Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) the most admired Italian operatic tenor of the early 20th century and one of the first musicians to document his voice o...

A very fresh example of this uncommon émigré edition that comprises selected articles by the famous Russian historian exploring the personality of...

Morris was the rector of Nunburnholme and a distinguished naturalist although he was never able to accept the theory of evolution. A very pleasant...

"At the Universities of Heidelberg and Munich, Schweinfurth specialized in geology and botany. An 1862 specimen-collecting trip up the Nile River ...

"Perhaps the most famous of all African exploration books, this recounts Dr. Livingstone's travels through South Africa, with the discovery of Lak...

John Dunn Hunter (ca. 1796–1827), was a leader of the Fredonian Rebellion, the first attempt by Anglo settlers in Texas to secede from Mexico. Bef...

A survey of Russia at the end of Catherine's reign. A fine copy of the first edition. Far more than a simple travel account, Chantreau's important ...

First Trade edition. Sml. 4to., title heightened in gilt, illustrated frontispiece, six further plates, one map, numerous illustrations and decora...

Very rare, especially complete (Savine). One of the most important researches into this tragic episode of the post-war history.The work compiled by...

A personal account of travel and adventure and a famous eye-witness report of the Russian campaign against Khiva in 1873; MacGahan was a correspon...

Scarce account by a professional travel writer, who later produced works on the Sandwich Islands, the Levant, and Central & South America.Firs...

"Perhaps the most famous of all African exploration books, this recounts Dr. Livingstone's travels through South Africa, with the discovery of Lak...

Schwerdt / Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester copy. A rare series of humorous designs with impeccable provenance.The titles are: An Essay on Hunting;...

Fine example, handsomely bound, of the first edition of this account of Jamaica in 1860.First edition, 8vo (21 x 12.5cm), iv, 395pp., hand-coloure...

This volume followed shortly after the author's The Shores and Islands of the Mediterranean, however the plates in the two works are different (Na...

Includes views of the Ionian Islands, Malta, Gibraltar and Sicily.First edition. 4to, engraved additional pictorial title, folding map and 62 plat...

Folio, viii, 144pp., engraved frontispiece, additional engraved title-page with vignette, 21 full-page engraved plates, vignettes in text, plates ...

The present work describes Keppel's second major journey, on which he visited Constantinople, Scutari and Smyrna, following that of his travels ho...

Simpson joined the ill-fated expedition to observe the negotiations with the Nigerian chiefs to abolish slavery.First edition. 8vo, xii, 139pp., o...

Includes views of the Ionian Islands, Malta, Gibraltar and Sicily, after drawings by Lieut. Henry E. Allen, Wm. Henry Bartlett and Thomas Allom.Fi...

Pirate edition. This guide was originally published in 1824 and went to several editions and translations before being enlarged and republished as ...

Very good copy of the first edition of these interesting, illustrated letters, written from the camp in Turkey. Hamley (1824-1893) was Lieutenant-...

This fine copy is the first volume of this celebrated almanach, published until 1815 and republished several times afterwards. It contains a preci...