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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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  • First edition of A History of the Boondelas by Wredenhall Pogson, the first translation of Lal Kavi's <em>Chhatraprakash</em>, his epic poem of his patron Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundela, and one of the first books to contain Indian printed lithographs.
    First edition of A History of the Boondelas by Wredenhall Pogson, the first translation of Lal Kavi's <em>Chhatraprakash</em>, his epic poem of his patron Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundela, and one of the first books to contain Indian printed lithographs.

    KAVI, Lal; POGSON, Wredenhall Robert (translator).
    A History of the Boondelas. 1828.
    $11,671.00

  • First edition of The Punjab Frontier Force by R. North, a rare record of the service of the Punjab Frontier regiments.
    First edition of The Punjab Frontier Force by R. North, a rare record of the service of the Punjab Frontier regiments.

    NORTH, R.
    The Punjab Frontier Force. 1934.
    $2,747.00

  • Signed first edition of Midst Himalayan Mists by Rubeigh James Minney, a noted journalist and travel enthusiast.
    Signed first edition of Midst Himalayan Mists by Rubeigh James Minney, a noted journalist and travel enthusiast.

    MINNEY, R.J.
    Midst Himalayan Mists. 1920.
    $5,149.00

  • First edition of Roderick Mackenzie's A Sketch of the War with Tippoo Sultaun, the first Indian printed account of the Third Anglo-Mysore War, and the first printed eye-witness account alongside that of the much shorter and more common Dirom.
    First edition of Roderick Mackenzie's A Sketch of the War with Tippoo Sultaun, the first Indian printed account of the Third Anglo-Mysore War, and the first printed eye-witness account alongside that of the much shorter and more common Dirom.

    MACKENZIE, Roderick.
    A Sketch of the War with Tippoo Sultaun; 1793-1794.
    $17,164.00

  • First edition of Narrative of the Mutinies in Oude by G Hutchinson, a sarce firsthand account of the events of the Indian Rebellion in Oudh.
    First edition of Narrative of the Mutinies in Oude by G Hutchinson, a sarce firsthand account of the events of the Indian Rebellion in Oudh.

    HUTCHINSON, G.
    Narrative of the Mutinies in Oude. 1859.
    $2,060.00

  • First edition of Notes on Elephants and Their Care by William Hepburn, Rare treatise on the care of commercial elephants, largely in the use of logging, produced by Bombay Burma Trading Corporation Limited.
    First edition of Notes on Elephants and Their Care by William Hepburn, Rare treatise on the care of commercial elephants, largely in the use of logging, produced by Bombay Burma Trading Corporation Limited.

    HEPBURN, W[illiam].
    Notes on Elephants and Their Care. 1918.
    $2,060.00

  • An excellent set of the first edition of Sven Hedin's Southern Tibet, masterwork, on his third and most ambitious expedition. He was the first European to reach the holy Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar.
    An excellent set of the first edition of Sven Hedin's Southern Tibet, masterwork, on his third and most ambitious expedition. He was the first European to reach the holy Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar.

    HEDIN, Sven.
    Southern Tibet. 1916-1922.
    $18,537.00

  • First and only edition of Diary of a Journey from Srinagar to Kashgar via Gilgit by Harold Harding, inscribed to fellow consul Michael Cavenagh Gillett (1907-1971) with his bookplate.
    First and only edition of Diary of a Journey from Srinagar to Kashgar via Gilgit by Harold Harding, inscribed to fellow consul Michael Cavenagh Gillett (1907-1971) with his bookplate.

    HARDING, Harold Ivan.
    Diary of a Journey from Srinagar to Kashgar via Gilgit. 1922.
    $3,776.00

  • Second edition of A Grammar for Learning the Principles of the Malabar Language by Johann Fabricius, the first Tamil English grammar ever printed by one of the key Tamil scholars of the early German Protestant missionary movement.
    Second edition of A Grammar for Learning the Principles of the Malabar Language by Johann Fabricius, the first Tamil English grammar ever printed by one of the key Tamil scholars of the early German Protestant missionary movement.

    [FABRICIUS, Johann Philip].
    A Grammar for Learning the Principles of the Malabar Language, 1789.
    $6,179.00

  • First edition of The Bengal Reversion by Evans Bell, a scarce treatise criticising the governance of Bengal by the British, and succesfully predicted the Non co-operation movement and Indian independence by nearly 50 years.
    First edition of The Bengal Reversion by Evans Bell, a scarce treatise criticising the governance of Bengal by the British, and succesfully predicted the Non co-operation movement and Indian independence by nearly 50 years.

    BELL, Evans.
    The Bengal Reversion, Another "Exceptional Case." 1872.
    $1,717.00

  • First edition of Observations on the Mussulmauns of India by Mrs Meer Hassan Ali, scarce work revealing Shia Muslim Society in India.
    First edition of Observations on the Mussulmauns of India by Mrs Meer Hassan Ali, scarce work revealing Shia Muslim Society in India.

