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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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  • First edition of James Ross's A Voyage of Discovery and Research, first voyage to enter the Ross Sea, the first to sight the Admiralty Mountains, the first to see Victoria Land, Ross Island, Mounts Erebus and Terror, and the Ross Ice Shelf.
    First edition of James Ross's A Voyage of Discovery and Research, first voyage to enter the Ross Sea, the first to sight the Admiralty Mountains, the first to see Victoria Land, Ross Island, Mounts Erebus and Terror, and the Ross Ice Shelf.

    ROSS, James.
    A Voyage of Discovery and Research 1847.
    £4,500.00

  • Rare presentation copy of James Grant's Walk across Africa, inscribed to the author's daughter 'To my dear little good "Mary Augusta" with her father's fondest love.
    Rare presentation copy of James Grant's Walk across Africa, inscribed to the author's daughter 'To my dear little good "Mary Augusta" with her father's fondest love.

    GRANT, James Augustus.
    A Walk Across Africa 1864.
    £7,500.00

  • First edition of General Views and Special Points of Interest of the City of Lucknow by David Scott Dodgson, a rare work depicting Lucknow during the siege of 1857.
    First edition of General Views and Special Points of Interest of the City of Lucknow by David Scott Dodgson, a rare work depicting Lucknow during the siege of 1857.

    DODGSON, David Scott.
    General Views and Special Points of Interest of the City of Lucknow. 1860.
    £7,500.00

  • In Sons of Sinbad, Villiers provides a well illustrated account of his voyage from Aden to Mombasa, via Saudi Arabia, thence to Kuwait via Oman and Bahrain.
    In Sons of Sinbad, Villiers provides a well illustrated account of his voyage from Aden to Mombasa, via Saudi Arabia, thence to Kuwait via Oman and Bahrain.

    VILLIERS, Alan
    Sons of Sinbad. 1940
    £750.00

  • Wakefield's New Zealand Illustrated gives a fine visual record of New Zealand cities in the nineteenth century including Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
    Wakefield's New Zealand Illustrated gives a fine visual record of New Zealand cities in the nineteenth century including Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch

    WAKEFIELD, Edward.
    New Zealand Illustrated. 1889.
    £2,500.00

  • A tall well-margined copy, finely bound, of the first edition of the finest early survey of the ancient city of Palmyra, 134 miles northeast of Damascus.
    A tall well-margined copy, finely bound, of the first edition of the finest early survey of the ancient city of Palmyra, 134 miles northeast of Damascus.

    WOOD, Robert.
    Les ruines de Palmyre, 1753.
    £6,500.00

  • Signed first edition of Philby's The Background of Islam, Philby's pioneering work on the pre-Islamic history of Arabia.
    Signed first edition of Philby's The Background of Islam, Philby's pioneering work on the pre-Islamic history of Arabia.

    PHILBY, Harry St. John B.
    The Background of Islam 1947
    £3,000.00

  • Deluxe issue of the first edition of Mountaineering by Sydney Spencer and others for the Lonsdale Library, in full blue morocco.
    Deluxe issue of the first edition of Mountaineering by Sydney Spencer and others for the Lonsdale Library, in full blue morocco.

    LONSDALE LIBRARY The; SPENCER, Sydney and others.
    Mountaineering. 1934.
    £185.00

  • Neumann's Elephant Hunting is one of the most important, and also one of the scarcest, books on elephants.
    Neumann's Elephant Hunting is one of the most important, and also one of the scarcest, books on elephants.

    NEUMANN, Arthur H.
    Elephant-Hunting in East Equatorial Africa. 1898.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of South Australia Illustrated by George French Angas, a fresh and bright copy bound in the original parts.
    First edition of South Australia Illustrated by George French Angas, a fresh and bright copy bound in the original parts.

    ANGAS, George French.
    South Australia Illustrated. 1847.
    £25,000.00

  • A fresh copy of the first edition of this fine costume book. A classic work by Bartolomeo Pinelli's, well representative of his charming style.
    A fresh copy of the first edition of this fine costume book. A classic work by Bartolomeo Pinelli's, well representative of his charming style.

    PINELLI, Bartolomeo.
    Nuova Raccolta di cinquanta costumi pittoreschi. 1816.
    £1,500.00

  • A fine record of some the great archaeological sites of Iran as seen from the air, thus capturing ancient cities and towns in their complete geographic environment. Includes much on Persepolis.
    A fine record of some the great archaeological sites of Iran as seen from the air, thus capturing ancient cities and towns in their complete geographic environment. Includes much on Persepolis.

    SCHMIDT, Erich F.
    Flights over the ancient cities of Iran. 1940.
    £1,000.00

  • First edition of The Development of the Parasite of the Indian Kala Azar by W. S> Patton, a scarce scientific paper printed in India.
    First edition of The Development of the Parasite of the Indian Kala Azar by W. S> Patton, a scarce scientific paper printed in India.

