Full Travel Rare Book List
Early Travel Literature;-
1A.;- Sir John Mandeville; Travels to the Orient 1488
1. STANYAN, Abraham [published anonymously]; An Account of Switzerland, Written in the Year 1714
2. Rev. J. EVANS A Tour Through Part of North Wales in the Year 1798.
3. Rev. J. EVANS LETTERS WRITTEN DURING A TOUR THROUGH NORTH WALES, in the year 1798,
4. BINGLEY W. Rev 1774-1823 North Wales Delineated from two Excursions
5. Thomas Pennant; A Tour in Wales 1773 by Thomas Pennant;
6. William Hutton; Remarks upon North Wales In 1756
7. Thomas ROSCOE 1791-1871;-Wanderings and Excursions in North Wales
8. MALKIN Benj. Heath 1769-1842 The Scenery, Antiquities, and Biography, of South Wales in the year 1803
9. BINGLEY, REV W. North Wales : Including Its Scenery, Antiquities, Customs and Some Sketches of its Natural History Delineated from Two Excursions Through All the Interesting Parts of That Country During the Summers of 1798 and 1801.
10. Borrow, George 1803-81 WILD WALES: Its People, Language, and Scenery, in Three Volumes
11. John TORBUCK;-A Collection of Welsh Tours; or, a Display of the Beauties of Wales, selected principally from Celebrated Histories and Popular Tours, with occasiona; Remarks, bound with A Tour of the River Wye and its Vicinity 1798
12. The Cambrian Tourist 1828 or Post=Chaise Companion Through Wales; Containing Cursory Sketches of the Welsh Territories, and a Brief Description
13. George Nicholson The Cambrian Traveller's Guide, and Pocket Companion 1808
14. SKRINE, HENRY: Two Successive Tours of Wales. 1798;- Two successive tours throughout the whole of Wales with several of the adjacent English counties; so as to form a Comprehensive View of the picturesque beauty, the peculiar manners, and the fine remains of Antiquity, in that interesting part of the British Island.
15. Thomas Williams;- Williams Complete Guide to Llandudno 1864
16. Halliwell, J. O. Notes of Family Excursions in North Wales 1860 Taken Chiefly from Rhyl, Abergele, Llandudno, and Bangor
17. Skrine, Henry Two Successive Tours Throughout the Whole of Wales 1812
18. PARRY Edward 1798-1854 Cambrian Mirror, or a New Tourist Companion through North Wales;
19. HEMINGWAY J[oseph] Panorama of the Beauties, Curiosities, and Antiquities of North Wales,
20. j. w. ambrose The new tourist's companion through north wales, 1849
21. CLIFFE Charles Frederick The Book of North Wales. Scenery, Antiquities, Highways and Byeways, Lakes, Streams, and Railways 1851 22. Cathrall, William. Wanderings in North Wales; A Road and Railway Guide Book. Comprising curious and interesting historical information with a description of the ancient castles and ruins of the northern principality, its churches, towns, mountains, rivers, lakes, railways, etc.
23. DAVIS William Hand-Book for the Vale of Clwyd;
24. CLIFFE, Charles Frederick The book of South Wales, 1848 the Bristol Channel, Monmouthshire, and the Wye. A companion and guide to the railways, watering places, shores, scenery, antiquities, unexplored regions, mineral districts, towns, and other objects of interest throughout the Southern division of the principality: With a picture of Bristol.
25. The Cambrian Directory, 1800 Or, Cursory Sketches Of The Welsh Territories: With A Chart, Comprehending At One View, The Advisable Route, Best Inns, Distances, And Objects Most Worthy Of Attention
26. The Cambrian Tourist 1821 or Post=Chaise Companion Through Wales; Containing Cursory Sketches of the Welsh Territories, and a Brief Description
27. WALKER, J[ohn] & C[harles]. Walker's North Wales.
28. DAVIES, RICHARD An Account of the Convincement, Exercises, Services and Travels, of that Ancient Servant of the Lord, Richard Davies. With Some Relation of Ancient Friends, and the Spreading of the Truth in North- Wales 1794
29. A Collection of Welsh Travels and Memoirs of Wales. Containing I. The Briton Describ'd, or a Journey thro' Wales: Being a pleasant Relation of D__n S___t's Journey to that ancient Kingdom ... II. A Trip to North Wales, by a Barrister of the Temple. III. A Funeral Sermon, preach'd by the Parson of Langwillin. IV. Muscipila; or the Welsh Mouse-Trap, a Poem. The Whole collected by J. T. a mighty Lover of Welsh Travels.
