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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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[1859/1860] Pictorial History of The Great Eastern Steam-ShipLondon: [1859/1860]A very scarce, beautifully illustrated history of the construction of the SS Great Eastern, the largest ship ever built at the time of her launch.
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2000-2002 2 vols The Discovery of the South Shetland Islands 1819-1820 and The Pacific Journal of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville 1767-1769London : 2000-2002Two fine volumes published by the Hakluyt Society.
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1894 The Sailor's Sea-Book A Rudimentary Treatise on NavigationLondon : 1894A bright edition of The Sailor's Sea-Book A Rudimentary Treatise on Navigation, with colour plates.
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1999- 2008 6 vols Works from The Hakluyt SocietyLondn: 1999-2008Six stunning volumes from the Hakluyt society, with illustrations.
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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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1932 The Flying CarpetNew York : 1932A smart illustrated account of the expedition of The Flying Carpet.
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1898 Concise Navigating Directions for the River ThamesLondon: 1898An interesting navigational guide to the River Thames and the English Channel, with numerous fold out maps.
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Signed1897 A Run Round the Empire Being a Log of Two Young People who Circumnavigated the GlobeLondon : 1897A smart first edition copy of A Run Round the Empire, signed by the editor and illustrated throughout.
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1934 Sud Atlantik FlugMunchen : 1934A smart scarce copy of this book that explores the South Atlantic Flight to Westphalia, with illustrations.
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1885 Cruise of the AlertLondon: 1885The fourth edition of British Navy surgeon and naturalist Richard William Coppinger's account of his Pacific cruise onboard the HMS Alert from 1878 to 1882.
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1880 Sunshine and Storms in the East, or Cruises to Cyprus and ConstantinopleLondon: 1880The illustrated first edition of Annie Brassey's account of her family's voyage around Constantinople, Cyprus, and the Ionian Islands, with two colour folding maps.
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1913 The Fringe of the EastLondon: 1913A first edition of this study of the provinces of Turkey both past and present, with illustrations.
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1945 East Is WestLondon: 1945A first edition of Freya Stark's travels in the Middle East with illustrations.
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1968 The Thames HighwayNewton Abbot : 1968Complete collection of two volumes concerning the navigation of the Thames by Fred S. Thacker.
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1978 The Voyage of the 'Pourquoi-Pas?' The Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910London : 1978A smart facsimile copy of the The Voyage of the 'Pourquoi-Pas?' The Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910.
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1936 Motor Boat Expenses 1936None: 1936A signed half morocco Bumpus binding containing seven leaves of logs for 1946 journeys around England via motor boat, and hundreds of blank leaves for further log notes to be contributed.
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1902 The Cambridge Ely and King's Lynn Road The Great Fenland HighwayLondon : 1902A bright first edition copy of The Cambridge Ely and King's Road, richly illustrated.
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1822 Paterson's RoadsLondon: 1822A fascinating account of the roads of Britain in the 1820's, in a smart full calf binding and illustrated with a number of folding maps.
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1711 An Account of Several Late Voyages and DiscoveriesLondon: 1711The very scarce second edition of these first hand accounts of four important seventeenth century voyages, featuring extracts from Captain Tasman's journal as he discovers New Zealand and Tasmania.
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1902 The First Crossing of GreenlandLondon: 1902The fascinating account of the pioneering Norwegian expedition to cross Greenland on skis, in a full calf prize binding.
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1926 The Arcturus AdventureNew York and London: 1926An early edition of this prominent American marine biologist's exploratory mission to the Galapagos, with illustrated colour plates, maps and photographs.
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1898 Fridtjof Nansen's 'Farthest North'London: 1898The second edition of Fridtjof Nansen's popular account of his Polar expedition, an exciting work illustrated throughout, including with a colour folding map.
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1886 50,000 Milles dans L'Ocean PacifiqueParis: 1886A very scarce travel work from Albert David, detailing his voyages across the Pacific Ocean.
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1816 Navigazioni di Cook Pel Grande Oceano e Intorno al GloboMilano: 1816A beautifully illustrated Italian language edition of James Cook's global voyages.