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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The Peoples and Politics of The Far East by Henry Norman, 1899
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Portrait of Skye and the Outer Hebrides by W. Douglas Simpson, 1967
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Tales From the Gulistan Translated by Sir Richard F. Burton, 1928
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Desert and Delta by Major C. S. Jarvis, 1947, Vintage Book
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Strathpeffer Spa Its Climate and Waters By Fortescue Fox 1889
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Peaks and Lamas by Marco Pallis, 1948
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The Bushman's Handcrafts by R. M. Williams, 1977
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A Tour In Scotland and Voyage To The Hebrides 1772, 1769 3 Volume Set 1776
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Nunamiut, Among Alaska's Inland Eskimos, by Helge Ingstad Translated by F. H. Lyon, 1954
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India Through the Ages, A Popular and Picturesque History of Hindustan by Flora Annie Steel, 1908
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Through Yorkshire, The County of Broad Acres by Gordon Home, 1922
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The Alps by R. L. G. Irving, 1939
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Sold outTibetan Venture by C. G. Lewis, 1967
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Turkestan Solo, One Woman's Expedition from the Tien Shan to the Kizil Kum by Ella K. Maillart, 1934, First Edition
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Forbidden Journey From Peking to Kashmir by Ella K. Maillart, 1937 | Vintage Travel Book
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From Switzerland to the Mediterranean on Foot by J. B. Winter, 1922. Illustrated Antique Travel Book
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Portrait of the Dalai Lama by Sir Charles Bell, 1946, Vintage History Book
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The Braes O' Balquhidder, A History and Guide for the Visitors by Elizabeth Beauchamp, 1978, Vintage Scottish Book
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Kon-Tiki Ekspedisjonen By Thor Heyerdahl 1951
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The Crossing of Antarctica The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58 By Sir Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary 1958
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The Outskirts of Empire In Asia By The Earl of Ronaldshay 1904
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Fridtjof Nansen's "Farthest North" Being The Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 By Otto Sverdrup Vole I & II 1898
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On The Wallaby or Through The East and Across Australia By Guy Boothby 1894
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Frozen Asia A Sketch of Modern Siberia Together With An Account Of The Native Tribes Inhabiting That Region By Charles H. Eden 1879
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