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Rare books and manuscripts of Exploration and Travel across the world. From first editions of Captain Cook to works signed by Ernest Shackleton, and from the plains of India to the deserts of the Sahara, these works chart the history of mankind recording the places and people they saw.

See: Africa, Antarctica, Arabia & the Middle East, Arctic, Australasia, the Pacific & Voyages, Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, Greece, Turkey & the Ottoman Empire, Mountaineering, Russia & the Caucasus, South Asia, Southeast Asia, The Americas

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  • An Account of the Spanish Settlements in America. In Four Parts.
    An Account of the Spanish Settlements in America. In Four Parts.

    [CAMPBELL, John].
    An Account of the Spanish Settlements in America. In Four Parts. 1762.
    £2,500.00

  • Moorcroft's travel narrative traces the journey of the author and Trebeck from Bareilly to Bokhara in the years 1819 to 1825.
    Moorcroft's travel narrative traces the journey of the author and Trebeck from Bareilly to Bokhara in the years 1819 to 1825.

    MOORCROFT, William; TREBECK, George.
    Travels in the Himalayan provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab; 1841.
    £5,000.00

  • The complete development plans of Saudi Arabia from 1970 to 1995 with supplementary documents and reports including the master plans for Jeddah.
    The complete development plans of Saudi Arabia from 1970 to 1995 with supplementary documents and reports including the master plans for Jeddah.

    [ARABIAN GULF; SAUDI ARABIA].
    Development Plans of the GCC States 1962-1995: Saudi Arabia. 1994.
    £7,500.00

  • Survey of the Shores and Islands of the Persian Gulf 1820-1829, the first systematic examination of the coastal topography of the Arabian Gulf with 55 maps and views.
    Survey of the Shores and Islands of the Persian Gulf 1820-1829, the first systematic examination of the coastal topography of the Arabian Gulf with 55 maps and views.

    [ARABIAN GULF]. COOK, Andrew (editor).
    Survey of the Shores and Islands of the Persian Gulf 1820-1829. 1990.
    £3,500.00

  • Sketches and Incidents of the Siege of Lucknow, an eye witness view by Clifford Mecham, depicting the heavy toll suffered by the British, with tinted lithographs
    Sketches and Incidents of the Siege of Lucknow, an eye witness view by Clifford Mecham, depicting the heavy toll suffered by the British, with tinted lithographs

    MECHAM, Clifford Henry.
    Sketches and Incidents of the Siege of Lucknow 1858.
    £2,500.00

  • An extensive collection of documents and letters covering the reign of King Abdulaziz, also known as Ibn Saud and the first king of a unified Saudi Arabia, from the reconquest of Riyadh in 1902 until his death in 1953.
    An extensive collection of documents and letters covering the reign of King Abdulaziz, also known as Ibn Saud and the first king of a unified Saudi Arabia, from the reconquest of Riyadh in 1902 until his death in 1953.

    [ARABIAN GULF; SAUDI ARABIA]. BURDETT, Anita L. (editor).
    King Abdul Aziz: Diplomacy and Statecraft 1902-1953 [and] Political Correspondence 1904-1953. 2020.
    £4,500.00

  • Development Plans of the GCC States 1962-1995: Kuwait.
    Development Plans of the GCC States 1962-1995: Kuwait.

    [ARABIAN GULF; KUWAIT].
    Development Plans of the GCC States 1962-1995: Kuwait. 1994.
    £3,250.00

  • Records of Kuwait: 1899-1961.
    Records of Kuwait: 1899-1961.

    [ARABIAN GULF; KUWAIT]. RUSH, A de L.
    Records of Kuwait: 1899-1961. 1989.
    £4,500.00

  • First edition of Wiliam Moorcroft's Travels in the Himalayan provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab, his scarce classic recounting his travels through the Punjab, Kashmir, and Afghanistan.
    First edition of Wiliam Moorcroft's Travels in the Himalayan provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab, his scarce classic recounting his travels through the Punjab, Kashmir, and Afghanistan.

    MOORCROFT, William; TREBECK, George.
    Travels in the Himalayan provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab; 1841.
    £3,750.00

  • First edition of Hong Kong by Ellen Thorbecke, one of the iconic picture books by Schiff with the scarce dust-jacket.
    First edition of Hong Kong by Ellen Thorbecke, one of the iconic picture books by Schiff with the scarce dust-jacket.

    THORBECKE, Ellen.
    Hong Kong. n.d. [1940].
    £600.00

  • First edition of the 1940 issue of the The Straits Times Annual of Singapore, profusely illustrated and revealing life in Singapore and Southeast Asia.
    First edition of the 1940 issue of the The Straits Times Annual of Singapore, profusely illustrated and revealing life in Singapore and Southeast Asia.

    [SINGAPORE].
    The Straits Times Annual Singapore 1940. 1940.
    £1,000.00

  • First edition of the 1939 issue of the The Straits Times Annual of Singapore, profusely illustrated and revealing life in Singapore and Southeast Asia at the outset of the War.
    First edition of the 1939 issue of the The Straits Times Annual of Singapore, profusely illustrated and revealing life in Singapore and Southeast Asia at the outset of the War.

