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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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1835 A Tour on the PrairiesParis: 1835The scarce second Paris edition of Washington Irving's account of his tour of the Southern Great Plains of America.
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1899 Rambles in Dickens' LandNew York: 1899A charming guide to the England of Charles Dickens', illustrated throughout.
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1885 Tom Brown's School-Days; Wanderings in South America; Old Christmas; Bracebridge HallLondon: 1885A scarce edition of this volume comprising four works by Thomas Hughes, Charles Waterton, and Washington Irving. With numerous illustrations by Randolph Caldecott and others.
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1886-88 Cassell's National LibraryLondon: 1886-88Six of Cassell's lovely National Library series, this selection focusing on travel and voyaging, including volumes by Lucian and Washington Irving.
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c1890 American NotesLondon: c1890Dickens' popular travelogue on American and North American society and culture, with various other works by Dickens included.
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SignedThe Worst Journey in The WorldLondon: 1922A unique example of this highly influential and very scarce work regarding Robert Falcon Scott's doomed quest for the South Pole, containing a signed letter from the author and member of the expedition, Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Truly a special example.
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1896 Washington Irving The Alhambra Limited Edition Illustrated Pennell LithoLondon: 1896The limited edition large paper version of Pennell's masterclass in lithography, and Washington Irving's collection of essays, verbal sketches and tales, centred around the eponymous Alhambra Palace in Granada.