London: James Madden & Co, 1841. First. Hardcover. 308 pp, + appendix. With large pull out folding map in front pocket. An important, early and still today respected account of this region. A splendid copy in original blindstamped cloth, mainly uncut, crisp and clean inside. Very little near to binding..... More
Johannesburg, South Africa: Winchester Press, 1981. First. Hardcover. Laid inside is publisher's prospectus. Unobtrusive raised blindstamp of Munger Africana Library on title page. This is the true first printing and does not state any other printing on copyright page. More
Calcutta: CB Lewis, 1860. First. Hardcover. with supplementary report on the expedition into upper Meeranzye and Koordum in 1856. 28 2pp, one text map, one folding map and one very lagre folding map. With appendices on routes, sketches of Afghan tribes, notes on Afghan field sports and more. Original front..... More
Calcutta: Thacker Spink, 1943. First. Orig Printed Wraps. 126 pp. Large pull out frolding map laid inside front cover. Detailed guide book on Tibet. The people, touring information, centers for touring, bibliography, fishing and shooting and detailed tours as well as frontier passes. A VG+ copy in original printed wraps..... More
London: G Bell, 1929. First. Hardcover. from Darius to Amanulla. 359 pp, ill, large folding map in rear. Interesting history of Afghanistan. Nice association copy. From the library of Col Richard Meinertzhagen (noted British military officer and author) with his bookplate and then with Christmas presentation inscription to his nephew..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1931. First. Hardcover. 352 pp, ill, large folding map in rear. Fringes and frontiers of India, Northwest frontier through the ages, Turk, Afghan and Mogul, the coming of the British, clans and tribes of the frontier, in British hands, uprising of 1897. The north east and west..... More
London: Sampson Low. First. Hardcover. 214 pp, ill. From early battles to Indian wars, Afghan wars, conquest of Sindh, Indian mutiny and more. VG+ in VG (scarce) jacket. Jacket shows chipping with loss but not of text or ill. More
London: Macmillan & Co, 1911. First. Hardcover. 354 pp, ill, large folding map. An in depth look at the country and countries of the southwestern Arabian Peninsula. VG+ in original gilt red cloth. Minor wear at top pf spine and one slight crease in bottom of spine, which is also..... More
Amsterdam: Meridian Publ Co, 1968. Reprint of Second Edition. Hardcover. 481 pp, 3 large colored folding maps. The object of this was to furnish a general view of all the surveying and other geographical operations in India from their first commencement. A fine copy of a book very scarce in..... More
London: Trubner & Co, 1879. Second. Half Leather, marbled Boards. 362 pp, ill, folding maps. First British Mission to Tibet sent in 1774 under Bogle established a relationship between Tibet and British India. In 1811 Thomas Manning followed in Bogle's footsteps. An indispensable source in the study of Anglo-Tibetan relations..... More
London: Elm Tree Books, 1978. First. Hardcover. Ports, trade and culture of the Arabian seas and western Indian Ocean. Foreword by Elspeth Huxley. 244 pp. ill. More
Dehra Dun India: Surveyor General of India, 1928. First. Full Leather. 182 pp, profuse ill. incl. some photogravures. Large pull out folding map in rear pocket. This being vol 12 (complete in itself) of the records of the survey of India. Scarce. Full leather binding, gilt inner dentelles, marbled end..... More
NY: WW Norton, 1985. First American. Hardcover. Under the moghuls, traders and rules to the golden age, the guardians and the loss of power. 368 pp, profuse ill incl some in color, index, pictorial end papers. Near fine in like dj. More
London: Andre Deutsch, 1978. First. Hardcover. Memories of a Varied Life. 240 pp, ill, photo end papers. Author served for nearly 20 years in the Indian Civil Service and Defense Dept of the Govt of India. He contrasts his own richly colorful life on the outposts of British empire with..... More
London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1953. First. Hardcover. de la troisieme expedition de Sir Aurel Stein en Asie Central. 268 pp plys fifty full page plates. Describes in FRENCH the 930 items discovered by Stein on his third Central Asian expedition of 1913-5. Although it took years to study..... More
NY: Viking Press, 1962. First. Hardcover. A chronicle of two seasons in the stone age. 256 pp, ill, end paper map in front and mountain wall endpaper scene in rear, + photos on coated stock in rear, glossary of personal names, useful index. Fine in vg+ dj. More
London: W H Allen, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. The claims of Portugal to the Congo and adjacent littoral, with remarks on the French annexation. 63 pp, large folding map in front. Portuguese claims and English responses and a modern guide to the southwest coast of Africa and the river Congo..... More
Edinburg: Oliver & Boyd, 1957. First. Hardcover. 347 pp, ill. A vivid picture of the life of a young officer in Kenya at a time when settlers were just beginning to arrive in the country that was still inhabited by primitive tribes and wild animals. Col. Meinertzhagen servied with the..... More
London: Holland Press, 1968. Second. Hardcover. Two enormous volumes, each over 1,000 pages. The most comprehensive listing of published material relating to South Africa. The best thing about this, however, is the extensiive annotations so you can see all the bibliographic details as well as get an in depth book..... More
Berkeley: Univ of Calif Press, 1979. First. Hardcover. 436 pp. Northern India in the Nineteenth century. Fine in like jacket. More
NY: Paddington Press, 1976. First American. Hardcover. Five women explorers in Tibet. 222 pp, ill, index, end paper maps. Nina Mazuchelli, Anne Taylor, Isabella Bird Bishop, Fanny Bullock Workman, and Alexandra David-Neel. Fine in like jacket. More
London: Unwin Brothers, 1965. First. Hardcover. 309 pp, text map. The last three thousand years and the travellers that first discovered China. VG+ in vg dj. More
Dar Es Salaam: Government of Tanganyika, 1958. First. Hardcover. 703 pp. Many text folding maps. Large colored folding map in rear pocket. In depth look at the country and history on a region by region basis. Extensive index. VG+ (one tiny closed tear at top of spine). More
Cambridge UK: Deighton Bell, 1860. Second Edition. Hardcover. together with a prefatory letter by the Rev Professor Sedgwick. 380 pp, 2 folding maps. The second edition contains much more information than the first of two years earlier. VG in orig blue stamped cloth. WH Smith raised blindstamp on front free..... More
