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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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1914 Vizagapatam. Proposals For the Improvement and Development of the Harbour.London: 1914The very scarce first edition proposal on a harbour to be built at Vizagapatam, led by civil engineer Sir John Wolfe Barry.
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1904 The Sportsman's Book For IndiaLondon: 1904An illustrated guide to the various popular sporting pursuits of India, the first edition of this work edited by F. C. Aflalo.
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1904 Simla Past and PresentCalcutta: 1904A scarce first edition of this illustrated work on Simla, a detailed study on the city by Edward J. Buck.
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1945 Kashmir: Eden of the EastAllahabad: 1945The scarce first edition of this 1945 celebration of the state of Kashmir, illustrated with folding maps and photographic plates.
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Signed1926 Courts and Camps in IndiaLondon: 1926A signed presentation copy of this very scarce first edition work from Socialite, theatre actress and volunteer nurse Yvonne Fitzroy.
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1895 The Relief of ChitralLondon: 1895The first edition of this work on the Siege of Chitral and the Chitral Expedition, complete with illustrations.
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1891 Beast and Man in IndiaLondon: 1891A smart first edition copy of John Lockwood Kipling's work on India, an illustrated study of this work from the library of Kipling's agents.
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1910 A Trip Through the Land of Sunshine and SurpriseLondon: 1910A vanishingly scarce promotional work by the East Indian Railway, a colourfully illustrated guide to India.
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1931 All About Mysore: A Comprehensive Handbook Up-to-Date & IllustratedBangalore City: 1931The very scarce first edition of D. V. Gundappa's guide to the city of Mysore in India, illustrated throughout.
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1904 A Lonely Summer in KashmirLondon: 1904The first edition of Margaret Cotter Morison's personal account of a summer spent in Kashmir.
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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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1882 India and its Native Princes: Travels in Central IndiaLondon: 1882A smart edition of Louis Rousselet's 'India and its Native Princes', edited by Lieut.-Col. Buckle, illustrated throughout and with a folding map.
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1891 The Indian Mutiny of 1857London: 1891A scarce limited edition copy of this work on the Indian mutiny of 1857, with illustrations and plans and bound in full tree calf.
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1911 KashmirLondon: 1911The richly illustrated second edition of Younghusband's 'Kashmir', in the very scarce dust wrapper.
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1904 Through the Unknown Pamirs: The Second Danish Pamir Expedition 1898-99London: 1904A bright first edition of Danish explorer Ole Olufsen's account of the Second Danish Pamir Expedition.
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1891 Indian Pictures Drawn With Pen and PencilLondon: 1891A very scarce illustrated travel work on India, written and illustrated by Reverend William Urwick the Younger.
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c1896 Glimpses of India a Grand Photographic History of the Land of AntiquityPhiladelphia; Bombay; London: c1896A scarce photographic history of India, a beautiful work profusely illustrated with photographs throughout, an impressive volume edited by J. H. Furneaux.
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1900-02 The Traveller For Whom the World is a PlaygroundLondon: 1900-02A very scarce illustrated travel magazine from the beginning of the twentieth century, a total of seventy-eight issues exploring the globe.
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1908 The MeitheisLondon: 1908A scarce first edition work exploring the Meitheis, predominantly focused on their folklore, an illustrated work with striking colour plates.
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1864 My Indian JournalEdinburgh: 1864The first edition of this uncommon travel work by Walter Campbell, exploring India, a smartly bound copy complete with illustrations.
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1853 The Three Presidencies of IndiaLondon: 1853A scarce travel work on India and the country's presidencies by John Capper, the first edition of this illustrated work.
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1864 My Indian JournalEdinburgh: 1864A smartly bound first edition of this interesting travel work on India in the 1830s, complete with plates.
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1954 The Wonder that was IndiaLondon: 1954The first edition of A. L. Basham's beautifully illustrated study of the history of India, in an exceptional full morocco binding.
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1907 A Holiday in the Happy ValleyLondon: 1907The first edition of Major T.R. Swinburne's illustrated account of his travels in Kashmir.
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c1901 Historical and Descriptive Account of British IndiaNew York: c1901An early twentieth century edition of Hugh Murray's history of British India, with all three volumes bound in one.
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1897 Forty-One Years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-ChiefNew York: 1897Mixed editions of Lord Roberts of Kandahar's memoirs of his years in India, complete in two volumes.
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1919 The Highlands of Central IndiaLondon: 1919A new edition of J Forsyth's survey of the landscape, wildlife and natural history of central India.
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1886 The Queen's EmpirePhiladelphia : 1886The first edition of this fascinating account of Indian travel by Joseph Moore.
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1896-1906 A Handbook for Visitors to Agra, Delhi, Allahabad, Cawnpore and LucknowCalcutta: 1896-1906Three late nineteenth and early twentieth century guides to India bound together, and illustrated with a number of folding maps.
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1925 Thacker's New Guide to SimlaSimla: 1925The first edition of this very scarce pocket-sized tourist guide to Simla, India, illustrated with one folding map.
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1904 A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the NeighbourhoodLondon: 1904The first edition of this illustrated handbook to neighbourhoods in India, by the art historian Ernest Binfield Havell.
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1972 Wellington in IndiaLondon: 1972The first edition of Jac Weller's historical study of Arthur Wellesley's triumphs in India.
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1915 The People of IndiaCalcutta & Simla: 1915The second edition of Sir Herbert Risley's richly illustrated study of the people of India.
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1909 The Indian Borderland 1880-1900London: 1909An uncommon military work on the Indian Borderlands by Thomas Holdich, an illustrated second edition complete with folding maps.
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1895 Memories of Seven CampaignsWestminster: 1895The scarce first edition from this biographical work by English military physician James Howard Thornton.
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1899 Chitral, The Story of a Minor SiegeLondon: 1899The second edition of Sir George Scott Robertson's account of the siege of Chitral, during which he commanded the British Empire's forces.