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London, Bloomsbury Books, [1989], . . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, map endpapers, dj, fine and clean, unmarked. . 4to [31 x 22 cm; 192 pp, hundreds of colored illustrations and maps, index, bibliography. . The story of exploration from the earliest times to the present, in all regions of the world, beautifully illustrated with old maps and new maps showing the explorer's routes in detail, and other illustrations from contemporary sources such as old books. The introduction by Chichester, who sailed solo around the world, is enlightening. A picture of this book is available on request by email.