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Uganda to Khartoum Life and Adventure on the Upper Nile
Uganda to Khartoum Life and Adventure on the Upper Nile
Albert B. Lloyd; Victor Buxton · 1906 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)
London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1906. First edition. Cloth. A signed, scarce first edition of missionary, Albert B. Lloyd's memoires, compiled during his voyage across Africa. A first edition and first impression of Albert B. Lloyd's Uganda to Khartoum with a preface by Vic...
The Crescent and the Cross or Romance and Realities of Eastern Travel
The Crescent and the Cross or Romance and Realities of Eastern Travel
Eliot Warburton · 1857 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)
London, Hurst and Blackett, 1857. Leather. The thirteenth edition of this travel work by Eliot Warburton. With an illustrated frontispiece and a further fourteen illustrations comprising of a plate and vignettes. Eliot Warburton was an Irish traveller and novelist. The Crescen...
The War of the Revolution
The War of the Revolution
Christopher Ward; Edited by John Richard Alden. · 1952 · Rooke Books
£69.99 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,770)
New York, The Macmillan Company, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A history of the American Revolution and Civil War from Christopher Ward. First edition. Including chapters on the siege of Boston, Arnold's march to Quebec, civil war in the South and much more. Illustrated thr...
Occupation of Wounded Knee Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Indian Affairs of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Unites States Senate Ninety Third Congress First Session on the Causes and Aftermath of the Wounded Knee Takeover June 16 1973 Pine Ridge South Dakota June 17 1973 Kyle South Dakota
Occupation of Wounded Knee Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Indian Affairs of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Unites States Senate Ninety Third Congress First Session on the Causes and Aftermath of the Wounded Knee Takeover June 16 1973 Pine Ridge South Dakota June 17 1973 Kyle South Dakota
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs · 1974 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
Washington , U S Government Printing Office, 1974. Cloth. A record of the Hearings before the Subcommittee on Indian Affairs. This is the First Session of hearings regarding the causes and aftermath of the Wounded Knee Takeover. The Wounded Knee Takeover began in February 1973...
History of the Origin, Formation and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States with Notes of Its Principal Framers
History of the Origin, Formation and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States with Notes of Its Principal Framers
George Ticknor Curtis · 1854 · Rooke Books
£625.00 (€749.27 | $825.85 | ¥131,893)
London , Sampson Low, Son and Co, 1854. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first UK edition of this notable work on the origin of the constitution of the United States Complete in two volumes. George Ticknor Curtis (November 28, 1812 – March 28, 1894) was an American author, writ...
Le Caire Alexandrie Et Leurs Environs
Le Caire Alexandrie Et Leurs Environs
Francis Ambriere · 1962 · Rooke Books
£77.99 (€93.50 | $103.05 | ¥16,458)
London, Librarie Hachette, 1962. Leather. A scarce lovely travel guide to Cairo in French in a fine binding. Includes folding maps as well as illustrations in the text, some photographic. Francis Ambrière (September 27, 1907 – 1 July 1998) was a French author who was selecte...
Across East African Glaciers. An Account of the First Ascent of Kilimanjaro
Across East African Glaciers. An Account of the First Ascent of Kilimanjaro
Dr. Hans Meyer · 1891 · Rooke Books
£5,940.00 (€7,121.06 | $7,848.89 | ¥1,253,516)
London, George Philip & Son, 1891. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of this incredibly eminent work of mountaineering from the first recorded European to ascend the summit of Kilimanjaro. A lovely bright copy, with all maps present. Translated from the German of...
Farthest North: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months&Apos; Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen with an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup Captain of the Fram
Farthest North: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months&Apos; Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen with an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup Captain of the Fram
Fridtjof Nansen · 1897 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)
Westminster , Archibald Constable and Company , 1897. First edition. Cloth. The copiously illustrated first English edition of Fridtjof Nansen's daring Fram expedition, a first hand account. First English edition. Complete in two volumes.In the publisher's gilt-stamp...
Missionary Travels and Researchers in South Africa; Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years&Apos; Residence in the Interior of Africa, and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the West Coast; Thence Across the Continent, Down the River Zambesi, to the Eastern Ocean
Missionary Travels and Researchers in South Africa; Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years&Apos; Residence in the Interior of Africa, and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the West Coast; Thence Across the Continent, Down the River Zambesi, to the Eastern Ocean
David Livingstone · 1858 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)
New York , Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1858. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition of David Livingstone's influential account of African travel - a major contribution prior to the "Scramble for Africa" in the late 19th century. First U.S. edition. Rebacked, wit...
