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  • Across Unknown South America – 2 Volumes – Henry Savage-Landor – First Edition 1913

    Across Unknown South America – 2 Volumes – Henry Savage-Landor – First Edition 1913

    A First edition and a weighty and magnificent set of 2 volumes recording Savage-Landor’s travels across the centre of South America.

    Forthright “in the moment” writing is his signature supported by early black and white photographs of the highest standard.  

    Two maps as called for one of his extensive route – the other a detailed mapping of the Arinos and Arinos-Juruena river systems.

    Appendices of plants, birds, mammals, fish, reptiles and snakes of Brazil and vocabularies of the Boronon, Apiacar, Munduruci, Campas or Antis Indians

    $140.00

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  • A Voyage Round The World 1790-1792 Performed by Etienne Marchand (In Two Volumes) – Charles P.C. Fleurieu – 1969

    A Voyage Round The World 1790-1792 Performed by Etienne Marchand (In Two Volumes) – Charles P.C. Fleurieu – 1969

    Amsterdam. 1969. N. Israel., 1969. Facsimile reprint of 1801 original English edition. Nos. 23 & 24 in the Bibliotheca Australiana series.

    $120.00

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  • A Naturalist in Mid-Africa: Being an Account of a Journey to the Mountains of the Moon in Tanganyika – Elliot F.R.G.S.

    A Naturalist in Mid-Africa: Being an Account of a Journey to the Mountains of the Moon in Tanganyika – Elliot F.R.G.S.

    First Edition of the important African exploration account, published London by A D Innes in 1896.

    Large octavo 413 pages, after preliminaries, frontispiece of “Snow Peaks of Ruwenzori”, 49 plates and illustrations from photographs and sketches, four maps including three coloured. Original cloth covered boards with pictorial design to front, gilt lettering to spine. A very good copy.

    An important work on African exploration and discovery, under the auspices of The Royal Geographical Society, including a thorough study of the terrain, people, nature and botany. The appendix contains a list of the native chiefs in the area, scientific collections, agricultural and other products of the region.

    Very nicely illustrated – an important and rare book on Africa.

    $140.00

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  • The Law of the Talon – Louis Tracey – 1926 First Edition

    The Law of the Talon – Louis Tracey – 1926 First Edition

    Superb Art Deco cover to a gripping story involving a branded coward who finds the girl he loves will marry his cousin who will wrongfully inherit – murder romance solved by the inscrutable Detective Furneaux.

    $50.00

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  • The Mirror Room – Christopher London – 1960 First Edition

    The Mirror Room – Christopher London – 1960 First Edition

    A military hero come stockbroker who retired early to be first a publican and then writer. A clever story of the pitfalls and benefits of being an identical twin. Fast moving plot.

    $20.00

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  • Golden rain – Owen Rutter – 1928 First Edition

    Golden rain – Owen Rutter – 1928 First Edition

    Based in Borneo the story of a white girl and a native chief – a story of nobility and character. Competes with “Gallows Orchard” for the best ever dust jacket.

    $60.00

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