30. J. Bennett;- The Tourist’s Guide Through North Wales 1853.
31. WILLIAMS Rev Robert 1810-1881 The History and Antiquities of the Town of Aberconwy....1835
32. John Sproule; The Official Hand-Book to North Wales; Comprising Descriptive and Historical Sketches of the Northern Portion of the Principality; and an Account of The Ancient City of Chester; with A Foldout Map of the District, and Numerous Engravings; 1859.
33. Hicklin, John EXCURSIONS IN NORTH WALES: 1847 A Complete Guide to the Tourist Through That Romantic Country; Containing Descriptions of Its Picturesque Beauties, Historical Antiquities and Modern Wonders.
34. Cromlech, A The Traveller's Companion in a Pedestrian Excursion from Chester through North Wales
35. Harris, William Clentine Rambles; Or A Companion to the Hills of Clent 1845
36. Hall, Mr. And Mrs. S.C. Tenby: Its History: Antiquities, Scenery, Traditions, and Customs. (Pages129-148 are "Addenda").
37. Plas Newydd: by J. Yorke 1884 as it was and as it Is; with a Catalogue of Its Contents; and a Few Reminiscences of the Old Ladies;-
38. James Hews Bransby; A Description of Carnarvon and Neighbouring District; 1845
39. Twelve Views of Holywell Neighbourhood, 1880?
40. Louis, M L Gleanings in North Wales with Historical Sketches
41. Bennett, G.J. THE PEDESTRIAN'S GUIDE THROUGH NORTH WALES A TOUR;- 1814.
42. A GUIDE TO LLANDRINDOD WELLS, Llangammarch Wells, &c
43. David W. Pughe, An History Sketch on Conway Castle and its Environ 1847.
44. Twelve Views in Aberystwith,1869 Published and sold by J. Morgan, Stationer &c Pier Street, Aberystwith. 1869.
45. Harwood's Views of Wales;- 1844
46. North of England and Scotland in MDCCIV
47. ROSCOE Thomas 1791-1871 Wanderings and Excursions in North Wales 1836
48. Louisa Stuart Costello The Falls, Lakes, and Mountains, of North Wales.1845
49. WYNDHAM, Henry Penruddocke: A Gentleman's Tour Through Monmouthshire and Wales,
1781 In the Months of June and July, 1774. To which is added, an Account of a Journey into Wales, by George Lord Lyttelton.
50. Notes of a Journey in the North of Ireland, in the Summer of 1827 : to which is added, a Brief Account of the Siege of Londonderry, in 1689
51. WORTH, R. N. Tourist's Guide to Somersetshire: Rail and Road
52. Irving Washington;- Astoria; or, Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains.
53. Thomas Wright Early Travels In Palestine,
54. Charles Armar Wilkins Curiosities of Travel or Glimpses of Nature
55. Wanderings in South America, in the North West of the United States, and the Antilles, in the Years 1812, 1816, 1820, and 1824: With Original Instructions for the Perfect Preservation of Birds, etc, for Cabinets of Natural History
56. ROBERTSON, WILLIAM. An Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge Which the Ancients had of India; and the Progress of Trade with that Country Prior to the Discovery of the Passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope. With an Appendix Containing Observations on the Civil Policy – the Laws and Judicial Proceedings – the Arts – the Sciences – and Religious Institutions of the Indians.1818
57. Bartlett, W.H. and W. Beattie SWITZERLAND. Illustrated, in a Series of Views Taken on the Spot and Expressly For This Work, by W.H. Bartlett, Esq., [with text by William Beattie]. 1838
58. Camden's Cornwall Devon 1806
59. Mungo Park;- Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa: Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797.
60. Washington IRVING, The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
61. BERLIN - - ANSICHTEN VON BERLIN MIT DER GEWERBE-AUSSTELLUNG 1896.
62. Mary Fawler Maude Extracts from the Works of Travellers, 1841 Illustrative of Various Passages in Holy Scripture
63. Cooke, George Alexander Topographical and Statistical Description of the County of Northumberland..., & Principality of North Wales;- 1810
64. Joshua Toulmin Smith;- The discovery of America by the Northmen in the tenth century.
65. N. G. Van Kampen / W. H. Bartlett The history and topography of Holland and Belgium. Translated by William Gray Fearnside.
66. Arktis - Nansen, FirdtjofIn Nacht und Eis. Die Norwegische Polarexpedition 1893 - 1896. Mit einem Beitrag von Kapitän Sverdrup.
67. Sir C. Wyville Thomson The Voyage of the Challenger: The Atlantic, A Preliminary Account of the General Results of the Exploring Voyage of H.M.S. 'Challenger' During the Year 1873 and the Early Part of the Year 1876
68. James Hews BRANSBY;- A Description of Llanberis and the Snowdon District
69. The Picture of Birmingham, being a concise but comprehensive account of that place intended for the information both of residents and visitors.
