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Excitement, adventure and really wild things. Filling in the blanks on the maps and visiting far flung places unspoilt by the modern world and tourism.
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Signed1980 The Journal of Joseph Banks in the EndeavourGuildford; Australia: 1980A striking limited edition facsimile of the travel journals of Joseph Banks, a smart work signed by Prince Philip, who wrote a preface for this edition.
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Signed1927 A New Voyage Round the WorldLondon: 1927A limited edition illustrated edition of this important seventeenth century travel work, signed by the editor, N. M. Penzer.
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1974 Description of Views in South AmericaBrasil: 1974An impressive limited edition facsimile of William Gore Ouseley' Victorian travel work on South America.
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1974 Notes on My Journeying in California's Northern MountainsNot Stated: 1974A charmingly illustrated and very scarce limited edition of John Muir account of his attempts to summit Mt. Shasta.
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1964 Monumenta IconographicaBuenos Aires: 1964A striking iconographic work limited to 1500 copies, illustrative of prominent Argentinian art from 1536 to 1860.
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1928 Anson's Voyage Round the WorldLondon : 1928A new limited edition copy of Anson's Voyage Round the World, with folding maps and illustrations.
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1928 Under the Lily and the Rose: A Short History of Canada for ChildrenOttawa: 1928A beautifully bound copy of the very scarce first edition of this illustrated children's guide to Canadian history, in a half morocco Morrell binding.
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Signed1968 My Lively LadyLymington; London : 1968A signed, limited edition copy of this popular sailing book describing Alec Rose's circumnavigation of the globe.
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1947 Thyme and BergamotLondon: 1947A limited edition first issue of this account of a travelling botanist, with illustrations by John O'Connor.
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1946 Matthew Flinders' Narrative of His Voyage in the Schooner Francis: 1798London: 1946A lovely limited edition illustrated account of Matthew Flinders' monumental voyage, complete with wood cuts.
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1929 The Voyages of the Cabots and the English Discovery of North America under Henry VII and Henry VIIILondon : 1929A lovely limited edition copy of The Voyages of the Cabots, with maps and a folding frontispiece.
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1897 A Prospect of the Colledges in Cambridge in New EnglandNew York: 1897A Limited Edition publication concerning Harvard University in the early eighteenth century, this work is illustrated throughout with charming full plate engravings.
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1947 Thyme and BergamotLondon: 1947A charming Limited Edition first person account of the pleasures of a travelling botanist, illustrated throughout with the engravings of John O'Connor.
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1926 Eighty Sketches In Water Colour From NatureLondon: 1926A beautiful collection of water colour sketches of natural scenes from across the world.
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Signed1938 First Edition Trending Into Maine Kenneth Roberts N C Wyeth Signed LimitedBoston: 1938The first edition of this lovely historical travelogue.