Africa
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1911 A Resident's Wife in NigeriaLondon : 1911A bright illustrated copy of this record of Constance Larymore's time in Nigeria.
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1908 George Grenfell and the CongoLondon: 1908Bright copies of the two volume first edition of Johnston's study of Grenfell, in the very scarce publisher's original dust wrappers.
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1960 The Harmless PeopleLondon : 1960A fascinating account of travels in Africa by author Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, with illustrations.
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1931 Remote PeopleLondon : 1931A lovely first edition, illustrated copy of Waugh's travel book Remote People.
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1960 A Tourist in AfricaLondon: 1960The first edition of this travel book by English writer Evelyn Waugh in the original dust wrapper with illustrations.
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1960 A Tourist in AfricaLondon: 1960The first edition of this travel book by English writer Evelyn Waugh in the original dust wrapper with illustrations.
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1960 A Tourist in AfricaLondon : 1960A lovely illustrated first edition copy of Evelyn Waugh travel diary from his time in Africa.
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1954 The Baths of Absalom A Footnote to FroudeLondon: 1954The scarce first edition of this travel journal from the mid twentieth century in the original dust wrapper.
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1904 Una Crociera Sul NiloTorino, Roma, Milano, Firenze, Napoli: 1904The uncommon first edition of this Italian travel journal by E. A. d'Albertis rebound in half leather.
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1896 On the Nile with a CameraLondon: 1896The uncommon first edition of this travel book around the Nile by photographer Anthony Wilkin.
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c1922 Back to the Long Grass My Link with LivingstoneNew York: c1922The first US edition of Crawford's travel experiences in Africa with illustrations.
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1931 The Wander Years: Hunting and Travel in Four ContinentsLondon: 1931Scarce first edition of this travel work by Frederick Lort-Phillips.
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1935-1948 2vol The South and East African Year Book and Guide 41st and 48th IssueLondon: 1935-1948The 41st and 48th issue of these year books with travel guides and atlas.
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1933 Black MistLondon: 1933The uncommon first edition of this travel exploration work in Africa from the early twentieth century.
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1953 Rhodesian GenesisBulwayo: 1953A signed copy of the scarce first edition of this illustrated historical study of Zimbabwe from Neville Jones. -
1904 Egypt, Painted and DescribedLondon: 1904A charming study of early twentieth century Egypt by English orientalist landscape and genre painter Robert Talbot Kelly, illustrated throughout with plates of Kelly's watercolours.
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1938 Listen! The WindNew York: 1938A lovely quarter morocco copy of this exciting work by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, describing a journey she took from Africa to South America by plane, alongside her husband Charles.
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1893-94 The Memorial Edition of The Works of Captain Sir Richard F. BurtonLondon: 1893-94The Memorial Edition of four works by Captain Sir Richard F. Burton in seven volumes, copiously illustrated throughout with plates and folding maps.
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1921 The Backbone of Africa A Record of Travel During the Great War, with Some Suggestions for Administrative ReformLondon : 1921A smart first edition, illustrated copy of The Backbone of Africa.
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1873 The Lands of Cazembe: Lacerda's Journey to Cazembe in 1798London: 1873A handsomely bound copy of Richard F. Burton's translated work on Portuguese travels to remote Africa, including the original folding map of the voyage.
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1818 Narrative of an Expedition to Explore the River Zaire, Usually Called the CongoLondon: 1818The first edition of Tuckey's very important travel work on his exploration to the Congo River, an illustrated work complete with a folding map and a hand-coloured plate.
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1906 EgyptLondon : 1906A illustrated lovely volume of work that explores Egypt, by painter R. Talbot Kelly.
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1939 Animal Life of the WorldLondon: 1939A fascinating guide to animals around the world, profusely illustrated with photographs throughout.
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1929-1930 Big Game Photographs and Studies From The Times Two VolumesLondon: 1929-1930Two first edition photobooks from The Times from game hunting in Africa in the early twentieth century.
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1819 Voyage along the Eastern Coast of AfricaLondon: 1819An excellent copy of the first edition of Irish physician James Prior's illustrated account of his voyage along the Eastern Coast of Africa.
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1821 A Visit to MadrasLondon: 1821The scarce first edition of Irish surgeon Sir James Prior's account of his 1811 travels in Madras.
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1842 Grammar of the Amharic LanguageLondon: 1842The scarce first edition of German Church Missionary Society missionary and linguist Charles William Isenberg's dictionary and comprehensive grammar of the Amharic language.
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1874 Ismailia, A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave TradeLondon: 1874The first edition of Samuel W. Baker's important account of his expedition to the equatorial regions of the Nile, with the purpose of the suppression of the slave trade.
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1912 On the Backwaters of the Nile: Studies of Some Child Races of Central AfricaLondon: 1912A first edition of this highly illustrated study into child race in central Africa.
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1921 An Adventure in AfricaLondon: 1921A very smart and illustrated work regarding American travel through Africa.
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c1911 An Englishwoman's Twenty-Five Years in Tropical AfricaLondon: 1911A scarce first edition of this illustrated work on the life of Gwen Elen Lewis.
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1934 The White Monk of TimbuctooLondon: 1934An illustrated and informative work on the life of Pere Yakouba during Seabrook's time in Northern Africa.
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1906 Cook's Handbook for Egypt and the SudanLondon and Kent: 1906The second edition of this travel handbook for Egypt and the Sudan from the early twentieth century with folding maps.
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1954 The Year Book and Guide to East AfricaLondon: 1954The 1954 edition of this annual guidebook to East Africa with colour maps in the original dust wrapper.
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1860 The Lake Regions of Central AfricaLondon: 1860A finely bound, first edition, second impression of this account of Richard Burton's nineteenth century explorations of the African Great Lakes. Charmingly illustrated, with chromoxylographs plates throughout.
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1909-1911 2 Vols From Cape to Cairo and Through the Heart of PatagoniaLondon : 1909-1911Two lovely travel volumes on Africa and Patagonia, with illustrations.