Collection: Travel & Exploration Books
Discover vintage and antique travel and exploration books that bring the world’s adventures, discoveries, and wonders to life. Perfect for collectors, explorers at heart, and anyone inspired by journeys across time and place.
Embark on a journey through time and place with our collection of vintage and antique travel and exploration books. Discover tales of daring expeditions, classic travel writing, and fascinating accounts of explorers venturing into the unknown. Whether you’re passionate about geography, history, or simply love a good adventure, these books bring the world’s wonders and mysteries to your bookshelf.
The Spirit of Travel & Exploration
Our selection features travelogues, illustrated guides, and first-hand narratives from explorers, adventurers, and travellers. From epic voyages and mountain ascents to journeys across continents and cultures, each book captures the excitement and discovery that comes with exploring new lands.
Browse Our Travel & Exploration Books Collection
Looking for a particular country, explorer, or era? Use our search to find books by destination, author, or subject. You might also enjoy browsing our History Books or Scottish Books collections for more inspiration.
All of our travel and exploration books are clearly described and thoughtfully chosen, so you can buy with confidence from J.W.B Books.
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Gipsy Moth Circles the World by Francis Chishester, 1968
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Scott of the Antarctic by Reginald Pound, 1968
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To The Mountains by Anthony Bertram, with Decorations by J. W. Power, 1929
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Glencoe and Dalness, Illustrated Guidebook, The National Trust for Scotland, 1957
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Ancestors in the Arctic, A Photographic History of Dundee Whaling by Malcolm Archibald, 2013
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The Shell Guide To Scotland By Moray McLaren 1965
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Forgotten Railways: Scotland By John Thomas 1976
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Osaka Sketches By Glenn Shaw 1920
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The Pictorial History of Steam Power By J.T. Van Riemsdijk and Kenneth Brown
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Beyond The Great Glen by James R. Nicolson 1975
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Leaves From Rowan's Logs, Cruises on West Coast of Scotland by Dr. R. B. Carslaw
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Symphony In Steam Written and Photographed By Colin D. Garratt 1970
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The Rescue of Emin Pasha, The Story of Henry M. Stanley and the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, 1887-1889 by Roger Jones 1972
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Jungle Doctor's Crooked Dealings by Paul White 1959 (Vintage Adventure)
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Across The Border or Pathan and Biloch by Edward E. Oliver, 1890, rare book (Antique Travel Book)
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Te Riri Pakeha, The White Man by Tony Smith (New Zealand History Book, 1986)
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Twenty-Five Years in British Guiana by Henry Kirke (Travel & Colonial History Book, 1898)
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Belgium Painted by Amedee Forestier, Text by George W. T. Omond (Art & Travel Book, 1908)
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The Kon-Tiki Expedition, by Raft Across the South Seas by Thor Heyerdahl (Exploration Book, 1952)
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Villages of Edinburgh by Malcolm Cant, Volume 2 (Scottish History Book, 1989)
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In Scotland Again by H. V. Morton (Travel & Exploration Book, 1934)
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Aku-Aku, The Secret of Easter Island by Thor Heyerdahl (Exploration Book, 1958)
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Black Kingdoms Black Peoples, The West African Heritage by Anthony Atmore and Gillian Stacey (African History Book, 1985)
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Highways and Byways in the Central Highlands by Seton Gordon (Travel & Exploration Book, 1948)
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