Catalogue 6 Items 101-150

101. Hollingsworth, L.W. The Asians of East Africa (London, Macmillan, 1960). 1^st edn, 12 mo, 174 pp, 20 illus, ex-lib, dj. $20

102. Hopson, Sue. Seychelles Post Cards, 1903-1955 (UK, Indian Ocean Study Circle, 1989). 1^st edn, 42 pp, illus. $35

103. Hornell, James. "The Origins and Ethnological Significance of Indian Boat Design," in Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, vol. 7, no. 3 (Calcutta, Baptist Mission Press, 1920), pp 139-256, tables, 34 figs, paper boards. At the time Hornell, a fine scholar, was Director of Fisheries in Madras. $100

104. Horsburgh, James. The India Directory, or Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, Australia, and the Interjacent Ports of Africa and South America…(London, William H. Allen, 1856). Vol. 1 only. 4to, xxxiv, 681 pp, index plus addenda. Vol. 1 is entirely focused on the Western Indian Ocean including the Cape of Good Hope, all the IO islands as far east as Ceylon, the west coast of India, the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. $225

105. Hourani, George. Arab Seafaring in the Indian Ocean in Ancient and Early Medieval Times (Beirut, Khayats, 1963). Reprint of 1951 1^st edn, 8vo, 131 pp, 8 plates, 7 maps, dj. $35

106. Howarth, David. Dhows (London, Quartet Books, 1977). 1^st edn, 4to, 159 pp, beautifully illus with color and b/w photos, dj. Dhow design, construction, and navigation, plus a history of the Indian Ocean dhow trade. $60

107. Huxley, Elspeth. East Africa (London, Harrison & Sons, 1941). 1^st edn, 8vo, 48 pp, 12 color plates, 17 b/w illus. $30

108. The Imperial Guide to India including Kashmir Burma and Ceylon (London, John Murray, 1904). 1^st edn, 12 mo, 244 pp, ads, 23 b/w plates and 11 color plates (all plates full-page), 12 folding maps in color, large folding color map (20 x 24 inches) of India in rear pocket. Rear hinge cracking. $75

109. The Indian Ocean: A select bibliography of resources for study in the National Library of Australia (Canberra, National Library of Australia, 1979). 1^st edn, 8vo, 190 pp, decorative paper cover. A superb bibliography including maps and manuscripts as well as books. $125

110. Indian Ocean Atlas (Washington, D.C., Central Intelligence Agency, 1976). 1st edn, folio 14 ½ x 9 ¾ inches, 80 pp, plus an inserted 22 x 20 ½ inch map of the region. $60

111. Ingham, Kenneth. A History of East Africa (London, Longmans, 1962). 1^st edn, 8vo, 456 pp, 43 plates. $20

112. International Indian Ocean Expedition (Woods Hole, MA, Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst., 1965). 1^st edn, 8vo, 2 vols, unpaginated. Final report, U. S. Program in Biology, presenting oceanographic, chemical, and biological collecting during three Indian Ocean cruises via maps, logs, charts, and tables. $25

113. Isnard, Claude R. Sorceress of the Trade Winds (Houston, Isnard/Emerald Ink, 2000). An autobiography by a descendent of the d’Unienville and Herchenroder families of Mauritius, who sees his life through the prism of a sorceress found in the gris gris rock formation off the southern coast of Mauritius. 1^st edn, 8vo, 473 pp, illus, dj, signed by the author. $25

114. Jessett, M. G. The Key to South Africa: Delagoa Bay (London T. Fisher Unwin, 1899). 1^st edn, 8vo, 178 pp, 12 illus, ads, inscribed presentation copy. $100

115. Jobbins, Jenny. The Red Sea Coasts of Egypt Sinai and the Mainland ((Cairo, the American Univ. in Cairo Press, 1989). 1^st edn, 8vo, 115 pp, 10 maps, 23 illus, many in color, pictorial paper cover. $10

116. Jones, Vincent. Sail the Indian Seas: The Great Navigator: Vasco da Gama his travels, communions & navigation (London, Gordon & Cremonesi, 1978). 1^st edn, 8vo, 168 pp, illus, endpaper maps. $35

117. Kamath, M. V. The United States and India 1776-1976 (Washington, D.C., The Embassy of India, 1976). 1^st edn, 8vo, 222 pp, lavishly illus, dj. $25

