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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.

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  • rare inscribed copy of the first edition of Mawson's classic account of heroic age exploit' with stunning photography
    rare inscribed copy of the first edition of Mawson's classic account of heroic age exploit' with stunning photography

    MAWSON, Sir Douglas.
    The Home of the Blizzard 1915.
    $9,619.00

  • First English edition of New Light on Dark Africa by Carl Peters, inscribed by the translator, Henry William Dulcken, to a member of the Negreponte family dated 1891.
    First English edition of New Light on Dark Africa by Carl Peters, inscribed by the translator, Henry William Dulcken, to a member of the Negreponte family dated 1891.

    PETERS, Carl; DULCKEN, H.W. (translator).
    New Light on Dark Africa: 1891.
    $3,092.00

  • The signed limited extra-illustrated edition of In the Steps of St. Paul by H. V. Morton.
    The signed limited extra-illustrated edition of In the Steps of St. Paul by H. V. Morton.

    MORTON, H. V.
    In the Steps of St. Paul. [1936].
    $481.00

  • Owen accurately charted the Arabian Peninsula the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines of South Africa and also began the scientific exploration of the Zambezi.
    Owen accurately charted the Arabian Peninsula the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines of South Africa and also began the scientific exploration of the Zambezi.

    OWEN, William Fitzwilliam.
    Narrative of voyages to explore the shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar; 1833.
    $3,779.00

  • H. V. Morton's In the Steps of the Master, the Signed Large Paper edition in a half roan binding.
    H. V. Morton's In the Steps of the Master, the Signed Large Paper edition in a half roan binding.

    MORTON, H. V.
    In the Steps of the Master. [1934].
    $481.00

  • Rare information pamphlet produced by The Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI) for the British forces, primary volunteers, in British Malaysia.

    [MALAYSIA].
    Malaya. 1937.
    $619.00

  • First edition, first issue, of the Handbook of British Malaya 1926 edited by Captain Raplh Lionel German, scarce to find complete with the map.
    First edition, first issue, of the Handbook of British Malaya 1926 edited by Captain Raplh Lionel German, scarce to find complete with the map.

    GERMAN, Captain R. L. (editor).
    Handbook of British Malaya 1926. 1926.
    $1,031.00

  • New Light on Dark Africa:
    New Light on Dark Africa:

    PETERS, Carl.
    New Light on Dark Africa: 1891.
    $1,374.00

  • The rare first edition. Thomson was a British geologist and explorer who played an important part in the Scramble for Africa.
    The rare first edition. Thomson was a British geologist and explorer who played an important part in the Scramble for Africa.

    THOMSON, Joseph.
    Through Masai Land: 1885.
    $3,779.00

  • First edition of Diogo Pacheco's Emanuelis Lusitan, that in 1514 resulted in the Papal Bull that granted Portugal a monopoly on the East including Arabia and the Gulf.
    First edition of Diogo Pacheco's Emanuelis Lusitan, that in 1514 resulted in the Papal Bull that granted Portugal a monopoly on the East including Arabia and the Gulf.

    PACHECO, Diogo.
    Emanuelis Lusitan: 1514.
    $68,701.00

  • A Personal account of Kedem Zadeh's pilgrimage to Mecca between 1910 and 1911, printed in Paris in 1912.
    A Personal account of Kedem Zadeh's pilgrimage to Mecca between 1910 and 1911, printed in Paris in 1912.

    KAZEM ZADEH, Hoseyn.
    Relation d'un pèlerinage à la Mecque en 1910-1911. 1912.
    $6,871.00

  • First edition of Edgar Collins Boehm's The Persian Gulf and South Sea Isles, an early description of Muscat and Bahrain as visited in 1901
    First edition of Edgar Collins Boehm's The Persian Gulf and South Sea Isles, an early description of Muscat and Bahrain as visited in 1901

    BOEHM, Sir Edgar Collins.
    The Persian Gulf and South Sea Isles. 1904.
    $3,435.00

  • First edition of Travels in Arabia Deserta by Charles Doughty, a classic of exploration of Arabia which contains so much information on the topography of the area that it was used as a textbook by the British army during the Arab Revolt.
    First edition of Travels in Arabia Deserta by Charles Doughty, a classic of exploration of Arabia which contains so much information on the topography of the area that it was used as a textbook by the British army during the Arab Revolt.

