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83 BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS &OTHER CURIOSITIES ON VOYAGES &TRAVEL 778. EGERTON (F. Clement C.) African Majesty A Record of Refuge at the Court of the King of Banganté in the French Cameroons, 2 maps, numerous plates after the author’s photographs, 1938 [11264] £95 779. EGGLESTON (George T.) Virgin Islands, revised edition, ep maps, numerous plates, small library stamp on title and dedication leaf, 1973 [11425] £30 APositive of the Image “KING” OF MADAGASCAR 780. [ELLIS (William)] An Original Glass Negative Portrait of Rainilaiarivony (c.1828-1896) Prime Minister of Madagascar from 1864-1895, and Consort of three successive Queens of Madagascar, 8 x6ins, some scratching to the negative, chipping to the right-hand edge, loss of a small section from the lower right-hand edge not visible on the contact print, c.1864 [11370] £1,750 William Ellis of the London Missionary Society, first arrived in Madagascar in 1853, but was not allowed to reach the capital. He retired to Mauritius for a while and then made a second attempt with the same result. It was not until 1856 that he was allowed back but only for a month. Soon after this the Queen died and attitudes towards Christianity changed. Ellis’s fourth, most successful and productive visit began in 1861, not leaving until 1865. There are a few images and glass negative plates from the early visits, but superstition and hostility to the camera made such pieces rare. The majority were taken during the 4th visit. The image shows Rainilaiarivony, in his late 30’s, seated next to a table with a uniform elaborately braided, particularly the sleeves, and covered in orders and medals, befitting the Consort of a Queen. There is an earlier photograph of him illustrated in the exhibition catalogue “The Working of Miracles William Ellis Photography in Madagascar 1853-1865” text by Simon Peers, which shows a younger man, with a single decoration, probably from the time he was private secretary to the tyrant Queen Rainavalona. She died in 1861 and was succeeded by her son Radama II. Rainilaiarivony was one of the leaders of the coup which overthrew and killed the King in 1863. His Queen, Rasoherina was placed on the throne and Rainilaiarivony married her and her two successors Ranavalona II & III. This made him in effect ruler of Madagascar. His policy, throughout his long premiership, sought to preserve the country from foreign encroachment and to maintain the economic and social ascendency of the ruling oligarchy, of which his family was a major part. Westernization was permitted and Rainilaiarivony and his Queen became converts to Christianity in 1869. His reforms included the introduction of Cabinet Government whilst still handling the most business himself. His personalisation and centralisation of power led to difficulties for the Merina State under constant pressure from the French. His later years were marked with growing popular discontent and court intrigues. After the French victory in the 2nd Franco-Malagasy War in 1895, Rainilaiarivony was exiled to Algiers where he died the following year. Eventually his body was returned to Madagascar for burial with his family. GOLD EXPLORATION IN ALASKA 781. ELDRIDGE (George E.) AReconnaissance in the Sushitna Basin and Adjacent Territory, Alaska, in 1898, J.E. Spurr, A Reconnaisance in Southwestern Alaska in 1898, W.C. Mendenhall, A Reconnaissance from Resurrection Bay to the Tanana River, Alaska, in 1898, F.C. Schrader, A Reconnaissance of a part of Prince William Sound and the Copper River District, Alaska, 1898, A.H. Books, A Reconnaissance in the White and Tanana River Basins, Alaska, in 1898, 25 maps, mostly double paged and folding, with 5 large folding maps in endpocket, 38 photographs, library stamp on title, 509 pp. folio, Washington, 1900 [11123] £600 This forms Part VII of the 20th Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey. Following the the great Klondyk discovery of Gold in 1896/7, the U.S. Government was considerably interested in the region not only geologically, but also topographically and ethnographically. This was the first major official exploration of the region, whose object was to assess the strength of the precious mineral findings, but also to report on the natives, their way of life, dress, settlements. 782. ELLIS (Rev William) History of Madagascar comprising also the Progress of the Christian Mission established in 1818; and an Authentic Account of the Persecution and recent Martyrdom of the native Christians, folding map, Baxter Print frontis, plates, 2 vols, original cloth, spines laid down, 1838 [11400] £265 783. ELTON (J. Frederic) Travels and Researches among the Lakes and Mountains of Eastern & Central Africa, from the Journals of the late... edited and completed by H.B. Cotterill, 3 folding maps, 14 plates, numerous text illusts. 1879 [10690] £585 There is an opening chapter on Africa and the Slave Trade by the Assistant Political Agent at Zanzibar Mr. Holmwood. Elton was H.B.M. Consul at Mozambique and was personally involved in the supression of the slave trade. He journeyed from Dar-es-Salam to Kilwa, to Lake Nyassa and Ugogo. 784. FEDDEN (Robin) Syria An Historical Appreciation, plates, 1946 [11409] £25
