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
Travel & Exploration
World Bibliography of African Bibliographies
New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield, 1975. Fourth Ed, Revised. Original Cloth. Lists Africa in general, then by geographic area, and finally by individual countries. 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
A Comprehensive History of India
London: Blackie & Son, 1867. First. Hardcover. from the first landing of the English to the suppression of the Sepy Revolt including an outline of the early history of Hindoostan. Three volumes: 707, 852 & 743 pp. Over 500 text ill. An in depth history. A beautiful set in elaborate... More
Bibliography of Sind & Baluchistan
Cutch: Office of the Political Agent, 1929. First. Orig Printed Wraps. 53 pp + index listing hundreds of items on these areas. Front cover : with the compliments of the compiler written in hand. On first page is written Reference, Not for sale. From Maggs catalogue 1062 being Francis Edwards... 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 Sabres of Paradise
London: John Murray, 1960. First. Hardcover. 495 pp. Russian infiltration of the Caucasus during the 19th century. Writers, including Dumas and Tolstoy, who fought in this area, found some of their greatest literary inspirations from the region. Blanche's extensive research makes this a powerful, intense and exciting drama of war... 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
Central Asian Questions
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 fine. 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
Arabian Horse Bibliography
Westminster CO: Arabian Horse Trust, 1985. First. Hardcover. 180 pp. ill. A project of the Arabian Horse Trust. An annotated bibliography. More
Tribes of the Sahara
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, 1960. First. Orig Cloth. 295 pp. Index. Covers major tribes of the area. More
The Vanishing Tribes of Kenya
London: Seeley Service, 1925. First. Hardcover. A description of the manners and customs of the primitive and interesting tribes dwelling on the vast southern slopes of Mount Kenya and their fast disappearing native methods of life. 284 pp, ill, folding map in rear and one plate map in front. Mwimbe... More
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile
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
Trail of the Copper King
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
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
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
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
A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome
London: Tylston and Edwards, 1893. Memorial. Orig gilt Pict Cloth. Two volumes. 246 & 305 pp, frontis both volumes. with notices of the so-called amazons, the grand customs, the yearly customs, the human sacrifices, the present state of the slave trade and the negro's place in nature. Minor foxing but... 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 dj. 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