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  • First English edition of Nordenskiöld's Voyage round Asia and Europe by A. Hovgaard, the narrative of the the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage and the first voyage to circumnavigate Eurasia.
    First English edition of Nordenskiöld's Voyage round Asia and Europe by A. Hovgaard, the narrative of the the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage and the first voyage to circumnavigate Eurasia.

    HOVGAARD, A; BRAEKSTAD, H. L. (translator).
    Nordenskiöld's Voyage round Asia and Europe. 1882.
    £250.00

  • First edition of Bertram Thomas's Arabia Felix, the first recorded account of the crossing of the Rub al Khali in Saudi Arabia.
    First edition of Bertram Thomas's Arabia Felix, the first recorded account of the crossing of the Rub al Khali in Saudi Arabia.

    THOMAS, Bertram; LAWRENCE, T.E. (foreword).
    Arabia Felix. 1932.
    £850.00

  • Macao, showing Penha Hill overlooking the Praya Grande.

    [MACAO -
    Macao, showing Penha Hill overlooking the Praya Grande. c.1880].
    £2,950.00

  • First edition of Augustus Le Messurier's From London to Bokhara including copious notes on the building of the trans-Caucasian railway through the Caspian to Uzbekistan.
    First edition of Augustus Le Messurier's From London to Bokhara including copious notes on the building of the trans-Caucasian railway through the Caspian to Uzbekistan.

    LE MESSURIER, Augustus.
    From London to Bokhara 1889.
    £850.00

  • Constantinople, crossing Asia Minor and visiting Cyprus. Thence he crossed back over Asia minor to the Black Sea and Trebizond, continuing thorough Armenia
    Constantinople, crossing Asia Minor and visiting Cyprus. Thence he crossed back over Asia minor to the Black Sea and Trebizond, continuing thorough Armenia

    KINNEIR, Sir John Macdonald.
    Journey through Asia Minor, Armenia, 1818.
    £4,750.00

  • Classic Herbert Ponting photograph from Captain Scott's Terra Nova expedition (1910-1913), showing Nelson, Day and Lashly at Shackleton's hut.
    Classic Herbert Ponting photograph from Captain Scott's Terra Nova expedition (1910-1913), showing Nelson, Day and Lashly at Shackleton's hut.

    PONTING, Herbert G.
    Shackleton's hut at Cape Royds. Nelson, Day, Lashly. Circa 1935.
    £750.00

  • Scarce. An account of a three month stay in South Africa in 1825. Much information on the Kaffirs and Graham's Town.
    Scarce. An account of a three month stay in South Africa in 1825. Much information on the Kaffirs and Graham's Town.

    [PHILIPPS, Thomas].
    Scenes and Occurrences in Albany and Caffer-Land, South Africa. 1827.
    £1,500.00

  • [Circular Quay, Sydney].

    [Photographer unknown].
    [Circular Quay, Sydney]. [c.1870].
    £85.00

  • This copy is bound in the attractive yellow Biedermeier boards used by Karl Baedeker during 1840's and early 1850's.
    This copy is bound in the attractive yellow Biedermeier boards used by Karl Baedeker during 1840's and early 1850's.

    BAEDEKER, Karl.
    Deutschland. Rheinreise von Basel bis Düsseldorf 1852
    £1,750.00

  • Ruttledge's richly illustrated narrative of the fourth Everest expedition.
    Ruttledge's richly illustrated narrative of the fourth Everest expedition.

    RUTTLEDGE, Hugh.
    Everest 1933. 1934.
    £500.00

  • Sensation Rock. On the railway line to Kandy, Ceylon.

    [SCOWEN, CHARLES & CO. (attributed to)].
    Sensation Rock. On the railway line to Kandy, Ceylon. [c.1884].
    £175.00

  • This was the second edition of the "Rheinreise" first written by Prof. J.A.Klein in 1828. Professor Klein had died in 1831.
    This was the second edition of the "Rheinreise" first written by Prof. J.A.Klein in 1828. Professor Klein had died in 1831.

