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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Signed1904 VeniceLondon: 1904A signed edition de luxe of this beautiful work exploring Venice, colourfully illustrated with one-hundred plates.
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1840 A Summer Amongst the Bocages and the VinesLondon: 1840The two volume first edition of Louisa Stuart Costello's account of a summer spent journeying through France.
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1844 Bearn and the PyreneesLondon: 1844The very scarce two volume first edition of Louisa Stuart Costello's account of her travels through the French Pyrenees.
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1927 The Art and Sport of Alpine PhotographyLondon: 1927A publisher's review copy of Arthur Gardner's early work on mountain photography.
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1777 A Year's Journey Through France, and Part of SpainBath; London: 1777The first edition of this interesting illustrated travel work by Philip Thicknesse, following a years journey in France and Spain.
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1958 Mani Travels in the Southern PeloponneseLondon: 1958A superb first edition copy of Patrick Leigh Fermor's travel work, exploring the Mani Peninsula, complete with plates throughout.
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1780 Letters on IcelandDublin: 1780A very smart edition of the scarce first Dublin edition of Uno von Troil's description of eighteenth century Iceland, illustrated with a folding map.
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1859 Wall-Street to Cashmere. A Journal of Five Years in Asia, Africa, and EuropeNew York: 1859The first edition of John B. Ireland's richly illustrated narrative of his tour of the world.
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1840 Up the RhineLondon: 1840A lovely first edition of English poet Thomas Hood's European travelogue, illustrated throughout.
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1986 Between the Woods and the WaterLondon: 1986A fine first edition of this fascinating and vividly described travel work by Patrick Leigh Fermor, following his expedition on foot from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople.
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Signed1904 VeniceLondon: 1904A signed, limited edition guide to Venice, beautifully illustrated by Mortimer Menpes.
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1905 From Tokyo to Tiflis Uncensored Letters From the WarLondon: 1905An uncommon first edition work by Frederick Arthur MacKenzie, documenting his experiences during the Russo-Japanese war.
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1922 The Canary Islands Their History, Natural History and SceneryLondon: 1922The first edition of this illustrated account of the history and natural history of the Canary Island, illustrated with colour and folding plates.
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1905 NurembergLondon: 1905The first edition of this ode to the city of Nuremberg by Mr and Mrs Bell, beautifully captured with numerous water-colours.
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1911 The Canary IslandsLondon : 1911A charming illustrated guide to the exotic Canary Island by the Du Cane sisters.
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Signed1909 In the Canaries with a CameraLondon: 1909A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this very scarce early twentieth century guide to the Canary Islands.
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1905 The Casentino and its StoryLondon : 1905A guide to the Casentino valley, with colour illustrations and in the first edition.
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1873 The Harz Mountains: A Tour in the Toy CountryLondon: 1873The first edition of Henry Blackburn account of his travels in the German Harz mountains, illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
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1824 L'Angleterre, ou Description Historique et Topographique du Royaume uni de la Grand Bretagne Vol IIIParis: 1824A first edition copy of this illustrated description of the United Kingdom.