Charlotte Barter

Along Among the Zulus by a Plain Woman

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1866. First edition. Cloth. A very smart copy of Charlotte Barter's travelogue regarding her time in South Africa. Bookplate to the front pastedown, Philip Scheilling. His inscription to the recto of front endpaper. Second inscription to the recto of front endpaper, Ann Milner. Undated, dated using LibraryHub.Illustrated, with a frontispiece and three plates. With publisher's adverts to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt stamping to the boards. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Prior owner's inscription to the front pastedown, Philip Scheilling. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 722L8

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Travel Zulu Africa Travelogue Zulu None

W. H. Bartlett

Forty Days in the Desert on the Track of the Israelites; or, a Journey from Cairo to Mount Sinai and Petra

London, George Bell and Sons , c1850. Cloth. A fascinating travelogue of Sinai and Egyptian desert by celebrated British artist William Henry Bartlett, adorned with beautiful engravings. Undated copy, dated from Jisc. An uncommon Bell edition. Containing William Henry Bartlett's account of his journey following the Biblical steps of the Israelites across the desert after Moses led them out of Egypt, from Cairo to Mount Sinai and Petra. Illustrated with twenty-seven steel engravings by the author and a folding map, numerous in text. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with ornamental gilt to front board and spine. Externally sound with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, back strip faded, minor damp marks to boards. Internally, pages coming loose due to gutta percha binding. Minor spotting to occasional leaf, particularly to pates, otherwise pages generally clean throughout. Good . Ill.: W. H. Bartlett. Good .

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Boeknummer: 826A11

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: travel egypt sinai egypt W. H. Bartlett

C. F. Beckingham; G. W. B. Huntingford

The Prester John of the Indies

Cambridge , The Hakluyt Society by Cambridge University Press, 1961. Cloth. An interesting two volume set published by The Hakluyt Society, being an account of the Portuguese mission to Ethiopia in 1520. In the original dust wrappers. Number CXV of the Second Series. With sixteen plates, and seven maps, including one folding to volume one and one included in a pocket to the rear of volume two. Collated complete. An interesting edition of Lord Stanley of Alderley's 1881 translation of Father Francisco Alvares' work regarding a missionary trip to Ethiopia in 1520. From the second series publication of the Hakluyt Society, publishing scholarly editions of primary records of historic voyages and travels. Including early accounts concerning geography, ethnology, and natural history. The second series ran from 1899 to 1998 and comprised one-hundred and ninety volumes.  In the original cloth bindings in the original price clipped dust wrappers. Externally very smart with slight fading to the extremities. Dust wrappers are price clipped. Dust wrappers are smart with spotting to the wraps and the occasional closed tear. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 829K1

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Hakluyt Society Prester John The Indies Father Francisco Alvares Prester John None

Penelope Bennett

First Taste First Draft Manuscript

None, None, 1968-69. Cloth. A very scarce corrected manuscript of Penelope Bennett's unpublished work recounting her travels in Ethiopia. A very scarce first draft corrected manuscript of this unpublished travel work. A typed manuscript with ink corrections throughout, and with handwritten notebook pages paperclipped to their corresponding typed pages.This manuscript recounts Penelope Bennett's travels across Ethiopia. She underwent this journey after staying with her friend, painter Margo Veillon, in Cairo, when two Americans named Jack and Mary Lou Schmidt encouraged it, as they were doing medical research work in Addis Abeba.Bennett is a writer who has contributed articles and short stories for 'The Weekend Financial Times', 'Harpers and Queens', 'The Atlantic Monthly', and more. She also published collections of stories, and works on gardening.Including a total of 361 typed leaves of manuscript.The first and last leaves of the manuscript are dated, from 4.5.68 to 1.6.69.Typed letter to Penelope from a Deborah is loosely inserted. In the original cloth ringbinder. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. The first few manuscript leaves are detached and edge worn, the final few are detached from the ringbinder. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 903P18

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: First Taste manuscript first draft penelope bennett manuscript None

S. L. Bensusan

Morocco

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this colourfully illustrated guide to Morocco. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and seventy-three colour plates. Collated complete. A detailed guide to Morocco, with chapters on Cape Spartel, Tangier, Marrakesh, the slave markets, green tea, politics, the Argan Forest, the Picture City, and much more. Written by Samuel Levy Bensusan, a British author, musician, traveller, playwright, recorder of declining Essex dialects, and expert on country matters. Illustrated by Archibald Stevenson Forrest, a British artist. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: A. S. Forrest. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 888T22

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Morocco Forrest Bensusan Forrest A. S. Forrest

