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[1859/1860] Pictorial History of The Great Eastern Steam-ShipLondon: [1859/1860]A very scarce, beautifully illustrated history of the construction of the SS Great Eastern, the largest ship ever built at the time of her launch. -
1823 Traite des Chemins de Toutes EspecesParis: 1823A scarce work on the traffic of roads by Garnier, in the French language. -
c1920 Carte Campbell en 4 Couleurs: Les Operations Militaires No. 2 Nord et BelgiqueParis: c1920A scarce coloured map of military operations in Northern France and Belgium. -
2000-2002 2 vols The Discovery of the South Shetland Islands 1819-1820 and The Pacific Journal of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville 1767-1769London : 2000-2002Two fine volumes published by the Hakluyt Society. -
1894 The Sailor's Sea-Book A Rudimentary Treatise on NavigationLondon : 1894A bright edition of The Sailor's Sea-Book A Rudimentary Treatise on Navigation, with colour plates. -
1921 South with ScottLondon: 1921A very neat early edition of this exciting account of expeditions to the South Pole. -
1915 Aeroplanes and AirshipsLondon: 1915A first edition of this informative guide to aeroplanes and airships, with illustrations. -
1999- 2008 6 vols Works from The Hakluyt SocietyLondn: 1999-2008Six stunning volumes from the Hakluyt society, with illustrations. -
1909 Sailing Ships and Their StoryLondon: 1909An exciting first edition of this work reviewing the development of sailing ships. -
1914-1919 2vol Highways and Byways in Shakespeare's Country & In SussexLondon: 1914-1919Two highly illustrated volumes of the highways and byways across the UK. -
1883 The Battery and the BoilerLondon: 1883An illustrated scarce edition of this work concerning the laying of submarine electric cables. -
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1968 My Lively LadyLymington; London : 1968A signed, limited edition copy of this popular sailing book describing Alec Rose's circumnavigation of the globe. -
1932 The Flying CarpetNew York : 1932A smart illustrated account of the expedition of The Flying Carpet. -
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1881 2 vols My Journey Round the WorldLondon : 1881A smart signed complete two volume set of My Journey Around the World. -
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1897 A Run Round the Empire Being a Log of Two Young People who Circumnavigated the GlobeLondon : 1897A smart first edition copy of A Run Round the Empire, signed by the editor and illustrated throughout. -
1934 Sud Atlantik FlugMunchen : 1934A smart scarce copy of this book that explores the South Atlantic Flight to Westphalia, with illustrations. -
1885 Cruise of the AlertLondon: 1885The fourth edition of British Navy surgeon and naturalist Richard William Coppinger's account of his Pacific cruise onboard the HMS Alert from 1878 to 1882. -
1899 The P. & O. Pocket BookLondon: 1899The scarce second issue of this lovely pocket book from the P. & O. Company with illustrations and maps. -
1880 Sunshine and Storms in the East, or Cruises to Cyprus and ConstantinopleLondon: 1880The illustrated first edition of Annie Brassey's account of her family's voyage around Constantinople, Cyprus, and the Ionian Islands, with two colour folding maps. -
1978 The Voyage of the 'Pourquoi-Pas?' The Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910London : 1978A smart facsimile copy of the The Voyage of the 'Pourquoi-Pas?' The Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910. -
1936 Motor Boat Expenses 1936None: 1936A signed half morocco Bumpus binding containing seven leaves of logs for 1946 journeys around England via motor boat, and hundreds of blank leaves for further log notes to be contributed. -
1902 The Cambridge Ely and King's Lynn Road The Great Fenland HighwayLondon : 1902A bright first edition copy of The Cambridge Ely and King's Road, richly illustrated. -
1835 Moore's Navigation ImprovedLondon: 1835The scarce second edition of this important improvement upon the navigational charts of Moore, by Thomas Kerigan. -
1749 Considerations sur le Commerce et la Navigation de la Grande-BretagneLondon: 1749The scarce first French language edition of Joseph Gee's popular discussion of the history of British trade and the colonies. -
1822 Paterson's RoadsLondon: 1822A fascinating account of the roads of Britain in the 1820's, in a smart full calf binding and illustrated with a number of folding maps. -
1925-7 Practical Hints to Scientific TravellersThe Hague: 1925-7An excellent little set of Brouwer's guide to travelling for scientific purposes, illustrated and including folding plates. -
1711 An Account of Several Late Voyages and DiscoveriesLondon: 1711The very scarce second edition of these first hand accounts of four important seventeenth century voyages, featuring extracts from Captain Tasman's journal as he discovers New Zealand and Tasmania. -
1757 The Description and Use of the Globes and the OrreryLondon: 1757A scarce edition of Joseph Harris' work which explains how to use terrestrial and celestial globes as well as an orrery. -
1926 The Arcturus AdventureNew York and London: 1926An early edition of this prominent American marine biologist's exploratory mission to the Galapagos, with illustrated colour plates, maps and photographs. -
1959 Scotti Viimne EkspeditsioonTallinn: 1959The scarce Estonian edition of Captain Scott's diaries of his journey to the Arctic, from the library of his only child. With numerous photographic plates. -
1898 Fridtjof Nansen's 'Farthest North'London: 1898The second edition of Fridtjof Nansen's popular account of his Polar expedition, an exciting work illustrated throughout, including with a colour folding map. -
1886 50,000 Milles dans L'Ocean PacifiqueParis: 1886A very scarce travel work from Albert David, detailing his voyages across the Pacific Ocean. -
1977 Beagle Channel AwardLondon: 1977A personalised binding to house the Beagle Channel Award presented after the Beagle Conflict, along with four coloured maps. -
1816 Navigazioni di Cook Pel Grande Oceano e Intorno al GloboMilano: 1816A beautifully illustrated Italian language edition of James Cook's global voyages. -
1674 Navigation and Commerce Their Original and ProgressLondon: 1674An excellent copy of the first edition of this history of the Dutch and the English conflict over the sovereignty of the seas. -
1766 The Advantages of Inland NavigationLondon: 1766A very scarce, first edition copy of this work on inland navigation by noted British politician Richard Whitworth.