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189224819Portland OR: Oregon Pioneer Association/A. Anderson & Co. Printers and Lithographers 1892. First edition . Soft cover. Very good plus. 80 pages including rememberences of pioneer members plus additional material. Frontis photograph of Joseph Watt. Small chip at head of spine. Mild toning to cover edges. Small bookstore sticker inside front cover. A very good plus copy. <br/> <br/> Oregon Pioneer Association/A. Anderson & Co., Printers and Lithographers paperback
189955326London: Methuen & Co. 36 Essex St. 1899. 8vo.xii 255 1 pp. Photogravure frontisp. 3 maps 1 folding. Red publisher’s cloth cover art of of banners in gilt and gilt lettering on front cover minor sunning to spine slight bumping to corners very slight bowing to covers still VG copy. Second edition of the noted war correspondent’s account of the Second Sudan War following the tragic defeat of Gordon by the Mahdi Army at Khartoum. Bennett details the decisive Battle of Omdurman in which Kitchener defeated the army of Abdullah al-Taashi successor to Muhammad Ahmad which resulted in 9700 Dervish dead and over 12000 wounded as well as 5000 prisoners. Bennett protested against the killing of wounded following the battle although an inquiry cleared Kirchener. Bennett’s account was considered the most balanced of the war and was used as standard reading until the 1960s in schools. Methuen & Co., 36 Essex St., hardcover
1875178971Ottawa ON: Mclean Roger & Co. 1875. Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. vii 95pp. The lower corner of the front page is lacking and the similar corners on all pages are dog-eared but this is a complete and clean copy. <br/> <br/> Mclean, Roger & Co. paperback
1894000779London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge 1894. Book. Hardcover. An introduction to the history of the Christian Church in Scotland down to the death of St. Mary. A VERY GOOD COPY former library with library binding and some library stamps still a bright attractive books with no markings or foxing to a tight text. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Hardcover
1889050641Liege Belgium: H. Dessain Imprimeur-Editeur 1889. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 298 pages indexed. Hardcover rebound in black buckram NOT an ex-library copy. There is minimal wear to the binding. Prior owner's bookplate on the front pastedown George Breathett a professor at Bennett College in Greensboro NC in the 1950s-1960s. The text is toned but clean and sound. Text is in French. The title translates to "African Barbary and the Civil Action of Catholic Missions in the Congo and Equatorial Africa Containing as Preliminaries a Chapter on the Anti-Slavery Movement and the Speech of Cardinal Lavigerie in London." Scarce First Edition; the title page states "1st Edition Speciale pour la Belgique. <br/> <br/> H. Dessain, Imprimeur-Editeur hardcover
18900008016Excelsior Publishing 1890. Early printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Folding map many woodcuts. Thick octavo 802 pages pictorial brown cloth <br/><br/>Folding map many woodcuts. "We have in this work endeavored to meet that want so that one at a moderate expense can acquaint himself with all that has been lately achieved in Arica as well as obtain a thorough knowledge of the habits and customs of the various people and tribes that inhabit that continent - Introduction." Excelsior Publishing hardcover
1842036089Washington DC: s.n. 1842. First Edition. Printed self-wraps. Good. 63pp; two folding cross-sections of midship sections of vessels. Tied gatherings untrimmed; light foxing. 10" x 6.25" Kennedy 1795-1870 statesman and writer from Maryland authored works of fiction and biography along with pamphlets such as "A Defense of the Whigs" 1844. Here he speaks to petitions filed by citizens of several states and the Republic of Texas "regarding the expediency of allowing the benefit of drawback on cotton imported inland from the Republic of Texas and on foreign goods exported inland to Texas and Mexico." American Imprints does not record this pamphlet. WorldCat locates four copies. s.n. unknown
188715945Edinburgh: James Gremmell. 1887. ex-library. Hardcover. Very Good-. Boards with moderate wear to extremities. Light fraying to spine ends. Pp 33 gapping but holding together ; Observations based on several years in South Africa; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 30116 pages . James Gremmell hardcover
