Africa
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1853 The Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South AfricaLondon: [1853]The first edition of Francis Galton's account of his expedition to the then unknown South West Africa, an illustrated volume with chromolithographs.
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1983 Ibn Battuta Travels in Asia and AfricaLondon: 1983A fine copy of H. A. R. Gibb's translation of the Rihla, an account of the journeys made by fourteenth century scholar and explorer Ibn Battuta.
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1912 Thinking BlackLondon: 1912The first edition, first impression of this journal about twenty two years spent in Central Africa.
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1941-1944 9vol William Collins' The British Commonwealth in PicturesLondon: 1941-1944Nine volumes from The British Commonwealth in Pictures Series from William Collins.
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1920 Letters of Travel (1892-1913)London: 1920A bright copy of this first edition travel journal from Rudyard Kipling's experiences in America, Canada, and Egypt.
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1888 To the Central African Lakes and BackLondon: 1888An early edition of this important work of exploration from the late nineteenth century bound in leather.
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1900 Khaki in South AfricaLondon: 1900The first edition of this pictorial history of the Second Boer War.
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1863 Abeokuta and the Cameroons MountainsLondon: 1863The first edition of famed explorer Richard Burton's account of his mid nineteenth century travels along the coast of West Africa.
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1877 Across AfricaLondon: 1877The first edition of English explorer Verney Lovett Cameron's account of his African travels, illustrated throughout.
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1873 The African Sketch-BookLondon: 1873A beautifully bound first edition of British historian, explorer and novelist William Winwood Reade's account of his travels in Africa.
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1853 Narrative of a Mission to Central AfricaLondon: 1853The scarce first edition of British explorer James Richardson's evangelical mission to central Africa in the early 1850s.
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1873 Overland, Inland, and Upland A Lady's NotesLondon: 1873A very scarce copy of this illustrated travelogue of a lady's journey through India and Egypt.
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1925 The Essential KafirLondon: 1925The second edition of this account of the culture of native South Africans by Dudley Kidd, with illustrations throughout.
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1913 The Banks of The NileLondon: 1913The first edition of this beautifully illustrated work on the River Nile and its banks.
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1902 EgyptLondon: 1902A first edition of this travelogue about Egypt, authored and illustrated by landscape painter Robert Talbot Kelly.
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1902 World PicturesLondon: 1902Mortimer and Dorothy Menpes' beautiful travelogue of the world, the first edition.
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1903 World's ChildrenLondon: 1903The first edition of Dorothy and Mortimer Menpes' book representative of children across the world.
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1912 Baedeker's Palestine and Syria: With Routes Through Mesopotamia and Babylonia and the Island of CyprusLeipzig: 1912Baedeker's guide to travelling through Palestine and Syria, complete with folding maps and illustrations.
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1911 The Mediterranean Seaports and Sea RoutesLeipzig: 1911The first edition of Baedeker's guidebook for the Mediterranean with various colour and folding maps.
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1885 Egypt. Lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the Peninsula of SinaiLeipsic: 1885An early edition of Karl Baedeker's guide to Lower Egypt, with illustrations and colour maps
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1975 Barrow, Pyramid and TombLondon: 1975A first edition of this illustrated study into the burial customs of ancient cultures.
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1965 The End of the GameLondon : 1965A first edition, richly illustrated exploration of hunting in Africa.
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1957 YallahNew York: 1957The first English language edition of this beautifully illustrated travel journal about North-west Africa.
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1993 MoroccoNew York: 1993A very neat copy of this guide to Morocco, with beautiful photography throughout.
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1904 The Golden TradeTeignmouth: 190417th century explorer Richard Jobson recounts his expedition along the River Gambia in this uncommon, limited edition reprint of The Golden Trade
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1891 An Introduction to the Arabic of MoroccoLondon: 1891A scarce first edition of this study of the Arabic language, with guide to English-Arabic vocabulary.
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1927 Cape to Cairo The Record of a Historic Motor JourneyLondon, Calcutta and Sydney: 1927The scarce first edition of this illustrated travel journal travelling through Africa by car.
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1888 Walks in Algiers and its SurroundingsLondon: 1888An uncommon early edition of this travel journal with maps and illustrations.
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1933 The Waters of Africa Being the Further Adventures of Trader HornLondon and Toronto: 1933A scarce edition of this travel journal of the adventures of Aloysius Horn in half calf binding.
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1894 Portfolio of PhotographsChicago: 1894A delightful collection of photographs detailing important scenes and places from around the world.
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1815 The Journal of a Mission the Interior of Africa in the Year 1805London: 1815The scarce and sought after first edition of this account of Mungo Park's final mission to Africa, illustrated with a detailed folding map.
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1949 From the BeginningNakuru: 1949A first edition copy of this account of building a farm in Kenya, with illustrations.
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1970 Masai the MagnificentNairobi: 1970A smart limited edition, signed copy of this history of the Masai. -
1800 Travels in Upper and Lower EgyptLondon: 1800A smart English edition of Sonnini's vividly detailed travel work on his time spent in Egypt, a lovely illustrated edition with a cloth-backed folding map.