70. A Brief History of Birmingham;- intended as a guide to the inhabitant stranger;- 1805
72. An account of the manner in which a standing general commercial committee was established at Birmingham, : for the purpose of watching over and conducting the public interests of that town and neighbourhood;-
73. Allday's ;- Gossiping Guide to Birmingham;- 1900?
74. Frederick Charles Webb;- Up the Tigris to Bagdad
75. Mémoires pour servir a L'Histoire de la Guerre entre la France et la Russie, en 1812; Avec un Atlas Militaire. Par un Officier de L'État-Major de L'Armée Francaise. 2 vols. (1. Contenant les Mémoires - 2. Contenant L'Atlas Militaire).
76. Journey from Moscow to Constantinople in the Years 1817, 1818 by William Macmichael
77. The History of the Rebellion in the year 1743 by John Home
78. James Rennell Observations on the Topography of the Plain of Troy, and on the Principal Objects Within and Around It Described or Alluded to in the Iliad. Shewing ... Is Founded on a Most Erroneous Topography. 1814.
79. Marcus Rainsford; An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: Comprehending a View of the Principal Transactions in the Revolution of Saint Domingo; with Its Antient and Modern State.
80. C. A. G. Goede;- The Stranger in England;- 3 Volumes.
81. Dallas, R. C. (Robert Charles) The history of the Maroons, from their origin to the establishment of their chief tribe at Sierra Leone, including the expedition to Cuba, for the purpose of procuring Spanish chasseurs and the state of the island of Jamaica for the last ten years, with a succinct history of the island previous to that period;- 1803
82. Richard and John Lander: Journal of an Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of the Niger; with a narrative of a voyage down that river to its termination.
83. L. U. Reavis.;- 100,000 Emigrants Wanted!
84. The Commonwealth of Missouri; Or, The Empire State of the American Union.
85. The Alabama Claims;-1872
86. Codrington College, In The Island Of Barbados ;- 1847
87. FOREIGN OFFICE PAPERS RELATING TO PARGA: Viz MEMORIAL PRESENTED BY A NATIVE OF PARGA TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES 1820
88. Antonio de Solis;- (Translated by Thomas Townsend) The History of the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards
89.John Chetwode Eustace. A Classical Tour Through Italy An. MDCCCII
90. Defoe, Daniel. The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York: Mariner: who Lived Eight and Twenty Years all Alone in an Uninhabited Island on the Coast of America, Near the Mouth of the Great River Oroonoque; having been cast on Shore by Shipwwrek, wherin all the Men Perished but Himself. With an Account how he was at Strangley delivered by Pirates. Written by Himself. The Seventeenth Edition, adorned with cuts. In Two Volumes.
91. Russell, Rev. Michael VIEW OF ANCIENT AND MODERN EGYPT; With an Outline of Its Natural History. 1831
92. PERRY, Commodore Matthew Galbraith;- Compiled by Francis L. Hawks. Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the Command of Commodore M.C. Perry, United States Navy, by Order of the Government of the United States. Compiled from the original notes and journals of Commodore Perry and his Officers, at his request, and under his supervision.
93. BEKE, Charles T. Notes on an Excursion to Harrân, in Padan-Aram, and Thence over Mount Gilead and the Jordan, to Sechem;-
94. Popular Guide to Birmingham 1889;-
95. Three Tracts Relative to the Battle of Birmingham;- AD 1643
96. Belcher, James ;- The Birmingham Riots of 1791:
97. The Guide to Birmingham;- Issued by the Publishers of ‘The Birmingham Red Book.’ 1883? Published in Birmingham 1883?
98. Murray, Hugh; Crawfurd, John; Gordon, Peter et al An historical and descriptive account of China ; its ancient and modern history, language, literature, religion, government, industry, manners, and social state ;
99. McLEOD, John. Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, along the Coast of Corea, to the Island of Lewchew; with an Account of her subsequent Shipwreck.
100. Tronson, J.M. Personal Narrative of a Voyage to Japan , Kamtschatka, Siberia, Tartary;-
101.An Abridgement of Captain Cook's Last Voyage;- By Captain(James) King;- 1784.
102. THIRTY YEARS IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS; or, the Adventures of Sir John Franklin
103. Leland, Thomas;- The History of Ireland, 1773 - In three volumes. From the Invasion of Henry II. With a preliminary discourse on the ancient state of that Kingdom.
104. Giovio (Paulo) Descriptio Britannicae, Scotiae, Hyberniae et Orchadum, 4to Venice (Mich. Trameqinium) 1548.
105. Rev. Alfred Smith;- Sketches in Norway and Sweden; 1845
106Thomas Stafford;- Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced; Or, an Historie of the Late Warres of Ireland, especially within the Province of Mounster.
