History

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.

An account of an expedition between the two rivers, surveying land that had been previously largely unexplored by Europeans.

An account of the authors travels in Egypt with his family, when advised to visit for his health.

Subtitled Egypt and Nubia, Their Scenery and Their People. Being incidents of history and travel from the best and most recent authorities.

A fascinating travel guide to Egypt from the 1920's

A contemporary account of Egypt.

A complete history of Egypt, from the First Dynasty to Arabic Egypt.

A record of Chinese customs, religion, philosophy and government from the earliest times, based on texts compiled by Confucius. Introduced by the translator.

A biography of the leader of the early days of the modern Republic of China. Includes approx. 20 black and white photographs and maps in the endpapers. 398pp.

A comprehensive history of Sicily, from the Napoleonic Wars and English occupation through to the mid C20th.

The memoirs of a member of the 1st Polish parachute Brigade Group at the Battle of Arnhem.

A biography of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, who was responsible for planning all of the great amphibious operations in WWII from Dunkirk to D-Day.

An account of the authors work in photographic intelligence with the Allied Central interpretation unit during WWII.