William Ellis

Three Visits to Madagascar During the Years 1853-1854-1856

London, John Murray, 1858. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this fascinating illustrated travelogue regarding the treatment of Christians in Madagascar during the nineteenth century. The first edition, first impression.A vivid travel work on Madagascar, written by the British missionary William Ellis.Illustrated with a folding plate to the frontispiece, fifteen plates, and in-text engravings.Collated, complete.Ellis first travelled to Madagascar with the London Missionary Society in 1853, though he was refused permissions to go to the capital. The second time he attempted to visit Madagascar he was again refused. In 1856 the Queen permitted him a one month stay, which forms a large portion of this work, which was written in celebration from diaries kept during his time there.In this work, Ellis describes these struggles to gain entry to the Madagascar, as well as discussing the history, culture, and royalty of the island.Gift inscription to the recto of the front free endpaper, 'Alfred Mordaunt Egerton, with the best wishes of his sincere friend, Humphrey F. H. B. Herne, on his leaving Eton, Xmas 1859&apos. Egerton was a medalled soldier and courter, and father of the chemist Sir Alfred Charles Glyn Egerton. In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing and light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. Gift inscription to the recto of the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Title page is a little closely trimmed to the tail. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 892P66

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Three Visits to Madagascar During the Years 1853-1854-1856 madagascar africa william ellis madagascar Not Stated

J. Frederic Elton; H. B. Cotterill

Travels and Researches Among the Lakes and Mountains of Eastern & Central Africa

London, John Murray, 1879. First edition. Leather. The first edition of James Frederic Elton's vivid travel work exploring Eastern and Central Africa, an illustrated work with interesting notes on the slave trade. The first edition.The vivid travel journals of J. Frederic Elton, following his expeditions around Eastern and Central Africa in 1875 and 1877.Importantly this work includes an introductory chapter on the slave trade by Frederic Holmwood.This work explores Mozambique, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salam, Chumah, and more.Illustrated with a frontispiece, three folding maps, one folding plate, thirteen plates, and in-text engravings.Collated, complete.Published after Elton's death of Malaria in 1877.Edited by H. B. Cotterill, who had accompanied Elton on his final expedition. In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Head of the front board is a little faded. Light rubbing to the boards and spine, including to the extremities. Crack to the head of the front joint. Light marks to the boards, and a little discolouration to the spine. Very small amount of loss to the head of the spine. Spots to the rear board. Prize label to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 874P8

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Travels and Researches Among the Lakes and Mountains of Eastern & Central Africa eastern africa central africa j. frederic elton eastern africa Not Stated

J. Frederic Elton; H. B. Cotterill [ed.]

Travels and Researches Among the Lakes and Mountains of Eastern and Central Africa

London, Frank Cass & Co. 1968. Cloth. A new impression of the travel journals of Frederic Elton, giving an account of his exploration and anti-slave trade work in Africa. A new impression of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to the front free end paper. Illustrated with 8 plates, 3 folding maps and 1 folding plate. Collated, complete. A facsimile of the original work, first published in 1879, in which J. Frederic Elton gives an account of his travels and anti-slave trade work in Eastern and Central Africa. Edited and completed by H. B. Cotterill. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, though with ink stains to the front board and spine, and shelf wear to the spine and extremities. Rear hinge is tender, with webbing showing. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean, except for a scattering of spots to the end papers. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 855M4

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Africa Travel Slave trade Travel Not Stated

William Walter Augustine Fitzgerald

Travels in the Coastlands of British East Africa and the Islands of Zanzibar and Pemba, Their Agricultural Resources and General Characteristics

London, Chapman and Hall, Ltd. 1898. First edition. Cloth. A first edition work detailing William Fitzgerald's travels in British East Africa, with folding maps and illustrations. The first edition. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. With a portrait frontispiece, five folding maps, ten non-folding maps, some of which are in colour, forty-three full-page plates and numerous vignette illustrations. Collated complete. An interesting work detailing William Fitzgerald's travels in British East Africa, and his notes on the agricultural resources and general characteristics. William Walter Augustine Fitzgerald was an Irish traveller, writer, and fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. In the late nineteenth century, he spent two years exploring the British East African coastlands, whilst being employed to report on their agricultural capabilities by the Director of the Imperial British East Africa Company. The half title page is present. With a previous seller's small number label to the bottom of the front paste-down. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with some shelf wear to the edges. Spine is faded, and some fading to the edges of the front board. Light marks to the boards and bumping to the spine. Hinges starting but still firm. Paste downs and free endpapers are age-toned. Small label to the lower front paste-down. Internally, binding slightly strained but generally firmly bound. Pages lightly age-toned with light spotting throughout. Light spotting to the plates and maps. Some creasing and a repaired closed tear to the folding map on page 1. The folding map on page 339 has been repaired neatly with tape. A closed tear has been repaired with tape to the folding map on page 378. There is also a closed tear of about 2.5 inches and a small puncture to this map. The odd page is uncut. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 848G18

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: zanzibar east africa colonisation british empire east africa Not Stated

Henry Fosbrooke; Colin Willcock [ed.]