118. Kaminsky, Arnold P. The India Office, 1880-1910 (New York, Greenwood Press, 1986). 1^st edn, 8vo, 294 pp, 5 illus. $15

119. Keynes, Quentin. "Seychelles, Tropic Isles of Eden," National Geographic Magazine 116, 5 (November 1959), 670-695. The complete issue is supplied. The only article NGM has ever published solely on Seychelles. $10

120. Khan, Shafaat Ahmad. The East India Trade in the XVIIth Century in its Political and Economic Aspects (London, Oxford UP, 1923). 1^st edn, 8vo, 325 pp. $60

121. Khaw, K. H. Penang "Pearl of the Orient" Information Guide (George Town, Penang, Malaya, 1951). 8vo, 70 pp, two small and one large folding map, many illus, decorative paper cover. $35

122. Kidder, J. H. "Contributions to the Natural History of Kerguelen Island, Made in Connection with the American Transit-of-Venus Expedition, 1874-1875," Bulletin of the United States National Museum, no. 2 (Washington, GPO, 1875). I., Ornithology, edited by Dr. Elliot Coues. 1^st edn, 8vo, 51 pp, paper cover, uncut. $30

123. Kidder, J. H. "Contributions to the Natural History of Kerguelen Island Made in Connection with the American Transit-of-Venus Expedition, 1874-1875," Bulletin of the United States National Museum, no. 3 (Washington, GPO, 1876). II., no sub-title but concerning eggs, botany, geology, mammals, fish, mollusks, and insects. 1^st edn, 8vo, 122 pp, bound volume. $40

124. Kingdon, Jonathan. Island Africa: The Evolution of Africa’s Rare Animals and Plants (Princeton, Princeton UP, 1989). 1^st edn, 8vo, 287 pp, profusely illus with maps, charts, drawings, and colored plates, dj, new. Pages 31-48 are on the oceanic islands off Africa. $40

125. Kirkman, James. The Arab City of Gedi: Excavations at the Great Mosque, Architecture and Finds (London, Oxford UP, 1954). 1^st edn, 8vo, 197 pp, 4 plates, 39 figures, dj. $100

126. Kirkman, James. Fort Jesus: A Portuguese Fortress on the East African Coast (Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1974). 1^st edn, 8vo, 327 pp, 86 figures, 44 plates, dj. The classic study of the history, architecture, and archaeological findings at this famous fortress. $75

127. Kirkman, James. Gedi: The Palace (The Hague, Mouton, 1963). 1^st edn, 8vo, 81 pp, 16 figs, 16 plates, dj. $45

128. Kirtisinghe, Pakakrama. Sea Shells of Sri Lanka including forms scattered throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans (Rutland, VT., Charles Tuttle1978). 1^st edn, 12 mo, 202 pp, 61 plates, dj. $25

129. Knapppert, Jan. Four Centuries of Swahili Verse: A Literary History and Anthology (London, Heinemann, 1979). 1^st edn, 8vo, 323 pp, 3 maps, dj. $60

130. Koder, S. S. and Fiona Hallegua, Kerala and her Jews (Kerala, n.d., but ca. 1985). 1^st edn, 8vo, 16 pp, illus, paper cover. The synagogue in Cochin celebrated its 400^th anniversary in 1968. $15

131. Knox, Robert. An Historical Relation of Ceylon, with an introduction by S. D. Saparamadu (Maharagama, The Ceylon Historical Journal, vol 6, nos. 1-4, 1956-1957, 1958). Reprint of 1681 1^st edn, cviii, 304 pp, folding map, many illus, decorative paper cover. Knox’s book was the first English language book published in Ceylon. $40

132. Kroniek Van Afrika Special Issue No. 3 (1975) from the Afrika-Studiecentrum in Leiden. Entire issue (eight articles) on "Asian Minorities in Africa: Indians and Lebanese". $5

133. LeBlond, Marius-Ary. Madagascar: Creation Francaise (Paris, Librairie Plon, 1934). 1^st edn, 8vo, 255 pp, map, paper cover, French text, uncut. Signed with a warm inscription by the author. $60

134. Lee, Christopher. Seychelles: Political Castaways (London, Elm Tree Books, 1976). 1^st edn, 8vo, 169 pp, illus, dj. $30