    [SINGAPORE].
    The Straits Times Annual Singapore 1939. 1939.
    £1,100.00

  • First edition of the The Mulfuzat Timury by Charles Stewart, the first Western translation of the <em>Malfuzat-i Timuri</em>, allegedly Timur's own autobiography and one of the few primary sources of his reign alongside the Zafarnama.
    First edition of the The Mulfuzat Timury by Charles Stewart, the first Western translation of the <em>Malfuzat-i Timuri</em>, allegedly Timur's own autobiography and one of the few primary sources of his reign alongside the Zafarnama.

    [TIMUR]; STEWART, Charles (translator).
    The Mulfuzat Timury, or Authobiographical Memoirs of the Moghul Emperor Timur, 1830.
    £3,750.00

  • Rare map showing Stanley's travels on the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, only in 2 UK institutions and not in BL.
    Rare map showing Stanley's travels on the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, only in 2 UK institutions and not in BL.

    [STANLEY, Henry Morton]; Johnston, W. & A. K.
    New Map of Central Africa 1888.
    £1,250.00

  • The account of Speke's final expedition. It's purpose was to explore the Victoria Nyanza area and confirm that the lake was the source of the White Nile.
    The account of Speke's final expedition. It's purpose was to explore the Victoria Nyanza area and confirm that the lake was the source of the White Nile.

    SPEKE, John Hanning.
    Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile. 1863.
    £2,500.00

  • First edition of Speech of Major Gen Sir John Malcolm, the Governor of Bombay who dieid in 1833.
    First edition of Speech of Major Gen Sir John Malcolm, the Governor of Bombay who dieid in 1833.

    [EAST-INDIA COMPANY].
    Speech of Major-Gen. Sir John Malcolm, G.C.B., &c. &c. 1833.
    £150.00

  • First edition of Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official by William Henry Sleeman, ncludes observations on Hindu social and religious rituals, crops, legends, witchcraft, etc.
    First edition of Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official by William Henry Sleeman, ncludes observations on Hindu social and religious rituals, crops, legends, witchcraft, etc.

    SLEEMAN, Lieut.-Colonel William Henry.
    Rambles and Recollections of an Indian official. 1844.
    £1,650.00

  • A Madras (Chennai) printed sheet advertising a horse race held at the Madras Race Club at Guindy on the 30th of January, 1837, illustrated by William Hunsley.

    SMOLLETT, Patrick Boyle; HUNSLEY, William (illustrator).
    Madras Spring Meeting 1837. January 1837.
    £950.00

  • First edition of A Letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke by John Scott, attaching Burke for his attempt at reforming the East India Company.
    First edition of A Letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke by John Scott, attaching Burke for his attempt at reforming the East India Company.

    [EAST INDIA COMPANY]; SCOTT, John.
    A Letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke. 1783]
    £175.00

  • First edition of Remarks on Several Recent Publications Regarding the Civil Government and Foreign Policy of British India by Thomas Campbell Robertson.
    First edition of Remarks on Several Recent Publications Regarding the Civil Government and Foreign Policy of British India by Thomas Campbell Robertson.

    [EAST INDIA COMPANY]; ROBERTSON, Thomas Campbell.
    Remarks on Several Recent Publications, 1829.
    £125.00

  • First edition of Views in India by Emma Roberts and Robert Elliott, a handsome copy of this work illustrating India, China, and the Read Sea including depictions of Agra, Delhi, the Ellora Caves, Macao, and Tiger Island.
    First edition of Views in India by Emma Roberts and Robert Elliott, a handsome copy of this work illustrating India, China, and the Read Sea including depictions of Agra, Delhi, the Ellora Caves, Macao, and Tiger Island.

    ELLIOTT, Robert (illustrator); ROBERTS, Emma.
    Views in India. [1834].
    £850.00

  • A Review of the Arguments and Allegations Which Have Been Offered to Parliament Against the Renewal of the East-India Company's Charter, 1829, First edition
    A Review of the Arguments and Allegations Which Have Been Offered to Parliament Against the Renewal of the East-India Company's Charter, 1829, First edition

    [EAST INDIA COMPANY].
    A Review of the Arguments and Allegations Which Have Been Offered to 1829.
    £175.00

  • Second corrected edition of Popular Topics; or the Grand Question Discussed, a criticism of the East India Company.
    Second corrected edition of Popular Topics; or the Grand Question Discussed, a criticism of the East India Company.

    [EAST INDIA COMPANY].
    Popular Topics; or the Grand Question Discussed: 1784.
    £250.00

  • The Beauties of the Bosphorus by Julia Pardoe, one of the most popular and attractive of all books on the Bosphorus, scarce to find in the original cloth.
    The Beauties of the Bosphorus by Julia Pardoe, one of the most popular and attractive of all books on the Bosphorus, scarce to find in the original cloth.