Ngorongoro: The Eighth Wonder, a Survival Special on African Wildlife

London, Andre Deutsch, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this fascinating work on Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater, a beautiful game reserve. The first edition, second impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Inscribed by the author to the title page: "to John & Thea, in the hope that it will tempt them to visit us, Henry Fosbrooke, 20th July 1979". Henry Fosbrooke was the first conservator of the Ngorongoro Crater and the surrounding Conservation Area in Tanzania. In this work, he describes the inhabitants of the Crater, its wildlife and its history. He also assesses the status of each species found in the Crater, as it was in the 1970s. This work is part of the 'Survival Special' series on African wildlife, edited by Colin Willcock. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper is bright and smart, with just a touch of sunning to the spine. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.

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Boeknummer: 888M11

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Tanzania Game reserve Henry Fosbrooke Game reserve Not Stated

Eugene Fromentin

Un Ete Dans le Sahara

Paris, Michel Levy Freres, 1857. First edition. Leather. A first edition of Fromentin's detailed account of his travels across the Sahara desert, in the original French language. French language. First edition. A charming account of the author's travels through Algeria one summer, focusing on his time spent in the Sahara desert. Written by Eugene Fromentin, a French painter and writer best remembered for his writings. Bound in quarter crushed morocco with green paper covered boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and light chipping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting. Small tears to the front and read endpaper. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 878T51

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Ete Le Sahara Summer Sahara Le Sahara None

Francis Galton; Henry Barth

The Minerva Library of Famous Books: Francis Galton&Apos;S Travels in Africa: Vacation Tours Barth&Apos;S Travels in Africa: Timbuktu, Sokoto, the Niger, West and Central Soudan

London, Ward, Lock, and Co. 1889-90. Cloth. Two volumes of African travels in the 'Minerva Library of Famous Books' edited by G. T. Bettany. Two volumes from the 'Minerva Library of Famous Books' featuring works of widespread popularity, edited with an introduction by G. T. Bettany. In uniform publisher's bindings.Comprising:Francis Galton's Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South, being an account of a visit to Damaraland in 1859. With biographical introduction by the editor. Also featuring Vacation Tours in 1860 and 1861 by Sir George Grove, Francis Galton, and W. G. Clark. Illustrated with plates, maps, and further vignettes in text.Henry Barth's Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa including accounts of Timbuktu, Sokoto, and the Basins of the Niger and Benuwe. Illustrated with full page illustrations and the original woodcut illustrations. In the original publisher's uniform full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities. Wm Wright Hardwicke's bookplate to front pastedown of Galton's volume. Previous ownership inscription to recto frontispiece Barth's volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 842A65

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: minerva library of famous books illustrated travel africa illustrated Not Stated

[Francis Galton]

The Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa

London, John Murray, [1853]. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Francis Galton's account of his expedition to the then unknown South West Africa, an illustrated volume with chromolithographs. Bound without the title page. Publishing information and date taken from the plates.The first edition.Illustrated with four chromolithographs, one monochrome plate, and four in-text engravings. Folding map is torn with only one panel remaining. Francis Galton's brilliant travel account of this time spent exploring the Tropics of South Africa. At the time of this expedition South West Africa was still little explored, with his vivid account filling in the gaps of knowledge relating to the areas between the Cape Colony and the western Portuguese settlements, and towards Lake Ngami. Galton travelled in a party of nearly forty men.Galton was a noted polymath, a proponent on social Darwinism, of whom he was a half-cousin, and a supporter of eugenics. In a half calf binding binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Small chip to the head of the spine. Light bumping to the extremities, and minor rubbing to the spine and extremities, including to the paper to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional spot and handling mark. Bound without the title page. Folding map is torn with only one panel remaining.  A couple of small repairs to the reverse of the frontispiece. Frontispiece with two small closed tears, a blind stamp to the head, and a tide mark to the head. Blind stamp to the plates. Small closed tear to the plate facing page 103. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 852P38

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: The Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa south africa travel francis galton south africa tropical Not Stated

Attilio Gatti

Black Mist

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1933. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce travelogue of Africa by Italian explorer Attilio Gatti. The first edition of this scarce work. A travelogue of Africa by Attilio Gatti, Italian born explorer who travelled extensively around Africa in the early twentieth century. Here he shares descriptions and observations of M'Zamba, Ma-Koma, Ma-Lami, and Ma-Diara. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author and forty-six further black and white photographic plates. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, front board marked removal of sticker, minor handling marks to rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 842A61

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: attilio gatti explore africa first editions explore Not Stated

John Geddie

The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Record of Modern Discovery