    DOUGHTY, Charles M[ontague].
    Travels in Arabia Deserta. 1888.
    $5,496.00

  • Malham's Naval Gazeteer is an alphabetical nautical encyclopaedia, offering alphabetical entries on global ports, coastal geography, navigation details, and trade routes,
    Malham's Naval Gazeteer is an alphabetical nautical encyclopaedia, offering alphabetical entries on global ports, coastal geography, navigation details, and trade routes,

    MALHAM, John.
    The Naval Gazetteer; 1799.
    $2,268.00

  • First and only edition, including in the preface Dalrymple's appeal to lead a voyage of discovery to the South Atlantic.
    First and only edition, including in the preface Dalrymple's appeal to lead a voyage of discovery to the South Atlantic.

    DALRYMPLE, Alexander.
    A Collection of Voyages chiefly in the Southern Atlantick Ocean. 1775.
    $19,237.00

  • Patterson revisits the infamous sites of Tsavo, then treks into the Nyika,... there is also a feverish encounter with a rogue elephant
    Patterson revisits the infamous sites of Tsavo, then treks into the Nyika,... there is also a feverish encounter with a rogue elephant

    PATTERSON, Lieut.-Col. John Henry.
    In the grip of the Nyika 1909.
    $481.00

  • Beatifully printed Argonaut Press edition of Ralegh's Last Voyage, a collection of translations and reprinted tracts piecing together Sir Walter Raleigh's last voyage to Venezuela.
    Beatifully printed Argonaut Press edition of Ralegh's Last Voyage, a collection of translations and reprinted tracts piecing together Sir Walter Raleigh's last voyage to Venezuela.

    RALEIGH, Sir Walter; HARLOW, V. T. (editor).
    Ralegh's Last Voyage. 1932.
    $275.00

  • A beautifully printed translation of a rare anonymous eighteenth century Spanish account to discover the north west passage but coming from the Pacific.
    A beautifully printed translation of a rare anonymous eighteenth century Spanish account to discover the north west passage but coming from the Pacific.

    [NORTH WEST PASSAGE]; JANE, Cecil, translator.
    A Spanish Voyage to Vancouver and the North-West Coast of America, 1930.
    $275.00

  • A beautifully printed edition of Walter Raleigh's account of his 1595 journey to Guiana, Argonaut Press.
    A beautifully printed edition of Walter Raleigh's account of his 1595 journey to Guiana, Argonaut Press.

    [RALEIGH, Walter] RALEGH, Sir Walter.
    The discoverie of the large and beautiful empire of Guiana. 1928.
    $275.00

  • The story of the Anglo-American expedition to Central Africa, commanded by Stanley and undertaken between 1874 and 1877.
    The story of the Anglo-American expedition to Central Africa, commanded by Stanley and undertaken between 1874 and 1877.

    STANLEY, Henry Morton.
    Through the Dark Continent. 1878.
    $3,435.00

  • First edition of Parkinson's account of the narrative of the ocean telegraph to India with a colour lithograph frontispiece and two further lithographs.
    First edition of Parkinson's account of the narrative of the ocean telegraph to India with a colour lithograph frontispiece and two further lithographs.

    PARKINSON, J.C.
    The ocean telegraph to India 1870.
    $687.00

  • First edition of the noted architect's Rambles in the Rhine Provinces which includes 14 mounted albumen prints, approximately 9 by 11.5cm in size.
    First edition of the noted architect's Rambles in the Rhine Provinces which includes 14 mounted albumen prints, approximately 9 by 11.5cm in size.

    SEDDON, John Pollard.
    Rambles in the Rhine Provinces. 1868.
    $3,435.00

  • D'Ohsson's vast survey of the Ottoman Empire with engravings by the foremost illustrators of the day, including a superb double-page view of Mecca.
    D'Ohsson's vast survey of the Ottoman Empire with engravings by the foremost illustrators of the day, including a superb double-page view of Mecca.

    D'OHSSON, Ignace Mouradja.
    Tableaux Général de L'Empire Othman. 1787, 1789 & 1820.
    $51,526.00

  • First edition of Samuel Crowther's Journal of an Expedition up the Niger and Tshadda Rivers, his account of the 1854 expedition of the Pleiad up the Niger by Baikie.
    First edition of Samuel Crowther's Journal of an Expedition up the Niger and Tshadda Rivers, his account of the 1854 expedition of the Pleiad up the Niger by Baikie.

