New York, London, Toronto: John Lane, 1913. First. Hardcover. 320 pp., 11 full page plates in color (with tissue guards), 80 half tone engravings and 4 maps. Basic book on the subject. VG+ in orig. elaborate printed cloth. Recased with new endpapers. Internally fine. A very nice copy. Large, thick..... More
Chicago: Exhibition Catalogue, 1932. First. Orig Printed Wraps. portola of Jehol. Exhibition of historical and ethnographical collections made by Dr. Montell, a member of Dr Hedin's expeditions and donated by V Bendix. 64 pp, ill. Intro by Sven Hedin. More
London: L Reeve, 1873. First. Half Leather. incidents of the route and natural history of countries traversed by the expedition of 1870 under TD Forsythe. 370 pp, ill, many in color. Folding map with a few neat tape reinforcements on back. One of the classics on travel & exploration in..... More
London: none listed. Hardcover. from Stanley's Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. A rare piece of Henry Stanley Memorabilia and a super set of photographic glass slides. 42 slides - all numbered and almost all amazingly with their original fragile paper labels! These slides were issued by permission of the Graphic Magazine..... More
NY: Viking Press, 1978. First American. Hardcover. India 1857. 472 pp, ill. An absorbing book about what caused the people of northern India to revolt and what happened during and afterwards. Laid inside the front cover are two book reviews. Near fine in like jacket. Some darkening of front free..... More
London: Oxford University Press, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. 216 pp, ill., folding map. Biography of the great Arabian traveler. VG+ in original cloth. More
London: Alston Rivers, 1910. First. Hardcover. 356 pp, ill, large folding colored map in rear. Text maps, diagrams, other ill. The large folding map is by W&AK Johnston. From the earliest tales to the recent discoveries and everything in between. VG+ in orig. highly gilt pictorial cloth. More
London: W Bulmer, 1802. First Edition. Hardcover. from Cairo to Mourzuk, the Capital of the Kingdom of Fezzan in Africa in the years 1797-8. Quarto. 195 pp, 2 large folding maps by Rennell. First English edition. Horneman was the first European (0ver 200 years ago) to visit the northeastern Sahara..... More
Calcutta: Thacker Spink, 1840. First. Half Leather. in the expedition into Affghanistan in the years 1838-1839 under the command of H.E> Lieut. Heneral Sir John (now Lord) Keane. Illustrated by a map with views of Candahar, Ghuznee and Cabool and by various tables, also the history of the Dooranee empire..... More
London: Macmillan, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. First ed. 208 pp, frontis, color fold out map in front. Lovely copy. Internally nice. Fine full tree calf gilt binding by Riviere. Raised spine bands with elaborate gilt decorations in rules. Gilt borders on front& rear boards, gilt inner dentelles, all edges marbled..... More
London: George Allen Unwin, 1970. First. Hardcover. 408 pp. A diplomatic history of Nepal compiled from previously unpublished original documents and diplomatic papers. More
Lahore: Civil & Military Gazette, 1923. Fourth. Orig Printed Stiff Boards. 75 pp, index, large folding map in rear. This new edition is intended to give only information likely to be of permanent value and as such is practically a new guide. VG in orig. printed stiff wraps. More
Berkeley: Univ of Calif Press, 1962. First. Hardcover. 161 pp, end paper maps. An anatomy of Imperialism. Near fine in vg dj. More
Novato CA: Presidio, 1988. First. Hardcover. 157 pp. ill. An autobiography rich in incident and humor that will delight the old and the bold and all who enjoy reading about the Raj. Fine in like dj. Inscribed, signed, dated by author. More
NY: Macmillan, 1931. First. Hardcover. travels in Transcaucasia and northern Persia for Historic and Literary research. 317 pp, over 200 ill, large folding map in rear. VG in original gilt cloth. Original colored scene pasted on front cover. An attractive book. Printed on heavy paper with nice coated stock for..... More
London: Edward Churton, 1834. First English. Half Leather. desribing a journey in the British dominions of India, Tibet, Lahore, and Cashmere during the years 1828, 1829, 1830 and 1832 undertaken by order of the French government. Author was traveling naturalist to the Museum of Natural History, Paris. Two volumes: 409..... More
London: Sampson Low, 1896. First. Hardcover. 286 pp, ill. A long life in India in government service with a fair amount of time off to travel, explore and engage in various sport. VG copy in original mustard cloth. More
Hamden CT: Archon Books, 1979. First American. Hardcover. Explorers of the Western Himalayas 1865-1895. 277 pp, ill., text maps. Index. They came, they saw and they conquered. Exploration of 40,000 square miles of the world's highest mountains, an unknown and impossibly remote wilderness which became for a while the flash..... More
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1912. Hardcover. 258 pp, ill, plus index. Journeying through forests and other jungle conditions that are unkind to explorers, especially painters, the author managed to "rightly appraise a strange people and a strange land." Anyone interested in Burma would enjoy this book. VG in original..... More
Lahore: Ferozsons, 1948. First. Orig. Printed soft Covers. Geographical and economic atlas of West Pakistan, today and tomorrow. 62 pp of maps and text on above mentioned subjects. More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1952. First. Hardcover. 254 pp, ill, folding map. A beautiful story of adventure as the professional plant hunter returned to the area in which he originally searched for downed aircraft for the US govenment. VG+ in vg dj. More
London: Henry Frowde, 1903. First. Orig Self Closing Case. with examples of phrases and conversational sentences. 83 pp. In remarkably nice condition, showing almost no signs of use. All edges gilt. More
London: Richard Bentley, 1863. First. Hardcover. 385 pp, ill, some tinted. Description of a long journey undertaken by the soldier. From the plains to Cashmere, a halt in the valley, into little Thibet, Kadak and the Monastery of Hemis, back to the valley and home again. Also a chapter on..... More
London: Longman's Green, 1905. New Impression. Hardcover. a narrative of recent travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit and the adjoining countries. 528 pp, ill. One page with tear and slight loss of paper otherwise a VG+ copy. More