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1881. First edition. Cloth. A first edition travel work of Central Africa by John Geddie. The first edition of this work. Written by John Geddie, Scots-Canadian missionary known as the "father of Presbyterian missions in the South Seas." A record of modern discovery in three parts, first concerned with the Nile; second with the Congo; and third with the Zambesi. Introduction with historical notes on the lake regions of central Africa. With ten leaves of publisher's catalogue to rear. Illustrated with thirty-two plates of illustrations. Collated, complete.Binding seen in green, blue, and red cloth variants, priority unknown. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, spine gently cocked forward. Library shelf number inked to head of back strip. Boards lightly marked. Binding split to p. 91 and few other places, held by two cords only. Pages generally very clean throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 842A64

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: africa travel explore john geddie travel Not Stated

Count Gleichen

With the Mission to Menelik

London, Edward Arnold, 1898. First edition. Cloth. A smart presentation copy of this autobiographical travel work regarding Count Gleichen's travels to Addis Ababa, complete with a folding map. Detailing a mission to Addis Abbaba and back, including spending time at Harrar, Gildessa, Zeila and finally his impressions of Addis Abbaba, the people, language and markets.Written by Lord Edward Gleichen (1863-1937), a British soldier and courtier. The son of Queen Victoria's half-nephew, he served as a Page of Honour to the Queen for five years and became a Major General of the Grenadier Guards. He wrote a number of travel works detailing his time abroad, such as 'With the Camel Corps up the Nile', and 'A Guardsman's Memories&apos.Inscribed by the author to J. L. Harrington, with the author's compliments. Harrington was the British district officer at Zeila.A first edition of this work. Illustrated with photographs and illustrations by the author.With thirty-two pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear.Containing one folding map of Abyssinia to the rear of the work; lacking the second map.An excellent copy of this fascinating travel work, inscribed by the author. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally with just a little wear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Author's inscription to the half title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Count Gleichen. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 782R48

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Count Gleichen With the Mission to Menelik Travel Africa With the Mission to Menelik Count Gleichen

Frank Gray

My Two African Journeys

London, Methuen & Co. 1928. First edition. Cloth. Scarce first edition of this travelogue of Africa by Frank Gray, with numerous illustrations and two maps. Scarce first edition of this work. Narrating of two journeys in Africa in two parts: through Nigeria, the Gold Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone; and across the French Equatorial Africa, British Sudan, and Eritrea. Written by Frank Gray, sharing observations and impressions as well as descriptions of his travels. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-three full page plates as well as two maps to endpapers. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, back strip faded, with considerable staining mark to front board. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting scattered to occasional leaf. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 842A78

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: africa travel explore travel Not Stated

Graham Greene

In Search of a Character Two African Journals

London, The Bodley Head, 1961. First edition. Cloth. An almost pristine first edition of Graham Greene's travel journals written during his time spent researching in Africa. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.Two travel journals penned by Graham Greene whilst travelling in Africa. Whilst travelling on these journeys Greene researched his two novels set in Africa, 'A Burnt-Out Case', and 'The Heart of the Matter&apos.Greene was one of the most popular authors of the twentieth century, known for his works 'Brighton Rock', 'The End of the Affair' and 'Our Man in Havana&apos.Letter loosely inserted. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. A couple of spots to the fore edge. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Dustwrapper is lightly edgeworn with some spots and discolouration. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Boeknummer: 758P49

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: In Search of a Character Two African Journals graham greene africa travel graham greene congo sierra leone None

Ewart S. Grogan; Arthur H. Sharp; H. Hesketh Prichard

From Cape to Cairo and Through the Heart of Patagonia

London , Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1909-1911. Cloth. Two lovely travel volumes on Africa and Patagonia, with illustrations. Two volumes of Nelson travel books that explore a journey through Africa and a journey through Patagonia. Both volumes are new editions. From the Cape to Cairo The First Traverse of Africa from South to North (1909) by Ewart S. Grogan and Arthur H. Sharp has seven plates, a folding map and a frontispiece. Through the Heart of Patagonia (1911) by H. Hesketh Prichard has seven illustrations and a frontispiece.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with spines being a little faded and head and tails a little bumped. Rear hinge is starting and remains generally firm to Patagonia. Front and rear hinges starting to Cape to Cairo but both remain firm. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 838B30

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: From Cape to Cairo Through the Heart of Patagonia travel Africa Through the Heart of Patagonia Not Stated

F G Guggisberg

Handbook of the Southern Nigeria Survey

London, W & A K Johnston , 1911. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this topographical study of southern Nigeria, by the Colonial director of the survey, Gordon Guggisberg. Large folding map loosely inserted to the rear. This work was produced for the guidance of Guggisberg's assistants during his time as director of surveys in that colony. A very scarce work, which provides fascinating insight into the work Guggisberg completed in Nigeria. In a full cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Patches of rubbing to the boards and spine. Internally, binding is strained at pages 80-83; 128-129. Map is loosely inserted to rear. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Map is generally smart, with some tidemarks to the linen backing, which is visible to the map. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 751L24

Catalogus: Africa

Trefwoorden: Nigeria Survey Topographical Survey None