    ALI, Mrs Meer Hassan.
    Observations on the Mussulmauns of India: 1832.
    $2,060.00

  • First edition of An Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava by Michael Symes, handsomely bound and clean copy of one of the earliest accounts of Burma.
    First edition of An Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava by Michael Symes, handsomely bound and clean copy of one of the earliest accounts of Burma.

    SYMES, Michael.
    An Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava, 1800.
    $3,433.00

  • First edition of A Geographical Memoir of the Persian Empire by John Kinneir with the rare seperately issued map, discussing Persia, Caucasus, Pakistan, and the Gulf.
    First edition of A Geographical Memoir of the Persian Empire by John Kinneir with the rare seperately issued map, discussing Persia, Caucasus, Pakistan, and the Gulf.

    KINNEIR, John MacDonald.
    A Geographical Memoir of the Persian Empire, accompanied by a map. 1813.
    $11,671.00

  • First edition of The Complete Monumental Register by M Derozario, one of the first attempts to record the graves and gravestone inscriptions of burials around the area of Calcutta.
    First edition of The Complete Monumental Register by M Derozario, one of the first attempts to record the graves and gravestone inscriptions of burials around the area of Calcutta.

    DEROZARIO, M.
    The Complete Monumental Register: 1815.
    $3,433.00

  • First edition of Voyage Fait Par Ordre du Roy Louis XIV, Dans La Palestine, by Laurent d'Arvieux, translated by Jean de la Roque, of one of the earliest account of Bedouins.
    First edition of Voyage Fait Par Ordre du Roy Louis XIV, Dans La Palestine, by Laurent d'Arvieux, translated by Jean de la Roque, of one of the earliest account of Bedouins.

    [D'ARVIEUX, Laurent; ROQUE, Jean de la (editor & translator)].
    Voyage Fait Par Ordre du Roy Louis XIV. Dans La Palestine, 1717.
    $2,060.00

  • Cook's third voyage, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, with the atlas and 63 engravings and charts, one of the most important English books published in the last quarter of the eighteenth century.
    Cook's third voyage, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, with the atlas and 63 engravings and charts, one of the most important English books published in the last quarter of the eighteenth century.

    COOK, Captain James; KING, Captain James.
    A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean 1785.
    $20,596.00

  • First editions of Charles Brown's A Dictionary, Telugu and English, and A Dictionary of the Mixed Dialects and Foreign Words used in Telugu, the most comprehensive dictionary of Telugu of its time.
    First editions of Charles Brown's A Dictionary, Telugu and English, and A Dictionary of the Mixed Dialects and Foreign Words used in Telugu, the most comprehensive dictionary of Telugu of its time.

    BROWN, Charles Philip.
    A Dictionary, Telugu and English 1852; 1854.
    $3,776.00

  • First edition of A Grammar of the High Dialect of the Tamil Language by Constanzo Beschi, the first printed edition of the first grammar of High Tamil, never published alongside his Low Tamil grammar of 1738.
    First edition of A Grammar of the High Dialect of the Tamil Language by Constanzo Beschi, the first printed edition of the first grammar of High Tamil, never published alongside his Low Tamil grammar of 1738.

    BESCHI, Constanzo Joseph; BABINGTON, Benjamin Guy (translated).
    A Grammar of the High Dialect of the Tamil Language, termed Shen-Tamil: 1822.
    $4,806.00

  • The translator's copy of I'tisam ad-Din's Shigurf Namah-I-Velaet, the first recorded account of travel by an Indian to Europe in the Early Modern period.
    The translator's copy of I'tisam ad-Din's Shigurf Namah-I-Velaet, the first recorded account of travel by an Indian to Europe in the Early Modern period.

    I'TISAM-UD-DIN, Mirza Muhammad; ALEXANDER, James Edward (translator).
    Shigurf Namah-I-Velaet; 1827.
    $3,776.00

  • First edition of Sven Hedin's Scientific Results of a Journey in Central Asia 1899-1902, the presentation copy to the Foreign Minister of Sweden Alfred Lagerheim (1843-1924) inscribed to him by Sven Hedin.
    First edition of Sven Hedin's Scientific Results of a Journey in Central Asia 1899-1902, the presentation copy to the Foreign Minister of Sweden Alfred Lagerheim (1843-1924) inscribed to him by Sven Hedin.

    HEDIN, Sven.
    Scientific Results of a Journey in Central Asia 1899-1902. 1904-1907.
    $34,327.00

  • Signed first edition of Baker's The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon, a cornerstone of Big Game in South Asia.
    Signed first edition of Baker's The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon, a cornerstone of Big Game in South Asia.

    BAKER, Samuel.
    The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon. 1854.
    $1,030.00

  • First edition published on the occasion of the centenary of the alpine club.
    First edition published on the occasion of the centenary of the alpine club.

    GRAHAM BROWN, T; DE BEER, Sir Gavin.
    The First Ascent of Mont Blanc. 1957.
    $275.00

  • A first edition of Selected Papers on Anthropology, Travel and Exploration by Sir Richard Burton, collated and edited by N. M. Penzer.
    A first edition of Selected Papers on Anthropology, Travel and Exploration by Sir Richard Burton, collated and edited by N. M. Penzer.

