- 330
Africa
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Twelve volumes on travel and exploration in Africa:
- paper
Casati, Major Gaetano. Ten Years in Equatoria and the Return with Emin Pasha. London & New York: Frederick Warne and Co., 1891, mixed edition (vol.1, first edition; vol.2, second edition), 8vo, half-titles, plates, 4 maps in rear pocket, original pictorial cloth gilt, scattered stains, lightly rubbed
Johnston, Sir Harry. The Uganda Protectorate. London: Hutchinson & Co., 1902, FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo, half-titles, 48 plates, 9 folding maps, original pictorial black cloth, coloured floral endpapers, [B.Molony, signatures, November 1926; Hugh Rees Ltd., bookseller’s tickets], hinges starting, rubbed
Lawrence, T.E. Seven Pillars of Wisdom. London: Jonathan Cape, [1935], 8vo, third English edition, number 34 of 750 copies, numerous portraits, maps, facsimiles, etc., original pigskin-backed cloth lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover, extremities lightly rubbed
Livingstone, David. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. London: John Murray, 1857, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE [with the lithographs by W. West], 8vo, 2 folding maps, folding table, 24 (of 25) plates, [including 2 tinted and one plain lithograph by West (frontispiece, and facing pp.66 and 225)], contemporary green half calf, [Mendelssohn (1979) III], [J.W. Holder, book label], rubbed
Park, Mungo. Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa performed under the direction and patronage of the African Association in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. London: W.Bulmer and Co., 1799, subscriber’s list, 3 folding maps, 6 plates (2 folding), 2 leaves of engraved music, postscript leaf after appendix [ESTC N13836; PMM 253], without half-title; [Idem] The Journal of a mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805. London: John Murray, 1815, second edition, half-title, folding map, together 2 volumes, uniformly bound, 4to, contemporary brown calf, rebacked
Parke, Thomas Heazle. My Personal Experiences in Equatorial Africa as Medical Officer of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. London: Sampson Low, 1891, FIRST EDITION, 8vo, 17 plates, folding map in rear pocket, original olive green pictorial cloth gilt, scattered spotting
Schweinfurth, Georg. The Heart of Africa. London: Sampson Low, [&c], 1874, second edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, 2 maps (one folding), 26 plates, contemporary red half morocco gilt,[Boston College Library, stamps (with Nicholas M. Williams Memorial, Ethnological Collection, bookplates); Joseph Hodges Choate, book label], rebacked
Speke, John Hanning. Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1863, FIRST EDITION, 8vo, 2 maps (one folding), 26 plates, contemporary tree calf gilt, [Czech p151], [E.Gordon Lawrence, book label; William R.Hunter, signature, 1821], without advertisements, tear to map, upper cover becoming detached, worn
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Johnston, Sir Harry. The Uganda Protectorate. London: Hutchinson & Co., 1902, FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo, half-titles, 48 plates, 9 folding maps, original pictorial black cloth, coloured floral endpapers, [B.Molony, signatures, November 1926; Hugh Rees Ltd., bookseller’s tickets], hinges starting, rubbed
Lawrence, T.E. Seven Pillars of Wisdom. London: Jonathan Cape, [1935], 8vo, third English edition, number 34 of 750 copies, numerous portraits, maps, facsimiles, etc., original pigskin-backed cloth lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover, extremities lightly rubbed
Livingstone, David. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. London: John Murray, 1857, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE [with the lithographs by W. West], 8vo, 2 folding maps, folding table, 24 (of 25) plates, [including 2 tinted and one plain lithograph by West (frontispiece, and facing pp.66 and 225)], contemporary green half calf, [Mendelssohn (1979) III], [J.W. Holder, book label], rubbed
Park, Mungo. Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa performed under the direction and patronage of the African Association in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. London: W.Bulmer and Co., 1799, subscriber’s list, 3 folding maps, 6 plates (2 folding), 2 leaves of engraved music, postscript leaf after appendix [ESTC N13836; PMM 253], without half-title; [Idem] The Journal of a mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805. London: John Murray, 1815, second edition, half-title, folding map, together 2 volumes, uniformly bound, 4to, contemporary brown calf, rebacked
Parke, Thomas Heazle. My Personal Experiences in Equatorial Africa as Medical Officer of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. London: Sampson Low, 1891, FIRST EDITION, 8vo, 17 plates, folding map in rear pocket, original olive green pictorial cloth gilt, scattered spotting
Schweinfurth, Georg. The Heart of Africa. London: Sampson Low, [&c], 1874, second edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, 2 maps (one folding), 26 plates, contemporary red half morocco gilt,[Boston College Library, stamps (with Nicholas M. Williams Memorial, Ethnological Collection, bookplates); Joseph Hodges Choate, book label], rebacked
Speke, John Hanning. Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1863, FIRST EDITION, 8vo, 2 maps (one folding), 26 plates, contemporary tree calf gilt, [Czech p151], [E.Gordon Lawrence, book label; William R.Hunter, signature, 1821], without advertisements, tear to map, upper cover becoming detached, worn
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."