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What makes African exploration books so collectable? Few subjects capture the romance of nineteenth-century Africana like the great expedition narratives, and first editions of these works are among the most prized in the field. Collectors pursue David Livingstone's Missionary Travels, Henry Morton Stanley's accounts of finding Livingstone and crossing the continent, and the writings of Burton, Speke, Baker and Selous on the search for the Nile source, the Zambezi, and the interior.
This category gathers second-hand and rare books on African expeditions and exploration held at Midlands Books in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: explorers' own narratives, missionary journals, hunting and travel accounts, and later histories of the age of exploration, from reading copies to scarce first editions with maps and plates intact. Many of these titles sit at the heart of the wider Africana and Rhodesiana market. Because condition, completeness of maps, and edition drive value so heavily here, it is worth understanding what to look for before you buy or sell.
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Cape to Cairo – Kingsley Holgate’s account of his family’s 1993 expedition up the length of Africa by its rivers and lakes, from Cape Point to the Nile. This 2009 Struik softcover…
Travel and Adventure in South-East Africa – A handsome 1984 leather-bound reprint of Frederick Courteney Selous’s classic 1893 narrative of eleven years on the Zambezi and its tributaries, with his account of…
African Hunter – The safari memoir of Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke, the celebrated East African white hunter and husband of Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen), translated from the Swedish by F. H. Lyon.…
Big Game Hunting in Central Africa – William Buckley's classic account of ivory hunting and life in the wild interior of Central Africa.
From Mt. Kenya to the Cape Ten - Years of African Hunting– Craig Boddington's account of a decade of African hunting, published by Safari Press in 1987 (third edition).
Karoo Keepsakes – A 2009 first edition hardcover by Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit, signed by both authors and carrying the Karoo Keepsakes first edition stamp. A richly photographed traveller's companion…
An important 1954 illustrated edition of Wild Life in South Africa by J. Stevenson-Hamilton, pioneering conservationist and former warden of the Kruger National Park. Features 24 pages of photographic illustrations by Dick…
A 1956 revised edition of Dr. E. A. Nobbs' historical guide to the Matopos Hills, edited by Sir Robert Tredgold. An illustrated account of the region's geology, archaeology, natural history and Rhodesian…
Explore the remarkable wildlife and natural history of Botswana's Okavango Delta in this beautifully illustrated book by Karen Ross. Featuring over 150 full-colour photographs, this 1992 BBC Books paperback examines the landscapes,…
For readers interested in African travel writing, wildlife conservation, natural history and environmental literature, African Silences offers a thoughtful and evocative account of a continent undergoing profound change.
A must-read for those interested in South African history, colonial conflicts, or the dynamics of power between indigenous kingdoms and European colonial powers, Rope of Sand offers a thorough and engaging examination…
Call of the Jungle - Scarce 1957 first edition of Call of the Jungle by H. C. Engert, published by Robert Hale, with an original 1958 Maritzburg College prize bookplate and Pietermaritzburg…
The Basutos - A collectable 1965 C. Struik facsimile reprint of E. Casalis’s classic account of the Basotho and early missionary life in Basutoland. Limited to only 750 copies, this being No.…
A beautifully illustrated first edition study of Botswana’s magnificent Okavango wilderness by Karen Ross. Published in 1987 by Southern Book Publishers and BBC Books, this attractive volume explores the wildlife, ecology and…
Life & Travels in the Northwest - A scarce regional Africana work exploring life and travel through Namaqualand, Bushmanland and South Africa's West Coast between 1850 and 1899. Arranged and annotated by…
Through Mashonaland with Pick and Pen - 1973 revised hardcover edition of J. Percy FitzPatrick’s fascinating account of his 1891 travels through Mashonaland, edited and introduced by A. P. Cartwright. A desirable…
Return to the Wild - Third impression, May 1962, of Norman Carr’s classic African wildlife account of raising two orphaned lions and returning them to the wild. A desirable early Collins edition…
Out in the Midday Sun - Elspeth Huxley's absorbing memoir of her adult years in Kenya, continuing the story begun in The Flame Trees of Thika. A fascinating mixture of autobiography, Africana,…
I Chose Africa - First edition of Bernard Carp's scarce 1961 Africana classic, combining African exploration, wildlife, natural history and personal expedition accounts from the Namib, Caprivi, Congo and East Africa. Illustrated…
The Microcosm - A respected classic of South African historical writing, The Microcosm presents a richly researched account of everyday life in the early Cape Colony by acclaimed historian Thelma Gutsche.
