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19911859Millwood NY: Kraus Reprint 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine. cxxxii 296 pp folding map with illustrations bibliography index. Name written on front pastedown; else fine. No dust jacket. Reprint of the 1902 Hakluyt Society edition. Second series No. X. Please note: the image associated with this listing shows another volume in the same series but it other than the title it appears identical to this one. Kraus Reprint hardcover books
191152609Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co 1911. First edition 8vo pp. xiii 1 445; photographic frontispiece 35 leaves of plates printed on rectos and versos map endpapers; original tan pictorial cloth stamped in brown and gilt; lightly rubbed "294" in biro on front free endpaper; very good sound copy. Photographs by the author Emma Ayer who was the wife of the book collector Edward E. Ayer; this book is dedicated to him. <br/><br/> A.C. McClurg & Co hardcover books
195419797New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1954. Second edition fully revised 8vo pp. xxix 3 634; with 200 illustrations and maps; original black cloth decorated in gilt dust-jacket; about fine in very good jacket with some fading at the spine and light edgewear. An important and popular book by one of the great Orientalists. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
193752536New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1937. First edition 8vo pp. xvi 2 19-335 1; map endpapers frontispiece and 73 photographic illustrations on rectos and versos of 30 plates; original terracotta cloth stamped in gilt lightly chipped dust jacket. Gatti and his wife explore the Belgian Congo. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
192952634London: Philip Allan & Co 1929. First edition stamped on the half-title 'Colonial Edition' 8vo pp. xi 1 211 1; frontispiece portrait; original blue cloth gilt-stamped spine; some light spotting to covers else very good and sound. <br/><br/> Philip Allan & Co hardcover books
196252578New York: American Committee for Aid to Katanga Freedom Fighters 1962. 4to pp.46 2; photographically illustrated throughout some gruesome; this copy marked "Press Proof" on the first page of text; very good in original black printed wrappers. Atrocities in Katanga a breakaway state that proclaimed its independence from the Republic of Congo-Léopoldville on 11 July 1960 under Moise Tshombe leader of the local Confédération des associations tribales du Katanga CONAKAT political party Federation of Kata. <br/><br/> American Committee for Aid to Katanga Freedom Fighters unknown books
193252563London: Hodder and Stoughton 1932. First edition 8vo pp. 366; portrait frontispiece; fine copy in original terracotta cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine. Cromer 1841-1917 was "British controller-general in Egypt during 1879 part of the international Control which oversaw Egyptian finances after the 1876 Egyptian bankruptcy. He later became the agent and consul-general in Egypt from 1883 to 1907 during the British occupation prompted by the 'Urabi revolt. This position gave Baring de facto control over Egyptian finances and governance" Wikipedia. <br/><br/> Hodder and Stoughton hardcover books
198551265McMinnville Ore: Liliaceae Press 1985. Second revised edition small 4to pp. 146 2; diagrams maps and photographic illustrations in text; the history uses and production methods of a variety of "papers." In this instance "rice paper" refers to pith; white pictorial paper wrappers; fine. <br/><br/> Liliaceae Press unknown books
191552573London New York et al.: Cassell and Co. Ltd 1915. First edition 8vo pp. xviii 283 1; ex-Mechanics' Institure library with bookplate marked 'discarded' perforated stamp in the top margin of the frontispiece rubberstamp on the verso of the folding map and on the verso of some but not all the 110 plates; contemporary green morocco-backed blue cloth gilt-lettered direct on spine; but for the library markings very good. <br/><br/> Cassell and Co., Ltd hardcover books
1920258323London: Macmillan and Co 1920. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Binding sound; spine slightly cocked; light bumping to extremities; light toning to binding; small mark to front endpapers otherwise no markings in text; illustrated with photographs. Very Good binding. Macmillan and Co unknown books
197125915Riverside CA: Research Group for the Liberation of Portuguese Africa 1971. First Edition. Folio 27.5cm.; original tape-backed pictorial wrappers; 445pp.; illus. text in double colum. Upper wrapper edges a bit toned else Fine. Study of the negative influence of the Portuguese colonial presence in Angola Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique. Research Group for the Liberation of Portuguese Africa unknown books
199522736Maseru: Government of Lesotho 1995. ix 46 pages 13 pages of 'annexes' giving districts/villages/households surveyed historical events linked by rural interviewees to PRA Environment/Poverty trends; and an extensive bibliography with sections on poverty environment sustainable development; with detailed map of study areas; some statistical data in chart form giving measurements of income sources of water supply farm soil people burning grazing quality & marketing of livestock waterborne diseases reported by the respondents Thaba Tseka; ".investigates and assesses the dynamic interrelationship between poverty and environmental change and the consequences of this relationship in Lesotho. .attempt to respond to a number of intrinsic problems underlying development initiatives in Lesotho." from the Executive Summary section; spiral bound plain printed paper wrap covers; light wear to binding one small stray pen-mark; in very good condition; detailed research. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Government of Lesotho Paperback books
