Travel

Contact Jonathan Harrison, Alex Day, Andrea Mazzocchi or Katherine Thorn

We stock Western books in European languages, generally – but not exclusively – published before circa 1850. We are especially interested in early travel accounts – from the late fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries – in all areas beyond Europe.

Geographical regions in which we have tended to specialise include the Pacific and its surrounding countries – South America, the Northwest Coast of America, Japan, China, the maritime regions of Asia, including the Philippines and Indonesia, and Australia. Books on Africa, the polar regions, manuscripts and separately published maps are also handled.
  1. [ROZIER.] 

    Le rozier historial de France contenant...

    Paris, [Gilles Couteau for François Regnault,]...

    First edition, the very handsome Fairfax-Murray...

    £25000

  2. TARTAGLIA, Niccolò Fontana.

    Quesiti, et inventioni diverse.

    [(Colophon:) Venice, Venturino Ruffinelli...

    First edition, annotated throughout...

    £6750

  3. [MARLBOROUGH, John Churchill, Duke of.]

    Tract volume of five rare works (three...

    London, 1695–1706.

    The Hero of the Age, published December...

    £3850

  4. CLARENDON, Edward Hyde, Earl of

    The History of the Rebellion and Civil...

    Oxford, Printed at the Theater, 1702[–4]. 

    First edition of Clarendon’s monumental...

    £3250

  5. LANCINA, Juan Alfonso Rodríguez de.

    Historia de las reboluciones del Senado...

    Madrid, Por Julian de Paredes, impressor...

    First and only edition of this rare...

    £2500

  6. TULLOCH, James Dundas Gregorie.

    Small archive relating to his military career.

    1826-1854.

    An interesting set of documents tracing...

    £2000

  7. CATANEO, Girolamo. 

    De arte bellica, sive de designandis ac...

    Lyons, Jean de Tournes, 1600.

    First Latin edition, scarce on the market,...

    £1850

  8. TUCKETT, Captain Thomas R.

    Manuscript notebook used for verse (mainly...

    Portugal and Guernsey, 1801 to 1823, but...

    Captain T. R. Tuckett (‘Tom’ according...

    £1750

  9. PALAFOX Y MENDOZA, Juan de. 

    The History of the Conquest of China by...

    London, W. Godbid for M. Pitt, 1671. 

    First edition in English of Palafox's...

    £1750

  10. HARLINGUE, L. [Albert].

    'Baktiaris Persans'.

    [Iran, c. 1905-1911].

    An impressive press image of the Bakhtiari...

    £1500

  11. [UNGER, Salomo Gottlob.]

    Geschichte des Oesterreich-Russischen und...

    Leipzig, Wilhelm Gottlob Sommer, 1792.

    First and only edition, extremely rare,...

    £1250

  12. BUONACCORSI, Biagio, and Niccolò VALORI. 

    Diario de’ successi piu importanti seguiti...

    Florence, Filippo & Jacopo Giunta, 1568. 

    First edition of an insider account...

    £1000

  13. RAMUS, Petrus.

    Harangue ... touchant ce qu'ont faict les...

    Paris, Andreas Wechel, 1557.

    First French-language edition of the above,...

    £950

  14. XENOPHON.

    De Cyri regis Persarum vita atque disciplina,...

    Paris, Andreas Wechel, 1572.

    First edition of Joachim Camerarius’...

    £875

  15. [GELENIUS, Sigismund (editor).] 

    Notitia utraque, dignitatum, cum orientis,...

    Lyons, [Jacques du Creux for] Jean de...

    An expanded edition, illustrated on...

    £875

  16. [SINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1894–5.]

    Punitive forces attacking Pyöngyang.

    Tokyo, Tsujiokaya Bunsuke, Meiji 27 [1894].

    First edition. The battle of Pyöngyang,...

    £850

  17. [NILE, Battle of the.]

    View 1st. of the memorable victory of the...

    London, published by G. Riley, 1799.

    This view of Nelson’s victory at the...

    £750

  18. DITTRICH, Max, and Max HENZE, artist.

    Der Deutsch-Französische Krieg 1870 und...

    Dresden and New York: ‘Druck & Verlag...

    Fortieth edition and 25th anniversary ‘Jubel-Ausgabe’....

    £750

  19. [ANGLO-SOVIET DIPLOMACY.] 

    Papers regarding the Anglo-Soviet Negotiations...

    London, His Majesty’s Stationery Office,...

    A proof copy, complete with typed errata...

    £750

  20. [MANNING, Frederic.]

    The Middle Parts of Fortune. Somme and...

    Piazza Press, Issued to subscribers by...

    First, limited and unexpurgated edition...

    £750