186513668New York: D. Appleton and Co 1865. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes in one: 179; 198 pp plus publisher's ads. Frontispiece of a hippo bathing in the Nile. Original green cloth with blind-stamped decoration and faded gilt lettering on the spine. Corners and spine ends rubbed evidence of a bookplate removed from front pastedown. Binding sound text clean with minor foxing. Fictional account founded on real experiences and adventures in South Africa in the early nineteenth century. Mendelssohn I 986. D. Appleton and Co hardcover
189713079New York: Fleming H. Revell 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 316 pp with frontis portrait 19 illustrations and 2 maps 1 folding. Green cloth boards with gilt decoration. Spine cocked brief gift inscription on front free endpaper else very good. Good served as a Presbyterian missionary in West Africa from 1882 until his death in 1894. He traveled extensively in the region learning the Bulu language and making a study of native religious beliefs. He also collected entomological specimens on behalf of W.J. Holland of the Western University of Pennsylvania who contributed an Appendix to the book. Fleming H. Revell hardcover
1839110493New York: Harper & Brothers 1839 Book. Good. Hardcover. Harper Library Edition. From Harper's The Family Library Number16. Title continues "from the earliest ages to the present time: with illustrations of the geology mineralogy and zoology; with a map; plans of the routes of park and of Denham and Clapperton; and several engravings". Harper's Stereotype Edition. Light wear/foxing. Harper & Brothers hardcover
190042125London: Horace Marshall and Son. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine cocked boards lightly worn foxing. 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth with titles and designs stamped in gilt on front boards and spine. Top edges gilt. xii 223pp index appendix. Many photos. Color folding map of Western Africa. Discusses history and Hausa people in this newest British protectorate including discussion of malaria Hausa soldiers travelling advice missionary work the Royal Niger Company the Hausa Association and Mohammedism. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Horace Marshall and Son hardcover
1890375405Ward Lock London 1890. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Henry Barth’s Travels & Discoveries in North and Central Africa is one of the great nineteenth century records of African exploration documenting his 1849–55 expedition across the Sahara and deep into the interior. Barth travelled through Tripoli Bornu Lake Chad Timbuktu Sokoto and the basins of the Niger and Benue producing an account remarkable for its geographical detail ethnographic observation and linguistic insight. His narrativeillustrated with full page plates and original woodcutsremains a foundational source for the history cultures and landscapes of regions then little known to European readers. 18 pages 548 pages illustrated. Bound in contemporary green cloth gilt & black lettered. Contents clean & sound throughout. Size: 12 x 18 cms. Category: Varied Books; New Arrivals; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Ward Lock hardcover
1870247620Friedrich Pustet Regensburg 1870. Hardcover mit Lederrücken Die Jahresangabe ist ungefähr. Zustand: keine Beschädigungen keine Eintragungen. Rücken Ecken Kanten berieben am Rücken eine kleine Fehlstelle Innen fleckenfrei. Friedrich Pustet, Regensburg, hardcover
1848272799A Fullerton 1848. Hardcover. Good. 25 to 30 cm tall Quarto 4to. Three quarter leather Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. A Fullerton hardcover
1897653London: Religious Tract Society. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1897. First Edition. Original green cloth gilt titles t. E. G. edges a little rubbed untrimmed endpapers lightly soiled and browned. A lovely copy which has 89 engravings all intact. ; 4to . Religious Tract Society hardcover
188319325London: James Clarke. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in brown cloth edges a little rubbed tail and head slightly frayed gilt titles slight crease mark across front board caused by twine page edges untrimmed a lovely clean tight copy. This is the scarce true First Edition. ; 8" x 6.5"; 355 pages . James Clarke hardcover
187518446Boston: B. B. Russell. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1875. First American Edition. Hardcover. Bound in green cloth gilt lion decoration gilt titles edges lightly rubbed a lovely clean tight copy. ; 7.5" x 5.25"; 384. pages . B. B. Russell hardcover
184285001Berlin 1842. unknown
18441442Bielefeld: Velhaben Klasing 1844. Gebunden. Velhaben + Klasing unknown
188646109Leipzig: Veit 1886. Gebunden. Veit unknown
188785759Stuttgart: Metzler 1887. Gebunde. Metzler unknown
181280872Bonn: Departement Rhin et Moselle 1812. kart. Departement Rhin et Moselle unknown
189710266Freiburg: Herder 1897. Gebunden. Herder unknown
1881117981881. Gebunden. unknown
