Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1969. Reprint. Hardcover. Sketched on the spot. 1969 Rhodesia. Facsimile reprint of 1865 orig. ed. with new biographical and bibliographical information. Imperial folio 15x 23 inches. Reproductions of Baines' splendid paintings of the Victoria Falls. Although this reprint is not limited, it is estimated that only..... More
New York: A L Burt. Hardcover. 426 pp, + pub ads in rear. Baker's popular fiction story dedicated to young boys. VG. More
London and New York: Longmans Green, 1895. New Edition. Hardcover. 376 pp, ill. Baker spent 8 years living on the island. More natural history than hunting but includes a fair amount of hunting for elephant and hunting wild boar and sambur. VG+ in orig. maroon cloth with silver stamping. All..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1970. First. Hardcover. the Dalai Lama's fight for Tibet. 235 pp, end paper maps. More
United Kingdom: New Orchard Editions, 1986. Second. Hardcover. A pictorial history of the area from 1839 to 1947. 184 pp. Profuse b/w photographic ill. More
London: John Murray, 1939. First. Hardcover. 308 pp, ill. VG+ copy with small stamp on front free end paper stating withdrawn from RCS library, 1931. No other markings. More
Miadstone, Natal, South Africa: Tongaat Group Limited, 1979. Saunders, K. First. Hardcover. 343 pp. Ill. in b/w & color. Botanical and biographical notes and explanations. More
Brussels: Belgian Congo and Ruanda Urundi Information and Public Relations Office, 1959. First. Hardcover. 2 volumes. 547 and 187 pp. Monumental work on the Belgian Congo. The country and the people from before the arrival of the Belgians and into modern times. 13 folding maps: 12 in the rear of..... More
London: Kegan Paul, 1911. New Edition. Hardcover. 218 pp. Life of one of the earliest and noted Chinese travellers. More
Lahore: Rai Sahib M Gulab Singh, 1901. First. Hardcover. on a new and improved system, combing brevity with practical utility and including exercises and dialogues intended to facilitate the acquisition of the coloquial. 155 pp. Original cloth. Slight bubbling of cloth on front/rear and some wear at corners. Very small..... More
London: Self Published, 1974. Limited Ed #55. Hardcover. including Beluch. 59 examples with photos and bibliography. #55 of an unspecified limited edition. Fine. More
Cape Town, South Africa: Don Nelson, 1987. Second Edition. Soft Covers. Introductory overview to the history of the Bantu speaking peoples of Southern Africa. 81 pp. Profuse illustrations. More
NY: James A McCann, 1921. First. Hardcover. An anthropological exploration. 264 pp, ill. Wanyika, Wakamba, Wakikuyu and Masai tribes. Includes one tribal lion hunt.. VG+ in orig. cloth. More
London: Pelham Richardson Cornhill, 1830. First. Hardcover. or, a soldier's reminiscences of native and European life in the Presidencies from 1808 to 1838. 2 volumes 344 pp & 367 pp. folding map (vol 1) and plates. During this very long residence the author traveled throughout the populated and unpopulated areas..... More
London: William Blackwood, 1924. First. Hardcover. authored under the pseudonym of Stor Lob. 307 pp. 2 ill. End paper map of Persia, Transcaspia, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Pamirs, Sinkiang. VG. More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1973. First. Hardcover. 280 pp, ill. Journeys of a number of men who crossed Central Asia including Aurel Stein, Hsuang-rsang, Jhengiz Khan, Dr Joseph Wolff and more. Fine in near fine jacket. More
Asiatic Society, 1847. First. Offprint in Board Covers. pp 350-366 of the April 1847 issue of the journal. Covers the numerous (15) species of wild sheep that are now recognized in Central Asia. Good only condition. First page detached. The entire article bound in board covers. Scarce. More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1982. First. Hardcover. 224 pp, ill. Fine in near fine dj. More
Cape Town/Rotterdam: Balkema, 1976. First. Hardcover. Intellectual beginnings of American enterprise in South Africa. 236 pp. Part of the SA Biographical and Historical Series. More
London: T Fisher Unwin, 1885. First. Hardcover. Essays on Afghanistan, China, Central Asia. 457 pp, large folding map in rear, other text maps and ill, some folding. pub ads in rear. A very nice, pretty copy in original cloth. Tight and firm. Probably better than VG+ but not quite near..... More
Cambridge, England: Hakluyt Society, 1964. Hakluyt-Second Series. Original Cloth. 1:Hornemann's travels from Cairo to Murzuk 1824/6, letters of Laing 1824/6 406 pp. ill. text maps & folding map. 2. Bornu Mission part 1 1822-25. 306 pp. ill. text and folding maps. 3. Bornu Mission part 2 1822/25. 285 pp. illl..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, 1960. First. Orig Cloth. 295 pp. Index. Covers major tribes of the area. More
Edinburgh: University Press, 1964. First Thus. Hardcover. by James Bruce. 281 pp, large foldout map in rear. Profuse ill. An abridged version of Bruce's monumental Travels originally published in 1790. Beckingham has done a superb job of editing the work to eliminate a lot of the weary preliminaries in order..... More
Cambridge, England: J. Archdeacon, 1767. First. Full Leather. containing dissertations ...together with an account of Ancient Egypt in its most early state and of the Shepherd Kings....324 pp. + errata page. 5 engraved folding maps, 1 engraved folding plate. Text and maps are clean. Rear board detached. End papers are..... More
Couth Africa: Howard Timmins, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 239 pp, Drawings. End paper maps. Story of the colorful companies of prospectors who changed the destiny of Southern Africa and mainly of the boy who found t he great cooper mine in Northern Rhodesia. Former owner's unobtrusive blindstamp (can only be..... More
