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Travel & Exploration
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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1939 Robbery Under LawLondon: 1939The first edition of this travel work by Evelyn Waugh, covering Mexico under Lázaro Cárdenas in the late 1930s. -
1880 A Trip to Mexico, Being Notes of a Journey from Lake Erie to Lake TezcucoToronto: 1880The first edition of H. C. R. Becher's guide to his travels in Mexico, illustrated with albumen photograph prints. -
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1890 The Cruise of the 'Alerte': The Narrative of a Search for Treasure on the Desert Island of TrinidadLondon: 1890A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of Edward Frederick Knight's account of his voyage to Trinidade. -
1891 The Cruise of the 'Alerte'London : 1891A very scarce early edition of this work detailing a voyage to the island of Trindade, illustrated throughout. -
1890 The Cruise of the 'Alerte'London: 1890The very scarce first edition of this travelogue detailing a treasure-hunting voyage to Trinidade, from Edward Frederick Knight. -
1887 Guatemala: The Land of the QuetzalLondon: 1887The scarce first UK edition of William T. Brigham's richly illustrated study of Guatemala. -
1983 The Pop-Up White HouseNew York: 1983An interesting pop-up book depicting the iconic White House, with fully illustrated interiors and paper dolls and accessories. -
1918 Me: A Book of RemembranceLondon: 1918An early edition of this very scarce novel by Onoto Watanna, in the original vanishingly scarce early illustrated dust wrapper. -
1911 The Silverado SquattersLondon: 1911Stevenson's autobiographical travel memoir about his honeymoon trip to Napa Valley, in a decorative vellum binding. -
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2000 Brooklyn Pops UpNew York: 2000A very smart first edition of this pop-up work on Brooklyn, from Brooklyn Public Library. Signed by Ann Montanaro, Ellen G. K. Rubin, Robert Sabuda, and Ken Wilson-Max. -
1969 Down the Colorado: Diary of the First Trip Through the Grand Canyon 1869New York: 1969A smart first edition of this modern photographic companion to the diary of John Wesley Powell from his first trip through the Grand Canyon in 1863. -
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2006 The Grand Cascapedia River: A History. Volume I.Far Hills, New Jersey: 2006A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Hoagy Carmichael's illustrated study of the Cascapedia River. -
1988 Margaret Mee: In Search of the Flowers of the Amazon ForestsLondon: 1988A very smart first edition of this brightly illustrated work on the flowers of the Amazon Rainforests. -
1950 America Today: A Freehand SketchStamford: 1950A very scarce limited edition work by Lewis Galantiere, describing America during the fifties. -
1853 Universal Library, Voyages and TravelsLondon: 1853A volume of five important and vivid travel works, by a variety of eminent authors, including Washington Irving. -
1952 American Indians in the Pacific: The Theory behind the Kon-Tiki ExpeditionLondon: 1952A sweeping study of the notable Kon-Tiki expedition of 1947 by Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl. -
1954 The Four ContinentsLondon: 1954A smart early printing of this popular travel work across Europe, Asia, Africa and America, with illustrations throughout. -
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1965 The Traveller's Tree: A Journey through the Caribbean IslandsLondon: 1965A signed copy of Patrick Leigh Fermor's influential travel work surrounding the smaller Caribbean islands. -
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1971 Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of SurinamMassachusetts : 1971A smart limited and illustrated edition of John Gabriel Stedman's important account of his time spent in Suriname. -
1935 Portrait of AmericaLondon: 1935A smart first edition of this highly illustrated collection of works on America from Mexican painter Diego Rivera. -
1829 The Works of Sir Walter RaleghOxford: 1829The first edition of the collected works of Sir Walter Raleigh, a brilliant example of this set in a Riviere binding. -
1851 2vol Hochelaga; or, England in the New WorldLondon: 1851The fourth edition of this travel work regarding Army Officer, George Warburton's journey across the US and Canada. -
1927-1928 The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques and Discoveries of the English NationLondon: 1927-1928An attractive uniformly bound complete set of Richard Hakluyt's tales of voyage, with illustrations throughout each volume. -
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1965 The Birds of Chile: Volume IBuenos Aires : 1965A very smart first edition of the first volume in A. W. Johnson's series on the Birds of Chile, with a dedicated inscription signed by the author. -
1922 Sun HuntingIndianapolis: 1922The first edition of this work promoting Florida during the state's land boom, an illustrated work by Kenneth L. Roberts. -
1901 Greater New York IllustratedChicago & New York: 1901A smart edition of this collection of photographic views from New York City. -
1911 Under the Roof of the JungleLondon: 1911The first impression, wonderfully illustrated account of the author's observations of the wild animals in British Guiana. -
1899 Temperate Chile A Progressive SpainLondon: 1899The first edition of this interesting study of Chilean culture, specifically the progression of such after the Chilean Civil War of 1891. -
1892 Through the Land of the Aztecs or Life and Travel in MexicoLondon: 1892The first edition of this very scarce travel work about Mexico, published under the author's pseudonym and illustrated with plates. -
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1930 The Sea & the JungleLondon: 1930A signed limited edition of his account of the voyage of the Capella, from Swansea to Santa Maria de Belem do Grae Para, Brazil. -
1940 The WabashNew York: 1940A first edition, first printing of William E. Wilson's best known work, in the original dust wrapper. -
1823 The Geography, History, and Statistics, of America, and the West IndiesLondon: 1823The first UK edition of this comprehensive study of America and the West Indies by H. C. Carey and J. Lea, illustrated with folding maps. -
1859 A Popular History of the United States of AmericaLondon: 1859A very scarce, first edition of this study of American history, from the discovery of the continent to time of writing, written by Mary Howitt. Complete in two volumes. -
1837 Society in AmericaLondon: 1837A complete set of the first edition of Harriet Martineau's nineteenth century study of American society, wonderfully bound in half calf. -
1833 Three Years in North AmericaEdinburgh: 1833A wonderfully bound, first edition of James Stuart's account of his American travels in the early nineteenth century. -
1829 Travels in North America, in the Years 1827 and 1828Edinburgh; London: 1829A smartly bound first edition of Captain Basil Hall's travel account of his time spend exploring the United States and Canada.