World Geography & Travel

A charmingly illustrated guide to the lush gardens of the Portuguese island.

A vivid account of the intrepid author's travels in the Malay Peninsular in the late 1800's. Isabella Bird is perhaps best known for her earlier "A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains."

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PUBLISHERWilliam Kimber, London.
BINDINGBrown toned cloth boards with matching stain to top of block edges. 
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition with just a little shelf wear...

A very handsome reproduction of Darwin's ground-breaking work.

An account of the four years the author spent fighting in the jungles of Japanese occupied Malaya during WWII. A tale of endurance, survival and bravery.

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PUBLISHERPepper Dog Press LLP.
BINDING
Pictorial boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of use or wear.
DUST JACKETIn good condition, just a little...

A beautifully written account of the British author and his wife's experiences during the fifteen years they spent working as doctors in a small hospital in Zululand.

A journey through Africa at a time of great change as new nations begin to gain independence.

A record to commemorate ten years of travel scholarships, which were set up after the untimely death of their namesake. Including introductions by Norman Susnow's father Eric, Simon Schama and others, plus many accounts of the adventurous travels taken by the  scholars.

Subtitled Being a Record of Sundry Expeditions, New and Old, in Search of Buried Treasure. Accounts of true-life hunts for diamonds and gold; silver, precious stones and shipwrecks.

A history of colonial rule in what is now Zimbabwe and Zambia, leading up to the struggles towards independence.

An account of the relatively peaceful transfer of power leading to Sudan's Independence in 1956, whilst the author was working in the (British) Sudan Political service.

Better known as a novelist, this amusing account of her travels around Northern Italy is written Edith Templeton's typical wit and style.

A classic and sympathetic description of the Mon / Talaing people of Burma (Myanmar)

Produced by The Times Newspaper, a fascinating record of contemporary maps.

A fascinating account of the renowned travel writers journey through islands of the Caribbean in the late 1940's. 

Written by a Vice-President of the London Zoological Society. Accounts of his world travels from Africa to Arabia, Norway to China in the early years of the Twentieth Century.

An entertaining history of maritime exploration and the mapping of the world, written to appeal to a younger readership.