Anthony J Drexel Biddle

The Madeira Islands

London , Hurst & Blackett, Limited, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first UK edition of this work on the Madeira islands. Collated: Complete, with all plates and maps. Plate opposite page 267 of volume I bound back to front and upside down. This comprehensive work covers the history and topography of Madeira, as well as descriptions of geology, geography, flora, fauna, native customs and information for tourists. Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle was an eccentric millionaire who worked in periodicals and published several books on a variety of subjects. In cloth bindings. Externally, smart with light bumping to extremities and heavy fading to spine and head of the boards. Ink inscription to front pastedown of volume I. Front hinge to volume I slightly strained but firm. Internally, binding strained in places due to style of binding, with one plate loose to page 22 of volume II. Pages generally bright and generally clean with scattered light spotting, heavier to title pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN37-F-25

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Madeira Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Travel Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle None

M. A. Boegner

Livre D&Apos;or de la Mission Du Lessouto - Soixante-Quinze Ans de L&Apos;Histoire D&Apos;Une Tribu Sud-Africaine 1833-1908

Paris , Maison des Missions Evangeliques, 1912. Leather. A French work chronicling the history of the tribes of Basutoland, now Lesotho, from a missionary viewpoint With a Preface by M. A. Boegner. With numerous in-text photograph illustrations, with a fold-out map to the rear. With a Carl Belz bookbinder label to the rear pastedown. In a half reverse calf binding, with marbled boards. Externally, the front hinge is slightly strained. The spine is cocked. Internally, firmly bound, with light browning. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: FGN9-B-1

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: M. A. Boegner Basutoland Missionary Carl Belz Basutoland None

H. M. L. Bolus

A First Book of South African Flowers

Capetown, The Speciality Press of South Africe, 1928 . Cloth. An excellent example of H. M. L. Bolus's delightfully informative and beautifully illustrated guide to the flowers of South Africa. The second edition of this work, first published three years prior. In the very scarce publisher's original dust wrapper, unclipped.Beautifully illustrated throughout with vibrant full-page colour illustrations after paintings by D. Barclay, and with monochrome photographic images by E. J. Steer. Collated, complete.The author, Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus, was a prominent South African botanist, botanical collector, and curator and scientific illustrator. She published 'A Second Book of South African Flowers' in 1936. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Endpapers lightly age toned. Two small losses to head of dust wrapper back strip, with edgewear and a small number of closed tears to head of rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: D. Barclay; E. J. Steer. Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 884F23

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: flowers plants botany south africa plants D. Barclay; E. J. Steer

C. E. Bourne

The Heroes of African Discovery & Adventure: From the Earliest Times to the Death of Livingstone

London, W. Swan , [1883]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated work, tracing the history of discovery and exploration of Africa until the death of Livingstone. An undated copy, dated from Jisc 1883. The first edition of this work, identified from inscription dated 1884, which precedes all later printings. An illustrated volume tracing the history of African discovery and exploration by C. E. Bourne, from the earliest times until the death of Livingstone. Chapters look at explorations such as that of James Bruce in Abyssinia, Mungo Park and Clapperton in Western Africa, and Livingstone and Stanley's journeys among others. With illustrations in black and white, as well as a double page coloured map, one plate in colour. School prize inscription to the recto of the coloured map, dated 1884. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally generally sound with minor shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, light soiling to the boards and spine. School prize inscription to the recto of the coloured map, dated 1884. Internally, the binding is generally firm. Light odd spot to the odd leaf, otherwise the pages are generally bright and clean. With illustrations in black and white, as well as a double page coloured map and a coloured plate.  Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 802A52

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: africa travel explore travel Not Stated

E. W. Bovill

Caravans of the Old Sahara

London, International Institute of African Languages & Cultures; Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition travel work on Western Sahara, an illustrated history by E. W. Bovill. The first edition of this scarce work.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.A history of Western Sudan by E. W. Bovill, briefly outlining the growth of the country and its expansive trade, and its importance to Christian Europe.Illustrated with a frontispiece, two folding maps, one map, and some in-text maps.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, generally smart, with some marks to the boards. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, with a closed tear to the head of the front wrap. A little age-toning to the wraps, mostly to the spine, with some light spots and handling marks, including marks to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 889P9

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Caravans of the Old Sahara sudan sahara e. w. bovill sudan Not Stated

W. Wedgewood Bowen

The Game Birds and Waterfowl of the Sudan

Not Stated , Not Stated , 1925-8. Paperback. Two uncommon articles extracted from 'Sudan Notes and Records' recording of the game birds and waterfowls of the Sudan. An account of the game birds and waterfowl of the Sudan, by W. Wedgewood Bowen. Two articles extracted from Sudan Notes and Records vols. VIII, No. 2, 1925, and continued from Vol. XI, no. I, 1928. Comprising notes on the life-habitat of some game-birds and other animals, useful to sportsmen and naturalists. Illustrated with four plates, one folding. In the original publisher's wraps.  In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally sound with minor shelf wear and a touch of sunning, light spotting to the wraps and minor chipping to the 1925 volume. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to the fore edge, otherwise the pages are bright and clean throughout. Illustrated with four plates, one folding. In the original publisher's wraps.  Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 802A39