107. Ritchie, Leitch Ireland picturesque and romantic.
108. TENNENT, Sir James Emerson Ceylon An Account Of The Island Physical, Historical, And Topographical With Notices Of Its Natural History, Antiquities And Productions…
109. Sir C. Wyville Thompson;- The Voyage of the Challenger:
110. The Atlantic Captain Henry Wilson An Account Of The Pelew Islands, Situated In The Western Part Of The Pacific Ocean. Composed From The Journals And Communications Of Captain Henry Wilson, And Some Of His Officers, Who, In August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, In The Antelope, A Packet Belonging to the Honourable East India Company.
111.Father Charlevoix. The History of Paraguay. 1769 Containing Amongst Many Other New, Curious, and Interesting Particulars of That Country, a Full and Authentic Account of the Establishments Formed There By the Jesuits, from Among the Savage Natives.
112. Dr. Thomas M’Keevor & Christopher Paulin de la Poix Freminville A Voyage to Hudson's Bay, During the Summer of 1812. - Voyage to the North Pole, in the Frigate the Syrene.
113. by Captain G. F. Lyon The private journal of of H.M.S. Hecla, during the recent voyage of discovery under Captain Parry.
114. W Hutton;- A Journey from Birmingham to London 1785
115. William Hutton;- The History of the Roman Wall;-
117. John Thackray BUNCE. History of Old St. Martin's, Birmingham. 1875
118. WILLIAM CAMDEN, The Visitation of the County of Warwick in the Year 1619:
119. Souvenir of Scotland: Its Cities, Lakes, and Mountains.
120. Thomas Pennant A Tour In SCotland, 1769 and a Voyage to the Hebrides 1772.
121. Patrick Fraser Tytler;- History of Scotland 1845
122. William Robertson;- The History of Scotland 1760 John Pinkerton;- THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND 1797
123. Karl Baedeker;- Switzerland 1911
125. SUECIA Antiqua & Hodierna Opus celeberrimum, dirigente HANS HILDEBRAND, Antiquario Regni
126. Rev. James Ingram. MEMORIALS OF TRINITY COLLEGE, OXFORD.
127. James ROUSE. The Beauties and Antiquities of the County of Sussex:
128. Raphaell Holinshed;- The Holinshed Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland
129. William Pearson;- Select Views of the Antiquities of Shropshire:
130. John Froissart, CHRONICLES OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, SPAIN
131. Homer Illias’ Published by Clarendoniano 1811
Early examples of travel literature include “Pausanias” Description of Greece in the 2nd century CE, and the travelogues of Ibn Jubayr (1145–1214) and Ibn Batutta (1304–1377), both of whom recorded their travels across the known world in detail.
The travel genre was a fairly common genre in medieval Arabic Literature. One of the earliest known records of taking pleasure in travel, of traveling for the sake of travel and writing about it, is Petrarch’s (1304–1374) ascent of Mount Ventoux in 1336. He states that he went to the mountaintop for the pleasure of seeing the top of the famous height. His companions who stayed at the bottom he called frigida incuriositas ("a cold lack of curiosity"). He then wrote about his climb, making allegorical comparisons between climbing the mountain and his own moral progress in life.
Michault Taillevent, a poet for the Duke of Burgundy. travelled through the Jura Mountain Mountains in 1430 and left us with his personal reflections, his horrified reaction to the sheer rock faces, and the terrifying thunderous cascades of mountain streams.
Antoine de la Sale (c. 1388–c. 1462), author of Petit Jehan de Saintre, climbed to the crater of a volcano in the Lipari Islands in 1407, leaving us with his impressions. "Councils of mad youth" were his stated reasons for going. In the mid-15th century, Gilles le Bouvier, in his Livre de la description des pays, gave us his reason to travel and write: Because many people of diverse nations and countries delight and take pleasure, as I have done in times past, in seeing the world and things therein, and also because many wish to know without going there, and others wish to see, go, and travel, I have begun this little book. In 1589, Richard Hakluyt (c. 1552–1616) published Voyages, a foundational text of the travel literature genre.
