JUAN MARIA SCHUVER'S TRAVELS IN NORTH EAST AFRICA 1880-1883. Second Series Nos. 184.
London, Hakluyt Society, 1996. Light blue cloth gilt. In very good dustwrapper. A very good copy. pp. cvii, 392. More
London, Hakluyt Society, 1996. Light blue cloth gilt. In very good dustwrapper. A very good copy. pp. cvii, 392. More
London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1902. Blue cloth with gilt titles to cover and spine. Engraved frontispiece, folding map and further plates and engravings throughout. The 1853-1855 expedition searched the Nares Strait between Greenland and Ellesmere Island, going further north than any earlier expedition. Their boat was eventually abandoned to..... More
San Francsico, Beak Press, 2015. 4to. Softback in illustrated card wraps. Published in association with Holberton Publishing, and in conjunction with an exhibition at the Brunei Gallery of SOAS, London. Photography by Brian Carlson. A very good copy. pp. viii, 166 [ii]. More
London, Sampson, Low, Marston & Co., [1913]. 4to. Tan cloth with printed titles. With colour plates behind tissue-guards. Travels in Turkey and the Middle East. Undated, but first published thus in 1913, so possibly of, or not long after this date. Half inch patch rubbed from front cover, and half..... More
London, The Travel Book Club, 1975. Green cloth gilt. In good dustwrapper. A good copy. pp. 318. More
London, Adam and Charles Black, 1914. Large 8vo. Light tan cloth with printed titles and decoration to front cover and spine. 'Containing 96 Illustrations, 64 Being from Photographs & 32 in Colour from Paintings by E.W. Christmas'. Folding map to rear. Some marking to edges. Endpapers heavily toned, and f.f.e.p...... More
London, Johnathan Cape, 1937. Gilt-decorated brown cloth with gilt title to front cover and spine. Two edges uncut. Covers significantly stained. A good reading copy. pp. 672. Portrait frontispiece, folding maps and numerous portrait plates throughout. More
London, Hakluyt Society, 1984. Light blue cloth gilt. In good, slightly rubbed dustwrapper. Second Series No. 162. An adventurous career as a Jesuit in the 17th century, in Africa, India, Ethiopia and elsewhere. A good copy. pp. xxxvi, 417. More
London, Hakluyt Society, 1989. Light blue cloth gilt. In good, slightly rubbed dustwrapper. Second Series No. 171. A good copy. pp. xxvi, 499. More
London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1865. Quarter calf with gilt-lettered label. At sometime rebound, with a new spine and label and new endpapers, but the original marbled boards. With frontispiece, six engravings to text, and two folding maps. A comprehensive study, covering the economy and its potential, the..... More
London, Chatto & Windus, 1908. Crimson cloth with gilt decoration to front cover and gilt titles to cover and spine. In very good, very lightly repaired dutwrapper, a little faded to spine, which has a small stain to the top. t.e.g. Frontispiece and 53 further coloured illustrations, 2 maps in..... More
London, Arrowsmith, 1929. Maroon cloth gilt. A journey by lorry through Bechuanaland, west from Mahalapye to Ghanzi, then north-east to the Victoria Falls. Spine very lightly faded, and a few marks to front cover. Edges and text generally rather spotted. Still a good copy. pp. 288. More
London, John Murray, 1953. Rose cloth with printed title. With drawings by Ronald Baillie. Presentation inscription to f.f.e.p. Lacks dustwrapper. Spine has a slight lean, is a little faded and has some wear to head. A fair copy only. pp. 172. More
London, Hakluyt Society, 2001. Large 8vo. Blue cloth gilt. In very good dustwrapper. A very good copy. pp. xi, 268. More
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1974. Blue leather-cloth gilt. In very good dustwrapper. A trek across the Sahara, from Chinguetti in Mauritania to Tamanrasset in Algeria. Previous owner's signature to f.f.e.p., and small ink stamp to half-title. Edges a little spotted. A very good copy of the Second Impression. pp. 288..... More
London, Robert Hale Ltd., 1948. Green cloth gilt. In dustwrapper, missing two inches from the head of spine. Light spotting to edges, but a good copy. pp. x, 290. More
London, George Newnes, 1898. Elaborately decorated blue/green cloth. With about 120 full page illustrations, numerous text illustrations and a coloured plate. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Slight wear to head and tail of spines. Corners knocked and damaged. Some spotting and marking. Map in poor condition, and missing the upper half..... More
London, Folio Society, 2005. Decorated green cloth. In good slipcase. A compilation of travel writing from 430 BC to the 1980s. A very good copy. pp. xiv, 558. More
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1966. Blue cloth with printed label. In fair dustwreapper, with some wear and a 1 inch tear to front cover. Previous owner's signature to f.f.e.p. Edges a little marked and spotted, but otherwise a good copy. pp. 326. More
Edinburgh, William P. Nimmo, 1864. Stamped maroon cloth gilt. At sometime rebound with the original spine laid down. New endpapers. Portrait frontispiece. Significant spotting, especially to first and last pages. A fair copy only, rather roughly recased. pp. 336. More
London, Charles H. Kelly, Undated. Dark green cloth with gilt titles to front cover and spine, and illustration to front cover. a.e.g. Undated, but presentation inscription to f.f.e.p. is dated 1917. This book is 'a personal account of travel in Eastern Palestine and Syria, undertaken while a resident for nearly..... More
London, Methuen & Co., 1929. Light green cloth with printed title. In dustwrapper, missing nearly half to the bottom of the spine. With twelve illustrations by J.R.E. Howard. Spine faded where dustwrapper missing. Some spotting to edges, and occasionally internally, especially to preliminaries. A fair copy. pp. ix, [iii], 216..... More
Sampson Low [&c.], London 1882. Green cloth with gilt titles to spines. Ex-library copies with label to front cover of one volume and spines of both. Label removed from second volume. Covers worn and corners bumped. Pages rather finger-marked and dog-eared. Good, sound reading copies only. pp. xii, 240; iv..... More
London, Vizetelly & Co., 1885. Red cloth with gilt and printed titles. This book is based on the letters that the author wrote for the Daily Telegraph in 1879-1880. He had originally been in America during the Civil War. With nearly 400 engravings. Externally poor and stained, with the spine..... More
London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1907. Blue cloth gilt, with illustration laid down to front cover. t.e.g. and other edges uncut. With photographs and a folding map (torn to hinge). Signature and two erased signatures to front endpapers. Picture to front cover scuffed. Spotting, sometimes heavy, especially to first and..... More