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    • An fascinating account of a  three months' summer journey through the high level Alps from west to east.

      The Alps from End to End.

      The Alps from End to End.

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    • Rare account of Johnston's expedition to the court of Shoa. Johnston, a surgeon in the British navy, was 'a careful observer and incisive writer'.

      Travels in southern Abyssinia,

      Travels in southern Abyssinia,

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    • Baker's duties included annexing the equatorial Nile basin, and establishing Egyptian authority over the region south of Gondokoro,

      Ismailia:

      Ismailia:

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    • Lobo travelled to Lake Tana, and was only the second European to see the source of the Blue Nile.

      A Short Relation of the river Nile,

      A Short Relation of the river Nile,

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    • Narrative of the journey with Henri d'Orleans from Jarkent to Chamdo through the Tien Shan and Tibet in the winter of 1889-90.

      Across Thibet

      Across Thibet

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    • The account of a journey across Persia to Calcutta.

      Across Coveted Lands,

      Across Coveted Lands,

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    • Royal Danish Expedition (1761-1767) to the Middle East, Egypt, Persia and India, and the return journey. the first scientific expedition to this area.

      Description de L'Arabie [WITH] Voyage en Arabie & en d'autres pays circonvoisins.

      Description de L'Arabie [WITH] Voyage en Arabie & en d'autres pays circonvoisins.

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    • Starting in Manchuria, he continued to the Gobi Desert, to Kashmir and Kashgar, finally exploring the Pamir Plateau.

      The Heart of a Continent.

      The Heart of a Continent.

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    • The first edition in English of Etienne Felix Berlioux's La Traite Orientale, translated in abridged format, with preface by Joseph Cooper

      The Slave Trade in Africa in 1872

      The Slave Trade in Africa in 1872

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    • Sangermano, a missionary, worked in Burma from 1783 to 1806. His book provides a good description of Burma at that time.

      A Description of the Burmese Empire, compiled chiefly from Native Documents by the Rev. Father Sangermano, and translated from his Ms.

      A Description of the Burmese Empire, compiled chiefly from Native Documents by the Rev. Father Sangermano, and translated from his Ms.

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    • This scarce volume narrates an attempt to cross the Muztagh Pass in 1922.

      An Unexplored Pass.

      An Unexplored Pass.

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    • Whistler, a fellow of the Zoological Society and a serving member of the Indian (Imperial) police, spent much of his leave in the Himalayas north of Simla.

      In the High Himalayas.

      In the High Himalayas.

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    • An exceptionally fine impression of Hollar's panorama of Jerusalem.

      Jerusalem.

      Jerusalem.

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    • Jennings gives an account of the British expedition against Mohamed Abdille Hassan known as the 'Mad Mullah', as well containing much on local customs

      With the Abyssinians in Somaliland

      With the Abyssinians in Somaliland

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    • First edition in English of this attractive copy of Tavernier's account of his travels to the East. One of the most popular works of its time and translated into several European languages

      The Six Voyages of John Baptista Tavernier,

      The Six Voyages of John Baptista Tavernier,

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    • A detailed narrative of the Bengal Army by Captain Arthur Broome, 1850.

      History of the Rise and Progress of the Bengal Army.

      History of the Rise and Progress of the Bengal Army.

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    • Sporting experiences are liberally dosed in Bevan's recollection of life and military work throughout India.

      Thirty years in India,

      Thirty years in India,

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    • Bigandet (1813-1894), French Catholic Missionary and Buddhist Scholar, spent over fifty years in Burma. Based on Burmese sources and printed in Rangoon

      The life, or legend of Gaudama,

      The life, or legend of Gaudama,

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    • An Arabic speaker, Henry Russell was able to communicate directly with the Sudanese and saw the country as a tremendous opportunity.

      The Ruin of the Soudan

      The Ruin of the Soudan

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    • The narrative of the Royal Geographical Society's East Central African Expedition, 1878 to 80.

      To the Central African Lakes and Back:

      To the Central African Lakes and Back:

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