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323 pages. Index. Map endpapers. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Includes many local familiy histories. Unmarked with moderate wear to pale orange-coloured boards. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful genealogical reference. Book
1984RO90006764LIBRAIRIE DES CHAMPS ELYSEES. 1984. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 158 Pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne
19844001089921984 1984. Elspeth Huxley: Safari sans retour/ Le masque 1984
1962RO60061637PENGUIN BOOKS. 1962. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos plié, Intérieur frais. 334 pages. Premier plat illustré en couleurs.. . . . Classification Dewey : 0-GENERALITES
1959MD28058Chatto and Windus 1959. First Edition. Hardback. Very good condition. Dust jacket: Very good. Memories of an African Childhood Chatto and Windus hardcover
429649Chatto and Windus. Hardcover. Fair. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Fairly good condition for year Chatto and Windus hardcover
1941793P55London: Penns in the Rocks Press by William Collins 1941. First edition. Leather. Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. A finely bound first edition travel work on East Africa in a striking binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe made for Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work.A charming concise travel work on East Africa by Elspeth Huxley part of the series 'The British Commonwealth in Pictures'.Illustrated with twelve colour plates and monochrome illustrations throughout.Collated complete.Huxley was an author journalist farmer and also the cousin of the author Aldous Huxley.In a striking binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Pleydell-Bouverie was a close friend of Stanley Bray who worked at the firm for over 60 years. He often bound books for her as gifts.From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie from her library at Julians Park Hertfordshire. After being widowed at 25 Audrey married the fabulously wealthy American department store heir Marshall Field III later divorcing him and marrying the Honorable Peter Pleydell-Bouverie. In 1940 she bought Julians Park and redesigned the interior. Her library was impressive with many examples of her own bookbinding.Audrey was an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII though she was also rumoured to be his daughter or the lover of King Edward VIII featured in the 'Book of Beauty' by Cecil Beaton. She had many high profile friends such as Winston Churchill Coco Chanel Fred Astaire and Nancy Mitford a sparkling hostess of the Edwardian period her hedonistic antics bringing her into the Bright Young Things. In a half morocco binding with patterned paper to the boards by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Externally fine. A couple of very faint marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine Penns in the Rocks Press by William Collins hardcover
980Green End Oaksey etc. 1 July 1986. Author. 2pp. 8vo sl. soiled. She responds to commenmts about her "Four Guineas" and how Nigeria has changed discussing the effects of technology on employment and her pleasure in gardening. Green End, Oaksey, etc., 1 July 1986 unknown
1998Q-0712666133PIMLICO RAND 1998-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! PIMLICO (RAND) paperback
1987854T48London: Chatto & Windus 1987. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9.5" by 8". Francesca Pelizzoli. A very smart first illustrated edition of this classic story of an African childhood in the years before the First World War. First illustrated edition. Illustrated in colour throughout with frontispiece twenty-eight full page illustrations and many in-text images and photographs. Collated complete. A collection of memories from a childhood spent in British East Africa. Written by Elspeth Huxley an English writer journalist broadcaster magistrate environmentalist farmer and government adviser. Illustrated by Francesca Pelizzoli an artist and illustrator. In the original grey cloth binding. Externally excellent with light shelf wear only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine Chatto & Windus hardcover
0297767712.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
19766964London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine. Extensively extra-illustrated with Huxleyan ephemera and letters. Three letters from Elspeth Huxley to Valerie Ryshworth Hill in Portugal are mounted on early pages dating from 1977 the first of which describes the recent death of Huxley's mother Nellie Grant at a great age. The third letter acknowledges the gift of a bookplate designed by Ryshworth Hill an example tipped in opposite the letter for 'Elspeth Huxley's Mother's Library in the Algarve Design by V.R.H.'. A further card from Huxley is laid in. The conchologist Peter Dance has noted on the title page 'Finished reading 31 July 2019'. Near Fine 1976 Weidenfeld and Nicolson hardcover
1984Q-0943276020Amaryllis Pr 1984-10-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Amaryllis Pr hardcover
DADAX0943276020Brand: Amaryllis Pr 0000-00-00. First Edition. hardcover. New. 0.00x0.00x0.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Amaryllis Pr hardcover
2111902153100384Soshisha N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Soshisha paperback
1937008102USA: Harper & Brothers 1937. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Murder at Government House by Elspeth Huxley First Edition Harper & Brothers 1937. New York. Small bookplate to front pastedown. No previous owner's marks or inscriptions and no foxing to contents or uncut edges. A near fine copy in a near VG dust jacket. Not price clipped. <br/> <br/> Harper & Brothers hardcover
1938006749UK: Methuen 1938. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Murder On Safari by Elspeth Huxley First Edition Methuen 1938. A very fine copy. Appearing unread boards spring when opened. No ownership inscriptions contents and edges free of foxing. Covers are completely unmarked and have no bumping to corners or edges. No darkening to spine. In original fine dust jacket with no tears or creasing. Not clipped and priced at 7/6. For further images please see Brought to Book Ltd. <br/> <br/> Methuen hardcover
1938007320USA: Harper & Brothers 1938. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Murder On Safari by Elspeth Huxley First Edition Harper & Brothers 1938. New York & London. A fine copy. Small and neat contemporary gift inscription to half title page. Contents and uncut edges free of foxing or toning. Covers are completely unmarked and have no bumping or rubbing to corners or edges. In original bright and fine dust jacket that has no tears or loss and still retains its original publisher's promotional wrap-around band. Not price clipped. Murder on Safari by Elspeth Huxley is a mystery novel set in Kenya during the 1930s. The story follows the investigation of a murder that occurs on a safari trip led by the wealthy and flamboyant American socialite Mrs. Bradley. The murder victim is her husband's ex-wife who was also on the trip. The detective work is carried out by a local Kenyan police chief who must navigate the prejudices and class divisions of the British colonial society in order to uncover the truth. The book offers a vivid portrayal of the African landscape and culture as well as a critique of colonial attitudes towards race and power. <br/> <br/> Harper & Brothers hardcover
1990000046Great Britain: Harvill 1990 A portrait of one of the most fascinating countries in the world in nine sections by writers Elspeth Huxley Karen Blixen Winston Churchill Jomo Kenyatta Ernest Hemingway Richard Leakey Beryl Markham Shiva Naipaul Theodore Roosevelt and Evelyn Waugh. Exploration travel. settlementwar hunting wildlife entertainment life-style and legend. The story of Kenya from AD100 to the present.Cover creased and scuffed on edges. 450 pages. A good reading copy with some maps. Orders over $100.00 are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall Harvill paperback
1957002154Kenya 1957 Dustjacket has small creases and tears on edges and spine. Size: 5" X 8" hardcover
SONG0237505606Evans Bros 0000-00-00. 1st Ed. hardcover. Used: Good. 0.00x0.00x0.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Evans Bros hardcover
193912895London: Harper & Brothers. London Harper & Brothers 1939. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. Very good condition. First US edition. "An account of the arrival of European settlers to colonial Kenya told through the eyes of four generations of Kikuyu tribesmen in Kenya." Some offsetting to the front pastedowns and free endpapers with a small amount of foxing to the edges of the block. Spine tips a little bumped. The spine of the jacket is lightly faded and there are a few tape repairs to the edges on the jacket reverse. 12895 Hyraxia Books. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1939. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1978194608New York: Atheneum 1978. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Bookplate remnants on front pastedown. Atheneum hardcover
1978Q-0689108613Atheneum 1978-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Atheneum hardcover
A9780837154572Hardback. New. hardcover
