Voyages
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1894 Polar Gleams an Account of a Voyage on the Yacht 'Blencathra'London: 1894A very scarce first edition of Helen Peel's account of her Polar voyage on the 'Blencathra', illustrated throughout.
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1818 A Voyage Round Great Britain Volume III & IVLondon: 1818A scarce work detailing a voyage taken around the coast of Great Britain, starting at Land's End, written by William Daniell.
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1964 Bougainville Navigateur et les Decouvertes de son TempsParis: 1964A scarce two volume collection detailing the life of Louis Antoine de Bougainville, complete with a custom slipcase.
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1879 Nouvel Abrege de tous Les Voyages Autour du MondeNot Stated: 1879A lovely and scarce pocket-sized two volume collection detailing all journeys around the world until 1832 starting with Ferdinand Magellan, in French.
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1904 Au Pole AntarctiqueParis: 1904A beautifully bound illustrated account of polar exploration, translated into French and illustrated throughout.
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1863 Voyages et Decouvertes Outre-MerNot Stated: 1863A French edition detailing various voyages, richly illustrated throughout.
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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'.
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1904 Au Pole AntarctiqueParis: 1904A French translation of this account of polar exploration, illustrated and in a leather binding with the original paper wraps bound in.
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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.
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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.
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1999 The Travel Diary of Robert Bargrave, Levant Merchant (1647-1656)London: 1999A brilliant volume detailing merchant Robert Bargrave's travels, complete with an unclipped dust wrapper and illustrations including a family tree, facsimiles of his diary, and music.
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2001 The Third Voyage of Martin Frobisher to Baffin Island 1578London: 2001A Hakluyt Society publication detailing privateer Martin Frobisher's journey to Baffin Island, Canada, during the late sixteenth century. Complete with numerous maps and diagrams and an unclipped dust wrapper.
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1999 The Travel Diary of Robert Bargrave, Levant Merchant (1647-1656)London: 1999A fascinating and richly illustrated edition detailing merchant Robert Bargrave's travels, complete with an unclipped dust wrapper and illustrations including a family tree, facsimiles of his diary, and music.
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1984 A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the WorldLondon: 1984The third volume comprising George Vancouver's reportage of the 1791-1795 voyage to the North Pacific Ocean and around the world. Illustrated throughout.
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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.
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1869 The Three Voyages of Vasco da Gama, and His ViceroyaltyLondon: 1869An account of Vasco da Gama's three important voyages, on which he was the first European to reach India by sea.
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1942-1967 Assorted Works from the Navy Records SocietyNot Stated: 1942-1967A three volume set comprising various works on voyages and seafaring, illustrated and complete with folding maps.
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1874 A Ramble Round the WorldLondon: 1874A first edition of the translation of this Australian diplomat's travelogue, translated by Lady Herbert and published by Macmillan and Co. in 1874.
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1878 Sunways; a Record of Rambles in Many LandsPlymouth: 1878A very scarce work by William Copeland Borlase regarding his travels, dedicated by the author.
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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.
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1938 My Eskimo LifeLondon: 1938The first edition of this scarce first hand account of Greenland in the early twentieth century. Written by French ethnologist Paul-Emile Victor.
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1966 Hommes et Navires au Cap Horn 1616-1939Not Stated: 1966A French language account of voyages to and from Cape Horn, richly illustrated in colour and monochrome.
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1924 VoyagingNew York: 1924A very smart first edition, second impression copy of this illustrated account of a voyage by Rockwell Kent.
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1926 The Lonely IslandLondon: 1926The first edition of this volume, one of the very few about the exploration of Tristan da Cunha.
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1875 The Threshold of the Unknown RegionLondon: 1875A new edition of this interesting and thorough overview of Arctic exploration, illustrated, with maps.
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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.
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1903 La Stella Polare Nel Mare ArticoMilan: 1903An Italian work on the voyage of the 'Stella Polare', complete with a profuse number of illustrations and folding maps.
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1957 Cape of Storms: Trawling off the Coast of North RussiaLondon: 1957An uncommon first edition of this work on trawling in North Russian waters, with an unclipped dust wrapper.
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1950 Argonauts of the Western PacificLondon: 1950A scarce volume of the third impression of this important ethnological work on the Trobriand islanders.
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c1882 Sea PicturesLondon: c1882A lovely collection of illustrations depicting life at sea, published by the Religious Tract Society.
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1887 The Saône: a Summer VoyageLondon: 1887The first edition of this charming narrative of a summer voyage on the Saône, south of France. Illustrated
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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.
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1966 Mostly 'Mischief': Voyages to the Arctic and to the AntarcticLondon, Sydney, Toronto: 1966A tale of Arctic adventure set aboard thee 'Mischief', written by voyager H. W. Tilman.
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1937 The Most Noble And Famous Travels of Marco PoloLondon: 1937The second, enlarged edition of this book detailed on Marco Polo's travels. With 11 maps and other illustrations.
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1900 The Life and Explorations of Fridtjof NansenLondon: 1900A finely bound copy of this account regarding the great explorer Fridtjof Nansen's life and adventures.