Skip to content
AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED | EXPERT ADVICE
AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED

We guarantee the authenticity and completeness of all items (unless otherwise described), and are happy to provide a certificate to this effect. All items can be assumed to be in good condition, with any defects being described in our description. 

We guarantee the authenticity and completeness of all items (unless otherwise described), and are happy to provide a certificate to this effect. All items can be assumed to be in good condition, with any defects being described in our description. 

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.

Filters

  • 113592_2 113592

    A series of twenty-eight panoramic views of Calcutta,

    WOOD, William.
    $48,550.00 - $48,550.00
    $0.00
    $48,550.00
    $48,550.00 - $48,550.00
    $48,550.00

    Wood's early panoramic views of Calcutta. William Wood senior, the artist's father, began selling his son's lithographs in parts in 1831. By the ti...

    View full details
    $48,550.00 - $48,550.00
    $0.00
    $48,550.00
    $48,550.00 - $48,550.00
    $48,550.00
  • 112130_2 112130

    Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebräuche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen,

    GEISSLER, ChristianGottfried Heinrich (artist).
    $7,445.00 - $7,445.00
    $0.00
    $7,445.00
    $7,445.00 - $7,445.00
    $7,445.00

    First edition of these uncommon lively hand-coloured scenes. The artist Geissler (1770-1844), who accompanied Peter Simon Pallas on his expedition...

    View full details
    $7,445.00 - $7,445.00
    $0.00
    $7,445.00
    $7,445.00 - $7,445.00
    $7,445.00
  • 113552_2 113552

    La Chine. Moeurs, usages, costumes, arts et metiers.

    MALPIERE, D. Bazin de.
    $22,657.00 - $22,657.00
    $0.00
    $22,657.00
    $22,657.00 - $22,657.00
    $22,657.00

    Botfield copy, superbly bound. Rare. A superbly bound copy of La Chine by Malpiere, a work which is seldom found complete, and which consists 'of a...

    View full details
    $22,657.00 - $22,657.00
    $0.00
    $22,657.00
    $22,657.00 - $22,657.00
    $22,657.00
  • 113551_2 113551

    Character & costumes of Afghaunistan.

    HART, Capt. Lockyer Willis.
    $16,184.00 - $16,184.00
    $0.00
    $16,184.00
    $16,184.00 - $16,184.00
    $16,184.00

    Scarcest of the great illustrated books on Afghanistan. The scarcest of the great illustrated books on Afghanistan, Character & Costumes of Afg...

    View full details
    $16,184.00 - $16,184.00
    $0.00
    $16,184.00
    $16,184.00 - $16,184.00
    $16,184.00
  • 113476_2 113476

    Persian Gulf historical summaries.

    [ARABIAN GULF].
    $1,942.00 - $1,942.00
    $0.00
    $1,942.00
    $1,942.00 - $1,942.00
    $1,942.00

    An historical summary of events in the Arabian Gulf concerning British interests from 1907. also includes oil agreements and concessions in the re...

    View full details
    $1,942.00 - $1,942.00
    $0.00
    $1,942.00
    $1,942.00 - $1,942.00
    $1,942.00
  • 113469_2 113469

    The Persian Gulf pilot 1870-1953.

    [ARABIAN GULF].
    $3,561.00 - $3,561.00
    $0.00
    $3,561.00
    $3,561.00 - $3,561.00
    $3,561.00

    A complete set of this handsome facsimile edition of all eight Persian Gulf pilots published between 1870 to 1932. Invaluable not only for sailing...

    View full details
    $3,561.00 - $3,561.00
    $0.00
    $3,561.00
    $3,561.00 - $3,561.00
    $3,561.00
  • 113461_2 113461

    Gazeteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia.

    LORIMER, John Gordon.
    $6,474.00 - $6,474.00
    $0.00
    $6,474.00
    $6,474.00 - $6,474.00
    $6,474.00

    Lorimer's Gazetteer was compiled by officials of the British Government in India during the decade after Lord Curzon's Vice-regal tour of the Gulf...

    View full details
    $6,474.00 - $6,474.00
    $0.00
    $6,474.00
    $6,474.00 - $6,474.00
    $6,474.00
  • 113482_2 113482

    Bijdrage tot de kennis van het Japansche Rijk.

    OVERMEER FISSCHER, J.F. van.
    $32,367.00 - $32,367.00
    $0.00
    $32,367.00
    $32,367.00 - $32,367.00
    $32,367.00

    From the library of the last French Queen. A superb copy with royal provenance of van O. Fisscher's survey of Japan. van O. Fisscher worked in Japa...

    View full details
    $32,367.00 - $32,367.00
    $0.00
    $32,367.00
    $32,367.00 - $32,367.00
    $32,367.00
  • 113356_2 113356

    Journal of a Voyage in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China;

    WATHEN, James.
    $3,561.00 - $3,561.00
    $0.00
    $3,561.00
    $3,561.00 - $3,561.00
    $3,561.00

    With 24 finely coloured aquatints. A very good first edition copy of Wathen's Voyage to Madras, richly illustrated with 24 finely coloured aquatint...

    View full details
    $3,561.00 - $3,561.00
    $0.00
    $3,561.00
    $3,561.00 - $3,561.00
    $3,561.00
  • 112187_2 112187

    Inscriptions on the Seikh Guns Captured by the Army of the Sutledge 1845-46.

