaries.
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1967 A Diary in the Strict Sense of the TermNew York: 1967A fine first edition copy of this travel diary in New Guinea, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1935 Through Wildest PapuaLondon: 1935An uncommon first edition of this interesting title relating to the South Sea Island Papua, illustrated throughout.
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1901 Head-Hunters: Black White and BrownLondon: 1901The scarce first edition of this study of the Torres Strait islanders, from influential anthropologist Alfred Cort Haddon.
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1932 Sorcerers of DobuLondon: 1932The first edition of this illustrated social anthropological work on the Dobu Islanders of the West Pacific, enclosed in the original dust wrapper.