    PATTON, Captain W. S.
    The Development of the Parasite of the Indian Kala Azar. 1912.
    £175.00

  • First edition of Dysentery in Hazaribagh Central Jail January 1910-March 1911 by R. T. Wells, a scarce scientific paper printed in India.
    First edition of Dysentery in Hazaribagh Central Jail January 1910-March 1911 by R. T. Wells, a scarce scientific paper printed in India.

    WELLS, Captain R. T.
    Dysentery in Hazaribagh Central Jail January 1910-March 1911. 1912.
    £175.00

  • First edition of A Streptothrix Isolated from the Spleen of a Leper by W. G. Liston, a scarce scientific paper printed in India.
    First edition of A Streptothrix Isolated from the Spleen of a Leper by W. G. Liston, a scarce scientific paper printed in India.

    LISTON, Major W. G. and WILLIAMS, Captain T. S. B.
    A Streptothrix Isolated from the Spleen of a Leper. 1912.
    £175.00

  • First edition of The Destruction of Fleas by Exposure to the Sun by J. Cunningham, a scarce scientific paper printed in India.
    First edition of The Destruction of Fleas by Exposure to the Sun by J. Cunningham, a scarce scientific paper printed in India.

    CUNNINGHAM, Captain J.
    The Destruction of Fleas by Exposure to the Sun. 1911.
    £175.00

  • An exceptional example of Recueil de cent Estampes by Jacques Le hay and Charles de Feriol.
    An exceptional example of Recueil de cent Estampes by Jacques Le hay and Charles de Feriol.

    LE HAY, Jacques; FERRIOL, Charles de.
    Recueil de cent estampes 1714.
    £75,000.00

  • First edition of Mir'At Al-Haramayn wa Al-Rihlat Al-Hijaziyya wa Al-Hajj wa Mashari'uh Al-Dinya by Ibrahim Rifat Pasha, a acarce early important photographic account of Mecca and Medina.
    First edition of Mir'At Al-Haramayn wa Al-Rihlat Al-Hijaziyya wa Al-Hajj wa Mashari'uh Al-Dinya by Ibrahim Rifat Pasha, a acarce early important photographic account of Mecca and Medina.

    RIF'AT PASHA, Ibrahim.
    Mir'At Al-Haramayn wa Al-Rihlat Al-Hijaziyya wa Al-Hajj wa Mashari'uh Al-Dinya. 1925 [1344 AH].
    £12,000.00

  • First editions of Eyup Sabri Pasa's Mir'âtü'l-Mecca and Mir'âtü'l-Haremayn, a scarce history of of the Haramayn and Hejaz, Mecca and Medina, in Ottoman Turkish and Arabic.
    First editions of Eyup Sabri Pasa's Mir'âtü'l-Mecca and Mir'âtü'l-Haremayn, a scarce history of of the Haramayn and Hejaz, Mecca and Medina, in Ottoman Turkish and Arabic.

    SABRI PAŞA, Eyüp.
    Mir'âtü'l-Mecca [and] Mir'âtü'l-Haremayn. 1302-06 AH (1885-90 CE).
    £14,500.00

  • The complete first edition of Victor Jacquemont's scarce Voyage dans L'Inde, with 290 plates, of India, the Himalayas, Kashmir, Punjab, Tibet, and Delhi.
    The complete first edition of Victor Jacquemont's scarce Voyage dans L'Inde, with 290 plates, of India, the Himalayas, Kashmir, Punjab, Tibet, and Delhi.

    JACQUEMONT, Victor.
    Voyage dans L'Inde, 1841-44.
    £25,000.00

  • First edition of this important work known for its large view of Tbilisi.
    First edition of this important work known for its large view of Tbilisi.

    GAMBA, Chevalier Jacques François.
    Voyage dans la Russie Méridionale. 1826.
    £9,500.00

  • The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
    The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,

    [BIBLE].
    The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 1841.
    £1,200.00

  • First edition of Fifteen Months' Pilgrimage through untrodden tracts of Khuzistan and Persia by Joachim Stocqueler, rare and sought after account of a journey from Muscat up through Kuzistan and the Bakhtiari Mountains.
    First edition of Fifteen Months' Pilgrimage through untrodden tracts of Khuzistan and Persia by Joachim Stocqueler, rare and sought after account of a journey from Muscat up through Kuzistan and the Bakhtiari Mountains.

    STOCQUELER, Joachim Hayward.
    Fifteen Months' Pilgrimage through untrodden tracts of Khuzistan and Persia, 1832.
    £7,500.00

  • First edition of Scott's The Voyage of the Discovery, one of the iconic publications of polar exploration.
    First edition of Scott's The Voyage of the Discovery, one of the iconic publications of polar exploration.

