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Voyages
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1883 Album Pittoresque D'Un Voyage Autour du MondeParis: 1883The first edition of this scarce collection of plates showing places visited by Laplace's Artemise voyage. In the original pictorial cloth binding. -
Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of H.M.S Fly, Commanded by FP BlackwoodLondon: 1847A lovely example of the first edition of this important exploration narrative. One of the earliest accounts of coastal Australia, this work is famed for its descriptions of the Great Barrier Reef. -
1799 A Voyage Performed By the Late Earl of Sandwich Round the MediterraneanLondon: 1799An illustrated first edition documenting the Earl of Sandwich's voyage to the Mediterranean, complete with the hand-coloured folding map. -
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1852 2Vol John MacGillivray Voyage of the Rattlesnake Scarce 1st Australia IllusLondon: 1852A scarce first edition of this travel narrative on the discovery of New Guinea between 1846-1850. -
1835 Reverend William Scoresby Memorials Of The Sea First Edition Half CalfLondon : 1835A first edition of the account of his voyages by William Scoresby, the English scientist, clergyman, and Arctic explorer. -
1786 History of the Voyages and Discoveries Made in the NorthDublin: 1786The first edition thus of Johann Reinhold Forster's account of his voyage with James Cook, illustrated with a folding map. -
1778 Observations Made During a Voyage Round the WorldLondon: 1778A scarce, first edition copy of John Reinhold Forster's travelogue regarding his account of Cook's second Pacific voyage. -
1877 Journal of a Voyage Round the WorldCork: 1877A scarce first edition of this journal narrating Captain Seymour's travels, presented by the author to Captain Brook. -
1785 A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, Towards the Antarctic Polar CircleDublin: 1785The first Dublin edition of Anders Sparrman's account of his voyage to the Cape of Good Hope and his time spent there, illustrated throughout, very bright for it's age. -
1830 Notes on Haiti Made During a Residence in that RepublicLondon: 1830A smart, first edition of Charles Mackenzie's account regarding his time as a diplomat in Haiti. Mackenzie's role was mostly intelligence work. -
1821-1824 2vol North-West Passage from Atlantic to Pacific Parry ExplorerLondon: 1821-1825Two accounts of the journeys undertaken by William Edward Parry and his crew in the Arctic. -
1906 The Voyage of the ScotiaEdinburgh: 1906A first edition of this scientific account to the Weddell Sea and the Establishment of a Meteorological Station in the South Orkneys. -
1901 3vol Resultats du Voyage du S. Y. Belgica 1897-99Anvers: 1901-1912Very scarce nine volumes sammelband on the scientific discoveries of the S. Y. Belgica's voyage from 1897-99. The first editions. -
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1897 2vol Farthest North1897: 1897The first American edition of these two volumes narrating Nansen's extraordinary Fram expedition of 1893, signed by the author. -
1818 A Voyage to SpitzbergenEdinburgh: 1818The scarce second edition of this fascinating little book narrating John Laing's experiences as a surgeon on a whaling voyage to the Arctic. -
1875 2vol The Book of Ser Marco Polo, The VenetianLondon: 1875A fantastically illustrated translation of Marco Polo's important travelogue, complete with numerous folding maps. -
1906 The Voyage of the ScotiaEdinburgh: 1906A first edition of this scientific account to the Weddell Sea and the Establishment of a Meteorological Station in the South Orkneys. -
1906 The Voyage of the ScotiaEdinburgh: 1906A first edition of this scientific account to the Weddell Sea and the Establishment of a Meteorological Station in the South Orkneys. -
1908-1955 10vols Series II Hakluyt Society Folding Maps IllustratedCambridge: 1908-1955A fascinating collection of varied works from the Second Series of Hakluyt Society publications, bound in the publisher's iconic bright blue cloth binding, with gilt vignette to the front boards. -
1769 George Anson A Voyage Round the World Fourteenth EditionLondon: 1769A fourteenth edition of Anson's A Voyage Round the World In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. -
1941 I Went To TristanLondon: 1941A very scarce account of the author's travels to the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, illustrated with folding maps and photographs. -
1814 6vols British Tourists or Travellers Companion William Mavor IllustratedLondon : 1814The complete six volumes of William Mavor's educational travel work. -
1921 Cuatro Años en los Hielos del PoloMadrid: 1921A lovely two volume Spanish edition of this Norwegian sailor's biographical work on his four years spent in the Arctic regions. -
1872 Wanderings in Every Clime; or, Voyages, Travels, and Adventures All Round the WorldLondon: 1872A very scarce illustrated work edited by William Francis Ainsworth, wandering throughout the world with illustrations by Gustave Dore. -
1864 Leaves from the Records of St. Hubert's ClubLondon: 1864A wonderful, first edition example of this travel work by George E Bulger. A finely bound copy of this work which details many sporting excursions to Canada, India, and South Africa. -
1927 Under Sail in the Frozen NorthLondon: 1927A very scarce, first edition of Worsley's account of the British arctic expedition he lead in 1925. -
1927 The Student Magellan Story of Ryndam First Annual College Cruise Around the WorldNew York: 1927A very scarce magazine produced by students of New York University's 'Floating University' regarding the first University World Cruise, the places they visited and the experiences held. -
1805 A Voyage Round the World John Turnbull Scarce Pacific Ocean Port JacksonLondon: 1805An abridged issue of this travelogue from John Turnbull about his time spent travelling the Pacific in the early nineteenth century. -
1896 From North Pole to Equator Studies of Wild Life and ScenesLondon: 1896A superior copy of the first English translation of zoologist Alfred Edmund Brehm's account of his travels. -
1860 An Arctic Boat-Journey Isaac Israel Hayes Folding Maps IllustratedLondon: 1860Isaac Israel Hayes's fascinating account of the 'Second Grinnell Expedition' of 1853–1855, led by Elisha Kane to search for Franklin's lost expedition. -
1883 The Voyage of the JeannetteLondon: 1883A very scarce and well-preserved first edition of this two volume set detailing the ill-fated 'Jeanette' expedition of 1879-91, richly illustrated with plates and folding maps. -
1911 2vol Nebelheim Entdeckung Erforschung Nordlichen Lander Meere Nansen MapsLeipzig : 1911The first and only edition of this history of the exploration of the Northern lands and seas by Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen. -
1877 The Voyage of the 'Challenger'. The Atlantic a Preliminary Account of the General ResultsLondon: 1877A complete first edition of Charles Wyville Thomson's first-hand account of his Challenger expedition, a fascinating work, illustrated throughout. -
1880 Six Months In the Sandwich Islands by Isabella Bird Travel Hawaii Third EdLondon : 1880An eloquent account of travels in the Hawaiian Archipelago. -
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1886 2vol Three Years of Arctic ServiceNew York: 1886Two illustrated volumes recollecting the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881 by Adolphus Greely; the first edition signed by the author to the recto of the frontispiece.