Other later examples of travel literature include accounts of The Grand Tour. Aristocrats, Clergy, and others with money and leisure time travelled Europe to learn about the art and architecture of its past. One tourism literature pioneer was Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894). In the 18th century, travel literature was commonly known as the book of travels, which mainly consisted of maritime diaries. In 18th century Britain, almost every famous writer worked in the travel literature form. Captain James Cook's diaries (1784) were the equivalent of today's best sellers. Some great Travel Books worth collecting today are;-
1A.;- Sir John Mandeville; Travels to the Orient 1488
1. STANYAN, Abraham [published anonymously]; An Account of Switzerland, Written in the Year 1714
2. Rev. J. EVANS A Tour Through Part of North Wales in the Year 1798.
3. Rev. J. EVANS LETTERS WRITTEN DURING A TOUR THROUGH NORTH WALES, in the year 1798,
4. BINGLEY W. Rev 1774-1823 North Wales Delineated from two Excursions
5. Thomas Pennant; A Tour in Wales 1773 by Thomas Pennant;
6. William Hutton; Remarks upon North Wales In 1756
7. Thomas ROSCOE 1791-1871;-Wanderings and Excursions in North Wales
8. MALKIN Benj. Heath 1769-1842 The Scenery, Antiquities, and Biography, of South Wales in the year 1803
9. BINGLEY, REV W. North Wales : Including Its Scenery, Antiquities, Customs and Some Sketches of its Natural History Delineated from Two Excursions Through All the Interesting Parts of That Country During the Summers of 1798 and 1801.
10. Borrow, George 1803-81 WILD WALES: Its People, Language, and Scenery, in Three Volumes
11. John TORBUCK;-A Collection of Welsh Tours; or, a Display of the Beauties of Wales, selected principally from Celebrated Histories and Popular Tours, with occasiona; Remarks, bound with A Tour of the River Wye and its Vicinity 1798
12. The Cambrian Tourist 1828 or Post=Chaise Companion Through Wales; Containing Cursory Sketches of the Welsh Territories, and a Brief Description
13. George Nicholson The Cambrian Traveller's Guide, and Pocket Companion 1808
14. SKRINE, HENRY: Two Successive Tours of Wales. 1798;- Two successive tours throughout the whole of Wales with several of the adjacent English counties; so as to form a Comprehensive View of the picturesque beauty, the peculiar manners, and the fine remains of Antiquity, in that interesting part of the British Island.
15. Thomas Williams;- Williams Complete Guide to Llandudno 1864
16. Halliwell, J. O. Notes of Family Excursions in North Wales 1860 Taken Chiefly from Rhyl, Abergele, Llandudno, and Bangor
17. Skrine, Henry Two Successive Tours Throughout the Whole of Wales 1812
18. PARRY Edward 1798-1854 Cambrian Mirror, or a New Tourist Companion through North Wales;
19. HEMINGWAY J[oseph] Panorama of the Beauties, Curiosities, and Antiquities of North Wales,
20. j. w. ambrose The new tourist's companion through north wales, 1849
21. CLIFFE Charles Frederick The Book of North Wales. Scenery, Antiquities, Highways and Byeways, Lakes, Streams, and Railways 1851 22. Cathrall, William. Wanderings in North Wales; A Road and Railway Guide Book. Comprising curious and interesting historical information with a description of the ancient castles and ruins of the northern principality, its churches, towns, mountains, rivers, lakes, railways, etc.
23. DAVIS William Hand-Book for the Vale of Clwyd;
24. CLIFFE, Charles Frederick The book of South Wales, 1848 the Bristol Channel, Monmouthshire, and the Wye. A companion and guide to the railways, watering places, shores, scenery, antiquities, unexplored regions, mineral districts, towns, and other objects of interest throughout the Southern division of the principality: With a picture of Bristol.
25. The Cambrian Directory, 1800 Or, Cursory Sketches Of The Welsh Territories: With A Chart, Comprehending At One View, The Advisable Route, Best Inns, Distances, And Objects Most Worthy Of Attention
26. The Cambrian Tourist 1821 or Post=Chaise Companion Through Wales; Containing Cursory Sketches of the Welsh Territories, and a Brief Description
27. WALKER, J[ohn] & C[harles]. Walker's North Wales.
28. DAVIES, RICHARD An Account of the Convincement, Exercises, Services and Travels, of that Ancient Servant of the Lord, Richard Davies. With Some Relation of Ancient Friends, and the Spreading of the Truth in North- Wales 1794
29. A Collection of Welsh Travels and Memoirs of Wales. Containing I. The Briton Describ'd, or a Journey thro' Wales: Being a pleasant Relation of D__n S___t's Journey to that ancient Kingdom ... II. A Trip to North Wales, by a Barrister of the Temple. III. A Funeral Sermon, preach'd by the Parson of Langwillin. IV. Muscipila; or the Welsh Mouse-Trap, a Poem. The Whole collected by J. T. a mighty Lover of Welsh Travels.
