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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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1916 Sea WarefareLondon: 1916The first edition of this collection of newspaper articles on sea warfare by the celebrated Rudyard Kipling.
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1842 American Notes For General CirculationNew York: 1842One of the first U.S. editions of this popular travelogue on the American travels of Charles Dickens.
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1898 A Fleet in Being: Notes of Two Trips with the Channel SquadronLondon: 1898The first edition of this collection of articles by Rudyard Kipling on his time with the navy.
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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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1920 Letters of Travel (1892-1913)London: 1920A bright copy of this first edition travel journal from Rudyard Kipling's experiences in America, Canada, and Egypt.
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1904 From Sea to Sea and other Sketches Letters of TravelLondon : 1904A lovely leather bound copy of Rudyard Kipling's From Sea to Sea and other Sketches Letters of Travel.
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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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1803 Cowper Illustrated by a Series of Views Bucks J. Storer J. Greig 1st ScarceLondon: 1803The first edition of this scarce collection of plates looking at the places the poet William Cowper would have seen in his life, illustrated by James Storer and John Greig.
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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.