R. P. Ashe

Chronicles of Uganda

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1894. First edition. Cloth. An interesting association copy of this extensive study on Uganda, signed by the author to his uncle-in-law. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the half-title, 'Haughton E. Jackson, with love from Robert P. Ashe&apos. Edmund Haughton Jackson was the uncle of Ashe's wife, Emma Lena Edith Jackson. Jackson was the author of 'The True Story of the Clithroe Abduction', detailing his long battle with his wife, Emily. After marrying, Edmund went to New Zealand, though his wife refused to join him and he eventually returned. However, upon his return to England, Emily refused to see him, after which he applied to the court of a restitution of conjugal rights. He was granted the custody of Emily, but she still refused. Edmund, at the end of his tether, abducted Emily one Sunday morning as she and her sister were leaving church. Emily was imprisoned in Edmund's house, the police refusing to enter the house to retrieve her as 'a man's house is his castle&apos. Eventually a higher court granted Emily's freedom, the judgement setting a precedent for the rights of women within marriage. Illustrated with a frontispiece, ten plates, and sixteen in-text photographs.Collated, complete.Two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.An enthralling study on Uganda, looking at the rich culture and long history of the country.Ashe was a missionary in Uganda, joining the Church Missionary Society in 1882. He's generally considered to be a pioneer missionary, working closely alongside Alexander Murdoch Mackay, or 'Mackay of Uganda&apos.He wrote this work after his return to England, where he settled in Portishead. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light rubbing. Spine is a little discoloured. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Prior owner's pencil note to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Author's inscription to the half-title. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 761P32

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Chronicles of Uganda uganda r. p. ashe africa uganda history haughton e. jackson Not Stated

Margot Asquith

Places & Persons

London, Thornton Butterworth , 1925. First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of this fascinating travel journal by Margot Asquith, the uncommon first edition. Travel account of Margot Asquith, narrating of her journeys through Egypt in 1891, America in 1922, Spain in 1923, and Italy in 1924. With a chapter containing the author's meditations on life. Uncommon first edition of this work. Asquith was a British socialite and author, Countess of Oxford and Asquith. Featuring illustrations in black and white. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine. Previous ownership pencil inscription to a recto front blank leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Few minor spots scattered to odd leaf, otherwise pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 825A13

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: margot asquith illustrated travel illustrated Not Stated

Karl Baedeker

Egypt Handbook for Travellers

Leipsic, Karl Baedeker, 1878. First edition. Cloth. A first English edition of this handbook for Egypt with folding maps. A first English edition of Egypt Handbook for Travellers. This volume was the second in Baedeker's series of handbooks for the East and gives information on transport, hotels, cafes, geography, details of the Nile and a history of Egypt. With sixteen maps, twenty nine plans, seven views and in-text vignettes, including a folding frontispiece.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Fading to the spine and bumping to the head and tail of the spine with rubbing to the joints. Some marks to the boards. Front hinge and rear hinge are weak. Previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 856B84

Catalogus: Africa

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Samuel W. Baker

The Albert N&Apos;Yanza Great Basin of the Nile and Exploration of the Nile Sources

London, Macmillan and Co. 1867. Leather. Samuel Baker's important account of his journey through the Albert N'Yanza and exploration of the Nile, an early edition complete in two volumes bound in one. An early edition of this important account of Samuel Barker's exploration of the Albert N'Yanza and the Nile. Originally published the year prior in 1866. Complete with two volumes in one in a signed full calf binding, binding signature not visible.Illustrated with double portrait frontispiece, seven full page plates including a large folding colour map, and sixteen illustrations in text to vol. I, and coloured lithograph frontispiece, six full page plates and five in-text illustrations to vol. II. Collated, complete. No half titles as issued. Samuel Baker was an English explorer, naturalist, big game hunter and more, who also held the titles of Pasha and Major-General in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt, as well as serving as Governor-General of the Equatorial Nile Basin between 1869 and 1873. He was the first European to explore Lake Albert, and is remembered for his exploration of the Nile and interior Central Africa. With his travels and explorations, he demonstrated that the Nile flowed through the Albert Nyanza, and formed the idea of the importance of the Albert and Victoria lake sources in contributing to the Nile flow rate, ideas shared in these volume, which provide a geographical look at the great basin of the River Nile at Lake Albert in Uganda. In full calf binding with five raised bands, gilt tooling to spine and extremities marbled edges and endpapers. externally very smart with minor shelf wear, minor rubbing to boards and spine. Previous ownership inscription to recto front blank page, dated 1872. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Large folding map to vol. I chipped with few closed tears, one previously tape repaired, and minor odd spotting, lower half detached from top half but present, lightly soiled. Illustrated with frontispieces, thirteen full page plates including large folding colour map, and other illustrations in text. Collated, complete. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 818A60

