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1859 Wall-Street to Cashmere. A Journal of Five Years in Asia, Africa, and EuropeNew York: 1859The first edition of John B. Ireland's richly illustrated narrative of his tour of the world.
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1889 Sinai and Palestine in Connection With Their HistoryLondon: 1889A Bickers bound edition of this interesting travel work by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley on Sinai and Palestine, illustrated with colour maps.
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1910 The Cape PeninsulaLondon: 1910The first edition of this delightful illustrated volume exploring the Cape Peninsula by Rene Juta and W Westhofen, a bright copy.
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1910 The Cape PeninsulaLondon: 1910A bright first edition of this delightful illustrated volume exploring the Cape Peninsula.
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1911 The Canary IslandsLondon : 1911A charming illustrated guide to the exotic Canary Island by the Du Cane sisters.
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Signed1909 In the Canaries with a CameraLondon: 1909A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this very scarce early twentieth century guide to the Canary Islands.
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1964 Elephants arrive at Half-Past FiveLondon: 1964A bright first edition of this photo-safari through East Africa by Ilka Chase and Dr Norton Brown.
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1909 We Two in West AfricaLondon : 1909A detail travel account of West Africa, with a folding map and illustrations by Decima Moore and Major F. G. Guggisberg.
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1893-94 The Memorial Edition of the Works of Sir Richard BurtonLondon: 1893-94A striking illustrated set of the collected works of noted traveller Sir Richard Burton, a complete set edited by his wife.
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Signed1893 The Life of Captain Richard F. Burton, K.C.M.G., F.R.G.S.London: 1893A signed association copy of the first edition of Isabel Burton's biography of her husband, explorer Richard Francis Burton. With three photographs, and a letter from Isabel inserted in which she discusses the process of writing this work.
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1907-1914 3 vols A Travers le MondeParis: 1907-1914Six volumes of A Travers le Monde, with illustrations.
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1842 Missionary Labours and Scenes in Southern AfricaLondon: 1842A smart eighth thousand of Robert Moffat's popular account of his work as a missionary in Africa in the mid-nineteenth century. Illustrated throughout.
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1929 Lion, African Adventure with the King of BeastsNew York: 1929The third impression of Martin Johnson's account of his expedition to Africa to adventure with lions. In the exceptionally scarce publisher's original dust wrapper.
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1897 Hausaland or Fifteen Hundred Miles Through the Central SoudanLondon : 1897A new edition copy of this travel volume on the Soudan, with a folding map and illustrations.
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1928 Retrospect: Reminiscences and Impressions of a Hunter-Naturalist in Three Continents 1851-1928London and Edinburgh: 1928The first edition of this beautifully illustrated memoir of the hunter-naturalist Abel Chapman.
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1878 Egypt Handbook for TravellersLeipsic: 1878A first English edition of this handbook for Egypt with folding maps.
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1922 Arab Medicine and Surgery, A Study of the Healing Art in AlgeriaLondon: 1922An exceptional copy of the scarce first edition of Melville W. Hilton-Simpson's study of the history of surgery in North Africa.
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1684 A New History of EthiopiaLondon: 1684The scarce second English language edition of German orientalist Hiob Ludolf's illustrated study of Ethiopian history and culture.
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1965 The Zambesi Journal and Letters of Dr John Kirk 1858-63Edinburgh: 1965The first edition of the journals and letters of explorer Dr John Kirk in two volumes.
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1894 2 vols Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and StefanieLondon : 1894A complete two volume set of Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie, being the First UK edition.
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1910 In the Grip of The Nyika Further Adventures in British East AfricaLondon : 1910A first edition, third impression copy of Lieut.-Col. J. H. Patterson's In the Grip of The Nyika, with illustrations.
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1938 East Africa and Its Invaders From the Earliest Times to the Death of Seyyid Said In 1856Oxford: 1938A first edition copy of East Africa and Its Invaders, with two folding maps.
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1928 A Game Ranger on SafariLondon : 1928A first edition copy of A Game Ranger on Safari by A. Blayney Percival, with illustrations.
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1907 2 vols In Wildest AfricaLondon : 1907A complete two volume set in the first translated edition of In Wildest Africa, with illustrations.
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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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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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1877 Across AfricaLondon: 1877The first edition of English explorer Verney Lovett Cameron's account of his African travels, illustrated throughout.
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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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1902 World PicturesLondon: 1902Mortimer and Dorothy Menpes' beautiful travelogue of the world, the first edition.
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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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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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Signed1970 Masai the MagnificentNairobi: 1970A smart limited edition, signed copy of this history of the Masai.
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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.