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ROOSEVELT, Theodore [1858-1919].
Afrikanische Wandrungen eines Naturforschers und Jägers.
Berlin: Verlag Von Paul Parey, 1910..
8vo. pp. xvi, 464, [4]ads. frontis. portrait & 47 plates after photographs taken by Roosevelt & other members of the expedition. 1 full-page map. cloth (spine ends & corners frayed). First Edition of the Authorized German Translation.
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ROYLE, Charles.
The Egyptian Campaigns 1882 To 1885. New And Revised Edition, Continued To December, 1899.
London: Hurst And Blackett, Limited, 1900..
8vo. pp. 1 p.l., [v]-viii, 606, [1 leaf]. lacking half-title. 3 folding maps (incl. frontis.). several plans in the text. original black-stamped cloth (spine faded & ends frayed, corners bumped). Second Revised Edition, with additional material covering the military operations in Egypt to 1899 so as to include all the recent fighting in the Soudan. "It has been the object of the Author to make the work in its present form a complete narrative of the rise and fall of the Arabist and Mahdist movements, as well as a history of England's intervention in Egypt.". (Preface) cfIbrahim-Hilmy 196-99.
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RUSSELL, William Howard [1820-1907].
A Diary In The East During The Tour Of The Prince And Princess Of Wales.
London: George Routledge And Sons, 1869..
8vo. pp. xv, [1], 650. lacking half-title. 6 chromolithographed plates. numerous wood-engravings in the text. contemporary half calf (bit rubbed, neat gilt library stamp on upper cover & lower spine, some light foxing to plates & neighbouring leaves). Second Edition (published the same year as the first). An account of the Prince of Wales' Egyptian tour of 1869, the primary aim of which was to inspect the Suez Canal, then nearing completion. The royal party which included African explorer Sir Samuel Baker, naturalist Richard Owen, and engineer Sir John Fowler, undertook a voyage up the Nile to Cairo before proceeding to Ismailia to visit the canal waterworks. Here they were attended by engineer M. de Lesseps and greeted by the Khedive, who invited Baker to take command of an expedition against the slavers on the White Nile. On the return journey from Alexandria, the Prince visited Constantinople, the Crimean battlefields, and Athens. Russell was a journalist and war correspondent attached to the Times. cfBlackmer 1462.
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[SAINT-PIERRE, Jacques Henri Bernardin De] [1737-1814].
A Voyage To The Island of Mauritius, (Or, Isle Of France) The Isle of Bourbon, The Cape of Good-Hope, &c. With Observations and Reflections upon Nature, and Mankind. By a French Officer. Translated from the French By John Parish.
London: Printed for W.Griffin, 1775..
8vo. pp. 6 p.l., 291. contemporary calf, gilt back (joints cracked, spine ends chipped, occasional stains). armorial bookplate of John Peachey. First Edition of the English Translation, abridged from the original French. An epistolary account of the French military engineer and writer's travels in Mauritius, 1769-70. Included are observations on the voyage out, flora and fauna, meteorology, manners of the white inhabitants, the Indian and negro populations, agriculture, &c. Part II, pp. [183]-291 relates his return voyage, with visits to and descriptions of Île Bourbon (Réunion), the Cape of Good Hope, and Ascension Island. Mendelssohn IV p. 119.
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SALA, George Augustus [Henry] [1828-1896].
A Trip To Barbary By A Roundabout Route.
London: Tinsley Brothers, 1866..
8vo. pp. 1 p.l., [v]-vi, 398. lacking half-title. original cloth (few small tears & nicks in spine, several gatherings sprung). First Edition. Sala, as a special correspondent of the 'Daily Telegraph', visited Algiers in the train of the emperor Napoleon III.
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SAN JUAN [DEL PUERTO], Francisco [De Jesús María] De [fl. 1708-1724].
Missión Historial De Marruecos, En Que Se Trata De Los Martirios, persecuciones, Y trabajos, que han padecido los Missionarios.
Seville: Francisco Garay, 1708.
folio. pp. 22 p.l., 829, [1]blank, [18]contents & index. title-page in red & black within ornamental border. text in double columns. engraved frontis. by J.C.Allet after a design by Pietro de Pietri. woodcut initials. typographic head & tailpieces. contemporary limp vellum (some marginal worming in outer gatherings). First Edition. An important detailed history of the Franciscan mission in Morocco, begun in 1234 with the appointment of Father Angelo, Franciscan friar and papal legate, as Bishop. Most of the text is devoted to the trials and tribulations of the missionaries, their persecution and many martyrdoms at the hands of the Muslim inhabitants. Also included are a description of the country and discussion of the religion of the Moors, manners and customs, government, &c. Palau 293854. Gay 1276. Brunet V 109.
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SAVAGE-LANDOR, A[rnold] Henry.