135. Lee Kam Hing, The Sultanate of Aceh: Relations with the British 1760-1824 (Kuala Lumpur, Oxford UP, 1995). 1^st edn, 8vo, 349 pp, 4 tables, 4 appendices, endpaper map, dj, new. $30

136. Le Forestier, Francois. Le Forestier’s Relation: Autobiography and Voyages of Francois Le Forestier, A Refugee from Mauritius and a Teacher in New England (Boston, The Boston Athenaeum, 1904). 1st edn, 8vo, 77 pp, 6 illus, French text. $90

137. Lenoir, Philippe. Mauritius: isle de france en mer indienne (Port Louis, Editions Isle de France, 1985). 1^st edn, 8vo, 147 pp, profusely illus with color photos, pictorial endpapers, dj. $20

138. Ley, Charles David, ed. Portuguese Voyages 1498-1663 (London, J. M. Dent and Everyman’s Library, 1965). Reprint of 1947 1^st ed, 12 mo, 360 pp. Translations from 7 voyages including Vasco da Gama’s first voyage to India 1497-98; The lands of Prester John, 1520-26; and The Tragic History of the Sea, 15552 and 1585. $25

139. Ley, Willy. Another Look at Atlantis (New York, Ace Publishing, 1969). 12mo, 222 pp, decorative paper cover. Includes chapter on "Hunting the Dodo; Other Islands Other Dodos," on the natural history of the Mascarenes (pp. 101-126). $5

140. Leys, Norman. Kenya (London, Hogarth Press, 1925). 2^nd edn (1^st, 1924), 8vo, 409 pp. The classic early study of the colony. $75

141. Lighton, Conrad. Sisters of the South (Cape Town, Howard Timmins, 1952). 1^st edn, 8vo, 276 pp, torn dj. On South Africa and Australia. Inscribed by the author. $30

142. Linklater, Eric. The Voyage of the Challenger (London, Cardinal, 1972). 1^st edn, 8vo, 288 pp, 33 color plates, many b/w illus, dj. The story of the pioneering oceanographic expedition of the Challenger, 1872-1875; pages 59-90 on South Africa, Marion, and Kerguelen islands. $25 I also have a 1974 paperback edition for $10.

143. Lionnet, Guy. The Seychelles (Newton Abbot, David and Charles, 1972). 1^st edn, 8vo, 200 pp, 3 maps, 34 illus. dj. A broad general study by this noted Seychelles historian. $40

144. Lionnet, Guy. Striking Plants of Seychelles (Victoria, Seychelles Nature Handbook, No. 5, n.d. but 1974). 1^st edn, 8vo, 64 pp, 50 color plates, decorative paper cover. $20

145. Lobato, Alexandre. Ilha de Mocambique Panorama Estetico (Lisbon, Agencia-Geral do Ultramar, 1966). 1^st edn, 8vo, 156 pp, lavishly illustrated with photos and drawings both b/w and in color, a large folding architectural map of the island, pictorial paper cover, Portuguese text. An invaluable historical and photographic record of Mozambique Island, the heart of the Portuguese eastern empire for more than two centuries. $45

146. Locher, A. With the Star and Crescent: A Full and Authentic Account of a Recent Journey with a Caravan from Bombay to Constantinople…. (Philadelphia, Aetna Publishing Co., 1890). 1^st edn, 8vo, 634 pp, 15 illus, decorative gilt cover. $75

147. Lofchie, Michael F. Zanzibar: Background to Revolution (Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1965). 1^st edn, 8vo, 316 pp, 6 maps, dj. $20

148. Lyne, Robert Nunez. Zanzibar in Contemporary Times (New York, Negro Universities Press, 1969). Facsimile reprint of 1905 1^st edn, 8vo, 328 pp, 27 illus, 2 maps. $35

149. Macknight, C. C. The Voyage to Marege’: Macassan Trepangers in Northern Australia (Melbourne, Melbourne, UP, 1976). 1^st edn, 8vo, 175 pp, 35 illus/6 in color, endpaper illus, torn dj. $40

150. Malleson, Colonel G. B. The Decisive Battles of India from 1746 to 1849 Inclusive (London, Reeves & Turner, 1914). New edition, 1^st 1883, 452 pp, portrait, four battle plans, folding map of India. $75

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