London: Harvill Press, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Nomads of the Jade Sea. 242 pp, profuse color ill. Large format. In the far northern reaches of Kenya, (The Rift Valley) on the shores of Lake Turkana, lives a group of nomads. The area is so poorly endowed that it cannot support..... More
Boston: Little Brown, 1975. First American. Hardcover. Story of an extraordinary adventure on the roof of the world. 254 pp, ill, end paper maps. Near fine in vg dj. More
Paris: Privately printed, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Itinerary of the Pelliot Mission. Three Years in Upper Asia. mimeographed, translated from Pelliot's article in L'Illustration. TEN Original photos inserted in text (presumably these were originals from the magazine illustration). Paul Pelliot made an important three year journey through Central Asia, Chinese..... More
New Delhi: Today & Tomorrow's Printers, 1976. Reprint. Hardcover. 82 pp + maps (3) and index & appendix at end. Bhutan, Tibet, Missions of Bogle, Turmer, Pemberton and more. Reprint of works scarce in first edition. VG+ in black cloth (lightly bubbled). More
London: Seeley Service, 1923. First. Hardcover. 464 pp, ill, folding map. Pennell was a medical missionary to spend his entire life working in Northern India and Central Asia. VG on black stamped cloth. Some wear on edges of board and occassional fading to black binding. More
London: Argonaut Press, 1929. Argonaut Press Ltd to 1,050 Copies. Hardcover. together with the travels of Nicolo de Conti.. # 1029 of 1050 copies. 381 pp, colored frontis, folding map before ch 1, notes, appendices. Original yellow cloth cover white vellum. Lightly soiled. Fine inside, in fact partially uncut and..... More
Philadelpha: Lippincott. First. Hardcover. an account of the institution as it existed in the palace of the Turkist sultans with a history of the grand seraglio from its foundations to the present time. 277 pp, 35 ill in half tone, 7 photogravures and folding plan. Near fine copy in vg-vg+..... More
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1973. First. Hardcover. 272 pp, ill. A remarkable journey in an attempt to fill in a recent "blank on the map" as regards the Caucasus and its environs. Near fine in vg+ dj. More
NY: Pantheon, 1981. First. Hardcover. Four expeditions to the arctic, the congo, the Gobi Desert and Siberia. 184 pp, maps, profuse ill. Four expeditions related by the author with the help of the American Museum of Natural History. Near fine in like dj. Interesting reading. More
London: Robert Hale, 1952. First. Hardcover. 280 pp, ill. The first full length biography of one of the most remarkable men in Middle Eastern Politics by the man who for many years served as his advisor. VG+ in jacket but there are large pieces chipped from jacket esp. on spine..... More
London: Golden Cockerell Press, 1943. First Limited to 350 Copies. Quarter Leather. #36 of 350 copies. 191 pp. Frontis portrait. Quarter leather binding. Very slightly scuffed. Cream cloth boards showing light soiling. More
London: Quarter, 1981. First. Soft cover. 141 pp, ill. Manuscript left by Philby and finally published about the visit f the Queen of Sheba to King SAolomon. Fine in near fine dj. More
Dehra Dun, India: Surveyor General of India, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. 4 volumes All have map endpapers and the Survey of India gilt crests on front cover but they crests from vol 1 and 2 differ from those on vol 3 and 4. Vol 1 & 2 have Vol 1..... More
New Jersey: David McKay, 1966. First American. Hardcover. 319 pp. ill. More
NP: Reynal & Co, 1967. First American. Hardcover. 246 pp. ill. Author has written extensively on this country and also was economic advisor to the King of Oman. Much on the slave trade and Omani Empire in Africa. More
Pakistan: Geoffrey Cumberledge, 1953. First. Hardcover. Its Geology and Geography. 128 pp, bibliography and numerous folding maps as well as text maps. VG in like dj. More
Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1983. First. Hardcover. 239 pp, ill. Author traveled to Herat in 1838 and reached that city just before it was attacked by the Russians. He became the "hero of Herat." More
Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1980. Second Revised. Hardcover. A study in the travel literature of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods with particular reference to India. 382 pp, ill. Pioneers, ambassadors, English Fakirs, Merchant adventurers,Chaplains. Appendices and select bibliography. Indec. VG in like dj. More
London: Longmans, Green, 1892. First. Hardcover. 268 pp, ill, folding map in rear. The fascinating story of two arduous journeys via a hitherto virtually unexplored route. VG-VG+ in original gilt pictorial bright blue cloth. Some wear at corners and couple of closed tears in spine but overall a bright and..... More
NY: Praeger, 1970. First American. Hardcover. Eyewitness accounts of Chinese History. 175 pp, ill. Reports from :distinguished visitors" during each period of China's history. Nine basic periods and about fifteen basic travel accounts summarized. Fine in VG+ jacket. More
London: Wh Allen, 1852. First. Hardcover. Their social and political condition and the religion of Boodh as there existing, compiled from the reports of ancient and modern travellers, esp. Huc's reminiscences of this recent journey.... 178 pp, large folding map in front. A lovely vg+-near fine copy in original green..... More
London: Richard Phillips, 1813. First. Plain Linin Over Paper Boards. to the Cape of Good hope, Isles of Bourbon, France and Seychelles, to Madras, and the Isles of Java, St Paul and Amsterdam. 112 pp. Folding map frontis. Bookplate of Percival Bishop. Plain binding deserves to be replaced as this..... More
NY: Henry Holt, 1920. First. Hardcover. Mining engineer, geologist, archaeologist and explorer. 367 pp. Autobiography of the man who explored Europe and Central Asia. VG+ (front free end papers browned otherwise nice) in original blue cloth. More
NY: Cross River Press, 1983. Second Printing. Hardcover. 143 pp, ill. A pictorial collection of the finest early sea charts and maps compiled by the earliest explorer. Save for unobtrusive former owner's blindstamp both book and jacket would be like new. Special postage: US$12.50; Foreign surface $35.00. More