    PARDOE, Julia; BARTLETT, W. H. (illustrator).
    The Beauties of the Bosphorus. 1839.
    £950.00

  • Niebuhr went to Egypt, Arabia and Syria, Mount Sinai, went to Jeddah and from there to Mocha. He returned overland Cyprus and Constantinople.
    Niebuhr went to Egypt, Arabia and Syria, Mount Sinai, went to Jeddah and from there to Mocha. He returned overland Cyprus and Constantinople.

    NIEBUHR, Carsten; HERON, Robert (translator).
    Travels Through Arabia, and Other Countries in the East, 1792.
    £5,750.00

  • First edition of A Short Narrative of the Circumstances Attending the Late Trials in the Supreme Court of Judicature at Madras, concerning the debts of the Nawab of the Carnatic.
    First edition of A Short Narrative of the Circumstances Attending the Late Trials in the Supreme Court of Judicature at Madras, concerning the debts of the Nawab of the Carnatic.

    [EAST INDIA COMPANY].
    A Short Narrative of the Circumstances Attending the Late Trials in the Supreme Court 1810.
    £175.00

  • First edition of The Wanderer in Arabia by George Lowth, a scarce travel work recounting journeys through Egypt, the Sinai, Holy Land, and Syria.
    First edition of The Wanderer in Arabia by George Lowth, a scarce travel work recounting journeys through Egypt, the Sinai, Holy Land, and Syria.

    LOWTH, George T.
    The Wanderer in Arabia; or, Western Footsteps in Eastern Tracks. 1855.
    £3,500.00

  • First English translation of this early travel account by an Arabian explorer, Ibn Al Mujawir, in the thirteenth century.
    First English translation of this early travel account by an Arabian explorer, Ibn Al Mujawir, in the thirteenth century.

    AL-MUJAWIR, Ibn; REX SMITH, G. (translator).
    A Traveller in Thirteenth-Century Arabia. 2008.
    £150.00

  • First edition of Locher's With Star and Crescent, describing Muscat and Baghdad.
    First edition of Locher's With Star and Crescent, describing Muscat and Baghdad.

    LOCHER, A.
    With Star and Crescent. 1889.
    £450.00

  • First edition of Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa by David Livingstone, with the rare coloured frontispiece by West.
    First edition of Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa by David Livingstone, with the rare coloured frontispiece by West.

    LIVINGSTONE, David.
    Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa; 1857.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of A Letter to a Proprietor of the East-India Company, 1750, important pamphlet criticising the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle which ransomed Madras back to the British in 1850.
    First edition of A Letter to a Proprietor of the East-India Company, 1750, important pamphlet criticising the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle which ransomed Madras back to the British in 1850.

    [EAST-INDIA COMPANY]; [MONSON, William].
    A Letter to a Proprietor of the East-India Company. 1750.
    £500.00

  • Rare map showing the expeditions of the Royal l Niger Company, one of whose aims was the suppression of the slave trade, and the Benin Expedition
    Rare map showing the expeditions of the Royal l Niger Company, one of whose aims was the suppression of the slave trade, and the Benin Expedition

    JOHNSTON, W. & A. K.
    Special Map to Illustrate the Niger Expeditions in West Africa. 1897.
    £950.00

  • First English edition of Victor Jacquemont's Letters from India, the first publication in English of this scarce account of Jacquemont's journey through India.
    First English edition of Victor Jacquemont's Letters from India, the first publication in English of this scarce account of Jacquemont's journey through India.

    JACQUEMONT, Victor.
    Letters from India; 1834.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of A Search After Sunshine or Algeria in 1871 by Lady Mary Elizabeth Herbert, a charming work on Algeria as it was under French occupation in the 1870s.
    First edition of A Search After Sunshine or Algeria in 1871 by Lady Mary Elizabeth Herbert, a charming work on Algeria as it was under French occupation in the 1870s.

    HERBERT, Lady [Mary Elizabeth].
    A Search After Sunshine or Algeria in 1871. 1872.
    £200.00

  • First edition of Free Trade or, An Inquiry into the Pretensions of the Directors of the East India Company, a scarce attack on the East India Company's monoply.
    First edition of Free Trade or, An Inquiry into the Pretensions of the Directors of the East India Company, a scarce attack on the East India Company's monoply.

    [EAST-INDIA COMPANY].
    Free Trade or, An Inquiry into the Pretensions of the Directors of the East India Company, 1812.
    £150.00

  • Four pamphlets on the East India company including Original Papers Relative to the rights and Pretensions of the Nabob of Arcot, Political Letters Written in March and April 1784 by a Late Member of Parliament.
    Four pamphlets on the East India company including Original Papers Relative to the rights and Pretensions of the Nabob of Arcot, Political Letters Written in March and April 1784 by a Late Member of Parliament.

    [EAST-INDIA COMPANY - SAMMELBAND].
    Original Papers Relative to the rights and Pretensions of the Nabob of Arcot, 1785.
    £850.00

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