A trove of archival photographs from the RGS, bundled in a lavish oversize book with accompanying text by such luminaries as John Hemming (Americas), Sir Wilfred Thesiger (Middle East), Dr. Richard Leakey (Africa) and Sir Edmund Hillary (Asia). It includes 300 photographs of the great expeditions, explorers and places, many in color, some famous and others never before published, including an excellent section on polar exploration. Originally published in a hard cover edition as Royal Geographical Society Illustrated.  (EXP34, $35.00)