Empire On The Seven Seas: The British Empire, 1784-1939.
New York: Scribner, 1940. xi + 391pp., 8vo, cloth; spine lightly faded. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1940). A very good copy. More
COLONIALISM
Guaman Poma: Writing and Resistance in Colonial Peru
Austin: University of Texas, 1986. Illustrated. viii + 189 pages, 8vo, black cloth, chipped d.w. Austin: University of Texas Press, (1986). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Latin American Monographs, No. 68. More
Peltries or Plantations: The Economic Policies of the Dutch West India Company in New Netherland, 1623-1639.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1969. ix + 183 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, Press, (1969). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Regionum Choromandel, Golconda et Orixa
London: A. and J. Churchill, 1703. View. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 12 1/2" x 13 5/8". This fascinating map shows the eastern Indian coast and part of Ceylon. First published in 1672, this map is an early depiction of the Bay of Bengal showing towns, rivers, and mountains. The map is oriented with north to the left, and depths are noted along the coastline. Pictorial details are beautifully illustrated and include elephants and wild cats, in addition to the mountains..... More
Simla: A Hill Station in British India
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. Illustrated with b/w photographs throughout. 108 pages. Oblong 4to, black boards, dust wrapper. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1978). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper, lightly sunned and with a tiny tear on back bottom corner. More
The Raj: India and the British, 1600-1947.
London: National Portrait Gallery, 1990. Profusely illustrated, much in color. 432 pages. Thick 4to, burgundy boards, d.w. (evenly sunned along backstrip). London: National Portrait Gallery, (1990). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Our Fatal Shadows
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1964. xiv + 414 pages, map. 8vo, black cloth, graphic pictorial dust wrapper (lightly edgeworn, closed chip to spine). London: Geoffrey Bles, 1964. First edition. Very good(+). A Story of German East Africa and Tanganyika. More
Madras aux Indes; sur les Cotes de Coromandel aux Indes. appartien aux Anglois, come la meme a ete affiegee en 1781 par Hyder Aly
Augsbourg. Optic View. Etching with original hand coloring. Page measures 13 1/2 x 17 3/4 inches. Rare and beautiful view of Madras in South India showing a triumphant Hyder-Ali on an elephant, marching in front of the city. His distinguished military tactics enabled him to defeat the British and assume control of the region. Text in German and French translates to; Madras or Madraspatam on the map was besieged by the Hyder-Ali in 1781. Scuffs, abrasions, stains and creases as..... More
St. Eustache Une Des Isles D'Antilles
Augsbourg. Optic View. Etching with original hand coloring. Page measures 14 1/4" x 20". A stand off takes place on February 3, 1781 when fifteen large British ships and numerous other smaller ships carrying soldiers and supplies filled the harbor at St. Eustache prepared to invade and take control from the Dutch. George Brydges Rodney the British commander of the fleet had over 1,000 cannons compared to the 12 held by Dutch Governor De Graaff. Ultimately, De Graaff surrendered the..... More
Dark Safari: The Life Behind the Legend of Henry Morton Stanley
New York: Knopf, 1990. 401 pages. Large 8vo, burgundy cloth backed tan boards, dust wrapper. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
A Coromantyn Free Negro, or Ranger, armed.
London: Joseph Johnson. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Minor toning and light foxing at edges, otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" (London: Joseph Johnson, 1796). This book, with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World, became an important reference for early abolitionists. Image shows the tattooed Ranger with pipe and rifle. Two men of a similar station can..... More
Flagellation of a Female Samboe Slave.
London: Joseph Johnson, 1793. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Sheet toned and shows minor foxing, otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" (London: Joseph Johnson, 1796). This book, with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World, became an important reference for early abolitionists. This disturbing image shows an enslaved woman with bound hands hung from a tree. In the..... More
A Negro hung alive by the Ribs to a Gallows.
London: Joseph Johnson, 1792. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Shows light toning and minor foxing at edges, otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" (London: Joseph Johnson, 1796). This book, with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World, became an important reference for early abolitionists. This disturbing image shows a man impaled by a hook and hanging from a...... More
A private Marine of Col. Fourgeoud's Corps.
