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19481826Seattle WA: University of Washington Press 1948. Hardcover. Very Good. vii 96 pp folding maps. Light wear to edges minimal soiling to boards small stamp on front free endpaper; else clean and sound. No dust jacket. This volume "provides for the first time an English translation of the third near-contemporary compendium on the post-Bering voyages and thus completes the ready accessibility in English of all the main sources on these voyages" Foreword. Includes sections on Copper Island Chuckchi Peninsula Ivan Soloviev's voyage and other topics. University of Washington Press hardcover books
196813234London: Frank Cass and Company 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. xvi 184 pp with folding map. Facsimile reprint of the edition of 1790. Corners bumped spine slightly sunned. Binding tight contents clean. Frank Cass and Company hardcover books
1955706Chicago: The Lakeside Press 1955. Advance Reading Copy. Wraps. Very good . Carl Bodmer. Untitled prospectus for a limited edition reprint of the book Travels in the Interior of North America by Prince Maximilian of Wied in 1832-34. Illustrated wrappers. With reproductions of paintings and drawings by Swiss artist Carl Bodmer who accompanied Maximilian. Excerpts from the proposed book and an invitation to readers for comments. Color reproduction of pronghorned antelope aquatint by Bodmer on cover. No record of the book having actually been published available. 10 pp. Quarto 12 x 9 inches tall. The Lakeside Press paperback books
19651807New York: AMS Press 1965. Hardcover. Near Fine. Facsimile reprint of the 1905 Glasgow edition. xix 579 pp 1 folding map. Publisher's dark red cloth; no dust jacket. Light shelfwear previous owner's name on front pastedown else fine. Volume XVI only "contayning English Voyages to the East West and South parts of America: many Sea and Land Fights: Plantations in Guiana and many strange adventures of Englishmen amongst the Americans." Includes travels of Sir Francis Drake Peter Carder Thomas Candish Anthony Nivet Robert Harcourt John Lerius and others. AMS Press hardcover books
19911867New York: AMS Press 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine. Facsimile reprint of the 1905 Glasgow edition. xix 571 pp with maps. Publisher's dark red cloth; no dust jacket. Light shelfwear lightly bumped top corners previous owner's name on front pastedown else fine. Volume VII only "contayning navigations voyages and discoveries of the Sea-Coasts and In-land regions of Africa which is generally called Æthiopia by Englishmen and others; with peregrinations and travels by land into Palestinia Natolia and Syria." Includes travels of Sir Francis Alvarez Don John of Castro Don John Bermudez Matthew Paris and others. AMS Press hardcover books
196517634New York: AMS Press 1965. Hardcover. Near fine. Facsimile reprint of the 1905 Glasgow edition. xv 525 pp with 1 map. Publisher's dark red cloth; no dust jacket. Light shelfwear previous owner's name on front pastedown else fine. Volume X only "contayning Praeteritorum or Discoveries of the World specially such as in the other Bookes are omitted." Includes travels of Antonio Galvano Caesar Frederick Richard Cocke Gasparo Balbi Thomas Coryat John Huighen van Linschoten and others. AMS Press hardcover books
196517633New York: AMS Press 1965. Hardcover. Near fine. Facsimile reprint of the 1905 Glasgow edition. xix 591 pp with 8 maps. Publisher's dark red cloth; no dust jacket. Light shelfwear previous owner's name on front pastedown else fine. Volume XIV only "contayning English Northern Navigations and Discoveries Relations of Greeneland Groenland the North-West Passage and other Arcticke Regions and later Russian Occurents; with a Description of the West Indies by Antonio Herrera." Includes travels of Jonas Poole William Baffin Robert Fotherby Robert Salmon John Catcher George Weymouth and others. AMS Press hardcover books
192113243Richmond VA: Presbyterian Committee of Publication 1921. Soft cover. Very Good. 201 pp with illustrations and map in original printed wrappers. Spine is sunned and has one chip in the paper at the head of the spine. Binding solid text unmarked. McCutchan was sent as a missionary to the Congo Free State in 1897 where he was soon outraged by the treatment of the natives he observed. He became one of the most vocal opponents of King Leopold's regime. Presbyterian Committee of Publication paperback books
194252567New York: Books Inc. distributed by E.P. Dutton n.d. 1942. 8vo pp. iii-xi 3 499 1; 101 maps in the text; fine copy in original orange cloth gilt-stamped spine in a near fine dust jacket with one shallow chip. <br/><br/> Books, Inc., distributed by E.P. Dutton, n.d. hardcover books
