London: Robert Hale, 1957. First. Hardcover. 222 pp, ill. One of Burger's best set of stories and perhaps his hardest to locate title. Covers early hunting days in the Congo and what is now Zambia. Excellent reading. Former owner blindstamps otherwise vg to vg+. More
Huntington WV: Standard Publications, 1947. First. Hardcover. Hunting the African Buffalo. 342 pp, ill. Long considered the bible of African buffalo hunting. Written by a man who spent more time than any individual hunting this great game animal. A a great reading book. This copy in fair condition only, rear..... More
Calcutta: Thacker Spink, 1928. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. 656 pp, two game registers inserted in rear pocket (one with a few entries, the other clean). Intended to be a small encyclopedia to help sportsmen identify and hunt game in India. Includes large and small game with section on equipment, rifles, ammunition..... More
Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1831. First. Hardcover. A sketch of the history of Cutch from its first connexion (sic) with the British Government of India till the conclusion of the treaty of 1819 and some remarks on the medical topography of Bhooj. 253 pp, 2 large folding maps and one folding..... More
Soft cover. Burnham, F R Signed handwritten letter. 2 note size pp circa 1903 to Mrs. Christie thanking her for a delightful afternoon, telling her of future plans and that Rodrick (his son) is about to enter college. Also, "There seems to be a movement of troops yet from South..... More
Calcutta: Govt of India/Superintendent of Govt Printing India, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. 303 pp + plates bound in groups. This was originally issued in parts. This copy has the plates bound in with each part as issued. Original paper wrapper from Part I bound in at rear. Plate L (50)..... More
Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Corrected up to 1 January 1915. 121 pp, large format, many maps some folding). Burrard was surveyor general for this mapping of India. Contents describe the maps shown, , atlas sheets, provincial, divisions, district and administrations maps etc. On some of..... More
New York: Frederick A Stokes Company, 1925. First. Hardcover. 320 pp, ill. 8 text maps. Ovis ammon, urial, markhor ,leopard, goral, burhel. One of the most complete Asian hunting books. Above average photos. Readable and sought after because of the accuracy to this date of much of the information provided..... More
NY: American Museum of Natural History, 1919. Soft cover. Roosevelt, Theodore association. American Museum of Natural History THEODORE ROOSEVELT IN MEMORIAM articles by Burroughs, Osborn, Peary, Akeley, Pinchot and others. Offprint taken from articles that appeared in the Jan 1919 issue of Natural History. 32 pp, ill. 7x10 inch format..... More
London: William Mullin, 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. A narrative of travel. 488 pp, 15 ill, 2 colored maps (1 folding the other as frontis). An account of their tour in India in 1876 (they traveled from Dec 1875 to June 1866). Primarily about their time in India. Orig. grey cloth..... More
London: Tinsley Brothers, 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. with a full account of the gold and diamond mines, also canoeing down 1,500 miles of the great river Sao Francisco from Sabara to the sea. First ed. Penzer pp 78-80. Two volumes: 443 & 478 pp. Plate & ill. in both volumes..... More
London: Jon Van Voorst, 1852. First Edition - only 500 copies printed. Hardcover. First ed. 107 pp, 4 lithographed plates. Only 500 copies printed. Penzer p 41. After 10 years 257 copies remained for sale so the publisher recommended scrapping them and preparing a second edition. Thus the book is..... More
Norwalk CT: Easton Press, 1992. Reprint. Hardcover. 275 pp, ill, silk end papers, full elaborate gilt stamped leather and all edges gilt. A fine reprint presentation of a scarce anf wonderful work of exploration on the Dark Continent. For anyone not wanting to spring thousands for the first edition, this..... More
London: W H Harrison, 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. 168 pp. Penzer p 106. Becoming scarce. Burton traveled to Bavaria to see if there was any connection between the survival of "Christian Mystery" (the great religious drama in the highlands of Bavaria) and the living scenes at Ek-Islam and Meccah. Publisher's..... More
London: Royal Geographical Society, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Lacerda's Journey to Cazembe in 1798. Translated and annotated by Capt. R.F. Burton. Penzer pp 89,90. 271 pp, 1 folding map in front. Together with the description of another trip by Amaro Jose across Africa from Angola to Tete on the Zambeze..... More
London: Tinsley Brothers, 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. with map and illustrations. FIrst ed. 481 pp. Engraved frontis, vignette on title page. Burton resigned from his work in Brazil because of sickness but rather than return to London right away, he decided to visit Paraguay which was then in a border..... More
London: Tinsley Brothers, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Part 1 showing Tanganyika to be Ptolemy's western lake reservoir by Richard Burton and Part 2 Captain Speke's DIscovery of the Source of the Nile by James McQueen. Penzer p 74, 75. First ed. Very scarce. LACKS THE MAPS (which are considered rare..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. with notices of the Anglo Indian Army, railroads, past, present and future, etc. First edition. 2 volumes: 343 & 331 pp. Penzer p 94, 95. After a brief visit to Sind (then part of India, now Pakistan), Burton added material to his earlier..... More
London: Wm H Allen, 1851. First Edition. Hardcover. with notices of the topography and history of the province. 422 pp, Penzer p 40. Burton worked with the Bombay Army survey and eventually traveled to the annexed Sindh province in 1851. Bound in terra cotta cloth with blind triple border enclosing..... More
London: Tinsley Brothers, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Visits to the Libanus, the Tulul el Safa, the Anti-Libanus, the Northern Libanus and the Ala. First ed. Penzer pp 85-88. Two volumes: 360 pp, folding map, plates, text ill. 400 pp, plates & text ill. In most of the copies the binder..... More
London: Longman's Green, 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. or Tales of Hindu Devilry. Penzer p 82. 319 pp, ill. All edges gilt. Stories were adapted by Burton from a Hindu version of vampire stories. Splendidly bound in full leather with original front cover laid in at rear. Raised spine bands, gilt..... More
London: Tinsley Brothers, 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. or, a book of proverbial philosophy, idioms, enigmas and Laconisms compiled by Richard F Burton, Lake HM's Consul for the Bight of Biafra and Fernando Po. First edition of this important work. 455 pp. Penzer p 75, 76 described this book as RARE..... More
London: privately printed, 1894. Small paper edition of 1,000 copies. Hardcover. now first completely Englished into verse and prose. Small paper edition, 1,000 copies. Printed on hand made paper for private circulation only. Copy #124. 313 pp. Penzer p 156, 157.One of the more erotic books produced in the 1890s..... More
London: H S Nichols, 1897. Letchford, A. Edition de Luxe reprint - Coffin Set. Hardcover. Penzer p 20. This is the "coffin set" or boxed 1897 edition printed by Nichols. Of all the reprints, the second best (after the true first) is the Nichols edition of 1897. The most elaborate..... More
Sudan: Game Preservation Departmet Sudan Government. Soft cover. 16 pp, oblong brochure 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Circa 1950.Mentions every game animals with horn information where applicable. A very scarce item as we have seen list or seen it listed before. VG+ (though small pieces chipped from top of front &..... More
