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1868 Southern Germany and the Austrian EmpireCoblenz : 1868The scarce first edition of this Karl Baedeker handbook to southern Germany and the Austrian Empire. -
1916 Forty Years in Constantinople: The Recollections of Sir Edwin Pears 1873-1915London: 1916A first edition of this illustrated memoir by Sir Edwin Pears, offering a rare insider’s account of Ottoman politics and society from the reign of Sultan Abdulaziz to the First World War. -
1911 The Mediterranean: Seaports and Sea RoutesLeipzig : 1911The first English edition of Karl Baedeker's guide to the Mediterranean, complete with the very scarce original dust wrapper. -
1900-1902 3Vols Penelope's English Experiences; Penelope's Experiences in Scotland; Penelope's Irish ExperiencesLondon: 1900-1902A trio of charming travel novels by Kate Douglas Wiggin, with illustrations throughout by English artist, Charles E. Brock. -
1911 Edinburgh RevisitedLondon: 1911A richly illustrated first edition by James Bone, capturing his reflective impressions of Edinburgh’s architecture, streets, and spirit. -
1911 Letters From FinlandLondon: 1911The first edition of Rosalind Travers's Letters From Finland, written during her travels to the Scandinavian country she grew to love. -
1913 Eothen: or Traces of Travel Brought Home from the EastLondon: 19131913 chronicle of Kinglake's travels featuring vibrant colour plates by Frank Brangwyn -
1901 Spain and PortugalLeipsic : 1901A very smart second edition of this Karl Baedeker handbook to Spain and Portugal, with folding maps and plans. -
1930 Cassell's French-English English-French DictionaryLondon: 1930A new impression of Cassell's extensive French-English and English-French dictionary compiled by Ernest Baker, including an appendix of proper names, weights and measurements. -
1927 The Broadway Travellers Memoirs of an Eighteenth-Century Footman John Macdonald Travels (1745-1779)London : 1927A fascinating memoir of Scottish Highlander John Macdonald's days in service as part of 'The Broadway Travellers' series, with a frontispiece and 7 further plates. -
1910 Unexplored SpainLondon: 1910A first edition of Abel Chapman and Walter J. Buck’s Unexplored Spain, richly illustrated and vividly documenting their travels across remote regions of Spain. -
1919 The Gardens of Italy: With Historical Notes and Descriptive NotesLondon: 1919An updated edition of The Gardens of Italy, including new historical and descriptive notes by Evelynn March Phillips, as well as additional architectural notes by Arthur T. Bolton. A beautiful water colour frontispiece by Charles Gascoyne. -
1813 Doctrina Particularum Linguæ GræcæGlasgow: 1813A comprehensive work in Latin on the particulars of the Greek language, bound in full calf. -
1834 2vol in 1 Italy and VathekParis: 1834A handsomely bound copy of two of Beckford's most influential works. -
c1876 Picturesque EuropeLondon: c1876A lavishly illustrated set depicting the sceneries and tourist haunts of Europe, engraved by J. W. Whymper and other eminent artists. -
1987 A Time of GiftsLondon: 1987A handsome later edition in blue cloth with a gilt bird embossed, in the original, vibrant unclipped dust wrapper designed by John Craxton. -
1958 Mani: Travels in the Southern PeloponneseLondon: 1958The first edition of Mani in the publisher's original red cloth binding, in the original dust wrapper designed by John Craxton, with twenty-six monochrome photographs by Fermor's wife, Joan Eyres Monsell. -
1906 Great Britain Handbook for TravellersLeipzig: 1906The revised and augmented sixth edition of this comprehensive guide to Great Britain, with 22 maps, 58 plans and a folding panorama. -
1911 London and Its Environs Handbook for TravellersLeipzig: 1911The revised sixteenth edition of this handy comprehensive travel guide to London, with numerous folding maps and plans throughout. -
1912 Norway, Sweden, and Denmark with Excursions to Iceland and Spitzbergen Handbook for TravellersLeipzig: 1912A revised tenth edition of this comprehensive pocket sized Baedeker's travel guide, with 26 folding maps and 35 further maps. -
1874 Our Autumn Holiday on French RiversLondon: 1874A smart first edition of this illustrated account of the author's own holiday travelling along the Rivers Seine and Loire in France. -
1779 Travels through Spain in the Years 1775 and 1776London: 1779Illustrated throughout with folding maps and engraved plates, this is the first edition of Henry Swinburne's account of his travels through Spain in the late 18th century. -
1819 Letters From the North of Italy. Addressed to Henry Hallam, ESQ.London: 1819A bright example of the two volume first edition of William Stewart Rose's travel work on Italy, recounting his experiences exploring the north of the country. -
1890-1891 2vol Letters from Italy and Switzerland & Letters of Felix Mendelssohn BartholdyLondon: 1890-1891A smartly bound collection of letters from German composer and writer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. -
1821 Excursions in the County of Surrey: Comprising Brief Historical and Topographical DelineationsLondon: 1821A smartly bound and beautifully illustrated topographical account of Surrey from Thomas Cromwell, with many engravings and bound in half calf. -
1836 Schloss Hainfeld; or, A Winter in Lower StyriaEdinburgh; London: 1836The first English edition of Basil Hall’s Schloss Hainfeld, a Gothic-tinged travel narrative of his stay with Countess Purgstall in Styria, smartly bound in half calf by Samuel Mepham of Dorchester. -
1892 Artistic Travel in Normandy, Brittany, The Pyrenees, Spain and AlgeriaLondon: 1892The first edition of this beautifully illustrated travel work from artist Henry Blackburn, providing interesting artistic perspectives, bound in half calf by Potter & Sons. -
1809 A Dane's Excursions in BritainLondon: 1809The first edition of Andreas Andersen Feldborg's very scarce account of his time in Britain, with both volumes bound together in quarter calf. -
1790 Travels in the Two SiciliesLondon: 1790The complete second edition of this comprehensive Sicily travelogue from English writer Henry Swinburne, with folding plates. -
1851 Tallis's Illustrated London; in Commemoration of the Great ExhibitionLondon and New York: [1851]The first edition illustrated two volume work from William Gaspey, providing a guide to London and its environs in commemoration of the Great Exhibition, bound in half calf. -
1916 London Past and PresentLondon: 1916The first edition of Malcolm C. Salaman and Charles Holme's pictorial history of London in a smart half vellum binding. -
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1896 Reliques of Old LondonLondon: 1896A fantastic limited edition illustrated work on old London, signed and illustrated with brilliant lithographic plates by Thomas R. Way. -
1873 Sketch of Cannes and Its ClimateLondon: 1873The scarce second edition of this comprehensive description of the environment of Cannes, with numerous folding charts and plates. -
1884 Oriental CarpetsLondon: 1884The scarce first edition of this informative narrative of Oriental Carpets, complete with lithographic plates including a frontispiece and folding map. -
1853 Rambles in Germany, France, Italy, and Russia, In Search of SportLondon: 1853A smartly bound first edition of this illustrated travel and sporting book from the honorable Ferdinand St. John. -
1855 Brick and Marble in the Middle Ages; Notes of a Tour in the North of ItalyLondon: 1855A superior first edition of British Architect George Edmund Street's travelogue of his trip to Italy, providing insight into Italian architecture and adorned with fantastic plates.