BURTON’S LAST MAJOR EXPEDITION IN WEST AFRICA, WITH NARRATIVE OF THE SLAVE TRADE

BURTON, Richard F. Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome. London, 1864. Two volumes.

First edition of this account of Burton’s last major expedition in West Africa, handsomely bound. $4500.

WITH 19 LOVELY HAND-COLORED AQUATINT VIEWS OF THE HOLY LAND

SPILSBURY, Francis B. Picturesque Scenery in the Holy Land and Syria. London, 1823.

Third edition, the first quarto edition of English naval surgeon Francis Spilsbury's account of his travels in the Holy Land and Syria during the Napoleonic campaigns there, with 19 finely hand-colored aquatint views. $4200.

MAGNIFICENT HAND-COLORED AQUATINT OF SANDY BAY VALLEY IN ST. HELENA

SALT, Henry. Sandy Bay Valley in the Island of St. Helena. FROM: Twenty-Four Views Taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India. London, 1809.

Splendid, large, hand-colored aquatint of the picturesque Sandy Bay Valley in the island of St. Helena off the southwest coast of Africa, Plate I from Salt’s folio views of India, Egypt, Ceylon, Abyssinia, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena. Engraved by Daniel Havell. $3200.

MAGNIFICENT HAND-COLORED AQUATINT OF THE TOWN OF DIXAN IN ABYSSINIA

SALT, Henry. The Town of Dixan in Abyssinia. FROM: Twenty-Four Views Taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India. London, 1809.

Splendid, large, hand-colored aquatint of the town of Dixan and the picturesque surrounding countryside in Abyssinia, Plate XVII from Salt’s folio views of India, Egypt, Ceylon, Abyssinia, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena. Engraved by Daniel Havell. $3200.

"A VIEW OF THE MOUNTAINS WHICH ARE EXTREMELY WILD IN THEIR FORMS"

SALT, Henry. View Near the Village of Asceriah, in Abyssinia. FROM: Twenty-Four Views Taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India. London, 1809.

Splendid, large, hand-colored aquatint of the picturesque mountainous Abyssinian countryside, Plate XVII from Salt’s folio views of India, Egypt, Ceylon, Abyssinia, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena. Engraved by Daniel Havell. $3200.

MAGNIFICENT HAND-COLORED AQUATINT OF THE TOWN OF ABHA IN ABYSSINIA

SALT, Henry. The Town of Abha in Abyssinia. FROM: Twenty-Four Views Taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India. London, 1809.

Splendid, large, hand-colored aquatint of the town of Abha and the picturesque surrounding countryside in Abyssinia, Plate XVIII from Salt’s folio views of India, Egypt, Ceylon, Abyssinia, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena. Engraved by Daniel Havell. $3200.

WANDERINGS AMONG THE FALASHAS IN ABYSSINIA,
1862 ILLUSTRATED FIRST EDITION

STERN, Reverend Henry A. Wanderings Among the Falashas in Abyssinia. London, 1862.

First edition of this fascinating look at Ethiopian Jews, one of the earliest obtainable works in English on the Falashas, with eight tinted lithographed plates, in-text engravings, and one folding map. $2800.

WITH AN ORIGINAL CHAGALL LITHOGRAPH

SENGHOR, Léopold Sédar. Elegie des Alizes. Paris, 1973.

Limited first edition, number 405 of only 450 copies, of Senghor's Élégie des Alizés (Elegy for the Trade Winds), with an original full-page three-color lithograph by Chagall, signed and dated by him in 1974 on the title page. From the collection of Joseph Liverant, a fellow Russian Jewish emigré and friend of Chagall. $2800.

RARE FIRST EDITION OF LAING’S TRAVELS IN THE TIMANNEE, KOORANKO, AND SOOLIMA COUNTRIES, IN WESTERN AFRICA, 1815

LAING, Alexander Gordon. Travels in the Timannee, Kooranko, and Soolima Countries, in Western Africa. London, 1825.

Extremely rare first edition of this compelling narrative of travel through Western Africa, with folding map of the region and seven illustrated plates, handsomely bound. $2500.

“ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RECORDS OF TRIPOLITAN LIFE”

(AFRICA) TULLY, Richard. Narrative of a Ten Years' Residence at Tripoli in Africa. London, 1816.

First edition of this revealing “insider” account of the Court of the Bashaw of Tripoli, with engraved folding map of the “Regencies of Tripoli and Tunis,” and five vibrant hand-colored aquatints of Moorish costume and customs. $2500.