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1890 A Trip Round the WorldRochdale: 1890A scarce first edition copy of this amazing account of a trip around the world, with illustrations.
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1881 2 vols My Journey Round the WorldLondon : 1881A smart signed complete two volume set of My Journey Around the World. -
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1897 A Run Round the Empire Being a Log of Two Young People who Circumnavigated the GlobeLondon : 1897A smart first edition copy of A Run Round the Empire, signed by the editor and illustrated throughout. -
1934 Sud Atlantik FlugMunchen : 1934A smart scarce copy of this book that explores the South Atlantic Flight to Westphalia, with illustrations.
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1885 Cruise of the AlertLondon: 1885The fourth edition of British Navy surgeon and naturalist Richard William Coppinger's account of his Pacific cruise onboard the HMS Alert from 1878 to 1882.
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1871 Southern Germany and AustriaCoblenz: 1871An interesting nineteenth century travel guide to Southern Germany and Austria, complete with fold out maps and illustrations.
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1882 Three in Norway, by Two of ThemLondon: 1882Illustrated by the authors themselves, this is the very scarce first edition of this humorous travelogue, following three inexperienced British men as they camp in the wilds of Norway for a summer.
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1899 The P. & O. Pocket BookLondon: 1899The scarce second issue of this lovely pocket book from the P. & O. Company with illustrations and maps.
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1880 Sunshine and Storms in the East, or Cruises to Cyprus and ConstantinopleLondon: 1880The illustrated first edition of Annie Brassey's account of her family's voyage around Constantinople, Cyprus, and the Ionian Islands, with two colour folding maps.
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1913 The Fringe of the EastLondon: 1913A first edition of this study of the provinces of Turkey both past and present, with illustrations.
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1945 East Is WestLondon: 1945A first edition of Freya Stark's travels in the Middle East with illustrations.
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1968 The Thames HighwayNewton Abbot : 1968Complete collection of two volumes concerning the navigation of the Thames by Fred S. Thacker.
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1978 The Voyage of the 'Pourquoi-Pas?' The Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910London : 1978A smart facsimile copy of the The Voyage of the 'Pourquoi-Pas?' The Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910.
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1936 Motor Boat Expenses 1936None: 1936A signed half morocco Bumpus binding containing seven leaves of logs for 1946 journeys around England via motor boat, and hundreds of blank leaves for further log notes to be contributed.
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1902 The Cambridge Ely and King's Lynn Road The Great Fenland HighwayLondon : 1902A bright first edition copy of The Cambridge Ely and King's Road, richly illustrated.
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1871 Canoe TravellingLondon: 1871The first edition of Warington Baden-Powell's fascinating and very scarce tribute to travelling by canoe. Illustrated with a colour folding map.
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1835 Moore's Navigation ImprovedLondon: 1835The scarce second edition of this important improvement upon the navigational charts of Moore, by Thomas Kerigan.
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1894 The Log of the ValhallaLondon: 1894A very scarce copy of the log from the 'Valhalla' steam yacht's maiden voyage, which was privately printed by Horace Cox in 1894.
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1970 Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Map-Making in the County of SussexLympne Castle & Chichester: 1970A very scarce first edition work containing twenty-five facsimile plates of maps of Sussex produced between the late sixteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
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1749 Considerations sur le Commerce et la Navigation de la Grande-BretagneLondon: 1749The scarce first French language edition of Joseph Gee's popular discussion of the history of British trade and the colonies.
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1822 Paterson's RoadsLondon: 1822A fascinating account of the roads of Britain in the 1820's, in a smart full calf binding and illustrated with a number of folding maps.
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1925-7 Practical Hints to Scientific TravellersThe Hague: 1925-7An excellent little set of Brouwer's guide to travelling for scientific purposes, illustrated and including folding plates.
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1897 On a Revised Map of Kaiser Franz Josef LandLondon: 1897A scarce and interesting article discussing the impact of an arctic expedition of the perception of the geography of a remote Russian archipelago.
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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.
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1902 The First Crossing of GreenlandLondon: 1902The fascinating account of the pioneering Norwegian expedition to cross Greenland on skis, in a full calf prize binding.
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1859 A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his CompanionsLondon: 1859The fascinating first edition of the journey to locate John Franklin's lost expedition. Illustrated throughout, and rebound in a beautiful half morocco signed binding.
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1757 The Description and Use of the Globes and the OrreryLondon: 1757A scarce edition of Joseph Harris' work which explains how to use terrestrial and celestial globes as well as an orrery.
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1926 The Arcturus AdventureNew York and London: 1926An early edition of this prominent American marine biologist's exploratory mission to the Galapagos, with illustrated colour plates, maps and photographs.
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1959 Scotti Viimne EkspeditsioonTallinn: 1959The scarce Estonian edition of Captain Scott's diaries of his journey to the Arctic, from the library of his only child. With numerous photographic plates.
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1866 Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell ExpeditionLondon: 1866A first person tale of arctic survival from the leader of a mid nineteenth century rescue mission. With illustrations and folding map.
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1898 Fridtjof Nansen's 'Farthest North'London: 1898The second edition of Fridtjof Nansen's popular account of his Polar expedition, an exciting work illustrated throughout, including with a colour folding map.
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1886 50,000 Milles dans L'Ocean PacifiqueParis: 1886A very scarce travel work from Albert David, detailing his voyages across the Pacific Ocean.
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1977 Beagle Channel AwardLondon: 1977A personalised binding to house the Beagle Channel Award presented after the Beagle Conflict, along with four coloured maps.
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c1954 Great Norwegian ExpeditionsOslo: c1954A thorough and richly illustrated volume on the history of Norwegian exploration.
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1925 Cadet to CommodoreLondon, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: 1925A scarce account of the author's time spent in the Merchant Navy in the early twentieth century.
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1968 Mischief Goes SouthLondon: 1968The first edition of this fascinating account of H.W. Tilman's disastrous voyage between 1966 and 1967.