    SCOTT, Robert Falcon.
    The Voyage of the 'Discovery'. 1905.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of Samuel Baker's The Albert N'Yanza, in which Samuel Baker discovered the third great Nile lake, the Albert N'Yanza, but only after most of his men had deserted him.
    First edition of Samuel Baker's The Albert N'Yanza, in which Samuel Baker discovered the third great Nile lake, the Albert N'Yanza, but only after most of his men had deserted him.

    BAKER, Samuel White.
    The Albert N'Yanza, 1866.
    £1,000.00

  • The 1955 edition of the Persian Gulf Pilot, with the 1959 supplement, a scarce pilot guide of the Persian gulf describing Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi, and numerous other villages and towns along the Arabian coast.
    The 1955 edition of the Persian Gulf Pilot, with the 1959 supplement, a scarce pilot guide of the Persian gulf describing Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi, and numerous other villages and towns along the Arabian coast.

    [ARABIAN GULF].
    Persian Gulf Pilot 1955.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of William Fitzwilliam Owen's Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar, a scarce work recounting an early survey of the Arabian peninsula.
    First edition of William Fitzwilliam Owen's Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar, a scarce work recounting an early survey of the Arabian peninsula.

    OWEN, William Fitzwilliam.
    Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar; 1833.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of Earl of Cromer's Modern Egypt, this sweeping work og British and Egypt relations from 1876 to 1907.
    First edition of Earl of Cromer's Modern Egypt, this sweeping work og British and Egypt relations from 1876 to 1907.

    CROMER, Earl of.
    Modern Egypt. 1908.
    £300.00

  • First edition of Major Herbert Austin's With Macdonald in Uganda, a scarce work on Uganda.
    First edition of Major Herbert Austin's With Macdonald in Uganda, a scarce work on Uganda.

    AUSTIN, Major Herbert H.
    With Macdonald in Uganda. 1903.
    £500.00

  • A smartly bound set of James Grant's History of the War in the Soudan, recounting the events of the Mahdist War up to and including the Siege of Khartoum in 1885.
    A smartly bound set of James Grant's History of the War in the Soudan, recounting the events of the Mahdist War up to and including the Siege of Khartoum in 1885.

    GRANT, James.
    Cassell's History of the War in the Soudan. [c.1886].
    £850.00

  • The Horse from Birth to Old Age b Sara Buckman-Linard, a scarce work with 17 illustrations of Arab horses from the Crabbet and Sheykh Obeyd studs.
    The Horse from Birth to Old Age b Sara Buckman-Linard, a scarce work with 17 illustrations of Arab horses from the Crabbet and Sheykh Obeyd studs.

    BUCKMAN-LINARD, Sara.
    The Horse from Birth to Old Age. [c.1905].
    £250.00

  • Fine copy of the first edition of Seas and Lands by Edwin Arnold, a collection of travel pieces on Japan with numerous photographic illustrations.
    Fine copy of the first edition of Seas and Lands by Edwin Arnold, a collection of travel pieces on Japan with numerous photographic illustrations.

    ARNOLD, Edwin.
    Seas And Lands. 1891.
    £350.00

  • The third volume describing the books on Istanbul from the library of Ömer Koç, covering the period from 1851 to 1890.
    The third volume describing the books on Istanbul from the library of Ömer Koç, covering the period from 1851 to 1890.

    BECKER, Sven.
    Impressions of Istanbul Voyage to Constantinople 1851-1890 2022.
    £265.00

  • Delessert, a French explorer and naturalist travelled through Mauritius, Reunion Island, Penang, Pondicherry, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Java, and Madras.
    Delessert, a French explorer and naturalist travelled through Mauritius, Reunion Island, Penang, Pondicherry, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Java, and Madras.

    DELESSERT, Adolphe.
    Souvenirs d'un Voyage dans L'Inde 1843.
    £4,500.00

  • 24 Choice Views of Bombay, a charming collection of phtographs of Mumbai (Bombay) as it was at the start of the twentieth century, largely focussing on the civic buildings and hotels.
    24 Choice Views of Bombay, a charming collection of phtographs of Mumbai (Bombay) as it was at the start of the twentieth century, largely focussing on the civic buildings and hotels.

    [BOMBAY].
    24 Choice Views of Bombay. [c.1914].
    £350.00

  • A handsome copy of the first trade edition of T.E. Lawrence's classic memoir, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, in full tree calf gilt by Riviere & Son
    A handsome copy of the first trade edition of T.E. Lawrence's classic memoir, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, in full tree calf gilt by Riviere & Son

    LAWRENCE, T.E.
    Seven Pillars of Wisdom. 1935.
    £2,500.00

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