Marshall Rare Books
Travel & Exploration
Pacific, Americas, Polar, Asia
Voyage Round The World: Being An Account Of A Remarkable Enterprise Begun In The Year 1719, Chiefly To Cruise On The Spaniards In The Great South Ocean.
One of the most important of the buccaneering expeditions' (Hill).
The Voyages and Adventures of Capt. Barth.Sharp and others, in the South Sea: being a journal of the same.
The Tryals of Joseph Dawson, Edward Forseith, William May, William Bishop, James Lewis, and John Sparkes. For Several Piracies and Robberies by them committed
A scarce printing of the trial of the only members of Avery’s men to be brought to justice.
An Authentic Account of Commodore Anson’s Expedition…Taken from a Private Journal.
The first account of anson’s voyage
VOYAGE A LA MER DU SUD, FAIT PAR QUELQUES OFFICIERS COMMANDANTS LE VAISSEAU LE WAGER: POUR SERVIR DE SUITE AU VOYAGE DE GEORGES ANSON.
A Full Account of the Proceedings, in relation to Capt. Kidd. In two letters. Written by a person of Quality to a Kinsman of the Earl of Bellomont in Ireland
One of history's most famous and fascinating pirates
A Collection of Voyages.
A particularly handsome set of the collected edition of dampier's voyages
Sir Francis Drake Revived. Who is or may be a Pattern to stirre up all Heroicke and active Spirits of these Times…
"the first collected and most complete edition of drake's voyages" (church).
An Exceptional Illustrated Manuscript Log – “His Book Made at Jersey”
Privateer’s illustrated navigational manuscript and log book
A journey into Siberia, made … in 1761. Containing an Account Of the Manners and Customs of the Russians, the Present State of their Empire
First English edition.
The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords: Representing the several engagements between the English and Spanish fleets, in the ever memorable year MDLXXXVIII.
Subscriber’s copy of the tapestries illustrating the defeat of the armada
Voyages autour du monde et vers les deux pôles, par terre et par mer, pendant les années1767 à 1776
Description des Indes Occidentales, qu’on appelle aujourdhuy le Nouveau Monde: Par Antoine de Herrera, Grand Chroniqueur des Indies, & Chroniqueur de Castille: Translatee d’Espagnol en Francois.
First edition in French, First Issue, Amsterdam imprint, Four editions of this work were published in 1622, including French (imprint of Amsterdam…
Hidden gem
Natural History of Central Asia.
The real life indiana jones
General Memo on Barbary Pirates in the Mediterranean
An interesting and detailed letter on the battle strategies of the British Navy fighting Pirates from Algiers.
Sailmaker’s Documents
A collection of indentures and related ephemera relating to Henry William Gladwell and his son Henry, 19th Century.
Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania
An Authentic Narrative of a Voyage Performed by Captain COOK and Captain CLERKE, in His Majesty’s Ships RESOLUTION and DISCOVERY during the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780
First edition of a rare unauthorised account of cook's last voyage
The History, Civil and Commercial, of The British Colonies in the West Indies
First Edition of Edwards most popular work, an ambitiously wide-ranging survey of the British Colonies.
The Naturalist on the River Amazons
“One of the finest scientific travel books of the 19th century” - DSB
The Narrative of Robert Adams, A sailor, who was Wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the Year 1810, was Detained Three Years in Slavery by the Arabs of the Great Desert
Controversial Account of Timbuktu
Troisième Voyage de Cook, ou Journal d’une expédition faite dans la Mer Pacifique du Sud & du Nord, en 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 & 17780. Traduit de l’Anglois.
First french edition in original wrapper, unopened
A Voyage to the East-Indies, with Observations on Various Parts There
A Scarce First Edition of John-Henry Grose’s famous work.
An Authentic Account of An Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China; …Together with a relation of the Voyage undertaken on the occasion by H.M.S. The Lion
Apart from its Chinese importance, it is of considerable interest owing to the descriptions of the various places en route which were visited…