The Life of Huien-Tsiang
London: Kegan Paul, 1911. New Edition. Hardcover. 218 pp. Life of one of the earliest and noted Chinese travellers. More
Travel & Exploration
A Grammar to the Pukkhto or Pushto Language
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
Catalogue of Turkoman Weaving
London: Self Published, 1974. Limited Ed #55. Hardcover. including Beluch. 59 examples with photos and bibliography. #55 of an unspecified limited edition. Fine. More
Tribes and Kingdoms
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
On the Trail of the Pigmies
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
Thirty Years in India
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
Tales from Turkistan
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
The Golden Road to Samarkand
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
Some Further Notice of the Species of Wild Sheep
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
Kongur China's Elusive Summit
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1982. First. Hardcover. 224 pp, ill. Fine in near fine dj. More
The United States Experience in South Africa 1784-1870
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
Missions to the Niger
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
Tribes of the Sahara
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, 1960. First. Orig Cloth. 295 pp. Index. Covers major tribes of the area. More
Observations and Inquiries Relating to Various Parts of Ancient History
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
Arabic Proverbs
London: Darf, 1990. New Impression. Hardcover. Manners and customs of the modern Egyptians illustrated from their proverbial sayings current at Cairo. Translated and explained by Burckhardt. 283 pp. Reprint of 1830 orig. ed. More
Travels of M Burckhardt in Egypt and Nubia
London: Sir Richard Phillips, 1819. Extract. Paper Boards. 32 pp extract from The Calcutta Journal describing the travels of the noted explorer. Part of spine of paper covers missing. Paper cover label (recent) present. Conents are very good. More
The Indian Field Shikar Book
Calcutta: Thacker Spink, 1928. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. 656 pp, two game registers inserted in rear pocket (one with a few entries, the other clean). Intended to be a small encyclopedia to help sportsmen identify and hunt game in India. Includes large and small game with section on equipment, rifles, ammunition..... More
Narrative of a Visit to the Court of Sinde
Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1831. First. Hardcover. A sketch of the history of Cutch from its first connexion (sic) with the British Government of India till the conclusion of the treaty of 1819 and some remarks on the medical topography of Bhooj. 253 pp, 2 large folding maps and one folding..... More
A Sketch of the Geography and Geology of the Himalaya Mountains and Tibet
Calcutta: Govt of India/Superintendent of Govt Printing India, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. 303 pp + plates bound in groups. This was originally issued in parts. This copy has the plates bound in with each part as issued. Original paper wrapper from Part I bound in at rear. Plate L (50)..... More
Catalogue of Maps Published by the Survey of India
Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Corrected up to 1 January 1915. 121 pp, large format, many maps some folding). Burrard was surveyor general for this mapping of India. Contents describe the maps shown, , atlas sheets, provincial, divisions, district and administrations maps etc. On some of..... More
Sir Richard Burton's Wife
NY: Knopf, 1941. Hardcover. 365 pp, ill, index, bibliography. "I wish I were a man, if I were I would be Richard Burton. But being only a woman, I would be Richard Burton's wife." Story of the woman who traveled nearly everywhere with her amazing husband. Near fine in vg..... More
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
Benares: Kamashastra Society, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. 16 volumes. Printed by the Kamashastra Society for Private subscribers only. A plain and literal translation of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments now entituled (sic) The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night together with the supplemental Nights original edition. 1885 and 1886-1888..... More
Explorations of the Highlands of Brazil
London: Tinsley Brothers, 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. with a full account of the gold and diamond mines, also canoeing down 1,500 miles of the great river Sao Francisco from Sabara to the sea. First ed. Penzer pp 78-80. Two volumes: 443 & 478 pp. Plate & ill. in both volumes..... More
Falconry in the Valley of the Indus
London: Jon Van Voorst, 1852. First Edition - only 500 copies printed. Hardcover. First ed. 107 pp, 4 lithographed plates. Only 500 copies printed. Penzer p 41. After 10 years 257 copies remained for sale so the publisher recommended scrapping them and preparing a second edition. Thus the book is..... More
A Glance at the Passion Play
London: W H Harrison, 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. 168 pp. Penzer p 106. Becoming scarce. Burton traveled to Bavaria to see if there was any connection between the survival of "Christian Mystery" (the great religious drama in the highlands of Bavaria) and the living scenes at Ek-Islam and Meccah. Publisher's..... More