Catalogue
Africa, a huge assortment of literature from all over Africa, mainly travel & story books detailing the features of the countries including, Angola, Africa, Congo & Ruanda, Ethiopia, Gambia, Nigeria, Serengeti & Somaliland and many more. Fine. (lot)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Borneo, an assortment of travel literature from Borneo including Sarawak to Brunei with titles, "Vanishing World, the Ibans of Borneo"; "Borneo, the Worlds Wild Places/Time-Life Book"; "James Brooke of Sarawak"; "A Biography of Sir James Brooke"; "The White Rajahs"; "Queen of the Head Hunters"; "Men of Sarawak"; "Our Neighbours-Sarawak, Brunei & North Borneo"; "Retreat in the East" and many more. Fine. (31)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Burma, a collection of travel literature featuring Burma including, "Behind the Burma Road"; "A Tiger for Breakfast"; "We the Burmese"; "Guns Through Arcady Burma and The Burma Road"; "Burma through the Centuries"; "Return to Burma"; "The Indian Minority" and more. Fine. (14)
Estimate $50
Passed in
India, "The Cycopedia of India, Biographical-Historical-Administrative-Commercial", published by The Cyclopedia Publishing Coy. Calcutta, 1907, 1908 & 1909, Vol. 1-3. A rare and beautiful collection, hardbound with gilt spines, some little wear, but otherwise fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $280
India, a large assortment of publications, mainly travel books featuring India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, titles include, "Plain Tales from Raj"; "Journey Through Pakistan"; "Kodaikanal 1845-1945"; "A History of India"; "A vision of India'; "Pattern of the Tiger", and many more. Fine. (lot)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Malaysia, an assortment of mainly travel literature from Malaysia including, "The Younger Traveller, Malaya and The China Sea"; "Journey into Malaya"; " North From Malaya"; "Federation of Malaya Annual Report 1956"; "The Jungle is Neutral"; "Peeps at Many Lands Malayan States", and many more. Fine. (lot)
Estimate $80
Passed in
Nepal, an assortment of travel literature from South Asia including, Nepal, Himalayas, Tibet and Katmandu with titles including, "The Himalayas"; "Journey to Katmandu"; "The Fabulous Flemings of Katmandu"; "The Waiting Land"; "The Great Himalayan Passage"; "Bibliotheca Himalayica, Nepal", Perceval Landon and many more. Fine. (43)
Estimate $80
SOLD $170
Singapore, an assortment of travel literature of Singapore from its start to fall after the war and beyond including, "Raffles of Singapore"; "Raffles of the Eastern Isles"; "Why Singapore Fell"; "Singapore an Illustrated History 1941-1984"; "The Fall of Singapore 1942"; "Characters of Light, Early Buildings of Singapore"; "The Land Transport of Singapore, from Early Times to Present Day" and more. Fine. (27)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
World, an assortment of publications including, "A little Piece of England"; "The New Zealand Economy"; "The Aviators"; "The First Royal Tour 1867-1868"; and many more. Fine. (15)
Estimate $50
Passed in