Across Widest Africa An Account Of The Country And People Of Eastern, Central And Western Africa As Seen During A Twelve Months' Journey From Djibuti To Cape Verde.
London: Hurst & Blackett Ltd., 1907..
2 Volumes. large 8vo. pp. xv, [1]blank, 396; xii, 511, [1]ads. with half-titles. titles in red & black. 1 large folding coloured lithographed map & 166 illus. on 153 plates (incl. frontis.; 1 folding). original gilt-stamped cloth, t.e.g., others untrimmed (rubbed, Vol. II shaken). First Edition.
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SCHÄDLER, Karl Ferdinand.
Afrikanische Kunst.African Art In Private German Collections.
München: Münchner Buchgewerbehaus GmbH, [1973]..
4to. pp. 363, [5]. Text in German, English & French. profusely illus. (some colour). 3 maps. cloth. dw. First Edition.
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SCHILDKROUT, Enid & KEIM, Curtis A.
African Reflections Art From Northeastern Zaire.with contributions by Didier Demolin.
Seattle & London: University of Washington Press & New York: American Museum of Natural History, [1990]..
folio. pp. 271, [1]. profusely illus. (many colour, some full-page). biblio. index. cloth. dw. First Edition.
$103 USD Book Number: AHIriSCH24 Order / Enquire
SCHMALENBACH, Werner.
African Art.
New York: Thomas Yoseloff, [1960]..
folio. pp. 175, [1]. 148 illus. (some colour, some full-page). 1 map. biblio. cloth. dw. (rubbed & scuffed, extremities chipped & creased). First Edition of the English Translation.
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SCHWEINFÜRTH, Georg [August] [b. 1836].
The Heart Of Africa. Three Years' Travels And Adventures In The Unexplored Regions Of Central Africa From 1868 To 1871.Translated By Ellen E.Frewer. With An Introduction By Winwood Reade.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1874.
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xvi, 559; x, 521 + 6(ads). 2 lithographed maps (1 folding). 26 plates (incl. 2 frontis. & 1 in colour) & numerous text illus. engraved by J.D.Cooper. A nice tight copy in original cloth (a few marks to cloth). First American Edition of the German botanist's account of his important scientific expedition to the interior of Sudan and the Congo in 1868-71, with which he was entrusted by the Humboldt-Stiflung of Berlin. Starting at Khartoum, he ascended the White Nile to Bahr-el-Ghazal, then with a partly of ivory dealers, proceeded through the regions inhabited by the Diur (Dyoor), Dinka, Bongo and Niam-Niam. He next entered the country of the Mangbettu (Monbuttu), and discovered the Uele (Welle) River on March 19, 1870, which he incorrectly believed to belong to the Chad system - years later it was proven to connect to the Congo. Schweinfürth added considerably to the knowledge of the flora, fauna, and tribes of Central Africa. He provided details respecting the cannibalistic practices of the Mangbettu, and discovered the pygmy Akka tribe. cfGay 2568.
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SEGY, Ladislas.
African Sculpture Speaks.
New York: Hill And Wang, [1969]..
4to. pp. 7 p.l., 315. 436 illus. 4 maps. biblio. index. cloth. dw. (bit rubbed, extremities chipped). Third Edition, revised & enlarged.
$61 USD Book Number: AGYriSEG40 Order / Enquire
SEGY, Ladislas.
African Sculpture.
New York: Dover Publications, Inc. [1958]..
8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 34, [8]. 163 illus. on many double-sided plates. wrs.
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SHALER, William [c1773-1833].
Sketches Of Algiers, Political, Historical, And Civil; Containing An Account Of The Geography, Population, Government, Revenues, Commerce, Agriculture, Arts, Civil Institutions, Tribes, Manners, Languages, And Recent Political History Of That Country.
Boston: Cummings, Hilliard, And Company, 1826..
8vo. pp. viii, 310. Uncut in original cloth-backed bds. (spine & joints quite chipped & frayed, spine label wanting, some foxing & browning throughout). First Edition. Shaler served as joint commissioner with Commodore Stephen Decatur in the negotiation of the U.S.-Algiers Treaty of 1815. He remained in Algiers as the U.S. consul-general until 1828 except for a one-year leave of absence from April 1821 until the summer of 1822. 'Shaler remained at Algiers for twelve years, enjoying great prestige with both foreigners and natives.in 1826 he published Sketches of Algiers, a volume which contains remarkably accurate observations of the country, its government, and its history during his residence there; the book is said to have served as a guide to the French expedition of 1830.' (DAB) Gay 969bis. Not in Smith, American Travellers Abroad.
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SHARPE, Samuel [1799-1891].
The History Of Egypt Under The Romans.
London: Edward Moxon, 1842..
8vo. pp. xvi, 276. original cloth (head of spine chipped). First Edition. Gay 2245. Ibrahim-Hilmy II p. 232.
$154 USD Book Number: ABE-290583 Order / Enquire
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