London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1971. First. Hardcover. 319 pp, ill. The East India company ruled over one fifth of the world's population and became the greatest military power in Asia. This is an interesting history of the Company - its rise and eventual fall. Fine in near fine jacket. More
Cairo: National Printing Department, 1904. First. Orig. Printed Boards. with proposals for the improvement of that river. to which is added a report upon Lake Tsana and the Rivers of the Eastern Soudan by Mr. Dupuis. 196 pp. Profuse ill., folding maps, and folding plans, folding ill. plus large section of appendices. More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1971. First. Hardcover. 264 pp, ill incl many in colour. Moghul is the name that British and other European explorers gave to the Indian rules who had amassed great wealth and were noted rulers. Author and his wife spent 6 months in India and Pakistan travelling in... More
Kent: Spellmount, 1992. First. Hardcover. The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903-1991. Story of the Honourable East India Company and the two armies which it spawned. 379 pp, ill. Fine in near fine dj. More
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1920. Ffirst. Hardcover. 440 pp, large colored folding map in rear. General geography, history & administrations, ethnography, districts, towns, military forces, resources, trade, railways, languages, appendix and index. VG only copy, with a presentation stamp for the Manchester Geographical Society and then with withdrawn stamps... More
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1920. First. Hardcover. 250 pp, ill. 12 plates in rear, fold out sketch map showing routes, Portuguese posts, etc. Descriptive grography, physical geography, ethnography & system of government, history, resources trace and finance, topography and communications. Itineraries of travelers, list oif authorities and maps consulted... More
London: James Madden & Co, 1841. First. Hardcover. 308 pp, appendices, large folding map in front pocket. The author, one of three brothers, traveled through an area of British controlled Central Asia that lay east of Simla. One of the earliest works on high altitude travel (although they never made... More
Middlesex, England: Viking Press, 1984. First. Hardcover. through the old Serbian and Greek provinces of the Turkist arena through the ruined cities of Asia minor. Near fine in like dj. More
London: John Murray, 1846. First. Hardcover. with an account of the seizure and defence of Jallalabad. 2 vol in one: 182 & 145 pp. Second part of the book is Letters from Madrad during the years l836 and 1839 by a Lady. This is vol XVII (complete in itself) in... More
Chicago and Philadelphia: L P Miller, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. The Paladin of the Nineteenth Century. A succinct and correct history of the travels and explorations of Henry M Stanley, his perilous march to find Livingstone, his explorations on the Congo, his wonderful work in the Congo state, together with... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1930. First. Hardcover. Impressions of a journey to western Thibet. 246 pp. ill. VG+ copy (at least) in orig. maroon cloth binding. More
Rhodesia: National Publications Trust, 1959. First. Hardcover. 267 pp, ill in b/w & col. Paintings and descriptions by Goodall and a group of other respected scholars. Published for the trust by Chatto and Windus. This large format heavy book is a solid vg+, the vg jacket has two pieces of... More
London: Charles Sawyer, 1952. First. Hardcover. 172 pp. Profuse ill. Notes on over 400 artists. 59 plates. More
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1892. Gordon-Cumming, C F. First. Half Leather. Two volumes. Vol 1: 438 pp, ill, folding map in rear. Vol 2: 442 pp, ill, index in rear. Recollections of life in what was then considered a tropical paradise. One of the basic collectible books on Ceylon... More
London: John Murray, 1895. First. Pinkish Cloth Over White Cloth. in the Afghan and Hindu highlands of the Punjab. A Contrast. 269 pp, profuse ill (many with tissue guards, folding mpa in rear. A look at the peoples and the country in the Indian highlands and Himalayan uplands. VG+ in... More
Oxford: Clarendon Pres, 1967. First. Hardcover. 479 pp. Maritime enterprise in the Gulf, Indian subcontinent. Loosely inserted is presentation card from the delegates of the Press. More
London: W Bulmer, 1801. First Edition. Hardcover. or the Isle of France and the neighbouring islands, from their first discovery to the present time composed principally from the papers and memoirs of Baron Grant who resided twenty years on the island, by his son Charles Grant. 571 pp, 2 large... More
London: Faber & Faber, 1959. First. Hardcover. 86 pp of text + 70 full page illustrations, index, bibliography. Tun Huang is the gate to China from the Buddhist pilgrim road to the holy places in India. These paintings are now considered historic treasures. Near fine (former owners printed bookplate and... More
London: Macmillan & Co, 1957. First. Soft cover. Being vol 1 of the transactions of the Kenya History Assn and published for them.. 216 pp. More
London: Horace Marshall, 1901. First. Set in Zippered Leather Pouch. 271 pp. LACKING MAP in rear. Original board cover with map of E Africa has been set in leather pouch. Little better than a reading copy. More
London: Seeley Service, 1921. First. Hardcover. Origin & history of rift valleys of E Africa...with some account of the (various) resources of the Kenya Colony. 479 pp. ill. Folding map. More
London: Pall Mall Press, 1967. First. Hardcover. 179 pp. Amn interesting look at a country that always throughout history seems to have been a focal point in east-west conflicts. Fine in near fine jacket. Hard to believe "this country is breaking through from the middle ages right into the 20th century." More
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1900. McCormick, A.D. First. Hardcover. 377 pp, profuse ill. Large colored folding map in rear. The first traverse of Africa from North to South. 377 pp., ill. Large colored folding map in rear. Highly regarded and important work of travel, hunting and adventure. Lovely, near fine... More
New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers Univ Press, 1970. Second Printing. Hardcover. 687 pp, 19 maps, notes, index. End paper maps. Early history of the steppe nomads of Central Asia. Hailed as a masterpiece when the French ed. appeared in 1939, this Engl ed has been enjoyed by many wanting to know... More
London: Longmans Green, 1875. Whymper, E. First. Half Leather. An account of a walk through part of the range and of an ascent to Elbruz in the summer of 1874. With illustrations engraved by E Whymper from photos taken during the journey and a map of the country traversed. 341... More
