Travel & Exploration
Africana Repository
Cape Town, South Africa: Juta, 1965. First. Hardcover. Notes for a series of lectures (given in 1964). 178 pp. ill. Lengthy index. Special sections on Burchell, Harris, early settler/explorers and natives. More
West Pakistan in Maps and Statistics
Lahore: Ferozsons, 1948. First. Orig. Printed soft Covers. Geographical and economic atlas of West Pakistan, today and tomorrow. 62 pp of maps and text on above mentioned subjects. More
Plant Hunter in Manipur
London: Jonathan Cape, 1952. First. Hardcover. 254 pp, ill, folding map. A beautiful story of adventure as the professional plant hunter returned to the area in which he originally searched for downed aircraft for the US govenment. VG+ in vg dj. More
Notes on the Somali Language
London: Henry Frowde, 1903. First. Orig Self Closing Case. with examples of phrases and conversational sentences. 83 pp. In remarkably nice condition, showing almost no signs of use. All edges gilt. More
Diary of A Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet
London: Richard Bentley, 1863. First. Hardcover. 385 pp, ill, some tinted. Description of a long journey undertaken by the soldier. From the plains to Cashmere, a halt in the valley, into little Thibet, Kadak and the Monastery of Hemis, back to the valley and home again. Also a chapter on... More
Where Three Empires Meet
London: Longman's Green, 1905. New Impression. Hardcover. a narrative of recent travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit and the adjoining countries. 528 pp, ill. One page with tear and slight loss of paper otherwise a VG+ copy. More
Srinagar and Its Environs
MYsore: U Koul. Seventh. Orig Soft Covers. 117 pp, ill, folding map.End paper maps. Popular and lovely guide book. VG+ in original blank wraps with original colored printed dust wrapper. An unusual item in very nice condition considering both age and type of binding. There is no chipping whatsoever to... More
Beautiful Valleys of Kashmir
Srinagar, Kashmir: P Vishni Nath, 1942. First. Orig Printed Still Board Cover. 149 pp, ill. on coated paper, index, large folding map in rear. VG in original printed stiff board covers. More
Explorations of Kamchatka
Portland OR: Oregon Historical Society, 1972. First in English. Hardcover. Report of a journey made to explore Eastern Siberia in 1735-1741 by order of the Russian Imperial government. 375 pp, ill, end paper maps, text maps. Nicely printed on heavy coated stock. Fine. More
Alone through the Forbidden Land
London: Faber & Faber, 1938. First English. Hardcover. Journeys in Disguide through Soviet Central Asia. 271 pp, ill, index, two large folding maps in rear. The author was a reviewer of travel books and himself a great modern explorer. He fell in love with Central Asia and took a great... More
Western India in the Nineteenth Century
London: Routledge, 1968. First. Hardcover. Studies in social history. 347 pp. A study of how the various religions of India, and reactions of various practitioners helped shape history. VG+ in vg dj. More
Kashgaria
Calcutta: Thacker Spink, 1882. First in English. Hardcover. (Eastern or Chinese Turkestan). Historial and geographical sketch of the country, its military strength, industries and trade. 255 pp, ill. One of the earliest and rarest works on this still little known mystical region. A surprisingly VG+ copy in original brown cloth... More
A Norwegian Traveller in Tibet
New Delhi: Manjusri, 1973. First English #239 of 1,000. Hardcover. 102 pp, ill, bibliography in rear. Part of the Biblioteca Himalaya series. #239 of 1,000 copies. Biographical sketch of Theo Sorenson and his first journeys to Tibet in 1909, his second on 1918 and his third in 1921 and his... More
Narrative of the Defence of Kars
London: Richard Bentley, 1857. Simpson, William. First. Hardcover. Historical and military ... from authentic documents and from notes taken by several officers serving on the staff of her Majesty's commissioner with the Ottoman Army in Asia Minor. 344 pp. Pull out folding map in rear pocket. TOGETHER WITH The Fortress... More
Travels in the Punjab, Afghanistan and Turkistan to Balk Bokhara
Lahore Pakistan: Al-Biruni, 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. 528 pp. Lal was a great traveller, a brilliant diplomat and reputed author: the first Kashmiri to learn English and the first Indian to educate his daughter in England. He started travelling early in life, through Khorasan, Iran, Baluchistan, Punjab, Sind and Northern India... More
British India and Tibet 1766-1910
London/ NY: Routledge, 1986. First American. Hardcover. 353 pp.Nepal, Tibet, Opening of Sikkim, Curzon's Tibetan policy. Younghusband Mission. Notes, bibliography, index. Fine in near fine dj. More
Alexander of Macedon
London: Robert Hale, 1946. First. Hardcover. The Journey to the World's End. 402 pp. End paper maps. An interesting biographical and historical narrative. Near fine. More
The March of the Barbarians
NY: Doubleday Doran, 1940. First. Hardcover. 389 pp, end paper maps. In the 13th century the sons and grandsons of Ghengis Khan set out to complete the conquests started by their father/grandfather. The barbaric Mongolian horse nomads ruthlessly dictated over a great part of the world. A riveting historical narrative... More
Travels in China
Woodridge, Suffolk: Antique Collector's Club, 1989. First. Hardcover. A Plantsman's Paradise, 516 pp, profuse color & b/w ill, end paper maps. Author has a long and distinguished career as a plantsman. He has travelled worldwide to study the world's flora. As a result of his travels in China, he is... More
The Opening of Tibet
NT: Doubleday Page, 1905. First American. Hardcover. An account of central Lhasa and the country and people of Central Tibet and of the progress of the mission sent there by the English government in the year 1903-1904. Intro by Capt Younghusband. 484 pp, ill. More
A Handy Guide to Kashmir
Ca: Star Press, 1918. August 1916 Edition. Orig Printed Stiff Wraps. by Pandit Man Mohan Lal Langar, Motamid Darbar - Kashmir State. 208 pp, folding map at fron and at rear, + 1 folding plan in text. Hints for visitors, routes, descriptions of valleys and cities, arts and industries, sport... More
Narrative of a Residence in the Court of Meer Ali Moorad
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1860. First. Hardcover. with wild sports in the valley of the Indus. 2 vol: 300 & 306 pp, ill. Author had just returned from India when we was requested by the Meer to return. His long residence and knowledge of the area is imparted in the... More
High Tartary
Boston: Little Brown, 1930. First. Hardcover. 370 pp, end paper maps. The whole empire of Ghengis Khan was Tartary. Manchuria, Mongolia, the Pamirs and Tien Shan have also been considered part of Tartary. The barbaric hordes that broke through Central Asian barriers to the east and west were considered Tartars... More