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: albert n'yanza early editions travel africa early editions Not Stated

Samuel White Baker

The Albert N&Apos;Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and Explorations of the Nile Sources

London, Macmillan and Co, 1866. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of one of the important African travel works by Samuel White Baker, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes.A geographical look at the great basin of the River Nile at Lake Albert in Uganda, an exciting and explorative work that was widely read in the Victorian era.The River Nile is the longest river in the world.Volume I is illustrated with a frontispiece, one colour map, five plates, and in-text illustrations.Volume II is illustrated with a frontispiece, six plates, and in-text illustrations.Written by Samuel Baker, who is best known for being the first European to visit Lake Albert. He was an abolitionist, engineer, and big game hunter, and he was the Governor-general of the Equatorial Nile Basin in the nineteenth century. Though he was renowned for being an explorer, he never received quite the same amount of acclamation that his contemporaries did. Queen Victoria refused to meet Baker, due to the way in which he met his wife; he had bought his wife, Florence, as a slave after they had fallen in love.During the Victorian era Baker was one of the greatest explorers of Africa.Collated, Volume I lacks one folding map, which is provided in facsimile. In the original publisher's cloth binding, Volume I has been rebacked with the original boards and spine restored. Externally, generally smart. Some light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Minor marks to the boards and spines. A little wear to the extremities, particularly to Volume I. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots, spots a little heavier to the first and last few pages. Folding map in Volume I is provided in facsimile. Frontispiece of Volume II with a small repair to the reverse. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 821P14

Catalogus: Africa

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Samuel W. Baker

Ismailia a Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade

London, Macmillan and Co, 1874. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Samuel Baker's exploration of Central Africa, a vivid description of his expedition, illustrated throughout. The first edition.Complete in two volumes.Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, and twenty-two plates. Collated, complete.Volume II illustrated with a frontispiece, one map, and thirty-one plates. Collated, complete.A vivid and extensive narrative of Samuel Bakers' expedition across Central Africa, a trip during which he hunted big game, which was his passion.The primary reason for the expedition was to suppress the slave trade. During the Victorian era Baker was one of the greatest explorers of Africa.Written by Samuel Baker, who is best known for being the first European to visit Lake Albert. He was an abolitionist, engineer, and big game hunter, and he was the Governor-general of the Equatorial Nile Basin in the nineteenth century. Though he was renowned for being an explorer, he never received quite the same amount of acclamation that his contemporaries did. Queen Victoria refused to meet Baker, due to the way in which he met his wife; he had bought his wife, Florence, as a slave after they had fallen in love.Fifty-five pages of adverts to the rear of Volume I. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities, small cracks to the head of the joints. Light rubbing to the joints. A few minor marks to the boards and spines. Rear board of Volume II is cockled. Hinges are starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots, including to the folding map. Prior owner's ink inscription to the reverse of the frontispieces. Plate facing page 57 in Volume I is detaching. Folding map is repaired to the reverse. Tidemark to plates facing pages 476, 478, and 479 in Volume II. Good . Ill.: Zwecker; Durand. Good .

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Boeknummer: 821P13

Catalogus: Africa

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Sir Samuel W. Baker

Ismailia a Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa

London, Macmillan and Co, 1907. Fine Binding. A finely bound early one volume edition of Sir Samuel Baker's personal account of an expedition to the equatorial regions of the Nile, with the mission being the suppression of the slave trade. An early edition of this work, which was first issued in 1874.In a prize binding for Wyggerton Grammar School for Boys, Leicester. Prize is dated 1911. Bookplate is addressed to one J H Roberts. Illustrated, with a frontispiece, folding map, and numerous plates. Collated, complete.With the plate from page 58 bound in as the frontispiece. The 1869 expedition was led by the author of this work, Samuel Baker, at the request of his friend Isma'il Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan. This military expedition was intended to create a commercial relationship. They started in Cairo with 1700 Egyptian troops, and the Khedive gave Baker the rank of pasha and major-general in the Ottoman army. This work outlines their journey, experiences and logistics. To the introductory chapter, Baker notes 'This enterprise is the practical result of my original explorations, in which I had been an eye-witness to the horrors of the slave trade, which I determined, if possible, to suppress.' 'As a duty to the Khedive, and in justice to myself, I shall describe the principal incidents as they occurred throughout the expedition. The civilized world will be judge and jury: if their verdict be favourable, I shall have my reward.'  A comprehensive account of this journey through Central Africa, with the advantage of being by Sir Samuel White Baker, the leader of the expedition. This is one of many expeditions undertaken by Baker, who is known for his discovery of 'Lake Albert' during his 1864 expedition along the Nile. In a full calf binding. Externally, smart, with light rubbing to the head and tail of spine as well as to the extremities. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages 53-60 are detached but present, with the edges slightly chipped. Pages are bright with just the odd spots to pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 717L14

