London: John Murray, 1861. Popular. Hardcover. 436 pp, ill, fold out map in rear, fold out frontis. 31 other ill. Travels in the Kalahari Desert, discovery of Lake NGami, along the Zambesi and eventually discovering the Victoria Falls. With notices of the elephant and lion and natural history of the..... More
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1866. American. Hardcover. and its tributaries and of the discovery of the lakes Shirwa and Nyassa 1858-1865. 638 pp, ill, large folding map and pub ads in rear. One double page plate in front. Classic of African travel & exploration. Fair condition only in orig. blindstamped..... 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
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
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
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
Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1973. Reprint. Hardcover. 461 pp, ill. Gold out map. Gilt pictorial cover and spine. Mohr was the first German to visit Victoria Falls. His work is a classic. He was a friend of Baines and influenced Baines' travel plans. Near fine in vg+ dj. 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
Zomba, Nyasaland Protectorate: Government of Nyasaland, 1932. First. Hardcover. 436 pp, ill, colored folding map, ads front and rear. Geology, historial information, tribal settlements, warfare, natives, government, southern and northern provinces, animal and bird life, education, the King's Agrican Rifles (KAR), & miscellaneous information. Internally okay, externally the binding is..... More
Cairo: Government Press, 1919. First. Orig Printed Stiff Boards. Ministry of Public Works, Zoological Service, Cairo. 119 pp + 31 colored plates on thick paper. Intended to be as complete a list as possible of the birds of Egypt. Also has in front a large colored folding map of Egypt..... More
New York: Random House, 1991. First American. Hardcover. 738 pp, ill. 1st Amer ed. 2nd prtg. White man's conquest of the dark continent from 1876 to 1912. Near fine in like dj. More
New York: Random House, 1991. First American. Hardcover. 738 pp, ill. 1st Amer ed. White man's conquest of the dark continent from 1876 to 1912. Near fine in like dj. More
London: The Folio Society, 2011. Folio Society. Hardcover. London 1991 The white man's conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912. Deluxe 2 volume set from the Folio Society 2011 Total 950 pages, profuse ill. 12 maps. A splendid edition, beautifully presented in photo (elephant tusks being sold at..... More
Amsterdam/Cape Town: Balkema, 1961. First. Hardcover. 332 pp. Profuse ill in color & b/w. Folding plate in rear. More
London: John Murray, 1816. New Edition. Full Leather. performed in the years 1795, 1796 and 1797 with an account of a subsequent missions to that country in 1805. ...to which is added an account of the life of Mr. Park. With an appendix containing geographical ill. of Africa by Major..... More
London: Harvill Press, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Nomads of the Jade Sea. 242 pp, profuse color ill. Large format. In the far northern reaches of Kenya, (The Rift Valley) on the shores of Lake Turkana, lives a group of nomads. The area is so poorly endowed that it cannot support..... More
NY: Pantheon, 1981. First. Hardcover. Four expeditions to the arctic, the congo, the Gobi Desert and Siberia. 184 pp, maps, profuse ill. Four expeditions related by the author with the help of the American Museum of Natural History. Near fine in like dj. Interesting reading. More
London: Quarter, 1981. First. Soft cover. 141 pp, ill. Manuscript left by Philby and finally published about the visit f the Queen of Sheba to King SAolomon. Fine in near fine dj. More
New Jersey: David McKay, 1966. First American. Hardcover. 319 pp. ill. More
London: Richard Phillips, 1813. First. Plain Linin Over Paper Boards. to the Cape of Good hope, Isles of Bourbon, France and Seychelles, to Madras, and the Isles of Java, St Paul and Amsterdam. 112 pp. Folding map frontis. Bookplate of Percival Bishop. Plain binding deserves to be replaced as this..... More
London: Smith, Elder, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes: 483 & 529 pp, ill, 6 maps. Early African exploration, some big game and hunting as well as on slave trading regions. Author also discovered a new route from Sierra Leone to the River Niger crossing Africa from west to east..... More
New York: St Martins Press, 1961. First American. Hardcover. Climax of imperialism in the Dark Continent. 491 pp. Folding maps. More
London: The Royal Geographical Society, 1916. First Edition. Soft cover. Volume XLVII No 1 January 1916. 80 pp, large folding map, 1 folding plate. Railway development in Africa, the Kivu Country by Sharpe, Journey across Tsa-Rung by Kingdon-Ward. VG in orig. blue printed wraps. Small over stamp on front cover..... More
