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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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1892 B. C. 1887 A Ramble in British ColumbiaLondon: 1892An attractive 'New Edition' of Lees and Clutterbuck's study of British Columbia, illustrated throughout.
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1849 Wayside Pictures Through France, Belgium, and HollandLondon: 1849The first edition of this scarce travel work by Robert Bell, in which he explores France, Belgium, and Holland.
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Signed1931 The Hungry Traveller in FranceLondon: 1931A scarce first edition gastronomical travel work on France by Norman Davey, signed by the author, from the library of wine seller Charles W. Berry.
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1812 Travels in Greece, Palestine, Egypt, and Barbary. Volume II OnlyLondon: 1812The second volume of the second edition of Shoberl's scarce English translation of Chatreaubriand's Middle Eastern travels.
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1911 Rural Denmark and its LessonsLondon: 1911A smart first edition copy of this lesser known non-fiction travel work by H. Rider Haggard.
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1897 The Valley of Zermatt and the MatterhornLondon: 1897The scarce first edition of Edward Whymper's guide to Zermatt and the Matterhorn, profusely illustrated and with folding maps of the region.
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1936 Don Gypsy: Adventures with a Fiddle in Barbary, Andulusia and La ManchaLondon: 1936The first edition of this charming travelogue by Walter Starkie, illustrated throughout and in the scarce original dust wrapper.
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1831 The Landscape Annual for 1831: The Tourist in ItalyLondon: 1831The first edition of this travel work on Italy by Thomas Roscoe, illustrated with detailed engravings by Samuel Prout.
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1858 From New York to Delhi, by way of Rio de Janeiro, Australia and ChinaNew York: 1858The first edition of Robert Bowne Minturn Jr.'s account of his voyages around the world.
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1881 The Land of the Midnight SunLondon: 1881An illustrated travel work detailing Paul du Chaillu's explorations across Scandinavia.
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1851 Pitcairn's Island, and the Islanders, in 1850London: 1851A scarce travel work on the Pitcairn Islands, the second edition of this detailed and illustrated work.
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1771 A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial GrammarDublin: 1771The very scarce second edition of William Guthrie's noted 'Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar', complete with many folding maps.
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1788 An abridgement of Captain Cook's First and Second VoyagesLondon: 1788The fourth edition of this single volume abridged edition of Captain James Cook's account of his famous first two voyages.
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1820 Flowers of Modern Voyages and TravelsLondon: 1820The first edition of this vanishingly scarce four volume work describing major voyages between the years 1806 and 1820.
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1948 The Book of AustriaVienna: 1948The first English language edition of Ernst Marboe's beautiful celebration of the history of Austria, in a full crushed morocco binding.
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1924 The Voyages of Jacques CartierOttawa: 1924The first edition of Canadian historian Henry Percival Biggar's study of the sixteenth century maritime voyages of Jacques Cartier.
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1882 Roughing It and the Innocents at HomeLondon: 1882Mark Twain's semi-autobiographical travel works exploring America, Europe, and the Holy Land, illustrated throughout.
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1826 Scenery of the Rhine, Belgium and HollandLondon: 1826The first edition of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Batty's collection of sixty engravings illustrating the Rhine, Belgium and Holland.
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1816 A Tour through Belgium, Holland, Along the Rhine and through the North of FranceLondon: 1816The very scarce first edition of this account of the European travels of James Mitchell.
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1805 Four Principal Islands of the African Seas; Gleanings of A Wanderer in Various parts of EnglandLondon: 1805Two first edition travelogues bound together, and including the first edition of J. B. G. M. Bory de St. Vincent's very scarce account of the islands of the African Seas.
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c1868 California Life IllustratedLondon: c1868A very scarce UK edition of Rev. William Taylor's guide to life in mid nineteenth century California.
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1820 A New Picture of Brussels, and its EnvironsLondon: 1820The second edition of this vanishingly scarce 'stranger's guide' to early nineteenth century Brussels.
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1831 Paris and its Environs, Displayed in a Series of Picturesque ViewsLondon: 1831A wonderful work consisting of steel engravings of the French capital by Pugin.
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1813 Journal of a Tour in Iceland, in the Summer of 1809London: 1813The second edition of this scarce travel work exploring Iceland by William Jackson Hooker, illustrated throughout, including with folding maps.
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1926 A Mirror to FranceLondon: 1926A rumination on France's society and characteristics by noted novelist Ford Madox Ford, the first edition, illustrated with a colour frontispiece.
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1921 Sea and SardiniaNew York: 1921The first edition of D. H. Lawrence's travel books, illustrated with colour plates and retaining the original dust wrapper.
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1792 Travels During the Years 1787, 1788, and 1789. Undertaken More ParticularlyBury St. Edmund's: 1792The first edition of this important travel work, exploring revolutionary France, by Arthur Young, complete with three folding maps.
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1793-94 Voyages en France, Pendant les Annees 1787-88-89 et 90Paris: 1793-94A French translation of Arthur Young's interesting discussion on his tours of France from 1787 to 1790, providing a unique insight into France during the Revolution.
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1900-1901 The Major Works of George BorrowLondon: 1900-1901A smart set collecting together the five major works of English novelist and travel writer George Borrow.
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1901 Wanderings in Three ContinentsLondon: 1901An uncommon collection of travel writings by Richard Burton, the first edition of this illustrated exploration of three continents.
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1910 Persia and Turkey in RevoltEdinburgh and London: 1910The first edition of David Fraser's uncommon travel work, based upon his experiences in the region while working as Special Correspondent to The Times.
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1876 Clouds in the East: Travels and Adventures on the Perso-Turkoman FrontierLondon: 1876The second edition of Valentine Baker's uncommon account of her travels on the Perso-Turkoman frontier.
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1864 The Dolomite MountainsLondon: 1864The first edition of this beautifully illustrated study of the Dolomite mountain range, illustrated throughout and with vibrant chromolithographs.
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Signed1913 An Artist In ItalyLondon: 1913A colourfully illustrated limited edition ode to the beauties of Italy by Walter Tyndale, signed by Tyndale.
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1931 The Overlanders of '62Victoria: 1931A first edition history of the 1862 Overlanders, an interesting piece of Canadian history, complete with illustrations.
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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.