Catalogus: Africa

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Sir Samuel W. Baker

The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs

London, Macmillan and Co, 1867. First edition. Cloth. Samuel Baker's exploration of the River Nile, a vivid history and travelogue of his expedition along the river, complete with plates and a folding map. The first edition, with the printing mistake to the illustrations index page, stating that the plate 'Coor' is on page 225, and not 213 was supposed to be; in this copy the plate 'Coor' is bound facing page 120.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, one map, and twenty-three plates.Collated, complete. One of the plates is not called for in the index, the plate titled 'Horns of Maarif Antelope&apos.An account of Samuel Baker's experiences on his expedition along the River Nile, a tour started in 1861 in Central Africa. He undertook his journey intending to discover the sources of the River Nile. He proved that the Nile sediment came from Ethiopia.This work looks into the their search for the source of the Nile.Written by Samuel Baker, who is best known for being the first European to visit Lake Albert. He was an abolitionist, engineer, and big game hunter, and he was the Governor-general of the Equatorial Nile Basin in the nineteenth century. Though he was renowned for being an explorer, he never received quite the same amount of acclamation that his contemporaries did. Queen Victoria refused to meet Baker, due to the way in which he met his wife; he had bought his wife, Florence, as a slave after they had fallen in love.Newspaper clipping to the recto of the tissue guard for the frontispiece, a 1915 clipping detailing the death of Lady Baker. In a rebacked cloth binding, with the original boards and spine restored. Externally, generally smart. Light marks and rubbing to the boards, a little heavier to the spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Gilt to the front board is a little rubbed. Spine is faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots, mostly to the first and last few pages. Plate facing page 484 is detached but present, other plates are working loose a litte. Light edge wear to the plates. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

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Boeknummer: 888P7

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs ABYSSINIA nile river nile ABYSSINIA travel africa Various

Sir Samuel W. Baker

The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs

London, Macmillan and Co, 1867. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Samuel Baker's important exploration work on the Nile, an interesting work illustrated throughout. The first edition, with the printing mistake to the illustrations index page, stating that the plate 'Coor' is on page 225, and not 213 was supposed to be.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, one map, and twenty-three plates.Collated, complete. One of the plates is not called for in the index, the plate titled 'Horns of Maarif Antelope&apos.An account of Samuel Baker's experiences on his expedition along the River Nile, a tour started in 1861 in Central Africa. He undertook his journey intending to discover the sources of the River Nile. He proved that the Nile sediment came from Ethiopia.This work looks into the their search for the source of the Nile.Written by Samuel Baker, who is best known for being the first European to visit Lake Albert. He was an abolitionist, engineer, and big game hunter, and he was the Governor-general of the Equatorial Nile Basin in the nineteenth century. Though he was renowned for being an explorer, he never received quite the same amount of acclamation that his contemporaries did. Queen Victoria refused to meet Baker, due to the way in which he met his wife; he had bought his wife, Florence, as a slave after they had fallen in love.Bookplate to the front paste down. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Spine is a little discoloured. Hinges are a little strained but remain firm. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. Stamp to the title page. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

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Boeknummer: 820P11

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia nile abyssinia river nile nile travel Various

Sir Samuel W. Baker

The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1872. Cloth. A new edition of this detailed work on the Nile and its tributaries, with a folding map. New edition. Illustrated with a map frontispiece, one folding map, and twenty-four plates. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive work following the author's time in Africa exploring the Nile and its surrounding area. With chapters on Cairo, the Nubian Desert, shooting crocodile, Cassala to Souakim, desert storms, plagues of Egypt, rafting, lions and buffalo, and more. Written and illustrated by Sir Samuel White Baker, an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and board edges with the odd mark to the spine. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine with a 2" split to the rear joint. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound with rear endpapers and one page of advertisements detached. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting. Good Only . Ill.: Sir Samuel W. Baker. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 900T66