193252575London: Hutchinson & Co 1932. First edition 8vo pp. 8 11-285 1 8 ads; frontispiece and 41 photographic illustrations on 19 plates; small scrape on upper cover else near fine in original green cloth gilt-lettered spine. <br/><br/> Hutchinson & Co hardcover books
192652615New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons The Knickerbocker Press 1926. First edition 8vo pp. xv 1 369 1; pictorial endpapers frontispiece and 42 plates; original blue cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; near fine throughout. Lacking the map which apparently is not found in all copies. <br/><br/> G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press hardcover books
194552652London: Chatto & Windus 1945. 8vo pp. xxxiii 1 268 2; folding map 2 portraits; original red cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine and a rather chipped dust jacket. Issued as no. 2 in the Central African Archives Oppenheimer Series. <br/><br/> Chatto & Windus hardcover books
199222739Washington DC: The World Bank 1992. xi 127 pages; authors: Jonathan M. Blackwell Roger N. Goodwillie Richard Webb; ".subject of the study is the environmental orientation and impact of bilateral and multilateral aid projects as well as government-initiated projects within the Gezira Province of the Central Region of the Sudan the Dodoma rural District of Tanzania and the Kasama District of the Northern Province of Zambia.seeks to impart to policymakers and administrators knowledge of how to approach the measurement and valuation of environmental elements within development projects.it is hoped that the report will provide pointers to policymakers on how to frame projects so that environmental damage is minimized and sustainable development ensured."; illustrated with maps and charts; printed paper wrap covers; some rubbing cover wear. creasing; in good condition. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Good. The World Bank Paperback books
199422738Nairobi: United Nations Development Programme 1994. 6 19 pages; the resource persons include: Justo Z. Mabenge - Zimbabwe Janet Mutiso - Kenya Sharmala Naidoo - S. Africa Portia Segomelo - Botswana Vusumuzi F. Simelane - Swaziland Krispin Wafula - Kenya Pathias Muhwanga - Zambia; ".attempts to provide broad guidelines to help African countries integrate environmental concerns in their National Development Strategies NDS through appropriate political social and economic structures."; with attempts to ".capture those elements peculiar to Africa."; printed stapled paper wrap covers; little cover wear staple residue; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. United Nations Development Programme Paperback books
199522735Maseru: Sechaba Consultants 1995. 207 pages; illustrations in black and white; charts statistical data; extensive bibliography; editors: John Gay Debby Gill David Hall; Contributors: Jeannette Bloem Philip Cole John Gay Debby Gill Stephen Gill Thuso Green David Hall John Lepele David May; Commissioned and funded by Irish Aid; contents including: historical overview settlement of Southern Africa Sotho way of life Moshoeshoe; early colonial period later and independence; formation of Basotho society gender roles Sesotho music; land and settlement - rainfall environmental decline over-cultivation and overgrazing; population growth; decline of lands erosion water resources; health education housing water & sanitation economic policies of the government marketing credit; Lesotho economy and South Africa; government structure and women in the public domain; foreign aid more; illustrated paper wrap covers; "First published" stated on copyright page; some light wear to binding; in very good condition; compendious and detailed research on the country. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Sechaba Consultants Paperback books
199522737Maseru Lesotho: United Nations Development Programme 1995. 23 pages; black and white illustrations relating to articles regarding the World Summit for Social Development; and the relations and results in Lesotho of the UNFPA and social Development; Small Scale Industries Project WFP food for work programme; Lesotho heritage awareness UNV activities in Lesotho and general news on UN-inspired world initiatives; with chart illustrating "Lesotho's human development indicators: some comparative data"; last page with staff changes noted; the UNDP resident representative and editor was John O. Kokonge; color illustrated stapled paper wrap covers magazine style; light wear; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. United Nations Development Programme Paperback books
