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Rare Travel Books

Step into the shoes of intrepid explorers and adventurers with our captivating collection of books. Each page takes you on a journey to distant lands, allowing you to experience the thrill of discovery, the allure of the unknown, and the resilience of those who dared to wander. Immerse yourself in their tales and explore the world through their eyes.

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    Oriental Field Sports.

    WILLIAMSON, Thomas; HOWETT, Samuel.
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    Valuable record of the sporting activities of British officers serving in India. Williamson's Oriental Field Sports is a valuable record of the spo...

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  • 113623_2 113623

    A picturesque illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants of the island of Ceylon.

    DANIELL, Samuel.
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    Fine pictorial record of Ceylon. Samuel Daniell's Ceylon is the finest pictorial record of the island.Samuel Daniell (1775-1811), the youngest of t...

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    Views in the Himala Mountains.

    FRASER, James Baillie.
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    First edition of Fraser's Himala Mountains, the finest illustrated work on the Himalayas.James Baillie Fraser (1783-1856) was the eldest son of a ...

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  • 113617_2 113617

    India ancient and modern.

    SIMPSON, William; KAYE, Sir John William.
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    The rarest of all the Indian view books. Simpson's views of India is one of the rarest of all the Indian view books and a fine record of the countr...

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    Twenty four views taken in St. Helena,

    SALT, Henry.
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    Fresh, clean copy of Salt's very fine large format views. A fresh, clean copy of the set of Salt's very fine large format views of India, Abyssinia...

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  • 113613_2 113613

    Eighteen views taken at & near Rangoon [with]

    MOORE, Lieut. Joseph.
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    From the library of a protagonist in the war. Moore's views of Rangoon constitute the finest depiction of events during the first Burmese War. This...

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    Graphic scenes in the Japan expedition.

    HEINE, William.
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    Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan. An important work recording Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan.William Heine was the official artist on C...

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  • 113591_2 113591

    A series of fifteen views of Ceylon

    O'BRIEN, Captain C.
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    A copy of the first edition of O'Brien's Ceylon with later hand-colouring. O'Brien was employed as Assistant Surveyor in Ceylon, a position which ...

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  • 113557_2 113557

    Reise des Grafen Emanuel Andrasy in Ostindien.

    ANDRASY, Graf Emanuel [Mano].
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    Plates of Hong Kong and Calcutta. Andrasy's Ostindien contains a particularly beautiful set of plates of Hong Kong and Calcutta, elephant, rhinocer...

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  • 113554_2 113554

    Nederlandsch-Indië Teekeningen.

    RAPPARD, Josias Cornelis (illustrator); PERELAUER, M.T.H; VAN REES, Willem Adriaan.
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    Rare complete set consisting of Batavia, Java, Buitenzorg, and De Buitenbezittingen (outer possessions). The work presents a romanticised account ...

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  • 113505_2 113505

    Exploration of Kina Balu.

    WHITEHEAD, John.
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    Unique author's presentation copy to his parents with all plates and text illustrations specially hand-coloured. A unique copy of Whitehead's Kina ...

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  • 113489_2 113489

    Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809,

    BROUGHTON, Thomas Duer.
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    With 10 hand-coloured aquatints. Broughton was Commander of the Resident's Escort at the Court of Scindia. His march commenced in Agra and took in ...

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  • 112695_2 112695

    Egypt, the Sinaitic Desert and the Holy Land.

    AGATE, Margaret M.
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    Scots in the Sinai. Margaret Agate kept a diary of her journey in Egypt between Autumn 1901 and Spring 1902. She made an excursion on the Nile and ...

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    The costumes of the various tribes,

    RATTRAY, James.
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    The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. Rattray's is the finest illustrated book on Afghanistan, of great value for showing us the ways of life...

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    Scenery and reminiscences of Ceylon.

    DESCHAMPS, John.
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    In his preface to Scenery and Reminiscences of Ceylon, Deschamps states that the views he has selected represent some of the most familiar scenes ...

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    The Autobiography: Traveller's Prelude; Beyond Euphrates; The Coast of Incense; Dust in the Lion's Paw.

    STARK, Freya.
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    Complete set of Stark's autobiography. Freya Stark is one of the most well known female travellers associated with the Middle East. She was one of ...

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    The revolt in Arabia.

    HURGRONJE, C. Snouck.
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    Hurgronje's account of The origins of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. The booklet is a collection of newspaper arti...

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    Portraits of the princes & people of India.

    EDEN, Hon. Emily.
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    Rare hand-coloured issue. The rare hand-coloured issue of Emily Eden's Portraits of the Princes and People of India. The author, Hon. Emily Eden (1...

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    The Sundhya or the daily prayers of the Brahmins.

    BELNOS, Mrs. Sophia Charlotte.
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    The rites and rituals of the Brahmin. Mrs Belnos' scarce book on the rites and rituals of the Brahmin.'Relatively little is known about Mrs. Belnos...

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