Royal Geographical Society

1. The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society. 1831-1880, vol.1-50, and the 5 index vol., together 55 vol., 39 in contemporary half calf, 11 in original cloth, the 5 indexes in original wrappers
2. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society. 1855-1878, vol.1-22, all but vol.1 in later RGS-style blue cloth, vol.1 in parts in original wrappers [lacking parts 2, 3, and 7]
3. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society, New Series. 1879-1892, vol.1-14, later RGS-style blue cloth
4. Supplementary Papers. 1882-1893, vol.1-4 [all published], original blue cloth
5. The Geographical Journal. 1893-1973, vol.1-139, and 7 index vol. (to 1964), bound in 142 vol. (some contain 2 vol. numbers), original blue cloth

Together 237 volumes, 8vo, numerous maps, plans and plates, various bindings as noted above, a few slightly worn

A TREASURE-TROVE OF EXPLORATION WORLDWIDE. The Royal Geographical Society was founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences. Its presidents have included Sir John Barrow, F.W. Beechey, Sir Henry Rawlinson, Sir Clements Markham, Douglas Freshfield, Francis Younghusband, D.G. Hogarth and John Hunt. The contributors include:

Middle East: William Ainsworth, F.R. Chesney, James Morier, Wellsted, William Leake, Richard Burton, W.G. Palgrave, S.B. Miles, P.M. Sykes, D.W. Freshfield, D.G. Hogarth, D. Carruthers, Gertrude Bell, Harry Philby, R.E. Cheesman, E. Rutter, Bertram Thomas and others
Asia: Alexander Burnes, James Baillie Fraser, J.D. Hooker, Henry Yule, Sven Hedin, Howard-Bury, C.L. Mallory, F.B. and W.H. Workman, Aurel Stein, Kingdon Ward, and others
Arctic: George Back, John Rae, M'Clure (Discovery of the north-west passage, XXIV, p.240), F.L. McClintock, C.R. Markham, Nansen and others
Antarctic: R.F. Scott, J.K. Davis, Mawson, Shackleton, Amundsen, Peary and others
Africa: C.T. Beke, David Livingstone, William Allen, Heinrich Barth, Richard Burton, Samuel Baker, Speke, H.H. Johnston and others
Australasia: T.L. Mitchell, C. Sturt, E.J. Eyre, Ludwig Leichhardt, J.M. Stuart, Ernest Giles, and others
Americas: Robert Fitz-Roy, W. Colquhoun Grant, Alfred Wallace, Schomburgk, Frederick Whymper, and others

Other contributors include Charles Darwin (IX, p.528; XII, p.115), R. Fitz-Roy and Philip Parker King (including Beagle), W.J. Hooker, George Everest and A.H. Layard