Trade, Travel & Overseas Exploration Books

The Scots Magazine was found in 1739, and claims to be the world's oldest magazine still in publication today (although with gaps in its publicatio...

A charming bound copy of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an enterta...

A charming set of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an entertaining r...

The Handy Royal Atlas of Modern Geography, Exhibiting the Present Condition of Geographical Discovery and Research in the Several Countries, Empire...

A History of Exploration; From the Earliest Times to the Present Day, by Brigadier-General Sir Percy Sykes, K.C.I.E., C.B., C.M.G., Gold Medallist ...

Palestine Unveiled, by Douglas V. Duff. Published by Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow. 1938 first edition. Printed in Glasgow. A very ...

The Survey Atlas of Scotland; A Series of Sixty-Eight Plates of Maps and Plans, with Descriptive Text, illustrating the Topography, Physiography, G...

An attractive library set of 8 Rudyard Kipling works, comprising; Traffics and Discoveries, 1904, 1st edition;  Life's Handicap; Being Stories of M...

A handsome volume in full blue calf with blind embossed decals and gilt armorial to the front of this lovely prize binding from Oxford High School ...

A set of 2 smart photo albums carrying the gilt initials 'M.R.' and dated to 1872. The first featuring topographical European settings, and the sec...

An interesting collection of vintage books on the development of wireless telegraphy and radio transmission. Many of these titles are very scarce. ...

An interesting collection of vintage books on the development of television, the first of which dates to just 1933, the year after the first UK tel...

A fascinating biography of Joseph Duveen, first Baron Duveen (1869-1939). He was a British art dealer, and one of the world's most influential figu...

Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America; From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Da...

Daniel Defoe frequently published under a different pen name, and in this case the book is attributed 'By a Citizen'. This printing features his po...

British Polar Year Expedition; Fort Rae, N.W. Canada, 1932-33, The Royal Society, 2 Vol Set complete, 2 Vols Complete; Vol I: Discussion of Results...

The Royal Society Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition; Halley Bay, Coats Land, Falkland Island Dependencies, 1955-59, 4 Vols Complete; Vol I: Int...

Dialogues on the Acropolis; Scholars and Experts Talk on the History, Restoration and the Acropolis Museum. This is a book based on the transcripti...

6th International Meeting for the Restoration of The Acropolis Monuments, Athens, 4-5 October 2013. Proceedings. Scientific Editors: Ch. Bouras, V....

5th International Meeting for the Restoration of The Acropolis Monuments, Athens, 4-6 October 2002. New Administration Building of the National Ban...

A good copy of Durrell's acclaimed autobiographical account of life during turbulent times. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Cla...

"In French Odysseys Olga Augustinos offers the first comprehensive treatment of French travel literature about Greece - from the mid-sixteenth-cent...

A highly respected work on civil war and insurgency. Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics; The Logic of Violence in Civil War. By Stathis N. K...

"Rhetoric thoroughly infused the world and literature of Greco-Roman antiquity. This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of rhetorical theo...

"The Companion...is an attempt, by seven distinguished scholars, to present the familiar corpus in the context of modern reading, criticism, and pe...

Portefeuille De La Societe des Conducteurs, Controleurs et Commis Des Ponts et Chaussees et Des Mines. 40 ANNEE - 27 SERIE: Revue Pratique des Trav...

Portefeuille De La Societe des Conducteurs, Controleurs et Commis Des Ponts et Chaussees et Des Mines. 40 ANNEE - 25 SERIE: Revue Pratique des Trav...

A complete 3 volume first edition biography of Henry Lord Brougham (1778-1868). Born in Edinburgh, he qualified as a barrister in 1808, before bein...

The Letters and Friendships of Sir Cecil Spring Rice; A Record. Edited by Stephen Gwynn.  Sir Cecil Spring Rice (1859-1918), was a British Diplomat...

A complete 2 volume set from the Library of former British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) & his son, Randolph S. Churchill (...

A Short History of the English People. By J.R. Green, M.A. (John Richard Green). Illustrated Edition. Edited by Mrs. J. R. Green and Miss Kate Norg...

Biography of Arthur Nicolson (1849-1928), First Baron Carnock, British Diplomat (Ambassador to Spain and Russia), and Politician. Sir Arthur Nicols...

An interesting slice of social history. This collection consists of household account books for different retailers supplying different types of pr...

Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences; Being a Record of the Progress of Invention as Applied to the Arts (Established in the Year 1820). Ne...

The Bee, or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, Consisting of Original Pieces, and Selections from Performance of Merit, Foreign and Domestic, A Work ca...

Catalogue of the Pictures, Sculpture and Historical Articles Belonging to The Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh,  And the Institutions ...

The Company of the Merchants of the City of Edinburgh And Its Schools 1694-1920. By John Harrison, C.B.E., LL.D., A Former Master of the Company. P...

The Company of Merchants was formed to protect and promote the rights of merchants of the burgh of Edinburgh. The company still exists today as a m...

An impressive, and substantial photograph album from the firm of James Valentine (1815-1879) of Dundee, a leading photographer of the day in Scotla...

An impressive, and substantial photograph album from the firm of G.W. Wilson & Co., a Scottish photographic firm founded by pioneering Scottish...

Richard Bickerton Pemell Lyons (1817-1887), served as British Ambassador to the United States, the Ottoman Empire, and France (as well as other dip...

An interesting snapshot into early 20th Century tourism to Greece with this collection of 9 pamphlets and books, dating from 1903-1949. Condition v...

"A collection of essays by British, Greek and American scholars on various aspects of Greek history during the pre-independence and independence pe...

From the 'Americans in the Greek Revolution' series. The account of Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an American surgeon who went to Greece when just 24 ye...

Author's presentation copy, inscribed to half title. A very uncommon book, with Worldcat only identifying 3 institutional holdings. Voyage en Grece...

Gennadeion Notes III; Athens in the Time of Lord Byron, by C.W.J. Eliot. Presentation copy from the author to William St Clair. A journal offprint;...

Lord Byron, Early Travellers, and the Monastery at Delphi, C.W.J. Eliot. Presentation copy from the author to William St Clair. A journal offprint;...

Minerva Numismatic Handbooks Number Two; Coins of Ancient Athens. By C.M. Kraay (Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford). Provenance; from th...