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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Jivaro, Among the Headshrinkers of the Amazon by Bertrand Flornoy (Vintage Exploration Book, 1953)
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Zoo Quest to Guiana by David Attenborough (Signed Travel Book, 1956)
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A Walk In Rural Russia by Vladimir Soloukhin (Vintage Travel Book, 1966)
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Seven Years In Tibet by Heinrich Harrer, introduction by Peter Fleming (First Edition Travel Book, 1953)
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Headhunting In The Solomon Islands by Caroline Mytinger (Vintage Travel Book, 1943)
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Lords of Alba, The Making of Scotland by Ian W. Walker (Scottish History Book, 2006)
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Islay: Biography of an Island by Margaret C. Storrie (Scottish History Book, 1981)
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The Inverness & Aberdeen Junction Railway The 150th Anniversary of the Completion Of The Railway From Inverness To Aberdeen
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Ordnance Survey Atlas of Scotland, Quarter Inch to the Mile, 1924
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From Alice to Ocean, Alone Across the Outback, 1992
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Modern Australian Aboriginal Art by Rex Battarbee, 1951
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Travels in the Colonies in 1773-1775 Described in the Letters of William Mylne, edited by Ted Ruddock, 1993
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Undreamed Shores, England's wasted Empire in America by Michael Foss, 1974
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The Kon-Tiki Expedition, by Raft Across the South Seas, by Thor Heyerdahl, 1950
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Aberdeenshire to Africa, Northeast Scots & British Overseas Expansion by John D. Hargreaves, 1981
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We Dared the Andes, Three Journeys into the Unknown by Gustaf Bolinder, 1958
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Australia in Pictures by Charles Barrett, 1946
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Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer, 1954
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London's Pleasures from Restoration to Regency by David Kerr Cameron, 2001
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Beyond The West Horizon by Eric C. Hiscock, 1963
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Smoking Pipes of the North American Indian by J.C.H. King, 1977
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The Wheels of IND by John W. Mitchell, 1934
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The High Road to China, George Bogle, The Panchen Lama and the first British Expedition to Tibet by Kate Teltscher, 2006
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Les Alpes Bernoises, Illustrations par Fred. Boissonnas, Texte Par Eugene De La Harpe, 1915
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