Rather than go to university in 1933, at the age of "18 and three-quarters", he set out in December that year to walk from the Hook of Holland to ...

'Brayley's history of Surrey remains a valuable source of information for today's readers. It contains a wealth of local information on the county...

Charles Badham (1805-1857) studied medicine at Pembroke College then practised in Rome and Paris for several years until ill health forced him to ...

First edition of the author's second book.First edition, first printing; 8vo; minor offsetting to endpapers, else unmarked internally; publisher's...

Gelatin silver print (12.7 x 17.5cm). Printed title on paper attached to reverse.

De Veer (1570-1598), was a Dutch officer on Willem Barentsz' second and third voyages of 1595 and 1596 respectively, in search of the Northeast Pa...

For the "Veduta di Roma", posthumous Rome edition.Etching with drypoint. Dimensions: 415 x 610mm. (16 x 23.75 inches).

For "Twenty-Four Views in St Helena, The Cape, India, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt". The drawings for this highly collectable work wer...

Aquatint by J.C. Stadler, with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 305 x 370mm. (12 x 14.50 inches).

Silver gelatin print. Dimensions: 15 x 20cm. Printed title and photographer's stamp on reverse. Good tonal range and in good condition.

A defence by Harry Verelst (1734-1785) of the British administration in Bengal during his governorship. 'Verelst became a loyal supporter of Clive...

An attractive first trade edition of this collection of Venice-inspired poetry by Gordon Bottomley, whose romantic verse dramas are ranked among t...

First trade edition, revised and expanded after the first edition of 1926 privately printed for subscriber's only.First trade edition, first impre...

Winstanley was a British officer of the Queen's Own Hussars who entered Ethiopia from the west around 1880. Travelling from the frontier market to...

Presentation copy to ralph richardson. The inscription reads: 'For Ralph & Mur, with love from Graham. Christmas 1960.' Ralph Richardson's book...

Scarce account by a Polishman (actual name Chodasiewicz) who was forced to join the Russian army before changing his allegiance to the allies. He ...

Salt had previously visited Ethiopia in 1805 as part of Viscount Valentia's entourage, visiting Massawa, Aksum, Adwa, and other parts of Tegré.'In...

With large panoramas including Constantinople and Jerusalem. One of the most spectacular Levant books. De Bruyn (1652-1726/7), the Dutch traveller ...

First octavo edition of the Third Voyage. The first octavo edition of Cook's Third Voyage and the first to reach a wide audience. The text is sligh...