195648163Washington DC: National Planning Association 1956. First Edition. Octavo. Staple-bound wrappers; 115pp; illus. Wrappers worn with grease-pencil notation to covers; ownership signature to title page; text clean and unmarked. A complete Good to Very Good reading copy. National Planning Association unknown books
195131069Nairobi: Patwa News Agency 1951. Third printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. 12mo. 64 pp. Stated third impression of this pocket nature guide. With several illustrations. This copy has been INSCRIBED by the author and dated in 1951. A handsome near fine copy in very good dustwrapper with a small chip at the base of the rear panel. Patwa News Agency hardcover books
198222731Zamba Malawi: Journal Of Social Science Chancellor College 1982. iv 137 pages; edited by Dr. Kings M. Phiri Senior Lecturer in History; articles including Jhala The Yao in the Shire Highlands 1861 - 1915: Political Dominance and Reaction to Colonialism; Lonje Cash-Crop Production in Zomba District to 1930: A Historical Overview; Amanze The Bimbi Shrine in the Upper Shire and its Relationships with Yao Chiefs 1830 - 1925; Kandawire The Political Economy of Game Reserves in Southern Malawi; Kaluwa Performance of New Capitals as Regional Economic Measures: A Case Study of Lilongwe in Malawi; Anyatonwu Revenue Allocation in Nigeria: A Case Study of a Developing Economy; Bothomani The Ghanian Criminal Justice System: A Descriptive Analysis of its Effects on Deterrence and Control of Crime Between 1950 and 1968; legal case review book reviews notes on contributors; original yellow printed paper wrap covers; laid-in invoice for a subscription to the journal by the UNDP in Lilongwe; small 'received' stamp on cover; some edge tips wear and soiling to wraps; in good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Journal Of Social Science, Chancellor College Paperback books
189020303Capetown: Grand Lodge of Western South Africa 1890. Softcover. Good. 4-3/4 x 7-1/4" sewn printed peach-colored wraps pp. 38 plus an errata slip tipped in the recto of the rear wrap with the membership form filled out in ink see below. Covers moderately worn with chips out at the sewing points on the spine a few small chunks out of the rear wrap no loss to text and a horizontal tear across the rear wrap. As per the membership form this was the property of Norman Hill Nesbitt inducted into the "Forbearance" Lodge on June 8 1892 as witnessed by the Lodge's Acting Secretary one K.H.M Stuart. Grand Lodge of Western South Africa unknown books
1959195445London: Chatto & Windus 1959. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Sold as a two volume set. No pencil or ink markings in text of either volume. Dustjackets of both volumes slightly soiled spines sunned. DJ's protected Mylar Covers. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket. Chatto & Windus unknown books
1976025814New York: United Nations 1976. 274 38 4 7p. b/w illus. original stiff wrappers quarto format United Nations. E/CN.14/HUS/16. United Nations unknown books
1980TB13511no city stated: Self Published 1980. First Edition. First printing Fine in blue cloth covered boards with white text on the spine. In a fine dust jacket. The author provides an historical account of her father's venture to Alaska during the gold rush of 1899 to assist in the development of a bank to safeguard the gold found by the miners. 153 pages including a bibliography text reproductions of contemporary photographs & illustrations by Janet K. Monteith. Self Published hardcover books
201142477Gambia: ArtWords 2011. First Edition. Octavo. Pictorial glossy card wrappers; 212pp. Fine and unmarked but for Library of Congress "duplicate" stamp to title page. ".Consists of nineteen cases from 2005 to 2011 including some judgments of Justice A.S. Tahir; the pioneer Chairman of the Cadi Appeals Panel. ArtWords unknown books
199013714San Marino CA: Huntington Library 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Authors 110 pp bound in green cloth. Clean and tight. Dust jacket has a few rubbed spots. Inscribed in October 1990 by Hayman to Burton scholar and bibliographer James Casada. Huntington Library calendar listing the two-day Burton conference laid in. Includes the text of four lectures Burton presented in Brazil in 1866 now housed at the Huntington. Two lectures discuss Burton's visits to Mecca and Medina and the other two discuss his journeys to Harar and Dahomey where he tried to persuade King Gelele to abandon the practice of human sacrifice. Huntington Library hardcover books
