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Embark on a journey through Africa with our collection of rare travel books. Featuring works by explorers such as Livingstone, Stanley, and Burton, discover the continent's diverse cultures, landscapes, and wildlife. Shop now and explore Africa from a unique perspective.
  • Reconnoitring in Abyssinia:

    WILKINS, H. St. Clair.
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    Wilkins (1828-1896), 'commanded the Royal Engineers throughout the Abyssinian expedition of 1868, where the difficult terrain required engineering...

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  • South African sketches:

    BUTLER, Henry.
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    A beautiful visual record of sport of the era and rare' (Czech). An attractive example of Butler's South African Sketches, an 'illustrated descript...

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  • The new world of Central Africa

    GUINNESS, Fanny Emma (Mrs H. Grattan Guinness).
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    An evangelical missionary, Fanny Guinness believed that it was important to know more about Central Africa in order to better understand it, and h...

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  • A Masai Youth, Kenya.

    HOPPE, Emil Otto.
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    Gelatine silver print (17 x 13 cm). Label with James Carr signature, manuscript title on reverse.

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  • Six years in Seychelles;

    ESTRIDGE, H. Watley.
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    Inscribed by the author. Rare. Estridge was collector of taxes in the British colonial administration in the early 1880's, serving as Collector of ...

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  • Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa;

    LIVINGSTONE, David.
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    First of Livingstone's three major expeditions in which he followed the Zambezi, discovering Victoria Falls in the process, as well as the Shire a...

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  • Narrative of an expedition to the Zambesi

    LIVINGSTONE, David; Charles Livingstone.
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    Livingstone's second book describes his expedition to expose the Portuguese slave traders and to find a way to establish a settlement for missions...

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  • How I Found Livingstone.

    STANLEY, Henry Morton.
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    Inscribed copy. Inscribed copy of 'One of the most famous books in the broad spectrum of African exploration, this title acquainted many a nineteen...

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  • Travels,

    SHAW, Thomas.
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    A valuable work. A valuable work' (Ioannou). Shaw was chaplain to the English factory at Algiers from 1720 to 1733. During this period he visited E...

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  • The American testimonial banquet to Henry M. Stanley.

    [STANLEY, Henry Morton].
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    A scarce memorial of Stanley's last expedition. Following the printed title, the text consists of a list of the Committee and honorary Stewards, e...

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  • Narrative of voyages to explore the shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar;

    OWEN, William Fitzwilliam.
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    Family copy of crew member with letters. Lt. Henry Gibbons served on H.M.S. Leven and died on December 26th 1822 from fever. The same fate was to b...

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  • Sport in Somaliland,

    POTOCKI, Count Joseph.
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    One of the rarest of big-game books and certainly one of the most luxuriously produced. Potocki (1862-1922), was a renowned big-game hunter and br...

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  • A mission to Gelele, King of Dahome.

    BURTON, Richard Francis.
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    One of Burton's more sensational books. Dahomey had the reputation of being the most bloodthirsty land in Africa. Burton had wished to visit whils...

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  • A new history of Ethiopia.

    LUDOLF, Hiob.
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    The father of modern Ethiopian studies. Scarce English edition. Ludolf (1624-1704), is regarded as the father of modern Ethiopian studies. 'A work ...

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  • Portico of the Temple of Dendera.

    ROBERTS, David.
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    In the 1830s tourism in the Holy Land was increasing as the Pasha of Egypt, Muhammad Ali, consolidated his authority and promoted the research int...

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  • The present state of the Empire of Morocco,

    SAINT OLON, François Pidou de.
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    The late seventeenth century saw Morocco at the peak of its power, first under Emperor Al Rashid, who had united the ancient kingdoms of Fez and M...

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  • Through the Dark Continent

    STANLEY, Henry Morton.
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    The story of the Anglo-American expedition to Central Africa, commanded by Stanley and undertaken between 1874 and 1877. The discovery of the cour...

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  • My second journey through Equatorial Africa

    WISSMAN, Hermann von
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    "[The author] travelled through the Belgian Congo, then on through both British and German East Africa. His narrative recounts the difficulties of...

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  • Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls,

    OATES, Frank.
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    Fine copy. An exceptionally well preserved example. Oates was one of the first Europeans to see the Victoria Falls in full flood, having travelled ...

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  • Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile.

    SPEKE, John Hanning.
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    Speke's third and final expedition to Africa. The account of Speke's third and final expedition to Africa. This took place in 1860 with his friend ...

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  • Africana. A distant journey into unknown lands.

    SCHEYBEYLER, Catherine.
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    This profusely illustrated catalogue with detailed collations and critical notes, offers a fascinating insight into the rich and diverse history o...

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  • Narrative of an expedition into the interior of Africa,

    LAIRD, Macgregor; OLDFIELD, R.A.K.
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    Laird was a member of the famous shipbuilding family and the Alburkah, built by his yard, was the first iron vessel to make an ocean voyage. The ...

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  • The Great Rift Valley,

    GREGORY, J[ohn] W[alter].
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    Highland regions of Mount Kenya. Important exploration expedition in the hitherto unknown highland regions of Mt. Kenya.In 1892 Gregory was seconde...

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  • New light on dark Africa:

    PETERS, Carl.
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    A German counterpart to Stanley's In Darkest Africa. 'A German counterpart to Stanley's In Darkest Africa, this represents Peter's journey to find ...

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