The Trail that is Always New by Willoughby P Lowe: - 1932

London: Gurney and Jackson, 1932. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 6" x 9. Autobiography of a naturalist who travelled widely in Africa and Asia in the early part of the 19th century. A tidy book with evidence of previous ownership on the front end paper. No dust wrapper. All orders processed promptly

London: Gurney and Jackson, 1932. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". H. G. Gronvold; J. P. W. Lowe. A smart copy of this illustrated collection of accounts from the travels of Willoughby P. Lowe, a naturalist collector for the British Museum. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, twenty-one plates, and fifteen in-text images. Collated complete. The diaries and accounts of Willoughby P. Lowe, a naturalist collector, and one of the last professional collectors, of the British Museum. The stories include: My First Venture Abroad, Expedition Through Kenya and Uganda to the Nile, A Trip to S. Nigeria, Sierra Leonne and Senegal, A Journey through Siam, and an Expedition to Madagascar. Illustrated by Henrik Gronvold, a Danish naturalist and artist known for his illustrations of birds, and J. P. W. Lowe, a British artist. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with… Read More

Illustrated by H. G. Gronvold and J. P. W. Lowe. London: Gurney and Jackson, 1932 Med.8vo. xix,271pp. plates and illustrations, 2 maps, index. The author collected birds in Africa for the British Museum (Natural History). The Winterton copy with his bookplate, a very nice copy of the first edition in the publisher's dark blue cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[B]