Egypt. Handbook for Travellers. Part First: Lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the Peninsula of Sinai
Egypt. Handbook for Travellers. Part First: Lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the Peninsula of Sinai
Karl Baedeker · 1878 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)
Leipsic , Karl Baedeker , 1878. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Karl Baedeker's second part to their 'Egypt' series, complete with maps, plans and views. The first English edition of this Karl Baedeker handbook covering Lower Egypt. Published i...
Philip&Apos;S Special Map of the Chinese Empire and Japan, Showing the Recent Railway Concessions
Philip&Apos;S Special Map of the Chinese Empire and Japan, Showing the Recent Railway Concessions
None · 1899 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, George Philip & Son, [1899] Undated, dated from a cop. First edition. Cloth. London: George Philip & Son, [1899] Undated, dated from a copy held by University of Oxford Libraries. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 5". Not Stated. An incredibly scarce firs...
White Slavery in Barbary States
White Slavery in Barbary States
Charles Sumner · 1853 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
Boston, John P. Jewett and Company , 1853. Cloth. An uncommon expanded book edition of this lecture on Barbary Coast's white slavery markets, delivered by Charles Sumner. The second edition, expanded from the 60-page pamphlet issued in 1847 by William D. Ticknor. In the ...
Life in French Congo
Life in French Congo
Gabrielle M. Vassal · 1925 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)
London , T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. 1925. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating first edition of this exploration of the French Congo, with a frontispiece and 30 plates. The first edition of the work. In publisher's original blue cloth binding. With a frontispiece and 30 plates...
Ruined Cities Within Numidian and Carthaginian Territories
Ruined Cities Within Numidian and Carthaginian Territories
N. Davis · 1862 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, John Murray, 1862. First edition. Cloth. First edition of N. Davies' detailed archeological exploration in North Africa, illustrated, with folding map. First edition. In scarce blue cloth original publisher's binding.Featuring folding map and seven black-and-...
Scott&Apos;S Last Expedition: Being the Journals of Captain R.F. Scott, R.N. , C.V. O; Being the Reports of the Journeys & the Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr. E.A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition
Scott&Apos;S Last Expedition: Being the Journals of Captain R.F. Scott, R.N. , C.V. O; Being the Reports of the Journeys & the Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr. E.A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition
Captain R. F. Scott; Leonard Huxley; Sir Clements R. Markham · 1913 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)
London, Smith, Elder and Co. 1913. Cloth. An early edition of this profusely illustrated work on Captain Robert Falcon Scott's last expedition. The second edition, published the same year as the first.Complete in two volumes. In the publisher's original cloth bindin...
On the Borders of Pigmy Land
On the Borders of Pigmy Land
Ruth B. Fisher · 0 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
London, Marshall Brothers, Limited, c1905. Cloth. The fifth edition of this illustrated early twentieth century travel journal from colonial missionary Ruth Fisher. Fifth edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-two plates. Collated complete. A missionary travel mem...
Hunters and Hunting in the Arctic
Hunters and Hunting in the Arctic
The Duke of Orleans [Louis Philippe Robert]; H. Grahame Richards [trans.] · 1911 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, David Nutt , 1911. First edition. Cloth. A first edition account of an Arctic hunting expedition written by Prince Philippe, Duke of Orleans, with illustrations. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-f...
Greenland Journey
Greenland Journey
Else Wegener; Dr. Fritz Loewe · 1939 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, Blackie & Son Limited, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this record of the German Expedition to Greenland in 1930 to 1931, with illustrations throughout. First UK edition, translated from the seventh German edition. Illustrated with a frontispiec...
My Mission to Abyssinia
My Mission to Abyssinia
Gerald H. Portal · 1892 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
London, Edward Arnold , 1892. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon travelogue detailing a British diplomat's expedition to the Emperor of Ethiopia. First edition. In the original cloth binding. This fascinating account recounts a 1887 mission to Ethiopia (then known as Aby...
Journal of an Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of the Niger; with a Narrative of a Voyage Down That River to Its Termination (the Family Library No. XXVIII)
Journal of an Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of the Niger; with a Narrative of a Voyage Down That River to Its Termination (the Family Library No. XXVIII)
Richard and John Lander · 1832 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)
London, John Murray, 1832. First edition. Cloth. A complete first edition account of Richard and John Lander's pioneering exploration of the Niger River. The first edition of this work. Complete in three volumes. Published for John Murray's 'Family Library&apos...