30. J. Bennett;- The Tourist’s Guide Through North Wales 1853.
31. WILLIAMS Rev Robert 1810-1881 The History and Antiquities of the Town of Aberconwy....1835
32. John Sproule; The Official Hand-Book to North Wales; Comprising Descriptive and Historical Sketches of the Northern Portion of the Principality; and an Account of The Ancient City of Chester; with A Foldout Map of the District, and Numerous Engravings; 1859.
33. Hicklin, John EXCURSIONS IN NORTH WALES: 1847 A Complete Guide to the Tourist Through That Romantic Country; Containing Descriptions of Its Picturesque Beauties, Historical Antiquities and Modern Wonders.
34. Cromlech, A The Traveller's Companion in a Pedestrian Excursion from Chester through North Wales
35. Harris, William Clentine Rambles; Or A Companion to the Hills of Clent 1845
36. Hall, Mr. And Mrs. S.C. Tenby: Its History: Antiquities, Scenery, Traditions, and Customs. (Pages129-148 are "Addenda").
37. Plas Newydd: by J. Yorke 1884 as it was and as it Is; with a Catalogue of Its Contents; and a Few Reminiscences of the Old Ladies;-
38. James Hews Bransby; A Description of Carnarvon and Neighbouring District; 1845
39. Twelve Views of Holywell Neighbourhood, 1880?
40. Louis, M L Gleanings in North Wales with Historical Sketches
41. Bennett, G.J. THE PEDESTRIAN'S GUIDE THROUGH NORTH WALES A TOUR;- 1814.
42. A GUIDE TO LLANDRINDOD WELLS, Llangammarch Wells, &c
43. David W. Pughe, An History Sketch on Conway Castle and its Environ 1847.
44. Twelve Views in Aberystwith,1869 Published and sold by J. Morgan, Stationer &c Pier Street, Aberystwith. 1869.
45. Harwood's Views of Wales;- 1844
46. North of England and Scotland in MDCCIV
47. ROSCOE Thomas 1791-1871 Wanderings and Excursions in North Wales 1836
48. Louisa Stuart Costello The Falls, Lakes, and Mountains, of North Wales.1845
49. WYNDHAM, Henry Penruddocke: A Gentleman's Tour Through Monmouthshire and Wales,
1781 In the Months of June and July, 1774. To which is added, an Account of a Journey into Wales, by George Lord Lyttelton.
50. Notes of a Journey in the North of Ireland, in the Summer of 1827 : to which is added, a Brief Account of the Siege of Londonderry, in 1689
51. WORTH, R. N. Tourist's Guide to Somersetshire: Rail and Road
52. Irving Washington;- Astoria; or, Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains.
53. Thomas Wright Early Travels In Palestine,
54. Charles Armar Wilkins Curiosities of Travel or Glimpses of Nature
55. Wanderings in South America, in the North West of the United States, and the Antilles, in the Years 1812, 1816, 1820, and 1824: With Original Instructions for the Perfect Preservation of Birds, etc, for Cabinets of Natural History
56. ROBERTSON, WILLIAM. An Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge Which the Ancients had of India; and the Progress of Trade with that Country Prior to the Discovery of the Passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope. With an Appendix Containing Observations on the Civil Policy – the Laws and Judicial Proceedings – the Arts – the Sciences – and Religious Institutions of the Indians.1818
57. Bartlett, W.H. and W. Beattie SWITZERLAND. Illustrated, in a Series of Views Taken on the Spot and Expressly For This Work, by W.H. Bartlett, Esq., [with text by William Beattie]. 1838
58. Camden's Cornwall Devon 1806
59. Mungo Park;- Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa: Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797.
60. Washington IRVING, The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
61. BERLIN - - ANSICHTEN VON BERLIN MIT DER GEWERBE-AUSSTELLUNG 1896.
62. Mary Fawler Maude Extracts from the Works of Travellers, 1841 Illustrative of Various Passages in Holy Scripture
63. Cooke, George Alexander Topographical and Statistical Description of the County of Northumberland..., & Principality of North Wales;- 1810
64. Joshua Toulmin Smith;- The discovery of America by the Northmen in the tenth century.
65. N. G. Van Kampen / W. H. Bartlett The history and topography of Holland and Belgium. Translated by William Gray Fearnside.
66. Arktis - Nansen, FirdtjofIn Nacht und Eis. Die Norwegische Polarexpedition 1893 - 1896. Mit einem Beitrag von Kapitän Sverdrup.
67. Sir C. Wyville Thomson The Voyage of the Challenger: The Atlantic, A Preliminary Account of the General Results of the Exploring Voyage of H.M.S. 'Challenger' During the Year 1873 and the Early Part of the Year 1876
68. James Hews BRANSBY;- A Description of Llanberis and the Snowdon District
69. The Picture of Birmingham, being a concise but comprehensive account of that place intended for the information both of residents and visitors.