    CROWTHER, Rev. Samuel.
    Journal of an Expedition up the Niger and Tshadda Rivers, 1855.
    $756.00

  • First edition of The late Dr. Charles Beke's discoveries of Sinai in Arabia, the account of Charles Beke's final 1874 expedition to Mount Sinai.
    First edition of The late Dr. Charles Beke's discoveries of Sinai in Arabia, the account of Charles Beke's final 1874 expedition to Mount Sinai.

    BEKE, Dr Charles.
    The late Dr. Charles Beke's discoveries of Sinai in Arabia. 1878.
    $1,168.00

  • First edition of James Jackson's Account of the Empire of Marocco in a lovely contemporary binding, being the standard treatise on Marocco and Jackson's major work.
    First edition of James Jackson's Account of the Empire of Marocco in a lovely contemporary binding, being the standard treatise on Marocco and Jackson's major work.

    JACKSON, James Grey.
    Account of the Empire of Marocco, 1809.
    $2,061.00

  • First edition of Visit to the Great Oasis of the Libyan Desert by George Hoskins, an account of his journey to the Great Oasis to the west of Thebes and other oases in the Libyan Desert.
    First edition of Visit to the Great Oasis of the Libyan Desert by George Hoskins, an account of his journey to the Great Oasis to the west of Thebes and other oases in the Libyan Desert.

    HOSKINS, G[eorge] A[lexander].
    Visit to the Great Oasis of the Libyan Desert; 1837.
    $2,061.00

  • First edition in pristine condition
    First edition in pristine condition

    UNSWORTH, Walt.
    Savage Snows 1986
    $104.00

  • A programme for the celebration of the Ascent of Everest at the Royal Festvial Hall, issued by The Times.
    A programme for the celebration of the Ascent of Everest at the Royal Festvial Hall, issued by The Times.

    [The Times]
    Ascent of Everest. 1953.
    $207.00

  • An outstanding copy of a big game classic. Macintyre travelled from Srinagar to Leh, and then to Chang Chenmo in 1871.
    An outstanding copy of a big game classic. Macintyre travelled from Srinagar to Leh, and then to Chang Chenmo in 1871.

    MACINTYRE, Donald.
    Hindu-Koh: 1889.
    $2,405.00

  • Signed presentation copy of the first edition of Far Eastern Impressions by Ernest Hatch, recording a tour of Japan, Korea, and China in 190 before the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, better known as the Manchuria Crisis.
    Signed presentation copy of the first edition of Far Eastern Impressions by Ernest Hatch, recording a tour of Japan, Korea, and China in 190 before the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, better known as the Manchuria Crisis.

    HATCH, Ernest.
    Far Eastern Impressions. 1904.
    $378.00

  • First edition of Northern Afghanistan by Major C. E. Yate, recounting the events that defined the Afghan frontier and the Boundary Commission.
    First edition of Northern Afghanistan by Major C. E. Yate, recounting the events that defined the Afghan frontier and the Boundary Commission.

    YATE, Major C.E.
    Northern Afghanistan, 1888.
    $2,061.00

  • First edition of England and Russia Face to Face in Asia by Arthur Campbell Yate, an important work on the Afghan Boundary Commission, scarce with the maps present.
    First edition of England and Russia Face to Face in Asia by Arthur Campbell Yate, an important work on the Afghan Boundary Commission, scarce with the maps present.

    YATE, Lieut. A.C.
    England and Russia Face to Face in Asia: 1887.
    $1,718.00

  • Wellsted's classic work on the Gulf States, including Oman and the coasts of Arabia and Nubia.
    Wellsted's classic work on the Gulf States, including Oman and the coasts of Arabia and Nubia.

    WELLSTED, James Raymond.
    Travels to the City of the Caliphs, 1840.
    $6,184.00

  • First edition of Old Routes of Western Iran by Stein, one of the scarcer Stein titles, presumably due to its wartime publication.
    First edition of Old Routes of Western Iran by Stein, one of the scarcer Stein titles, presumably due to its wartime publication.

    STEIN, Sir Marc Aurel.
    Old Routes of Western Iran: 1940.
    $2,061.00

  • First edition of With Rod and Line in Kashmir by RH Skinner, a rare Lahore printed instruction manual for fly fishing in Kashmir.
    First edition of With Rod and Line in Kashmir by RH Skinner, a rare Lahore printed instruction manual for fly fishing in Kashmir.

    SKINNER, R.H.
    With Rod and Line in Kashmir. [1942].
    $1,718.00

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