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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Villages of Britain, The 500 Villages that made the Countryside by Clive Aslet, 2010
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50 Best Routes on Skye and Raasay by Ralph Storer, 1996
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St Kilda, Church, Visitors and 'Natives' by Michael Robson, 2005
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The Story of New Zealand by A. H. Reed, 1959
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Born Free, A Lioness of Two Worlds by Joy Adamson, 1960
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Arctic Lights by Desmond Holdridge, Illustrated by Edward Shenton
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The Ascent of Everest by John Hunt, 1953
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Journeys to Empire, Enlightenment, Imperialism, and British Encounter with Tibet, 1774-1904 by Gordon T. Stewart
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Pocket Atlas of Remote Islands by Judith Schalansky, Penguin Book
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A Voyage Round the World Containing an Account of Captain Dampier's Expedition into the South-Seas in the Ship St. George in the Years 1703 and 1704 by William Funnell 1969
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Bayonets to Lhasa by Peter Fleming, The First Full Account of the British Invasion of Tibet in 1904
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The Kon-Tiki Expedition by Raft Across the South Seas, by Thor Heyerdahl, 1951
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A Moment in Time on Skye by Ian Williams, Signed Copy, 2008
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The Charts and Coastal Views of Captain Cook's Voyages, Hakluyt Society Extra Series No. 43
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Charing Cross to St. Pauls, Justin McCarthy & Joseph Pennell, 1891
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Figaro Exposition 1889, English Edition, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co
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With Scott To The Pole Re-Told By Howard Marshall Illustrated From The Original Photographs 1947
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The Great White South Or With Scott In The Antarctic By Herbert G. Ponting 1924
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Man and The Conquest Of The Poles By Paul-Emile Victor Translated From The French By Scott Sullivan 1964
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Travels and Voyages of John Willock Native Of Irvine, Ayrshire 1795
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Islands of The West, Seton Gordon, 1933 1st Edition Book
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The Antarctic By H. G. R. King 1969 Vintage Book
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Tales of a Highland Parish (Glenshee) on the Royal Route by Rev. T.D. Miller, 1929, With Illustrations
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A Scottish Ballad Book edited by David Buchan, 1973, Vintage Scottish Book
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