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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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1906 Palestine and Syria Handbook for TravellersLeipzig : 1906A fourth edition copy of this guide to Palestine and Syria with folding maps and plans.
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1893-1900 The Writings of Henry David ThoreauNew York and Boston: 1893-1900An impressive Riverside Edition set of the collected works of Henry David Thoreau, compete with illustrations, including portrait frontispieces of Thoreau.
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1894 Portfolio of PhotographsChicago: 1894A delightful collection of photographs detailing important scenes and places from around the world.
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Signed1902 The Holy LandLondon: 1902A limited edition copy of 'The Holy Land', signed by the publishers, with numerous colour illustrations by John Fulleylove.
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1878-89 Travel Works of Anna BrasseyLondon: 1878-1889Three first edition travel accounts by the English traveller, Anna Brassey. Uniformly bound in half morocco.
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1852 Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and ChinaLondon: 1852Huc's popular travel account of China, Tibet and Mongolia, with beautiful engravings throughout.
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1952 American Indians in the PacificLondon: 1952Smart first edition of this extensive study of the Kon-Tiki expedition of 1947.
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1829 Travels in the Interior of MexicoLondon: 1829A scarce first edition travelogue of an exciting voyage to Mexico, with numerous illustrations.
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1953-55 The Pelican History of Art SeriesHarmondsworth: 1953-1955Three handsome volumes from the popular Pelican History of Art series, edited by Nikolaus Pevsner.
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c1910 The Book of the Thousand Nights and a NightNot Stated: c1910The complete 'Burton Club' limited edition of Richard Burton's English translation of, 'One Thousand and One Nights'.
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1930 Travel in Arabia DesertaLondon: 1930The thin paper-edition in one volume of Charles M Doughty's important travelogue of the Middle East, adorned with the original maps and plans.
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1853 Lares and Penates; or, Cilicia and its Governors; Being a Short HistoricalLondon: 1853The first edition of William Burkhard Barker's history of Cilicia, illustrated with a folding map and many beautiful engravings.
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1911 An Unknown People In an Unknown LandLondon : 1911A smart first edition copy of this richly illustrated account of explorations in Paraguay.
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1939 Sheba's Daughters: Being a Record of Travel in Southern ArabiaLondon: 1939The first edition of this illustrated travelogue detailing St John Philby's early twentieth-century travels to Southern Arabia and the Middle East.
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1902 2vols Across Coveted Lands, or, a Journey From Flushing (Holland) to CalcuttaLondon: 1902The first edition of Arnold Henry Savage Landor's brilliant travel work recounting his expedition overland to India, complete with many plates.
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1929 The Savage Solomons As They Were & AreLondon : 1929A bright first edition copy of this work exploring the history of the people of the Solomon Islands, with illustrations.
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1857 Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and MeccahLondon: 1857Richard Burton's famous account of his journey to Mecca, disguised as a Muslim, during a period when non-Muslims were strictly forbidden.
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Signed1902 2vol Unknown Mexico a Record of Five Years' Explorations Among the TribesNew York: 1902The first U.S. edition of this brilliant travel work on Mexico, signed by the author, complete with colour plates and folding maps.
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1939 Peaks and LamasLondon, Toronto, Melbourne and Sydney: 1939The scarce first edition of this travel journal through India following rivers with illustrations.
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1887 The Ancient Cities of the New World being Travels and Explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882London : 1887A wonderfully illustrated first English edition of this account of travels through Mexico and Central America.
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1893 Idle Days in PatagoniaLondon : 1893A second issue copy of Idle Days in Patagonia, with illustrations.
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1897 The Hill of the GracesLondon: 1897Bright first edition of this study of the Trilithons and Megalithic sites of Tripoli in Lebanon.
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1911 Amurath to AmurathLondon: 1911A first edition travelogue by the archeologist and explorer, Gertrude Bell, recounting her journey along the Euphrates river in the Middle East.
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1872 Unexplored SyriaLondon: 1872A first edition work on the exploration of Syria, by the famous explorers, Richard F. Burton and Charles Tyrwhitt Drake.
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1905 The Unveiling of LhasaLondon: 1905The first edition of this interesting travelogue by Edmund Candler, from his expedition through Tibet.
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1926 A Tibetan on TibetLondon: 1926A first edition copy of this fascinating work regarding Tibet, written by a Tibetan.
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1898 2vol Through AsiaLondon: 1898The first edition in English of Sven Hedin's account of his impressive exploration of Central Asia, a brilliant illustrated work.
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1955 Qataban and ShebaLondon: 1955The first UK edition of this exploration book detailing a visit to the Middle East with many illustrations.
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1942 In the High YemenLondon: 1942The first edition of this densely illustrated travel journey from the mid twentieth century.
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1876 2vol Turkistan Some Notes of a Journey in Russian Turkistan, KhokandLondon: 1876A mixed edition of this important travel work on the politics and society of Turkistan, lavishly illustrated throughout.
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1888 The English in the West IndiesLondon: 1888New edition of this illustrated travelogue of the West Indies by James Anthony Froude in a charming prize binding.
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c1900 Flowers of the Holy LandJerusalem: c1900A stunning collection of several pressed flowers in this souvenir book from the Holy Land in Palestine, bound together in handsome olive wood boards.
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1904 From Paris to New York by LandNew York: 1904The first US edition of this travel journal from a voyage from Paris to New York with illustrations and maps.
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1904 Thackeray in the United StatesNew York: 1904A first edition copy of this smart, two-volume, work regarding William Makepeace Thackeray's connections with the United States.
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1931 The Wander Years: Hunting and Travel in Four ContinentsLondon: 1931Scarce first edition of this travel work by Frederick Lort-Phillips.
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1880 Summerland SketchesPhiladelphia: 1880The first edition of Belgian-American physician and naturalist Felix L. Oswald's biographical account of his late nineteenth century travels in central America.