    BAEDEKER, Karl.
    Deutschland. Rheinreise von Strassburg bis Rotterdam. 1835
    £2,200.00

  • Aimed at the mountaineer, walker and skier with a large section on winter sports.
    Aimed at the mountaineer, walker and skier with a large section on winter sports.

    BAEDEKER, Karl.
    Schweiz. Chamonix, Luganer, Langen und Comer See. 1927
    £40.00

  • An official expedition to discover the course of the Niger from the starting point of Tripoli, rather than West Africa.
    An official expedition to discover the course of the Niger from the starting point of Tripoli, rather than West Africa.

    DENHAM, Major Dixon; CLAPPERTON, Capt. Hugh.
    Narrative of travels and discoveries in northern and central Africa, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824... 1826.
    £750.00

  • Classic Herbert Ponting photograph from Captain Scott's Terra Nova expedition (1910-1913), showing Petty Officer Edgar Evans sewing a tent in the Hut.
    Classic Herbert Ponting photograph from Captain Scott's Terra Nova expedition (1910-1913), showing Petty Officer Edgar Evans sewing a tent in the Hut.

    PONTING, Herbert G.
    P.O. Evans sewing tent. Circa 1935.
    £750.00

  • First edition in original cloth of Richard Burton's Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah, his account of his pilgrimage to be the first English Christian to freely enter Mecca.
    First edition in original cloth of Richard Burton's Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah, his account of his pilgrimage to be the first English Christian to freely enter Mecca.

    BURTON, Sir Richard Francis.
    Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah. 1855-1856.
    £8,500.00

  • Select Views in India drawn on the Spot, in the years 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783
    Select Views in India drawn on the Spot, in the years 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783

    HODGES, William.
    Select Views in India drawn on the Spot, in the years 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783 [1785-88].
    £950.00

  • Du Petit-Thouars voage was one of the most important of all the Grands Voyages, with some of the finest lithographs of the 19th century.
    Du Petit-Thouars voage was one of the most important of all the Grands Voyages, with some of the finest lithographs of the 19th century.

    DU PETIT-THOUARS, Abel.
    Voyage autour du monde sur la Frégate La Vénus 1840-1855.
    £65,000.00

  • First English edition of this series devoted solely to the Eastern Alps.
    First English edition of this series devoted solely to the Eastern Alps.

    BAEDEKER, Karl.
    Eastern Alps, including the Bavarian Highlands, The Tyrol, Salzkammergut, Styria, and Carinthia. 1879
    £200.00

  • A beauitful album of chuban tate-e wood blck prints in clasic ukiyo-e style with a beautiful lady in front of a landscape designed by Hiroshige.
    A beauitful album of chuban tate-e wood blck prints in clasic ukiyo-e style with a beautiful lady in front of a landscape designed by Hiroshige.

    KUNISADA, Utagawa.
    Tokaido gojusantugi no uchi [53 Stations of the Tokaido]. 1830s].
    £6,500.00

  • Includes Nagasaki, Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto.
    Includes Nagasaki, Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto.

    [EASTERN ASIA].
    Official Guide to Eastern Asia. Vol II. South-Western Japan. 1914.
    £300.00

  • First edition of Thomas Atkinson's Oriental and Western Siberia, an important account of travel through Siberia and the Mongolian steppes.
    First edition of Thomas Atkinson's Oriental and Western Siberia, an important account of travel through Siberia and the Mongolian steppes.

    ATKINSON, Thomas Witlam.
    Oriental and Western Siberia: 1858.
    £950.00

  • This series was first published in 1837 and was continued up to 1890. This a good example of an early edition.
    This series was first published in 1837 and was continued up to 1890. This a good example of an early edition.

    MURRAY, John.
    Germany. Handbook for Southern Germany; 1840.
    £250.00

  • A rare and important record of Hamilton's voyage across Egypt to Sudan and the Hedjaz, with a dedicated chapter on Islam and the life of the Prophet.
    A rare and important record of Hamilton's voyage across Egypt to Sudan and the Hedjaz, with a dedicated chapter on Islam and the life of the Prophet.

    HAMILTON, James.
    Sinai, the Hedjaz, and Soudan: 1857.
    £5,500.00

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