PATHFINDERS OF THE AMERICAN WEST: THE JOURNALS OF LEWIS & CLARK
Written by Meriwether Lewis; William Clark; Frank Bergon.
Stock no. 1829354
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited and Introduced by Frank Bergon. Green pictorial cloth. Endpapers are maps of the Journey 1804-06. Colour plates. Top edge grey. lvi and 506 pages including index. Glue is drying out from top of headband separating it from the spine (minor). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some very light scuffing.

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THE ROAD TO OXIANA
Written by Robert Byron; Geoffrey Moorhouse. Illustrated by Robert Byron.
Stock no. 1829329
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Geoffrey Moorhouse. Vivid blue decorative cloth. B/w photos by the author. The author's journey to Afghanistan, 1933-1934. 329 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is showing a few scuff marks.

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JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES INTO THE NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRIES VISITED DURING THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE ROUND THE WORLD UNDER CAPTAIN FITZ ROY
Written by Charles Darwin; Richard Keynes.
Stock no. 1829303
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue cloth with printed design in black and gilt. Introduction by Richard Keynes. Colour & b/w plates. Maps to endpapers. Top edge blue. xxxiv and 518 pages including index. Spine very lightly faded (not noticeable until out of slipcase and inspected up close!). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed.

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IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEYS
Written by Mathew Lyons.
Stock no. 1328890
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Attempted journeys to places that did not in fact exist; claims to have visited or seen such places; journeys it is not longer possible to make; and journeys that, whether in planning, the execution or the outcome, were implausible or unlikely, if not actually wholly impossible. Blue cloth spine with gilt title and decoration, blue pictorial paper boards. B/w illustrations. Contained in a slipcase which has surface paper damage to one of the opening edges (corner bumped to same).

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THE RUGGED ROAD
Written by Theresa Wallach; Barry M. Jones.
Stock no. 1828845
Published by Panther Publishing. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition.

London to Cape Town overland by Panther Motorcycle and sidecar, pulling a trailer. No roads, no back up - just straight across the Sahara through equatorial Africa, and South to the Cape - in 1935.... Pictorial glazed boards. Introduction and biographies by Barry M. Jones. B/w photos. vi and 150 pages. ISBN: 0953509826. A lovely copy.

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THE RED LINE: A RAILWAY JOURNEY THROUGH THE COLD WAR
Written by Christopher Knowles.
Stock no. 1327920
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2017. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of a train journey from London to Hong Kong. Greey boards, silver title to spine. 220 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781473887442. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased to spine.

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OVERLAND TO EGYPT ON A 1952 BSA BANTAM
Written by Gordon G. May.
Stock no. 1827823
Published by Rixon Groove. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

A heartening account of the ordinary and extraordinary events that take place on an overland motorcycle journey, where humanity, trust and goodwill of strangers have a profound impact on the traveller. Cardwraps. 278 pages. B/w photos throughout and a few colour photos. ISBN: 9780956116833. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to title page. Text block slightly grubby. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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OVERLAND TO EGYPT ON A 1952 BSA BANTAM
Written by Gordon G. May.
Stock no. 1327466
Published by Rixon Groove. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

A heartening account of the ordinary and extraordinary events that take place on an overland motorcycle journey, where humanity, trust and goodwill of strangers have a profound impact on the traveller. Cardwraps. 278 pages. B/w photos throughout and a few colour photos. ISBN: 9780956116833. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication on title-page. Covers edge rubbed. Remains of a small label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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TURNER IN THE ALPS: THE JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE & SWITZERLAND IN 1802
Written by David Hill. Illustrated by J.M.W. Turner.
Stock no. 1827684
Published by George Philip. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide to the most important tour Turner made, the author has travelled through the Alps in Turner's footstpes and vividly recreated the artist's journey, using Turner's sketchbooks and the writings of contemporaries including Byron and Shelley. A fascinating mixture of art, history and travel. Large, oblong format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations, colour photos. ISBN: 0540012513. Small white mark to rear board. Tiny nick to lower edge of pages 59/60 and 61/62 (extremely minor). Else contents are fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top of spine and slightly scuffed to rear panel.

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IN XANADU: A QUEST
Written by William Dalrymple.
Stock no. 1827517
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

With a new introduction by the author. The author's quest across Asia to Coleridge's Xanadu. Pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuff marks (shelf wear).

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A BOOK OF TRAVELLERS' TALES
Written by Eric Newby.
Stock no. 1827514
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

An anthology of travellers' tales assembled by Eric Newby. Green cloth boards with blocked design and gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w plates. xiii and 558 pages including index. Light bump to base of spine. A few minor foxspots to text block. Contents clean. Publisher's slipcase is bumped at one open corner and a little scuffed.

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MEMOIRS OF A GEORGIAN RAKE
Written by William Hickey; Roger Hudson. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1827297
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1995. Nearly fine condition.

Burgundy cloth spine, blue marbled boards. B/w engravings. Top edge blue. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly grubby.

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