Clive Farahar & Sophie Dupré, XV The Green, Calne, Wilts, SN1 8DQ, Tel: (01249) 821121 84 785. EL-EDROOS (Brig. Syed Ali) The Hashemite Arab Army 1908-1979, maps and numerous plates, thk. roy 8vo, dw, Amman, Jordan, 1980 [11076]£85 786. ENGLISHWOMAN (The) In Russia; Impressions of the Society and Manners of the Russians at Home by a Lady, Ten Years Resident in that Country, frontis, spotted, engraved title and 5 other plates, spine faded, 1855 [CF5091] £85 787. FITTON (K.B.) Military Censor markings 1939- 1945 & related Air Mail services, 74 pp. inc. illusts. folio, original printed wrappers, Indian Ocean Study Circle, 1993 [CF8249] £20 MAURITIUS & THE CHINA TRADE. 788. ENTRECASTEAUX (Joseph-Antoine Bruni d’) An Important Clerk Written Letter in French, Signed, to Monseigneur concerning his worries about trade with China, 2 pp folio, Mauritius, 21 June, 1789 [CF5092] £1,250 D’Entrecasteaux, famous for his voyage in search of La Pérouse, was made Governor of the Mascarene Islands, Bourbon & Isle de France, in February 1787. He was particularly concerned to stabilise a highly inflated economy and a government described as anarchic. Because of the struggle for the China trade, between the British and French, there was much anxiety in the Indian Ocean. “You will see also from the letter that my announcement of an English Ambassador being sent to China and my guess as to where he was likely to take up residence so as to be closer to Peking, is also confirmed in a report made by the Company’s Chief Officers. A new factor of this importance can only hide all kinds of major schemes in the eyes of a country whose inhabitants are so slavishly attatched to their traditions and who are frightened by the slightest change. There can be no doubt that the British intend to ask for major concessions for their trade which they can rightly claim as twice as important as that of all the other countries put together; further more and more significantly, they will ask to be allowed to set up their colony somewhere on the coast... The obvious proof of what the British have in mind is shown by their actions concerning the supplies of tea that they have been stockpiling and now have over a years supply: they are doubtless aware that their requests may not be very popular with the Chinese, and fearing an interruption in trade while negociations last, have provided themselves with a powerful bargaining position.” Because of great difficulties in his administration and his desire to return to sea, he was relieved in November, 1789. 789. ERNST (Earle) The Kabuki Theatre, numerous plates, roy.8vo, some sl. wear, 1956 [10240] £35 The author was Professor of Drama and Theatre at the University of Hawaii 790. FENTON. The Troublesome Voyage of Captain Edward Fenton 1582-1583, Narrative & Documents edited by E.R.G.Taylor 2 sketch maps, 15 plates, Hakluyt Society Second Series CXIII, 1957 Africa. [11439] £65 791. FERDINAND of Austria. Decree for the Foundation of the Restored Order of St. John of Jerusalem in Italy, 4 pp. Douglas, June, 1841 [10938] £35 792. FERLET (Réné) & Guy Poulet. Aconcagua: South Face, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, text maps, plates, dw repaired, 1956 [11002] £35 First ascent of one of the severest faces in the Andes 793. FOENANDER (E.C.) Big Game of Malaya, Their Typed, Distribution and Habits, ep map, plates, dw, 1952 [10722] £50 794. FISHER (Sydney) Le Canada son Histoire ses Productions et ses Ressources Naturelles, 5 folding maps in endpockets, numerous plates, original cloth, small label on spine, slight wear, Ottawa, 1905 [CF3965] £85 Prepared for the Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège. 795. FLORIS (Peter) His Voyage to the East Indies in the Globe 1611-1615, The Contemporary Translation of his Journal, edited by W.H. Moreland, 3 folding maps, spine a little soiled, Hakluyt Society Second Series, LXXIV, 1934 [10979] £95 796. FORBES (Archibald), J.A. MacGahan et al.The War Correspondence of the “Daily News” 1877, with a Connecting Narrative forming the Continuous History of the War between Russia and Turkey to the Fall of Kars, spine a little soiled, head and tail chipped, 1878 [CF4636] £100 797. FORBES (Rosita) Appointment with Destiny, 2 maps, plates, 1946 [CF4639] £30 This was the last volume of autobiography written by this most prolific and glamorous of travel writers. 798. FORBES (Rosita) These are Real People, portrait frontis, 1937 [11045] £35 Sumatra, Central Asia, Persia, the Red Sea, New Guinea, Mexico, etc. 799. FORBES (Rosita) Conflict Angora to Afghanistan, with a Foreword by Brig.-Gen. Sir Percy Sykes numerous plates, some occasional foxing, lib. stamp on fep, Presentation Inscription tipped in “To Sir Robert & Lady Clive with so many thanks for so many things - all of them nice -including my days in aPersian Garden. Rosita Forbes”, 1931 [11105]£130 Sir Robert Clive was British Minister in Tehran at the time of Rosita Forbes visit. With this is a critical notice by Harold Nicholson from the Observer, typed on the Tehran Embassy headed paper, “Rosita Forbes is not a frivolous traveller... just unobservant.” 800. FORBES (Rosita) From the Red Sea and the Blue Nile, Abyssinian Adventures, folding map, numerous plates, dw, thk.8vo, 1925 [11046] £75
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