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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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1946 When the Going was GoodLondon: 1946A smart first edition of this anthology of four travel books from English author Evelyn Waugh. -
1931 Remote PeopleLondon: 1931A first edition copy of this hilarious travel book by Evelyn Waugh, with illustrations and maps. -
1940 Robbery Under Law: The Mexican Object-LessonLondon: 1940The second edition of Evelyn Waugh's searing critique of Mexico under Lazaro Cardenas in the late 1930s. In the vibrant original dust wrapper. -
1960 A Tourist in AfricaLondon: 1960A smart first edition of Waugh's later travel work, illustrated throughout, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1914 The Voyages of Captain ScottLondon: 1914The first edition of this illustrated biography of the life and ground-breaking Polar voyages of Captain Robert Falcon Scott. -
1939 Robbery Under LawLondon: 1939The first edition of this travel work by Evelyn Waugh, covering Mexico under Lázaro Cárdenas in the late 1930s. -
1960 A Tourist in AfricaLondon: 1960The first edition of Evelyn Waugh's travel diary on his time in Africa, in the original dust wrapper. -
1960 A Tourist in AfricaLondon: 1960The first edition of Evelyn Waugh's travel book about his time in Africa, with illustrations and in the original dust wrapper. -
1857 Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and MeccahLondon: 1857The second edition of Richard Burton's famous account of his journey to Mecca, disguised as a Muslim, during a period when non-Muslims were strictly forbidden. -
1893-94 The Memorial Edition of the Works of Sir Richard BurtonLondon: 1893-94A striking illustrated set of the collected works of noted traveller Sir Richard Burton, a complete set edited by his wife. -
1863 Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando PoLondon: 1863An exceptionally bright copy of the two volume first edition of Burton's account of his explorations in West Africa. -
1931 Remote PeopleLondon: 1931A lovely first edition copy of this hilarious travel book by Evelyn Waugh. -
1860 The Lake Regions of Central AfricaLondon: 1860A finely bound, first edition, second impression of this account of Richard Burton's nineteenth century explorations of the African Great Lakes. Charmingly illustrated, with chromoxylographs plates throughout. -
1873 The Lands of CazembeLondon: 1873A fascinating work on Portuguese travels to remote Africa, including the original large folding map of the voyage. -
1960 A Tourist in AfricaLondon: 1960A lovely first edition of Evelyn Waugh's seminal travel work about his 1959 tour of East Africa, illustrated throughout, -
1860 2vol The Lake Regions of Central Africa Richard F Burton Illus First Ed ColourLondon: 1860A finely bound copy of the first edition of this account of Richard Burton's tantalising nineteenth century explorations of the African Great Lakes. Charmingly illustrated, with chromoxylographs.