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
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
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
Delhi: Vivek Publishing, 1974. Reprint with Index. Hardcover. 1102 pp. Tremendous amount of information especially as regards geography and travel and trade routes. More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1852. First. Hardcover. 270 pp. A series of articles that originally appeared in Benares magazine here collected in book form because they were so popular and considered so accurate. A VG+ copy in original blindstamped cloth. More
London: Smith, Elder, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes: 483 & 529 pp, ill, 6 maps. Early African exploration, some big game and hunting as well as on slave trading regions. Author also discovered a new route from Sierra Leone to the River Niger crossing Africa from west to east..... More
Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. A physiographic sketch and account of some travels. 564 pp, 207 maps, diagrams, and other illustrations. Large format, heavy book. A most important study of the area between the Oxus and Jaxartes Rivers which includes the Altai and Pamir Mountains. Includes..... More
Seattle WA: The Mountaineers, 1980. First. Hardcover. The American Ascent of K2. 301 pp, ill, index plus 2 pp list of books published by The Mountaineers. Fine in like dj and signed by author on title page. More
Kathmandu Nepal: Ratna Pustak Bhandar, 1978. Reprint. Hardcover. A naturalist's adventure in Nepal. 301 pp, ill, fold out map, end paper maps. Author visited Nepal to collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. This is an account of his team's travels throughout that country. VG+ in like dj. More
Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat Press, 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. 392 pp, ill., folding plates, two folding maps inserted in front pocket. Tremendous amount of information on this interesting and remote part of the Tibetan frontier. Also inserted in the front pocket are 3 pages of note on what seems to be..... More
New York: St Martins Press, 1961. First American. Hardcover. Climax of imperialism in the Dark Continent. 491 pp. Folding maps. More
New York: The Century Co, 1891. First. Hardcover. Notes of a Journey through China, Mongolia and Tibet. 398 pp, ill., 2 maps. Rockhill spent 4 years in Tibet, then embarked on a journey through the Chinese empire. Incl. history, geography, ethnology. Only two explorers (Prjevalsky and Singh) ever visited these..... More