70. A Brief History of Birmingham;- intended as a guide to the inhabitant stranger;- 1805
72. An account of the manner in which a standing general commercial committee was established at Birmingham, : for the purpose of watching over and conducting the public interests of that town and neighbourhood;-
73. Allday's ;- Gossiping Guide to Birmingham;- 1900?
74. Frederick Charles Webb;- Up the Tigris to Bagdad
75. Mémoires pour servir a L'Histoire de la Guerre entre la France et la Russie, en 1812; Avec un Atlas Militaire. Par un Officier de L'État-Major de L'Armée Francaise. 2 vols. (1. Contenant les Mémoires - 2. Contenant L'Atlas Militaire).
76. Journey from Moscow to Constantinople in the Years 1817, 1818 by William Macmichael
77. The History of the Rebellion in the year 1743 by John Home
78. James Rennell Observations on the Topography of the Plain of Troy, and on the Principal Objects Within and Around It Described or Alluded to in the Iliad. Shewing ... Is Founded on a Most Erroneous Topography. 1814.
79. Marcus Rainsford; An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: Comprehending a View of the Principal Transactions in the Revolution of Saint Domingo; with Its Antient and Modern State.
80. C. A. G. Goede;- The Stranger in England;- 3 Volumes.
81. Dallas, R. C. (Robert Charles) The history of the Maroons, from their origin to the establishment of their chief tribe at Sierra Leone, including the expedition to Cuba, for the purpose of procuring Spanish chasseurs and the state of the island of Jamaica for the last ten years, with a succinct history of the island previous to that period;- 1803
82. Richard and John Lander: Journal of an Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of the Niger; with a narrative of a voyage down that river to its termination.
83. L. U. Reavis.;- 100,000 Emigrants Wanted!
84. The Commonwealth of Missouri; Or, The Empire State of the American Union.
85. The Alabama Claims;-1872
86. Codrington College, In The Island Of Barbados ;- 1847
87. FOREIGN OFFICE PAPERS RELATING TO PARGA: Viz MEMORIAL PRESENTED BY A NATIVE OF PARGA TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES 1820
88. Antonio de Solis;- (Translated by Thomas Townsend) The History of the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards
89.John Chetwode Eustace. A Classical Tour Through Italy An. MDCCCII
90. Defoe, Daniel. The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York: Mariner: who Lived Eight and Twenty Years all Alone in an Uninhabited Island on the Coast of America, Near the Mouth of the Great River Oroonoque; having been cast on Shore by Shipwwrek, wherin all the Men Perished but Himself. With an Account how he was at Strangley delivered by Pirates. Written by Himself. The Seventeenth Edition, adorned with cuts. In Two Volumes.
91. Russell, Rev. Michael VIEW OF ANCIENT AND MODERN EGYPT; With an Outline of Its Natural History. 1831
92. PERRY, Commodore Matthew Galbraith;- Compiled by Francis L. Hawks. Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the Command of Commodore M.C. Perry, United States Navy, by Order of the Government of the United States. Compiled from the original notes and journals of Commodore Perry and his Officers, at his request, and under his supervision.
93. BEKE, Charles T. Notes on an Excursion to Harrân, in Padan-Aram, and Thence over Mount Gilead and the Jordan, to Sechem;-
94. Popular Guide to Birmingham 1889;-
95. Three Tracts Relative to the Battle of Birmingham;- AD 1643
96. Belcher, James ;- The Birmingham Riots of 1791:
97. The Guide to Birmingham;- Issued by the Publishers of ‘The Birmingham Red Book.’ 1883? Published in Birmingham 1883?
98. Murray, Hugh; Crawfurd, John; Gordon, Peter et al An historical and descriptive account of China ; its ancient and modern history, language, literature, religion, government, industry, manners, and social state ;
99. McLEOD, John. Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, along the Coast of Corea, to the Island of Lewchew; with an Account of her subsequent Shipwreck.
100. Tronson, J.M. Personal Narrative of a Voyage to Japan , Kamtschatka, Siberia, Tartary;-
101.An Abridgement of Captain Cook's Last Voyage;- By Captain(James) King;- 1784.
102. THIRTY YEARS IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS; or, the Adventures of Sir John Franklin
103. Leland, Thomas;- The History of Ireland, 1773 - In three volumes. From the Invasion of Henry II. With a preliminary discourse on the ancient state of that Kingdom.
104. Giovio (Paulo) Descriptio Britannicae, Scotiae, Hyberniae et Orchadum, 4to Venice (Mich. Trameqinium) 1548.
105. Rev. Alfred Smith;- Sketches in Norway and Sweden; 1845
106Thomas Stafford;- Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced; Or, an Historie of the Late Warres of Ireland, especially within the Province of Mounster.
