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  • First edition of A Search After Sunshine or Algeria in 1871 by Lady Mary Elizabeth Herbert, a charming work on Algeria as it was under French occupation in the 1870s.
    First edition of A Search After Sunshine or Algeria in 1871 by Lady Mary Elizabeth Herbert, a charming work on Algeria as it was under French occupation in the 1870s.

    HERBERT, Lady [Mary Elizabeth].
    A Search After Sunshine or Algeria in 1871. 1872.
    £200.00

  • First edition of James Jackson's Account of the Empire of Marocco in a lovely contemporary binding, being the standard treatise on Marocco and Jackson's major work.
    First edition of James Jackson's Account of the Empire of Marocco in a lovely contemporary binding, being the standard treatise on Marocco and Jackson's major work.

    JACKSON, James Grey.
    Account of the Empire of Marocco, 1809.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition of Visit to the Great Oasis of the Libyan Desert by George Hoskins, an account of his journey to the Great Oasis to the west of Thebes and other oases in the Libyan Desert.
    First edition of Visit to the Great Oasis of the Libyan Desert by George Hoskins, an account of his journey to the Great Oasis to the west of Thebes and other oases in the Libyan Desert.

    HOSKINS, G[eorge] A[lexander].
    Visit to the Great Oasis of the Libyan Desert; 1837.
    £1,500.00

  • A valuable work, describing Egypt, Sinai, Palestine, Cyprus and North Africa. It is especially esteemed for its botanical and zoological plates.
    A valuable work, describing Egypt, Sinai, Palestine, Cyprus and North Africa. It is especially esteemed for its botanical and zoological plates.

    SHAW, Thomas.
    Travels, 1738.
    £3,500.00

  • Scarce first edition of Three Months in the Soudan by Ernestine Sartorius, a scarce account of travel through Egypt and the Sudan.
    Scarce first edition of Three Months in the Soudan by Ernestine Sartorius, a scarce account of travel through Egypt and the Sudan.

    SARTORIUS, Ernestine.
    Three Months in the Soudan. 1885.
    £650.00

  • First edition of Count Gleichen's The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, scarce official survey of Egypt under British Rule, only 1500 printed of vol 1 and only 1000 of vol 2.
    First edition of Count Gleichen's The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, scarce official survey of Egypt under British Rule, only 1500 printed of vol 1 and only 1000 of vol 2.

    GLEICHEN, Count [Albert Edward Wilfred] (editor).
    The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: 1905.
    £1,000.00

  • Rare complete first French edition of Le Flambeau de la Navigation by Johannes Janssonius after Willem Blaeu, on of the great books of Dutch cartography.
    Rare complete first French edition of Le Flambeau de la Navigation by Johannes Janssonius after Willem Blaeu, on of the great books of Dutch cartography.

    JANSSONIUS, Johannes [BLAEU, Willem (after)].
    Le Flambeau de la Navigation, 1620.
    £60,000.00

  • First edition of Earl of Cromer's Modern Egypt, this sweeping work og British and Egypt relations from 1876 to 1907.
    First edition of Earl of Cromer's Modern Egypt, this sweeping work og British and Egypt relations from 1876 to 1907.

    CROMER, Earl of.
    Modern Egypt. 1908.
    £300.00

  • First edition of A Winter in Morocco by Amelia Perrier, a scarce work recounting a woman's journey to Tangier, Morocco.
    First edition of A Winter in Morocco by Amelia Perrier, a scarce work recounting a woman's journey to Tangier, Morocco.

    PERRIER, Amelia.
    A Winter in Morocco. 1873.
    £750.00

  • First edition of Arabian Journey and Other Desert Travels by Gerald de Gaury, his set of essays and articles, the majority of which on the Nedj and Asir regions of Saudi Arabia, discussing Ibn Saud, Mecca, Jeddah, and more.
    First edition of Arabian Journey and Other Desert Travels by Gerald de Gaury, his set of essays and articles, the majority of which on the Nedj and Asir regions of Saudi Arabia, discussing Ibn Saud, Mecca, Jeddah, and more.