    [FIRST SIKH WAR].
    $25,894.00 - $25,894.00
    $0.00
    $25,894.00
    $25,894.00 - $25,894.00
    $25,894.00

    First Sikh War. Scarce. The title-page gives the name of C. Gomeze as the designer and lithographer - probably the Christopher Gomez, of the H.C. L...

    View full details
    $25,894.00 - $25,894.00
    $0.00
    $25,894.00
    $25,894.00 - $25,894.00
    $25,894.00
  • 112987_2 112987

    The Holy Land

    ROBERTS, David.
    $25,246.00 - $25,246.00
    $0.00
    $25,246.00
    $25,246.00 - $25,246.00
    $25,246.00

    Earliest issue of one of the greatest of 19th-century illustrated books. Roberts' Holy Land, was one of the most elaborate ventures of 19th-century...

    View full details
    $25,246.00 - $25,246.00
    $0.00
    $25,246.00
    $25,246.00 - $25,246.00
    $25,246.00
  • 112883_2 112883

    Twentieth Century Impressions of Hong Kong,

    WRIGHT, Arnold; H. A. Cartwright.
    $3,884.00 - $3,884.00
    $0.00
    $3,884.00
    $3,884.00 - $3,884.00
    $3,884.00

    Wright and Cartwright's monumental work on Hong Kong and the other great trading ports of China.First edition. 4to. (31 x 24 cm), 848 pp., profuse...

    View full details
    $3,884.00 - $3,884.00
    $0.00
    $3,884.00
    $3,884.00 - $3,884.00
    $3,884.00
  • 113498_2 113498

    L'Arabie contemporaine avec la description du pelerinage de la mecque.

    D'AVRIL, Adolphe.
    $4,855.00 - $4,855.00
    $0.00
    $4,855.00
    $4,855.00 - $4,855.00
    $4,855.00

    This scarce title contains descriptions of Najd, Hejaz and Yemen and includes notes on the Wahhabis, the lives of Arab women and the minority reli...

    View full details
    $4,855.00 - $4,855.00
    $0.00
    $4,855.00
    $4,855.00 - $4,855.00
    $4,855.00
  • 113504_2 113504

    Gennem wahhabiternes land paa kamelryg

    RAUNKIAER, Barclay.
    $1,230.00 - $1,230.00
    $0.00
    $1,230.00
    $1,230.00 - $1,230.00
    $1,230.00

    Adventures in arabia. Raunkier travelled to Rihadh in 1912 at the behest of the Royal Danish Geographical Society. His object was to examine the po...

    View full details
    $1,230.00 - $1,230.00
    $0.00
    $1,230.00
    $1,230.00 - $1,230.00
    $1,230.00
  • 113508_2 113508

    Arctic Explorations.

    KANE, Elisha Kent.
    $583.00 - $583.00
    $0.00
    $583.00
    $583.00 - $583.00
    $583.00

    First edition, first state, the folding map without "Kane Sea" labelling the expanse between Smith Strait and Kennedy Channel: the appellation was...

    View full details
    $583.00 - $583.00
    $0.00
    $583.00
    $583.00 - $583.00
    $583.00
  • 113334_2 113334

    The Peaks and Valleys of the Alps.

    BONNEY, THOMAS GEORGE; Elijah Walton, illustrator.
    $9,710.00 - $9,710.00
    $0.00
    $9,710.00
    $9,710.00 - $9,710.00
    $9,710.00

    Elijah Walton's fine colour plate views of the Western Alps, including the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Monte Viso, Aosta Valley, Dent Du Midi, and The...

    View full details
    $9,710.00 - $9,710.00
    $0.00
    $9,710.00
    $9,710.00 - $9,710.00
    $9,710.00
  • 112570_2 112570

    Across Chryse;

    COLQUHOUN, Archibald R.
    $1,619.00 - $1,619.00
    $0.00
    $1,619.00
    $1,619.00 - $1,619.00
    $1,619.00

    Colquhoun's expedition was to survey a projected railway connecting Canton with Burma. During the course of his travels he passed through many reg...

    View full details
    $1,619.00 - $1,619.00
    $0.00
    $1,619.00
    $1,619.00 - $1,619.00
    $1,619.00
  • 111679_2 111679

    Travels,

    SHAW, Thomas.
    $6,280.00 - $6,280.00
    $0.00
    $6,280.00
    $6,280.00 - $6,280.00
    $6,280.00

    A valuable work' (Ioannou). Shaw was chaplain to the English factory at Algiers from 1720 to 1733. During this period he visited Egypt, Sinai, Pal...

    View full details
    $6,280.00 - $6,280.00
    $0.00
    $6,280.00
    $6,280.00 - $6,280.00
    $6,280.00
  • 113300_2 113300

    Ismailia:

    BAKER, Samuel White.
    $1,942.00 - $1,942.00
    $0.00
    $1,942.00
    $1,942.00 - $1,942.00
    $1,942.00

    A finely bound copy of Baker's Ismailia.In 1869, Baker, one of the greatest explorers of Africa, was appointed by the Khedive Isma'il to a four-ye...

    View full details
    $1,942.00 - $1,942.00
    $0.00
    $1,942.00
    $1,942.00 - $1,942.00
    $1,942.00

Your cart is empty

Continue shopping

Basket

Subtotal $0.00

Check out