107. Ritchie, Leitch Ireland picturesque and romantic.
108. TENNENT, Sir James Emerson Ceylon An Account Of The Island Physical, Historical, And Topographical With Notices Of Its Natural History, Antiquities And Productions…
109. Sir C. Wyville Thompson;- The Voyage of the Challenger:
110. The Atlantic Captain Henry Wilson An Account Of The Pelew Islands, Situated In The Western Part Of The Pacific Ocean. Composed From The Journals And Communications Of Captain Henry Wilson, And Some Of His Officers, Who, In August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, In The Antelope, A Packet Belonging to the Honourable East India Company.
111.Father Charlevoix. The History of Paraguay. 1769 Containing Amongst Many Other New, Curious, and Interesting Particulars of That Country, a Full and Authentic Account of the Establishments Formed There By the Jesuits, from Among the Savage Natives.
112. Dr. Thomas M’Keevor & Christopher Paulin de la Poix Freminville A Voyage to Hudson's Bay, During the Summer of 1812. - Voyage to the North Pole, in the Frigate the Syrene.
113. by Captain G. F. Lyon The private journal of of H.M.S. Hecla, during the recent voyage of discovery under Captain Parry.
114. W Hutton;- A Journey from Birmingham to London 1785
115. William Hutton;- The History of the Roman Wall;-
117. John Thackray BUNCE. History of Old St. Martin's, Birmingham. 1875
118. WILLIAM CAMDEN, The Visitation of the County of Warwick in the Year 1619:
119. Souvenir of Scotland: Its Cities, Lakes, and Mountains.
120. Thomas Pennant A Tour In SCotland, 1769 and a Voyage to the Hebrides 1772.
121. Patrick Fraser Tytler;- History of Scotland 1845
122. William Robertson;- The History of Scotland 1760 John Pinkerton;- THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND 1797
123. Karl Baedeker;- Switzerland 1911
125. SUECIA Antiqua & Hodierna Opus celeberrimum, dirigente HANS HILDEBRAND, Antiquario Regni
126. Rev. James Ingram. MEMORIALS OF TRINITY COLLEGE, OXFORD.
127. James ROUSE. The Beauties and Antiquities of the County of Sussex:
128. Raphaell Holinshed;- The Holinshed Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland
129. William Pearson;- Select Views of the Antiquities of Shropshire:
130. John Froissart, CHRONICLES OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, SPAIN
131. Homer Illias’ Published by Clarendoniano 1811
Early examples of travel literature include “Pausanias” Description of Greece in the 2nd century CE, and the travelogues of Ibn Jubayr (1145–1214) and Ibn Batutta (1304–1377), both of whom recorded their travels across the known world in detail.
The travel genre was a fairly common genre in medieval Arabic Literature. One of the earliest known records of taking pleasure in travel, of traveling for the sake of travel and writing about it, is Petrarch’s (1304–1374) ascent of Mount Ventoux in 1336. He states that he went to the mountaintop for the pleasure of seeing the top of the famous height. His companions who stayed at the bottom he called frigida incuriositas ("a cold lack of curiosity"). He then wrote about his climb, making allegorical comparisons between climbing the mountain and his own moral progress in life.
Michault Taillevent, a poet for the Duke of Burgundy. travelled through the Jura Mountain Mountains in 1430 and left us with his personal reflections, his horrified reaction to the sheer rock faces, and the terrifying thunderous cascades of mountain streams.
Antoine de la Sale (c. 1388–c. 1462), author of Petit Jehan de Saintre, climbed to the crater of a volcano in the Lipari Islands in 1407, leaving us with his impressions. "Councils of mad youth" were his stated reasons for going. In the mid-15th century, Gilles le Bouvier, in his Livre de la description des pays, gave us his reason to travel and write: Because many people of diverse nations and countries delight and take pleasure, as I have done in times past, in seeing the world and things therein, and also because many wish to know without going there, and others wish to see, go, and travel, I have begun this little book. In 1589, Richard Hakluyt (c. 1552–1616) published Voyages, a foundational text of the travel literature genre.
Other later examples of travel literature include accounts of The Grand Tour. Aristocrats, Clergy, and others with money and leisure time travelled Europe to learn about the art and architecture of its past. One tourism literature pioneer was Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894). In the 18th century, travel literature was commonly known as the book of travels, which mainly consisted of maritime diaries. In 18th century Britain, almost every famous writer worked in the travel literature form. Captain James Cook's diaries (1784) were the equivalent of today's best sellers. Some great Travel Books worth collecting today are;-