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Nile Tributaries Abyssinia Sword Hunters Tributaries Baker Sir Samuel W. Baker

E. A. Reynolds-Ball

Cairo of to-Day: A Practical Guide to Cairo and the Nile

London, Adam and Charles Black , 1905 . Cloth. The fourth edition of Eustace Reynolds-Ball's delightfully detailed guide to turn of the century Cairo. The fourth edition of this work, which was first published in 1898.Illustrated with a folding map in a pocket to the rear, alongside two further folding maps, and seven further plates. Collated, complete.Reynolds-Ball discusses Cairo, the Nile, Heliopolis, the Pyramids, and further monuments in this informative and engaging work.With advertisements to pastedowns and free endpapers, and with twenty pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Rear joint starting, with board a touch tender. Minor loss of cloth to head of rear board. Front hinge strained and lightly tender. Front free endpaper and one page detached and loosely inserted, otherwise firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 877F28

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Cairo of To-day egypt E.A. Reynolds-Ball egypt Not Stated

David Armitage Bannerman

The Birds of Tropical West Africa

London, The Crown Agents for the Colonies, 1930-51. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of these eight volumes by David Armitage Bannerman, cataloguing the many birds native to the tropical areas of West Africa, illustrated beautifully in colour. The first edition of these works.Complete in eight volumes.An extensive work detailing the ornithological topography of West Africa, primarily in the tropical regions.Volume I, published in 1930, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one double-page colour map, eight colour plates, and in-text engravings. One page of adverts to the rear. Collated, complete.Volume II, published in 1931, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one folding map, thirteen colour plates, one monochrome plate, and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.Volume III, published in 1933, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one folding map, eleven colour plates, and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.Volume IV, published in 1936, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one folding map, thirteen colour plates, and in-text illustrations. Three pages of adverts to the rear. Collated, complete.Volume V, published in 1939, illustrated with a folding map, ten colour plates, and in-text illustrations. Two pages of adverts to the rear. Collated, complete.Volume VI, published in 1948, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, twelve colour plates, two monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.Volume VII, published in 1949, illustrated with fourteen colour plates, and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.Volume VIII, published in 1951, illustrated with in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.By David Armitage Bannerman.With a preface by Lord Passfield. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light marks to the boards and spines. Spines are a little faded. Small amount of loss to the spine of Volume IV. Tidemark to the head of the front board of Volume IV. Hinges of Volume I are a little strained but remain firm. Front hinge of Volume III is starting but firm. Front hinge of Volume VII is a little strained but remains firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 776P1

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: The Birds of Tropical West Africa birds ornithology west africa birds david bannerman david armitage bannerman Various

Samuel W Barker

Ismailia: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade, Organised by Ismail Khedive of Egypt

London, Macmillan and Co. 1874. First edition. Cloth. A two volume set completing the first edition of this sought after account of the Central Africa expedition for the suppression of the slave trade of 1869. The first edition, first impression of this work. Complete in two volumes. Sir Samuel W. Baker tells of his expedition to Central Africa for the suppression of the slave trade. Between 1869 and 1873 Ismail, Khedive of Egypt, appointed Barker as governor-general of the equatorial Nile basin with the rank of pasha in the Ottoman army. Among his duties were the annexing of the equatorial Nile basin, establishing Egyptian authority over the region south of now South Sudan, suppressing the slave trade, and opening the great lakes near the equator to navigation. The present volume provides a charming account of the author's travels and military experiences during the four-year-term, with some chapters recounting of the hunting of big game. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding map, and twenty full page plates to vol. I, as well as a frontispiece, a coloured map, and twenty-nine full page plates to vol. II. Collated, complete. With numerous leaves of advertisements to the rear. From the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie (1902-1968). Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire, sister to Edward James, a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. Her passion for literature is displayed by her impressive library.She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men, she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts, she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and others. A hedonistic pursuer, she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things&apos.  In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with some shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, some minor chipping to the spine and extremities and minor marking to the front boards. the spine has slightly darkened. Internally, the hinges are slightly tender, the volumes generally firm throughout. With evidence of the removal of a bookplate to the front pastedowns, and library stamps to the recto of the frontispiece, the first leaves of text, and to the margins of the occasional leaf of text or plate throughout. With a minor faint scattered spotting throughout. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding map, and twenty full page plates to vol. I, as well as a frontispiece, a coloured map, and twenty-nine full page plates to vol. II. Collated, complete, with some minor tape repairing to the folding map.  Good . Ill.: Zwecker and Durand. Good .

