History

A Transcription of a manuscript in the possession of the Medical Society of London, with an introduction. It's origins are unknown, but has been in the society's library since the 1770's. The original text is printed facing the modern transcription.

A comprehensive history of oil extraction in the Middle East, beginning with an account of the history of the region in general since the advent of Islam.

A biography of Owen Glyn Dwr, champion of Welsh culture and identity, and campaigner for independence.

A history of the development of wooden ships from the earliest times to the mid nineteenth century.

Subtitled The Wonders of Snow and Ice, a romantic historical account of cold lands.

Subtitled Being a Record of Sundry Expeditions, New and Old, in Search of Buried Treasure. Accounts of true-life hunts for diamonds and gold; silver, precious stones and shipwrecks.

A story of the impact of European hunting on the wildlife of Africa. Until James Stevenson-Hamilton founded the Kruger National Park and began to change attitudes from killing to conservation.

Written by a Vice-President of the London Zoological Society. Accounts of his world travels from Africa to Arabia, Norway to China in the early years of the Twentieth Century.

Written for the purposes of colonial administration. a very detailed guide to the regions and peoples of Nigeria at the time, collected by the European authorities.

Written by a former colonial administrator. A history of Eritrea and it's peoples from pre-history to the British Occupation in the 1940's.

A wide-ranging history of European exploration of the African continent, largely in the words of expedition leaders. Including accounts by Livingstone and Stanley, Mungo Park, Burton, and Speke.