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
New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Four afoot through Africa. 1926 NY 225 pp, ill. From Egypt to Sudan, then to Nimule and Uganda. Big game hunting along the way, and hunting elephants in Belgian Congo. Then back to Tanganyika. Orig. paper boards with cloth and cloth spine... 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
London: Methuen, 1898. First. Hardcover. 408 pp. Profuse ill. Fold out map. Along the Zambesi River for a host of big game. Appendix on the game and their distribution throughout the river region. Excellent work and one we heartily recommend reading. Czech notes this is "well written." Lots of hunting... More
London: W H Allen, 1881. New Edition. Hardcover. Adventures among the Boers. 1881 London New Edition. 380 pp, ill. Experiences from author's journey into Bechuanaland (Botswana) during the late Zulu War. The object was to obtain natives to assist in transport of the army. Southern African adventure by the author... 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: Stanley Paul, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. 288 pp, ill. Green was a travel writer & experienced hunter who went to the Kalahari & Rhodesia (including Northern Rhodesia) in 1936. He relates more general adventures and a few personal hunts but does talk about local natives and white hunters going... 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
Brussels: R Dupriez, 1937. Thiriar. First. Printed Stiff Paper Covers. Mission Scientifique Belge 1932. 300 pp, 17 maps including 5 pull out folding maps in rear pocket, 125 b/w photos in the text and 8 aquarelles by Thirar. A beautiful book on this part of the world. Bibliography. TEXT IN... More
