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STANLEY, HENRY M.
COOMASSIE AND MAGDALA
[N99110] NEW YORK: Harper and Brothers, 1874. 1st US Edition (Same Year as UK 1st Edit. Hardcover. This is Stanley's reporting and anlysis of 2 major and successful British campaigns in East and West Africa as a special correspondent to the New Yor Herald. Black and White illustrations by Melton Prior (special artist in Ashantee of the illustrated London news). Decorative green linen covers with gilt lettering on spine. Dark brown claycote endpapers. 510pp + advertisement. 2 maps intact. An impressive 1882 calligraphy style inked presentation is on the free front endpaper The book is sound, tight and without further writing or marks. The head and tail of the spine have received professional attention to strengthen the extremities. Overall, this is a Very Good Plus example of a most uncommon Stanley work. ID#: 1337
$375.00
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STEFANSSON, VILHJALMUR
Northwest to Fortune
[025222] Duell, Sloan & Pearce, N.Y. 1958, 1st edition, review copy, 356 pages, map endpapers. "The Search of Western Man for a Commercially Practical Route to the Far East. Dust Jacket and book are Very Fine. ID#: 1338
$45.00
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Sterling, Thomas
Stanley's Way
[T29569] Atheneum, N.Y. 1960, first Amercan edition stated, 258 pages, map shows Stanley's three journeys across Africa in 1871, 1874 and 1887. This book takes a sentimental journey through central Africa in which the author retraces Stanley's routes nearly a century earlier. Dust jacket is unclipped and shows only slight wear. The book is Fine. ID#: 1339
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Van der Post, Laurens
A WALK WITH A WHITE BUSHMAN
"7SN2591" William Morrow, N.Y. 1986, 1st U.S. edition, 326 pages. The author in conversation with Jean-Marc Pottiez, a fellow ""Eurafricasian"" who drew from Sir Laurens this fluent, fascinating and pointed commentary on many of the key issues and personalities of our time. Dust Jacket, Very Fine. ID#: 3676
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Van der Post, Laurens
Venture to the Interior
[T25919] William Morrow, N.Y. 1951, first edition, later printing same year, 253 pages. Britain, wanting information on two vast tracts of land in British Central Africa, sent Col. van der Post on an exploratory expedition to Nyasaland, to the peaks of her mountains and the discovery of a plateau not on any map. Exploring Mianje "As pure adventure the mountain climbing passages are unsurpassed." No dust jacket. The book is Fine. ID#: 1354
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Wardenburg, Fred A.
SAFARI ENCORE
"T26340" Privately printed 1950, limited first edition of 400 copies, 304 pages, many B & W photos by the author, map endpapers. Travel and adventure in French Equatorial, the Belgian Congo, East and South Africa. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Fine. ID#: 3113
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West, Richard
Congo
[T29455] Holt Rinehart and Winston, N.Y. 1972, 1st U.S. edition of the book previously published in England with the title "Brazza of the Congo," 304 pages, map endpapers, historic B & W photographs. "An Account of a Century of European Exploration and Exploitation in the Heart of Africa." Deals largely with tha area north of the Congo River, once known as French Equatorial Africa Few people inhabit the rain forests and scorched plains of Chad, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville and the Central African Republic but it has drawn some of the most remarkable Europeans to have visited Africa including Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, who colonized for the French and was perhaps the most intriguing personality of all. Dust Jacket, Fine. ID#: 1363
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White, Steward Edward
THE PASS
"T29701" Outing Publishing Company, N.Y. 1906, first edition, 198 page, frontispiece in color by Fernand Lungren and many illustrations from B & W photographs by the authos, map. Out door scene decorations on every page. No dust jacket. Moderate cover wear but the contents are clean and tight with no marks or inscriptions. Very Good. ID#: 2510
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White, Stewart Edward
Old California
"T26744" "White, Stewart Edward" "Old California" "Exploration & Travel" "OLD CALIFORNIA IN PICTURE AND STORY. Doubleday Doran, Garden City 1937, 1st edition stated, 122 pages, folio, illustrated in color and B & W from contemporary prints. A sketch ""of a period when youth predominated."" An interesting overview of early California by an author who wrote many books in its setting. The book is clean and tight. Other thn a small address label on the front pastedown there are no marks or inscriptions. Dust jacket is complete with only minor wear. A Fine copy. ID#: 4575
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White, Stewart Edward
The Forest
"T30577" "White, Stewart Edward" "The Forest" "Exploration & Travel" "THE FOREST. Doubleday Page, N.Y. 1909, first edition. Later printing, 276 pages, illustrated by Thomas Fogarty, frontis. In color. Observations on wilderness experiences, travel, camping, canoeing, muskies, Indians, the woods in general. No dust jacket. Pictorial cover is bright..The contents are tight and clean. A Very Good Plus copy. $25.00 ID#: 4832
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Willis, Thayer :Hindley, Geoffrey and Proujan, Carl
THE LAST FRONTIERS, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION
"SG30769" Doubleday, Garden City, NY . 1973, first edition, 4to, 488 pages, profusely illustrated in color and B & W. Features three sections, The Frozen World, The Roof of the World and Secrets of the Sea. Dust jacket is price-clipped but is otherwise Fine. The book itself is Very Fine. ID#: 3920
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