    GAURY, Gerald de.
    Arabian Journey and Other Desert Travels. 1950.
    £375.00

  • A Journey to Mequinez by John Windus is an early English account of Morocco. Windus was the historian of a mission dispatched by George I in 1720.
    A Journey to Mequinez by John Windus is an early English account of Morocco. Windus was the historian of a mission dispatched by George I in 1720.

    WINDUS, John.
    A Journey to Mequinez; 1725.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of Count Gleichen's Journal of our Mission to Fez, the only first hand account of the mission to Fez in 1909 to install Sir Reginald Lister as British Ambassador to Morocco following the the Hafidiya, the coup d'état of 1908.
    First edition of Count Gleichen's Journal of our Mission to Fez, the only first hand account of the mission to Fez in 1909 to install Sir Reginald Lister as British Ambassador to Morocco following the the Hafidiya, the coup d'état of 1908.

    [GLEICHEN, Lord Albert Edward Wilfred] THE MILITARY ATTACHÉ.
    Journal of our Mission to Fez (1909). 1909.
    £600.00

  • First edition of Richard Madden's The Shrines and Sepulchres of the Old and New World, a comprehensive work on ancient tombs and funerary practices by an avid abolitionist of his day.
    First edition of Richard Madden's The Shrines and Sepulchres of the Old and New World, a comprehensive work on ancient tombs and funerary practices by an avid abolitionist of his day.

    MADDEN, R.R.
    The Shrines and Sepulchres of the Old and New World: 1851.
    £850.00

  • A smart prize binding copy of The Earl of Cromer's Modern Egypt, a sweeping work covering the history of Egypt and British involvement from 1876 to 1907, written by one of the key British protagonists.
    A smart prize binding copy of The Earl of Cromer's Modern Egypt, a sweeping work covering the history of Egypt and British involvement from 1876 to 1907, written by one of the key British protagonists.

    CROMER, The Earl of.
    Modern Egypt. 1911.
    £150.00

  • This illustrated catalogue with detailed collations and critical notes, offers a fascinating insight into the history of the African continent
    This illustrated catalogue with detailed collations and critical notes, offers a fascinating insight into the history of the African continent

    SCHEYBEYLER, Catherine.
    Africana. A distant journey into unknown lands. 2014.
    £100.00

  • The Present State of the Jews is an interesting early account of life and customs of the Jewish community of the Barbary Coast by Lancelot Addison.
    The Present State of the Jews is an interesting early account of life and customs of the Jewish community of the Barbary Coast by Lancelot Addison.

    ADDISON, Lancelot.
    The present state of the Jews: 1676.
    £2,500.00

  • Blakesley was a clergyman, who, whilst at Cambridge University was a member of the Apostles Club along with his friend, Alfred Lord Tennyson.
    Blakesley was a clergyman, who, whilst at Cambridge University was a member of the Apostles Club along with his friend, Alfred Lord Tennyson.

    BLAKESLEY, Joseph Williams.
    Four Months in Algeria: 1859.
    £650.00

  • View of Cairo

    PIERRON, Charles.
    View of Cairo circa 1835.
    £3,000.00

  • The present letter is one of the first that Bruce sent back. Explains his preparations for resisting the assaults of Barbary Pirates on British property.
    The present letter is one of the first that Bruce sent back. Explains his preparations for resisting the assaults of Barbary Pirates on British property.

    BRUCE, James.
    Autograph letter, signed, concerning Barbary pirates. 1763.
    £4,000.00

  • Notable for the fine coloured aquatint view of the Bay of Algiers. Pananti was captured by Barbary pirates and sold into slavery.
    Notable for the fine coloured aquatint view of the Bay of Algiers. Pananti was captured by Barbary pirates and sold into slavery.

    PANANTI, Filippo.
    Narrative of a Residence in Algiers; 1818.
    £1,250.00

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