198522732Sierra Leone: Eastern Area Project 1985. viii 90 pages printed one side only; bibliography and list of senior staff and qualifications in the Eastern Area Project; chart illustrating achievement of program; economic and development charts within the text; illustrated with an 8 1/2" x 11" folding map of the Sierra Leone Integrated Agricultural Development Projects edge chipped no loss to data; the study ".undertaken with the expressed purpose of determining any possible impact the Eastern Integrated Development Project has on the small-holder population in Eastern Sierra Leone.exploratory survey of the entire project region. .several visits and discussions with farmers project officials and elders of the three districts involved Kono Kailahun and Kenema."; with summary and conclusions; original pink stapled paper wrap covers illustrated with a map of the country; spine with old tape; one page with paragraph torn away; some edge tips wear to binding; in good condition overall. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Eastern Area Project Paperback books
191012961New York: J.B. Lippincott 1910. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 368 pp indexed with 66 illustrations from photographs and a large folding map of Sierra Leone. Publisher's red cloth stamped in gilt. Spine sunned but legible corners bumped name on bottom edge and front pastedown. Internally clean and sound. Record of the author's experiences during many years' residence in the colony where he traveled expensively and mapped "the far distant and then unknown parts of the Hinterland." Includes much on native life and customs. J.B. Lippincott hardcover books
190713070New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. xi 230 pp with 32 plates. Publishers beige cloth with black lettering red and black vignette of men rowing a boat. Spine toned corners rubbed through some fraying. Bookplate on front pastedown else unmarked and sound. No dust jacket. Davis recounts his journey through the Congo to the east coast of Africa. One chapter describes hunting hippopotamus and crocodile on the Kasai River Czech p. 75. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
195428950Pretoria: Government Printer 1954. First Edition. Large thick octavo 25cm.; original blue printed paper-covered boards; viii1364pp.; folding color map plates folding brochure titled "History of the Kruger National Park" bound in between pp. 54 & 55. Spine slightly sunned else Very Good or better. Government Printer unknown books
1964TB19144New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co 1964. First Edition. in second state dust jacket Fine in purple cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine with only a hint of fading at the heel of the spine. More often than not this title is found with fairly typical fading of the board's edges as the purple cloth is very prone to fading. In a very good unclipped second state dust jacket with a slightly tanned spine area which is also lightly rubbed at its upper edge. The sixth volume in The American Trails Series and one of the fifteen in the series produced by McGraw-Hill. The story of the Mormon Trail. 331 pages including an index bibliography text and a section of illustrations of reproductions of contemporary art. A very handsome and collectable copy. McGraw-Hill Book Co hardcover books
1959TB25170Waterford New York: Self-published 1959. First Edition. First printing Fine in green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine and front board. An octavo measuring 9" by 6". Without a dust jacket probably as issued; however the covers are protected by a thick acetate jacket. Laid-in is a mimeographed one page advance ad by the author for this book. Additionally the book is signed by the author on the title page. 28 pages of text including a list of references and bibliography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Self-published hardcover books
192452653New York: Robert M. McBride and Co 1924. First edition American issue of the British sheets; 8vo pp. 240; original cream cloth-backed boards printed paper label on spine; upper cover with a few light scratches else near fine throughout. Casada 58: "In this work Penzer brings together ten obscure articles by Burton with the intention of giving the reader a fuller understanding of the man." <br/><br/> Robert M. McBride and Co hardcover books
193852600Oxford: Clarendon Press 1938. First edition 8vo pp. vi 2 584; 2 folding maps; spine slightly sunned else near fine in original red cloth gilt-stamped spine. <br/><br/> Clarendon Press hardcover books
194752627Zanzibar: privately printed 1947. Third edition 8vo pp. xii 312; double-page map; original cream cloth lettered in black on spine; some damp to the fore-edge of the upper cover; very good. <br/><br/> privately printed hardcover books
195352562London: Faber & Faber 1953. First edition 8vo pp. xlii 601 1; portrait frontispiece 4 maps 1 folding 36 illustrations on rectos and versos of 9 plates; near fine sound copy in original terracotta cloth stamped in gilt on spine. <br/><br/> Faber & Faber hardcover books
193352568New York: Macmillan Co 1933. First American edition 8vo pp. ix 1 393 1; fine copy in original green cloth stamped in brown on upper cover and spine near fine dust jacket with a slightly sunned spine. A novel concerning the "imaginary principality in the center of Africa untouched by Europe except for slight contact with a movie company" jacket blurb. <br/><br/> Macmillan Co hardcover books
191413055New York: Neale Publishing Company 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 708 pp with 2 maps and many illustrations from photographs. Publisher's blue cloth. Spine toned but legible; clean and tight. In addition to being a Presbyterian missionary the author was an accomplished linguist and a careful and interested observer of native life and natural history. Neale Publishing Company hardcover books
19362585Indianapolis IN: Bobbs-Merrill Company 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Good. 351 pp illustrations from photographs map endpapers. Very light shelf wear to boards gift nscription on dedication page; text clean binding sound. Dust jacket is rubbed along the folds has tape reinforcement to inside and some old not especially noticeable water damage. In a new mylar cover. The author and his companion recent college graduates decided to complete their education with a trip around the world. According to the jacket "they became bored with shipboard life and wanted to see what lay behind the mysterious fringe of the West African coast. And because everyone told them it couldn't be done they set out to cross African on motorcycles . They had plenty of hair-raising experiences but vastly more laughs." Bobbs-Merrill Company hardcover books
