Bookstores specializing in Exploration

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Barking Mad Books

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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

BARKING MAD BOOKS - Established in 1984, Barking Mad Books is New Zealand's best-known specialist antiquarian & second hand bookshop and on-line mail order service. Barking Mad Books features for sale in New Zealand dollars a collection of carefully-selected quality items on Antarctica, Arctic, polar, mountain, Himalaya, mountaineering, rock climbing, natural history, travel and exploration books. Contact colin@hedgehoghouse.com for more details/scans on any item. Browsers welcome in Barking Mad Bookshop when in Christchurch, New Zealand (by appointment only Cell# 022-693-2439).

With 32 seasons in Antarctica and 26 Himalayan expeditions behind him, Colin Monteath also maintains a large polar / mountain / exploration reference library. Researchers, authors, publishers are welcome to use this service...see also hi-resolution image galleries on www.colinmonteath.nz

The cover photo you see on Biblio is the actual book you are purchasing, NOT a generic image. If you are not happy with the book you receive because the description has been faulty then I will honour a full refund.


Belle Books

Otaki, New Zealand

Belle Books is a small independent bookseller specialising in rare, out-of-print, and secondhand books that celebrate the natural world. These may be field guides to fauna and flora or books on gardening, adventure, or travel.
We are commited to providing a detailed description along with photographs of the actual book so you can buy with confidence.

FREE shipping within New Zealand.

Booketeria

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Booketeria is an online bookstore specializing in Military History, U.S. History, and World History. We also stock all categories of books.

Browsing Is Arousing

Middlebury, Vermont, United States

From the founders of "Monroe Street Books", "Browsing is Arousing" is a strictly on-line antiquarian, rare, out-of-print & used books store. Our wide-range of inventory includes: Art, Children's Picture and Chapter, Exploration, Fiction, History, Illustrated, Literature, Mystery, Science Fiction, Photography, Performing Arts, Regional, Sciences and Sports.

Eyebrowse Books - MWABA

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

We are an online, phone and snail mail bookseller.Our books don't need batteries or a license to read. Selling books on-line since 2004. CABS graduate in 2009. Member MWABA since 2013. Excellent customer service, quick shipping, and an assortment of great books. The majority of our inventory is non-fiction general stock with an emphasis on transportation (air, rail, auto), exploration, and military history. We also have hundreds of Vintage Paperbacks that are for the most part not listed online. Eyebrowse Books is always looking for and buying good quality books. We may be reached via e-mail, phone and snail mail. I sincerely appreciate all our customers, new as well as returning ones, and strive every day to present them the most interesting books I can find.

Lost Books

Wollaston, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

Lost Books are experienced booksellers concentrating on antiquarian books, mainly, though not entirely, covering military, exploration and travel.

Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers

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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

The business was established in Adelaide in March 1976 and is a longstanding member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and the Australian Antique Dealers Association (AADA). A large out-of-print and antiquarian stock is maintained at our retail outlet in the centre of Adelaide; mail-order catalogues of our specializations are issued and a representative selection of our stock is online.

Muir Books

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Perth, Western Australia, Australia

MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.

Niklook's Vintage Pirate, Treasure, Exploration & Adventure Emporium

Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

Specializing in vintage pirate, treasure, adventure, exploration and unusual books. Seller of vintage nautical books on Etsy for over a decade! See https://www.etsy.com/shop/Niklook

Pacific Coast Books

Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States

Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.

Paul Haynes Rare Books

Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom

Paul Haynes has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1978. Based in Hay on Wye, he travels worldwide to buy and sell rare and old books. A member of the ABA, ILAB and PBFA. Paul Haynes Rare Books offers both antiquarian and scarce books in all subjects, with something of a bias towards the owner's passion for Travel and Exploration.

Polar Books

Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom

We have secondhand and rare antiquarian books, scientific papers, reports, maps, photographs and other ephemera on Antarctica, the Arctic, polar travel, history, mountaineering and exploration and whaling for sale through this web site. If you are looking for scarce book you could find it here. Our books can also be viewed at www.polarbooks.net

PY Rare Books

London, United Kingdom

Our specialities cover everything related to the former Russian Empire and its neighbouring regions, from Eastern Europe to Alaska, through the Caucasus and Central Asia - travel, exploration, history, literature, arts, avant-garde, etc., in emigration too. Occasionally other works which take our fancy.We focus on the quality of the copies we offer, without the usual significant condition issues often met with Russian books, and we strive to add value with (most of) our descriptions.

Quiet Friends

Lyndonville, New York, United States

We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.

Robert J. Martin

Kissimmee, Florida, United States

I am an Internet seller of nonfiction books mainly in the areas of travel, nautical and exploration. The majority of my books are first editions, first printings in very good or better condition.

Roland Belgrave Vintage Photography Ltd

Roland Belgrave Vintage Photography Ltd also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:

Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom

I specialise in vintage photography, primarily those produced between the 1840's and early 1900's. Early travel and exploration is my speciality although i am interested in all exotic and eclectic early vintage photography that might be considered out of the ordinary.

Trailhead Books

Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Welcome to Trailhead Books, helping connect you to your favourite books, one page at a time.Trailhead Books specializes in stories and records from the great outdoors. Our subject specialities include environmental studies, natural history, hiking, wilderness fiction & narratives, exploration, camping & campfire legends, hunting & fishing, travel & guide books, cryptozoology and many more adventures waiting to be read, just off the trailhead.

Walkabout Books

Curtis, Washington, United States

Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.