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: sudan birds game bird waterfowl birds Not Stated

Charles Bruce

Graphic Scenes in African Story

London, W P Nimmo, Hay and Mitchell, c1888. Fine Binding. An exquisite, finely bound copy of this travelogue depicting a westerner's account of Africa in the nineteenth century. In a fine, tree calf binding by T Hunt for Wellington College. With their crest to the front board. A prize bookplate to the front pastedown addressed to one Robert Blain Luand. Dated December 1913. Illustrated, with a frontispiece and three plates.Undated, dated using LibraryHub. A fine copy of this work. In a fine, tree calf binding. Externally, excellent with minor shelf-wear to the rear board. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. With occasional light scattered spots. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 712L25

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Africa Tavel Missionary Tavel Not Stated

Daniel Bruun

The Cave Dwellers of Southern Tunisia. Recollections of a Sojourn with the Khalifa of Matmata

London, W. Thacker & Co , 1898. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce autobiographical account of the author's time with the cave dwellers in Tunisia, written by Daniel Bruun and illustrated throughout. The first edition. Scarce. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignettes and nine monochrome plates. Collated complete.This work was written by Daniel Bruun and provides an autobiographical account of his time in Tunisia. The work focuses on the cave dwellers in Southern Tunisia, with the trip initially being intended as a research trip for the National Museum. Rebound in full cloth with renewed endpapers. Small institutional library stamps from Newport Public Library' to the odd page. Modern rebinding in cloth with endpapers renewed. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound with pages age toned to the extremities and the odd spot. Small institutional library stamp to the odd page from 'Newport Public Libraries&apos. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: none stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 887Z39

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Travel Africa Tunisia Daniel Bruun Africa none stated

Francis Buchanan

A Journey from Madras Through the Countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar

London, T Cadell and W Davies, 1807. First edition. Leather. A very smart, first edition set of this important survey of India in the late eighteenth century. A comprehensive study, which looks at topography, history, antiquities and religion of South India. Illustrated with a large coloured map, frontispiece, and thirty-seven plates across all volumes. The plates illustrate the people, plants, tools, animals and many other sights recorded by Buchanan on this large survey. The large map was produced by Major C Crawford, and it traces Buchanan''s route across India. The drawings of the Mysore princes to the work are by the Marquis Wellesley who appointed Buchanan to survey this land. The sample drawings are mostly by Buchanan himself. These three volumes form Buchanan's journal of his survey. He was requested to undertake this survey following the defeat of Tipu Sultan and the fall of Mysore with 'the first great and essential object of your attention should be the agriculture of the country&apos. The preface outlines Buchanan's main objectives of understanding more about India's esculent vegetables, their cattle, farms, cotton, pepper, mines, quarries, mineral springs, manufactures and manufacturers, the climate and finally the inhabitants. This preface provides valuable information on his mission. With the half-title to volume I only as called for. With the errata to all volumes. Buchanan made significant contributions as a geographer, zoologist and botanist during this time in India. This work was published under the authority and patronage of the Directors of the Wast India Company. The DNB notes 'At the same time his survey, in both its portrayal of Tipu Sultan as a rapacious tyrant and its inventory of Mysore's natural wealth, vindicated Wellesley's controversial conquest, thereby earning Buchanan the governor-general's continued affection' (ODNB). Volume III has an extensive appendix and glossary. A very detailed work on this part of India in the early nineteenth century. In half calf bindings with paper covered boards. Rebacked, with the original boards preserved. Externally, generally smart with light patches of rubbing to the boards. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Occasional minor offsetting from the plates as is usual. Closed tear to folding map at the start of the work to the bottom right sixth. Public library stamp to the margin of contents page to volume II for Warwick Public Library. The same to the rear of folding plan to volume III. Bottom corner of 2T2 has been neatly removed, not affecting the image. Pages are generally bright with the odd light spots, heavier to endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Major C Crawford; Marquis Wellesley. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 656L16

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Madras Travel Mysore Travel Major C Crawford; Marquis Wellesley

Angus Buchanan

Sahara

London, John Murray , 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming volume exploring Angus Buchanan's travels to the Sahara. The first edition of this charming work on the Sahara. Written by Angus Buchanan based off his own experiences as an explorer and biologist, and his travels in the desert. With chapters on the journey: the ship to the desert; the City of Shadows; Salt of the Earth; &c.; and on the fauna and civilisation. Illustrated with numerous photographs, sketches, and a map. Collated, complete.  In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine, as well as some fading and soiling to the spine. With a minor previous ownership signature to the front free endpaper, dated 1926. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with only minor offsetting to the endpapers. Illustrated with numerous photographs, sketches, and a map. Collated, complete.  Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 787A17

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: sahara first editions explore first editions Not Stated