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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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1800 A Journey to the Western Islands of ScotlandAlnwick: 1800Samuel Johnson's classic travelogue recounting his journey to Scotland with his biographer James Boswell in 1773, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. -
1831 Voyages and Discoveries of the Companions of ColumbusLondon: 1831The first UK edition of Washington Irving's historical account of the explorers of the Americas that followed on from Christopher Columbus. -
1775 2vols in 1 A Journey to the Western Islands of ScotlandDublin: 1775An unauthorised Dublin edition of this popular travel work by Samuel Johnson, complete in two volumes bound in one. -
1775 A Journey to the Western Islands of ScotlandLondon: 1775The first edition, second issue of this popular travel work by Samuel Johnson, providing an account of his tour of the Hebrides with James Boswell. -
1835 A Tour on the PrairiesParis: 1835The scarce second Paris edition of Washington Irving's account of his tour of the Southern Great Plains of America. -
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. -
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. -
1885 Tom Brown's School-Days; Wanderings in South America; Old Christmas; Bracebridge HallLondon: 1885A scarce edition of this volume comprising four works by Thomas Hughes, Charles Waterton, and Washington Irving. With numerous illustrations by Randolph Caldecott and others. -
1814 The Border Antiquities of England and ScotlandLondon: 1814Large paper first edition copies of Walter Scott's immense topographical study into the antiquities and history along the border of England and Scotland. -
1814-17 The Border Antiquities of England and ScotlandLondon: 1814-17The first edition of Sir Walter Scott's historical study on the antiquities of the border of England and Scotland, illustrated beautifully 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.