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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Tibet, Today and Yesterday by Tieh-Tseng Li, 1960
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Dirtroads, Footloose in Africa by Mary Cole, 1975
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Come Abroad With Us by E. P. Leigh-Bennett, Illustrated by Leonard Richmond, First Edition
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Nanga Parbat, Incorporating the Official Report of the Expedition of 1953 by Karl M. Herrligkoffer, 1954
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The Sea-craft of Prehistory by Paul Johnstone, 1980
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Huc and Gabet, Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China, 1844-6, Volumes I and II Translated by William Hazlitt, 1928
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Skye The Island and Its Legends by Otta F. Swire, 1961
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A Summer in Skye by Alexander Smith, 1880, Antique Book
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Vienna, Yesterday and Today by J. Alexander Mahan, 1929
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Voyagers to the West, Emigration from Britain to America on the Eve of the Revolution by Bernard Bailyn, 1987
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Inside Asia by John Gunther, 1942 War Edition
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A Traveller's Companion to Central Asia by Kathleen Hopkirk, 1993
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James Gilmour of Mongolia by Richard Lovett
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Cornwall's Railways A Pictorial Survey By Anthony Fairclough 1974
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The Railways Of Devon A Pictorial Survey By Anthony R. Kingdom 1974
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Sold outIndustrial Steam By A. J. Booth 1976
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Austerity 2-8-0s & 2-10-0s By J.W.P. Rowledge 1987
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Great Central Remembered By D. L. Franks 1985
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Highland Railway Album - 2 By Anthony J. Lambert 1978
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Great Central Album A Pictorial Supplement To Great Central By George Dow 1982
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Locomotive & Trains Of The Big Four By P. Ransome-Wallis 1978
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Great Northern Pre-Grouping Railway Scene No2 Edited By O.S. Nock 1979
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Handbook For Railway Steam Locomotive Enginemen 1957
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The Hamlyn Concise Guide To Axis Aircraft Of World War II By David Mondey 2006
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