London: Joseph Johnson, 1793. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Minor toning and light foxing at edges, otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" (London: Joseph Johnson, 1796). This book, with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World, became an important reference for early abolitionists. Image shows the soldier in full uniform with rifle, pistol, and saber. Two similar soldiers..... More
A Surinam Planter in his Morning Dress.
London: Joseph Johnson. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Shows light toning and minor foxing at edges, otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" (London: Joseph Johnson, 1796). This book, with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World, became an important reference for early abolitionists. This image shows a European man in a large hat smoking a pipe while being..... More
Europe And America; The Western World in Modern Times
New York: Harcourt, 1961. Illustrated in black and white. 761 pages. 8vo, tan cloth, dust wrapper (wrapper worn and toned). New York: Harcourt, (1961). A very good(+) copy in a good dust wrapper. More
A New and Accurate Map of the Empire of Japan
Map. Engraving. Image measures 14 x 17". This map of the Empire of Japan owes its detail to the writings of Jesuit missionaries and Portuguese and Dutch explorers. The interior of the archipelago is described in great detail, with the names of cities, towns, rivers, and lakes dispersed among pictorial mountains. Furthermore, the map contains ample information about many the smaller islands of the archipelago, which are often accompanied by explanatory notes about discovery and colonialism. Some significant features of..... More
The Stranglers: The Cult of Thuggee and Its Overthrow in British India
New York: Harcourt, 1968. Illustrated in black and white. 233 pages. 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w. (sunned at spine). New York: Harcourt, (1968). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Vietnam: A Dragon Embattled; I: From Colonialism to the Vietminh; II: Vietnam at War
New York: Praeger, 1967. Two volumes (1346 pages). 8vos. black cloth, publisher's box; box lightly worn at top. New York: Praeger, (1967). A very good(+) copy. More
Barbarians and Mandarins: Thirteen Centuries of Western Travelers in China
New York: Weatherhill, 1970. Illustrated in black and white. 443 pages, large 8vo, ocher cloth with pictorial gilt stamping and brown and gold spine label, dust wrapper. New York: John Weatherhill, 1970. First edition. Price-clipped. Near fine. More
Europe 1492: Portrait of a Continent Five Hundred Years Ago.
1989. Illustrated throughout in color with b/w text illustrations. Folio, 238pp. Folio, cloth, dust wrapper (light edge-wear on d.w.) New York: Facts on File, (1989). Very good(+). More
A New Map of Asia From the Latest Authorities
London: G. & J. Cary, 1806. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 18" x 20.5". This stunning early 19th century map of Asia by Cary depicts the continent, showing from Europe to Japan, and as far south as New Zealand. Identifies the Great Wall of China. The disputed waters between Korea and Japan are here unlabeled. Important cities, rivers, towns, mountains, deserts, islands and other topographical features are noted throughout. Focusing on the political divisions at the time..... More
South Africa's Transkei: The Politics of Domestic Colonialism.
Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1967. 2 black & white maps. 200pp. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. (torn near top edge). Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1967. Small ownership signature on endpaper of former American ambassador to Zambia, otherwise a near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Northwestern University, African Studies, Number Nineteen. More
Les Etats Hindouises d'Indochine et d'Indonesie
Paris: Boccard, 1948. Illustrated in black and white with several fold out maps. xi, 466, [7] pages. 8vo, brown paper wrappers (torn and toned, crudely repacked in Kraft paper with handwritten title at spine). Paris: E. De Boccard, 1948. Internally clean. Good. Histoire du Monde publiee sous la direction de M.E. Cavaignac -- Tome VIII. More
Rider Haggard: His Life and Works
New York: Walker & Company, 1960. Frontis portrait. 327 pages. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. New York: Walker & Company, (1960). A near fine copy, lightly shelfworn, in a very good(+) dust wrapper--minor edgewear, sunning to rear cover, price-clipped. More