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Travel & Exploration
Excitement, adventure and really wild things. Filling in the blanks on the maps and visiting far flung places unspoilt by the modern world and tourism.
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1840-1843 Switzerland, The South of France, and the Pyrenees; Solitary Walks Through Many Lands; Tales of ArdennesLondon: 1840-1843Three works of Henry David Inglis' travel writing bound into one volume. -
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1884 With a Show through Southern AfricaLondon: 1884Signed by the author, this is the second edition of Charles Du Val's biography of his travels in late 19th century South Africa, illustrated throughout. -
1810 Gazetteer of England and Wales: Containing the Statistics, Agriculture, and Mineralogy of the CountiesLondon: 1810The scarce first edition of this comprehensive topographical reference from Thomas Potts, presented in full polished calf. -
c.1921 The Dickens Birthday BookLondon; Paris; Berlin; New York; Montreal: c.1921 (Undated, no date for this edition available, dated approximately from a copy held by the British Library)A charming and very scarce birthday book, themed, with quotes and colour illustrations, around the works of Charles Dickens. -
1930 Black Bread and Samovars: An Account of an Unconventional Journey through Soviet RussiaLondon: 1930The first edition of Kendall Foss's fascinating account of his travels through Soviet Russia in the late 1920s, where he 'describes the conditions found in Russia without entering into an argument for or against the soviet regime'. -
1936 Temples and TopeesNew York: 1936A scarce limited first edition of this privately printed collection of travel letters, richly illustrated with photographs, exploring temples and cultures across Asia by financier and traveller William Hale Harkness. -
![[1911] Love-Letters of a Japanese](https://roook-pre-live.magedemo.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/218d995c01926c5d9ac199f70177b499/9/9/995h1_54_.jpg)
[1911] Love-Letters of a JapaneseLondon: 1911The scarce first edition of this intimate collection of love letters edited by Marie Stopes. -
c1855 Views in North WalesChester; Bangor: c1855The second-series album of thirty finely engraved views of North Wales, depicting Bangor, Carnarvon Castle, Llanberis, Beaumaris, and other celebrated Welsh landscapes engraved by W. Banks. -
1832 Paterson's Roads; Being an Entirely Original and Accurate Description of All the Direct and Principal Cross RoadsLondon: 1832The eighteenth edition of Edward Mogg's extensive road guide to England and Wales, bound in full calf fitted with metal clasps. -
1932 Weeds of Grass LandLondon: 1932A charming and very scarce first edition of this botany title, with many richly coloured and monochrome plates. -
1896 Wrecked on a ReefLondon: 1896An uncommon illustrated edition of a first-hand account of a sailor who was shipwrecked on the Auckland Isles with a small company. -
1870 The Miniature Fruit GardenLondon: 1870A very scarce and well-illustrated horticultural title by influential nurseryman Thomas Rivers. -
1863 Haunts of the Wild FlowersLondon; New York: 1863An incredibly scarce colour illustrated first edition of this title by British botanical artist and writer Anne Pratt. -
1840 The Grammar of BotanyLondon: 1840A remarkably scarce first edition of this already very scarce illustrated title. -
1844 The Natural History of StaffordLondon: 1844The first edition of a comprehensive record of Staffordshire's meteorology, geology, and zoology, celebrating nature and natural observation. -
c1830 Topographical and Statistical Descriptions of the Counties of Stafford, Salop, and DerbyLondon: c1830Three volumes bound into one, providing a topographical and statistical description of the counties of Stafford, Salop, and Derby. -
1913 The Peak District of Derbyshire and the NeighbourhoodLondon; Edinburgh; Dublin; New York: 1913A lovely and uncommon travel guide to the Peak District, filled with folding maps. -
1939 Commemorative Photo Album for the Black Ship Festival, ShimodaShimoda : 1939An exceptionally rare photo album commemorating the annual Black Ship Festival held in Shimoda, Japan. -
1877 The Miniature Fruit GardenLondon: 1877An uncommon and well-illustrated horticultural title by influential nurseryman Thomas Rivers. -
1915 The Taikan Coronation Number, 1915Osaka : 1915A vanishingly scarce souvenir publication issued in celebration of the Coronation of Emperor Yoshihito. -
1860 The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Picture of Exploration Vol IILondon: 1860The second volume of Richard F. Burton's explorations of East Africa, documenting largely uncharted lakes and regions at the time. -
1866 The Birds of Middlesex: A Contribution to the Natural History of the CountyLondon: 1866A smart first edition of this county ornithology of Middlesex by J. E. Harting. -
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1891 The Flora of WarwickshireLondon; Birmingham: 1891An uncommon signed limited edition of this title, featuring a folding map of Warwickshire. -
1889 A Contribution to the Flora of DerbyshireLondon; Derby: 1889An incredibly scarce first edition presentation copy, gifted and once owned by the Caradoc and Severn Valley Field Club. -
1836 Legends of the Conquest of SpainLondon: 1836An uncommon copy of the 1836 edition, in half calf binding, with gilt decorated marbled endpapers. -
1822-1825 The Select Museum of the WorldShrewsbury: 1822-1825The scarce and complete first edition of Charles Hulbert's charmingly illustrated study of the 'antiquities, curiosities, beauties and varieties of nature and art' around the globe. -
1720 The English TopographerLondon: 1720The pioneering first edition of William Rawlinson's very scarce publication of writings on the topography of England, gathered from his impressive manuscript collection. -
![1830 The New Zealanders [by George L. Craik]](https://roook-pre-live.magedemo.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/218d995c01926c5d9ac199f70177b499/9/9/994b2_5_.jpg)
1830 The New Zealanders [by George L. Craik]London: 1830Insightful early nineteenth-century study of the people of New Zealand, illustrated with a map and numerous vignettes. -
1913 2 Vols Scott's Last Expedition: Being the Journals of Captain R. F. Scott, R. N., C. V. O; Being the Reports of the Journeys & the Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr. E. A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the ExpeditionLondon: 1913A complete two-volume second edition of Scott’s final Antarctic expedition, richly illustrated with plates and folding maps. -
1907 The Gardens of England in the Southern & Western CountiesLondon: 1907A fantastically illustrated account of the gardens of Southern and Western English counties, with 136 plates. -
1912 India Under Curzon & AfterLondon: 1912A smart illustrated title, including a folding colour map, in lovely condition. -
1856 Barthomley: in Letters from a Former Rector to his Eldest SonLondon: 1856A scarce detailed epistolary parish history of Barthomley, illustrated with seven tinted plates. -
1940 I Married AdventureLondon and Melbourne: 1940Profusely illustrated autobiographical recount of the life of adventurers Osa and Martin Johnson. -
1869 The Yorkshire Library. A Bibliographical Account of Books on Topography, Tracts of the Seventeenth Century, Biography, Spaws, Geology, Botany, Maps, Views, Portraits, and Miscellaneous Literature, Relating to the County of York.London: 1869A scarce privately printed Yorkshire bibliography, one of 150 copies, with plates and woodcuts. -
1890 The History of the Ancient Parish of SandbachNot Stated: 1890An incredibly scarce illustrated limited edition, in unusual red variant cloth. -
1948 Narrow BoatLondon: 1948A classic account of a narrow-boat journey, recording England’s inland waterways on the brink of post-war decline.