    PENZER, N[icholas].M.
    Selected Papers on Anthropology, Travel & Exploration by Sir Richard Burton, K.C.M.G. 1924.
    $618.00

  • A valuable work, describing Egypt, Sinai, Palestine, Cyprus and North Africa. It is especially esteemed for its botanical and zoological plates.
    A valuable work, describing Egypt, Sinai, Palestine, Cyprus and North Africa. It is especially esteemed for its botanical and zoological plates.

    SHAW, Thomas.
    Travels, 1738.
    $4,806.00

  • Second edition of The History of Java by Thomas Stamfoird Raffles, with the third of the atlas, an exceptionally bright copy with the additional plates added for the second edition.
    Second edition of The History of Java by Thomas Stamfoird Raffles, with the third of the atlas, an exceptionally bright copy with the additional plates added for the second edition.

    RAFFLES, Thomas Stamford.
    The History of Java. 1830; 1844.
    $6,866.00

  • First edition of Sketches in the Crimea by Henry James Ware, with 17 hand-coloured plates showing the Crimean War.
    First edition of Sketches in the Crimea by Henry James Ware, with 17 hand-coloured plates showing the Crimean War.

    WARRE, Lt. Col. Henry James.
    Sketches in the Crimea. 1856.
    $3,914.00

  • First edition of Journal of a Route across India through Egypt by George Fitzclarence, containing 12 plates.
    First edition of Journal of a Route across India through Egypt by George Fitzclarence, containing 12 plates.

    FITZCLARENCE, Lieutenant-Colonel George Augustus Frederick.
    Journal of a Route across India, through Egypt, 1819.
    $1,717.00

  • L'Affrica Francese by Pierre Christian, containing 66 hand-coloured lithograph plates.
    L'Affrica Francese by Pierre Christian, containing 66 hand-coloured lithograph plates.

    CHRISTIAN, Pierre.
    L'Affrica Francese, L'Impero del Marocco e i Deserti di Sahara; 1851; 1849.
    $3,433.00

  • First edition of Basil Hall's Account of a Voyage of Discovery, part of the Amherst embassy, explored the relatively little known East China Sea and the Yellow Sea. Visits were made to Korea and the Ryukyu Archipelago.
    First edition of Basil Hall's Account of a Voyage of Discovery, part of the Amherst embassy, explored the relatively little known East China Sea and the Yellow Sea. Visits were made to Korea and the Ryukyu Archipelago.

    HALL, Capt. Basil.
    Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island; 1818.
    $3,433.00

  • A handsome copy of T.E. Lawrence's classic memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom
    A handsome copy of T.E. Lawrence's classic memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom

    LAWRENCE, T.E.
    Seven Pillars of Wisdom. 1935.
    $1,099.00

  • First edition of The Experiences of a Military Attaché in the Balkans by H. D. Napier, with signed letters by the author and another from the Balkan MOI during WWII.
    First edition of The Experiences of a Military Attaché in the Balkans by H. D. Napier, with signed letters by the author and another from the Balkan MOI during WWII.

    NAPIER, H. D.
    The Experiences of a Military Attaché in the Balkans. [1924].
    $687.00

  • Hawkesworth's An Account of the Voyages for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, the fourth edition printed in Scotland with plates freshly re-engraved for this edition.
    Hawkesworth's An Account of the Voyages for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, the fourth edition printed in Scotland with plates freshly re-engraved for this edition.

    [COOK, Captain James]; HAWKESWORTH, John (editor).
    An Account of the Voyages for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, 1789.
    $1,305.00

  • First edition of W. S. W. A Voyage in That Direction to the West Indies by Robert Elwes, a lively account of a journey to Panama, Haiti, Granada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts, and Trinidad.
    First edition of W. S. W. A Voyage in That Direction to the West Indies by Robert Elwes, a lively account of a journey to Panama, Haiti, Granada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts, and Trinidad.

    ELWES, Robert.
    W. S. W. A Voyage in That Direction to the West Indies. 1866.
    $1,168.00

  • Third edition, and first octavo edition, of The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies by Bryan Edwars, an important history of the Caribbean by a key propnent of the slave trade.
    Third edition, and first octavo edition, of The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies by Bryan Edwars, an important history of the Caribbean by a key propnent of the slave trade.

    EDWARDS, Bryan.
    The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies. 1801.
    $2,060.00

  • First edition of The History of Greenland by David Crantz, an important early history of Greenland, Inuits, and whaling.
    First edition of The History of Greenland by David Crantz, an important early history of Greenland, Inuits, and whaling.

    CRANTZ, David.
    The History of Greenland: 1767.
    $1,168.00

  • A first edition of Tibet Past & Present by Sir Charles Bell.
    A first edition of Tibet Past & Present by Sir Charles Bell.

    BELL, Sir Charles.
    Tibet Past & Present. 1924.
    $481.00

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