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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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1968 Who'd Marry a Doctor?Christchurch: 1968The scarce first edition of Elain Grundy's autobiographical account of a year spend in the Chatham Islands.
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1888 Jerusalem, the City of Herod and SaladinLondon: 1888The new illustrated edition of this book exploring Jerusalem by Walter Besant and E. H. Palmer.
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1853 The Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South AfricaLondon: [1853]The first edition of Francis Galton's account of his expedition to the then unknown South West Africa, an illustrated volume with chromolithographs.
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1888 To the Central African Lakes and BackLondon: 1888An early edition of this important work of exploration from the late nineteenth century bound in leather.
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1877 Across AfricaLondon: 1877The first edition of English explorer Verney Lovett Cameron's account of his African travels, illustrated throughout.
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1853 Narrative of a Mission to Central AfricaLondon: 1853The scarce first edition of British explorer James Richardson's evangelical mission to central Africa in the early 1850s.
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1873 Overland, Inland, and Upland A Lady's NotesLondon: 1873A very scarce copy of this illustrated travelogue of a lady's journey through India and Egypt.
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1902 World PicturesLondon: 1902Mortimer and Dorothy Menpes' beautiful travelogue of the world, the first edition.
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1904 The Holy LandLondon : 1904A bright copy of this rich guide to the Holy Land, with many colour illustrations.
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1922 The Dominion of Canada with Newfoundland and an Excursion to AlaskaLeipzig: 1922Fourth revised edition of Karl Baedeker's travel guide to Canada, Newfoundland and Alaska, enclosed in the scarce dust wrapper.
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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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Signed1915 An Untamed Territory The Northern Territory of AustraliaLondon : 1915A signed first edition of this work about Northern Australia during British Colonial rule.
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1888 Walks in Algiers and its SurroundingsLondon: 1888An uncommon early edition of this travel journal with maps and illustrations.
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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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1815 The Journal of a Mission the Interior of Africa in the Year 1805London: 1815The scarce and sought after first edition of this account of Mungo Park's final mission to Africa, illustrated with a detailed folding map.
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1949 From the BeginningNakuru: 1949A first edition copy of this account of building a farm in Kenya, with illustrations.
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Signed1970 Masai the MagnificentNairobi: 1970A smart limited edition, signed copy of this history of the Masai.
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1800 Travels in Upper and Lower EgyptLondon: 1800A smart English edition of Sonnini's vividly detailed travel work on his time spent in Egypt, a lovely illustrated edition with a cloth-backed folding map.
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1863 Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando PoLondon: 1863An exceptionally bright copy of the two volume first edition of Burton's account of his explorations in West Africa.
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Signed1902 EgyptLondon: 1902A striking signed limited edition work by Robert Talbot Kelly recounting his travels and experiences in Egypt, complete with seventy-five colour plates.
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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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1905 The East Africa ProtectorateLondon: 1905A first edition work by Sir Charles Eliot, describing the British territories in East Africa.
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1914 African Camp FiresLondon: 1914The first edition of this travelogue of Africa by Stewart Edward White.
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1898 Travels in the Coastlands of British East AfricaLondon: 1898A first edition work detailing William Fitzgerald's travels in British East Africa, with folding maps and illustrations.
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1923 Alone in the Sleeping-Sickness CountryLondon: 1923An illustrated explorative travel work by the Belgian physician Felix Oswald, recounting his time in Africa.
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1922 Bantu Beliefs and MagicLondon: 1922An illustrated first edition work on the beliefs of the Bantu people, written from first-hand experiences by Charles William Hobley.
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1899 Letters from East AfricaLondon: 1899A scarce first edition of Gertrude Ward's correspondence from East Africa.
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1933 The AkikuyuNyeri : 1933The first Englsh edition of this interesting account of the life and traditions of the Akikuyu of Kenya by Fr. C. Cagnolo.
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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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1898 Medieval Town SeriesLondon: 1898-24A beautiful group of twenty volumes from J. M. Dent's 'Medieval Towns' series of town histories, illustrated.
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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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1910 From Hausaland to Egypt, through the SudanLondon: 1910The first edition of Dr. Hermann Kumm's account of his journey from the Hausa Kingdoms to Egypt, and the big game he hunted along the way.
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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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1909 New Light on Ancient EgyptLondon: 1909An exceptionally bright copy of an early impression of the English language edition of Maspero's study of ancient Egypt.
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1861 Explorations & Adventures in Equatorial AfricaLondon: 1861The first edition of Paul Du Chaillu's important travel journal showing his experiences in Africa encountering gorillas, illustrated throughout, including with a folding frontispiece, and a folding map.