Voyages
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1946 Journal of a Voyage From Sydney to London in the Barque 'Standerings'London and Glasgow: 1946The first edition of this privately printed journal on a voyage undertaken from Australia to England in the Victorian era.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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1890 P and O Pocket BookLondon: 1890A very scarce 19th century copy of the pocket sized travel book issued by P&O with numerous illustrations.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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1959 The American Indian as a Sea-Fighter in Colonial Times Horace P Beck NativeConnecticut: 1959A fascinating historical work on the indigenous people of America.
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1951 F.B. Maggs Voyages And Travels In All Parts Of The World Signed Volume IIILondon: 1951The third volume of F.B. Maggs' 'Voyages and Travels', in a very attractive cloth binding.
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1913 With Eastern Merchandise Powell First Edition Scarce Illustrated ColourLondon: 1913A scarce first edition copy of Francis E. Powell's 'With Eastern Merchandise'.
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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.
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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.
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1903 2Vol Voyages and Travels Raymond Beazley EdLondon : 1903A striking blue collection of travel and exploration stories.
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1926 Book of Discovery, the T C Bridges First Edition IllustratedLondon, Calcutta, Sydney: 1926A copy of 'The Book of Discovery' by T. C. Bridges.
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1848 TERRY Scenes and Thoughts in Foreign Lands First Edition PickeringLondon : 1848A handsome Victorian pocket edition detailing a fascinating voyage across the world.
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1848 TERRY Scenes and Thoughts in Foreign Lands First EditionLondon: 1848A handsome Victorian pocket edition detailing a fascinating voyage across the world.
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1846 Peter Parley's Tales About the World Hand-Coloured Maps T WilsonLondon: 1846A scarce collection of stories of life around the world.
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c1890 Pictorial Adventure and Travel C Lang Neil IllustratedLondon : c1890A scarce copy of this illustrated travel book.
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1906 The Totall Discourse of the Rare Adventures William LithgowGlasgow : 1906An illustrated copy of this work from 16rh cenrtury explorer William Lithgow
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1935 The Voyage of the Chelyuskin by Members of the Expedition Alec Brown 1st EdNew York: 1935A fascinating recollection of experiences from a group of Russian scientists and explorers, who navigated the north west passage, in 1933 in a cargo boat.
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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.
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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.
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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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1814 6vols British Tourists or Travellers Companion William Mavor IllustratedLondon : 1814The complete six volumes of William Mavor's educational travel work.
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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.
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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.
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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.