Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st October 1880, Edition 1 of 1, Page 824

, ANNOUNCEMENTS OF SAMPSON LOW , MARSTON , SEARLE , & RIVINGTON' 8 FORTHCOMING WORKS . TRAVEL . New Guinea : What I did and what I saw . By L . M . D ' Albertis , Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy , Honorary Member and Gold Medallist of the I . R . G . S ., C . M . Z . S ., & c . & c . In 2 vols . demy 8 vo . cloth extra , with Maps , Coloured Plates , and numerous very fine Woodcut Illustrations . * * Of all the habitable but unknown portions of the globe , with the exception of Africa , New Guinea possesses at present the greatest interest for the student and the general reader . and Professor insec his ts , & work c D , 'Albertis ex is tant by . far may the most said thoroug to hav h d evoted com hi plete s life account to the unrave of its l peop ling of , a its nimals my , steries birds , , i Seven Years in South . Africa . Travels , Besearches , and 1 Hunting Adventures . By Dr . Emil Holub . With some hundreds of Illustrations from the ] Doctor ' own sketches , and Maps . Translated by . Ellen E . Frewer . In demy 8 vo . of % the * country Seldom , he indeed has traversed , has a sing as le Dr individual . Holub , and made we so learn thoroug from the d m testimony inute an of investi Sir Bartl gation e Frere that in South Africa itself , the very scene of his researches , his statements are accepted with the most perfect confidence . closel found More y himse associat than lf in e no d any w exception ith other personal part to of experiences the the general world of , rule scient the , and i most fic his researc adventurous narrative hes in S is character u rep th A lete frica w . ith are Dr . usua Holub illing lly I kin incidents d respecting of escape tribes from of peril savages . It never is also befo peculiarl re described y rich . in Dr matter . Holub of ' s the wor most k will interesti be found ng worthy to rank with those of the greatest of African explorers . The King ' s Rifle : From the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean ; Across Unknown Countries ; Discovery of the Great Zambesi Affluents , & c . By Major Skbpa Pinto . With 21 full-page and about 100 half-page and smaller Illustrations , 13 small Maps , and 1 large one . 1 vol . demy 8 vo . Major Pinto has opened up an immense tract of new country . The geographical results of geo descri his g j ourney pti phers ons of have of the Europe al various read ; y but been tri , bes be recognised yond he encountere these as results of d , the wr , the itten highest story with importance of a his vivacious adventures by the pen , princi and will the pal be found extremely interesting . The title of the work is derived from the fact that on hi » departure oa his long and at perilous £ 500 . journey the King of Portugal presented him with hia own rifle—a fine weapon , v alued I New ' Art Travel Series' of cheap and handy volumes for Travellers . Crown 8 vo . cloth extra , 7 s . ( id . co Illustrat rre The cted i firs ons to t 1881 volume by . Gustave will be Doiti « THE , a New PYRENEE Map of Routes S . ' B , y and Hkn Information hy Blackduhn for . Travellers With 100 ' The % * Flowers This edition of the will Pyr include enees / a Description of Lourdes in 1880 , and a special chap ter on tuitions ' Mr . by Henry Gustave Blackburn Dore , containing is preparing a descriptio a new and n revised of summer edition life of at French hla " Pyrenees watering , " -p with laces one and hundred some c 0 Mar ° "" Ol « of Lourdes in 1880 . This edition will form one of Messrs . Sampson Low & i Co . ' b new " Art Travel Seriefl cheap and handy volumes for travellers . '—Athbnjeum , Sept . 11 . 1 London : SAMPSON LOWMAR 8 T 0 NSEARLE & RIVINGTON 188 Fleet Street , E . C- ( 469 ) , , , ,

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