Travel - Africa from Horizon Books

London, Little Brown, [2003], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped, slight wear), fine and clean, unmarked. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xiv, 335 pp, colored illustrations on plates, map. . The author of Facing the Congo here describes his challenging and funny journey across the Moroccan Sahara. A picture of… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Maurizio Martino Publisher, [c1993], limited edition reprint. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, fine, clean and unmarked. . very thick 8vo [23 x 16 x 14 cm thick]; 2 volumes, lxxii, 1008; [x], 1139 pp, illustrations, frontis in each volume. . A massive 2,200 page reference with over 10,000 works cited. A standard reference to Southern… Read more about this item

Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, [1994], First edition. . original cloth backed boards, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean, with a loose article on the author from Geo, 2010, with colored illustrations. . 8vo [21 x 16 cm]; [x], 277, [vi] pp, colored photos on plates, maps. . Packer is to lions what… Read more about this item

Cambridge, The Hakluyt Society, 1964, First Edition. . original pictorial cloth, gilt vignette on front cover, spine title lettering, spine a little faded but lettering clear, slightly foxed at outer edge of text block, very good, clean and unmarked. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xiv, 406 pp, frontispiece (portrait of Laing), 4 plates and 6 maps, including… Read more about this item

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1971, First Edition. . original cloth, dj (price clipped), very light signs of use, else near fine, clean and unmarked. . 8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; 316 pp, illustrations from photos, map, index. . The author, seeking mosquitoes that transmit viruses, managed to not only collect many species but also observe the local conditions,… Read more about this item

Cambridge [London], Maurizio Martino Publisher, nd [1994], limited to 250 copies. . original red cloth, gilt spine title lettering on black label, gilt rules, fine, clean and unused copy. . thick 8vo [23 x 15.5 cm]; 2 volumes bound in one, viii, 398; [ii], 459 pp. . A massive 860 page reference covering thousands of books, articles, etc, and… Read more about this item

Mansfield Centre, Martino Fine Books, nd [1998], . . original red cloth with gilted spine title lettering, clean, quite fine, as new. . 8vo [21.5 x 14.5 cm]; [viii], 312 pp, detailed indexes. . A useful reference covering about 3,700 works appearing in all languages on Northern Africa and Arabia, and including all aspects such as travel, exploration,… Read more about this item

Washington. Kew, Smithsonian Institution, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, [1997], First edition. . original pictorial boards, title lettering on spine and cover, fine and clean condition, unused. . large 8vo [25 x 16 cm]; xlvi, 524 pp, numerous illustrations from photos including portraits of most of the collectors, maps, with the CD in rear pocket, containing full text & illustrations… Read more about this item

London, Century, [1990], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped, slight wear), name on endpaper, else fine and clean. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; [viii], 210 pp, double-page map, index. . Travels throughout Ethiopia, from remote mountain-tops to isolated islands on Lake Tana, from the walled Moslem city of Harar, a village… Read more about this item

London, Edward Churton, 1835, First edition. . contemporary marbled boards, with later cloth spine, part of original spines preserved, edge wear, signature on title page, minor foxing on some outer edges and map, interior is clean and very good. . 12mo [20.5 x 14 cm]; vii, 373 pp, 4 lithographed plates including frontis (views), large folding map (ink stain… Read more about this item

London, Constable, [1998], First edition. . original brown cloth, silver spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), clean and fine, unmarked. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xii, 322 pp, double-page map showing author's route, photo plates, appendix of qat glossary and consumer's guide, index. . A fascinating and dangerous journey through Ethiopia and Yemen, with an explanation of… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913, First edition. . original blue cloth, title lettering, spine faded but lettering still visible, light shelf wear, signature on endpaper, overall very good, but interior is clean and near fine. . 8vo [19 x 13 cm]; xiii, 378 pp, frontis of author's trophy room, numerous illustration on photo plates. .… Read more about this item

London, Hamlyn, [1976], First edition. . original pictorial cloth, title lettering, dj (short tear, price clipped), fine and clean copy. . 4to [30.5 x 22 cm]; 160 pp, hundreds of illustrations including colored photos, pictures from historical sources, maps including different maps on front and rear endpapers, bibliog, index. . An excellent survey of exploration including ancient travellers, the… Read more about this item

London, Macmillan and Co., 1923, First edition. . original blue pictorial gilt cloth, with title lettering on new cloth spine, new endpapers, a very good, sound and tight copy, clean throughout. . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xvi, 356 pp, 32 plates from photos, with 51 illustrations, large folding, partly colored map at end, errata slip (often lacking), index,… Read more about this item

New York, E. P. Dutton, [1920], First Edition. . original cloth with gilt lettering and vignette on spine, uncut as issued, light corner wear, light crease on endpaper, else near fine and clean. . 8vo [23 x 15.5]; xxiv, 333 pp, 87 illustrations including full-page, 2 color plates of butterflies, each with tissue guard and letterpress, tables, folding charts,… Read more about this item

New York, Portland House, [1990], . . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped) , fine and clean, unmarked. . 4to [28 x 22.5 cm]; 192 pp, frontis, 30 color and 145 black and white illus, many full-page, map, bibliog, index. . An excellent survey with illustrations by David Robert, Belzoni, Catherwood, W. H. Bartlett, Owen… Read more about this item

Cape Town, C. Struik, 1966, First edition. . original red cloth, gilt spine title lettering, fine clean copy in dj (lightly rubbed, few short tears at edge). . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; x, 226 pp, frontis portrait, portrait plates and illustrations on plates from photos, map, index. . The story, told by Queen Mkabi to Major Cecil Cowley,… Read more about this item

London, Longmans, 1963, First edition. . orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean, with the endpaper bookplate of Volkmar Wentzel, inscription signed by author on title page, with loose card from Audrey Hollings referring to meeting with author & Wentzel. . 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xv, 240 pp, colored frontis portrait from… Read more about this item

London, John Murray, 1856, First edition. . later half calf and marbled boards, gilt title lettering on leather spine labels, gilt decorations on spine, few words erased on margin of last page, else clean, near fine in attractively bound cover. . 8vo [23 x 14 cm]; xvi, 456 pp, engraved frontis, engraved vignette on title page with page reference… Read more about this item

London, John Murray, 1860, First edition. . orig pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, part of spine cloth is lightened, bookplate removed from endpaper, internal hinge cracked but firm, very good overall, interior clean & near fine, inscribed by author 'with the author's best regards'. 8vo [21 x 14 cm]; xiv, [i, list of illus], 435, 32 [publisher's… Read more about this item