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Boeknummer: 793A48

Catalogus: Africa

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Lady Barker

A Year&Apos;S Housekeeping in South Africa

London, Macmillan and Co, 1877. Cloth. Mary Anne Barker's memoir of her life travelling around South Africa. Lady Barker, otherwise known as Mary Anne Barker, moved to New Zealand with her second husband, Frederick Napier Broome, in 1865. Here she became a journalist, becoming a correspondent for "The Times", and publishing her first book in 1870, "Station Life in New Zealand". When her husband was appointed Colonial Secretary of Natal in 1875, they travelled to Mauritius, Trinidad, Barbados, and Western Australia. Lady Barker used her experiences during this time to write "A Year"s Housekeeping in South Africa". With a frontispiece and eight further plates. With the bookplate of J Brocklebank to the front pastedown, with the family crest and motto 'God Send Grace&apos. Bookplate is designed by Charles William Sherborn. Most likely to be the bookplate of Sir John Montague Brocklebank, the 5th Baronet. Sir John was also a rather apt cricket player, he played for numerous teams including Cambridge and Bengal. Subscription library label to the bottom of the front board, "Potter"s Subscription Library. William Potter, Stationer, Printer, Account Book Maker & Paper Stamper. 30, Exchange St East, Liverpool". In the original publisher"s cloth binding, with a protective plastic wrapper. Externally sound. Fading to the spine. Light rubbing to the joints. Bumping to the head and the tail of the spine and the extremities. Some marking to the boards. Bookplate to the front pastedown, "God Send Grace. J Brocklebank". Subscription library label to the bottom of the front board, "Potter"s Subscription Library. William Potter, Stationer, Printer, Account Book Maker & Paper Stamper. 30, Exchange St East, Liverpool". Internally, generally firmly bound. Both hinges have failed with the textblock detached from spine. Pages are bright with the occasional scattered spot. Closed tear to the top of the front endpaper. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .

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Boeknummer: 598P8

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: lady barker south africa housekeeping south africa Not Stated

John Barrow

Travels Into the Interior of Southern Africa in Which Are Described the Character and the Condition of the Dutch Colonists of the Cape of Good Hope and of the Several Tribes of Natives Beyond Its Limits

London, T Cadell and W Davies , 1806. Leather. A good copy of the second, and best edition, of this important African travel work by a founder of the Royal Geographical Society, John Barrow. Being one of the earliest travel works on South Africa available to Europeans. This edition was the first to have the hand-coloured illustrations and coloured maps. The edition prior to this (1801-04) contained only one plate, an uncoloured aquatint. Frequently regarded as the best edition, this influential work formed an expansive survey of South Africa which draws a focus on the Cape Colony. Barrow is noted for producing the first published modern map of the southern parts of the Cape Colony which was unrivalled. Collated, with all seventeen plates, being eight hand-coloured aquatint illustrations after Samuel Daniell and nine folding maps and charts. This set has been bound without the half-title to volume II and the publisher's adverts. The publisher's adverts have been provided in facsimile and are loosely inserted. Barrow was a British geographer and proponent of arctic exploration. He penned another work on his travels to China titled 'Travels in China&apos. This travel work recounts Barrow's role as Lord Macartney's private secretary during his mission to the Cape of Good Hope in 1797. The expeditions include one from Cape Town to Graaf-Reinet and another to Namaqualand. The ODNB notes that Barrow 'established new standards for travel writing&apos. The publisher's adverts are loosely inserted in facsimile form to the rear of the second volume. In full calf bindings. Rebacked with the original spine labels and boards preserved. Externally, very smart with just some minor shelfwear. Renewed endpapers and new tissue guards loosely inserted to volume I. Modern front endpaper to volume II is detached but present. Library stamps to the title pages, 'Bibliotheque du Roi', no other stamps present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Maps are age toned with offsetting to pages, as is usual. Hand-coloured outline to the large map of volume I has offset to the title page as is usual. Small tape repair to the rear of page 223. Tidemark to folding maps at pages 274, 285, 287 of volume II to the outer margins. Closed tear to the fold of the top right corner to the large map bound at the frontispiece of volume I. Just the odd spot to pages, which remain rather clean. Coloured plates to volume I are bright with just the odd mark. Otherwise, the plates are fresh with bright colour. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Samuel Daniell. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 654L5

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Maps Africa Travel Kaffirs Africa South Africa Samuel Daniell