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191052597New York: Doubleday Page and Co 1910. First edition American issue; 4to pp. xix 1 233 1; map 140 photographic illustrations by the author on 104 plates; original pictorial blue cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine t.e.g.; extremities rubbed the text lightly shaken; all else very good. Czech Africa p. 53: "Dugmore became famous as a wildlife photographer and naturalist with various titles to his credit. In this impressive volume he describes his efforts with James L. Clark in photographing big game during a trip across the Athi Plains eventually arriving at Guaso Nyiro. While his purpose was to photograph animals there are several hunting incidents concerning rhino and plains game." Published the same year by Heinemann in London. <br/><br/> Doubleday, Page, and Co hardcover books
193013242New York: Payson and Clark Ltd 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 338 pp with pictorial endpapers and drawings by Binder. Spine very slightly sunned else a fine copy. Dust jacket is lightly dust soiled and edgeworn and has some internal reinforcement with tape. A novel based on the author's experience living among the Didinga people of East Africa. Payson and Clark Ltd hardcover books
191452552London: Seeley Service & Co 1914. Second edition 8vo pp. 317 1 2 ads; folding map printed in color 1 other full-page map in the text 32 plates; a near fine copy in original pictorial green cloth stamped in green. Czech Africa p. 51: "Dracopoli explored the region from Kismayu on the coast then westward to the Lorian Swamp in British East Africa. In the Joreh district he bagged oryx gerenuk hartebeest zebra and topi. Upon reaching the Lorian district the author collected waterbuck and gazelle. His descriptions of the terrain and climate are especially interesting." <br/><br/> Seeley, Service & Co hardcover books
1990TB01775New York: Atheneum 1990. First Edition. First printing Fine In a very near fine dust jacket minor wrinkling at top of face. The third in a trilogy of a familiy's life in Montana. Atheneum unknown books
1992TB01869New York: Harper Collins Pub 1992. First Edition. First printing Fine In a fine dust jacket. Harper Collins Pub unknown books
182613060London: John Murray 1826. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. Two volumes in one. lxvii 335; 269 pp complete with 38 engraved plates 1 colored and maps 1 folding 6 wood-engraved vignettes in the text. Rebound in red buckram with leather spine label date erroneously printed as 1836 at foot. Occasional minor foxing and offsetting one closed tear to map.In hopes of tracing the course of the Niger River Denham's expedition crossed the desert along the long-established Sahara trade route to the kingdom of Bornu later Nigeria a route littered with the skeletons of thousands of slaves abandoned there over the centuries. They sighted Lake Chad and reached the capital of Bornu where they were welcomed by a spectacular array of some five thousand horsemen sent by the Muslim prophet who ruled Bornu in the king's name. Though delighted to meet them he refused to let them continue their explorations lest they meet some misadventure for which he would be blamed. Ultimately the expedition returned to England having failed to find the Niger but having opened much of north central Africa to European knowledge. Written in a lively style and embellished with engravings of Denham's own sketches this account became one of the classics of its genre DNB. Denham was later appointed lieutenant-governor of the colony of Sierra Leone where he died of the African fever in 1828. John Murray hardcover books
182658024London: John Murray 1826. 4to 2 volumes in 1 pp. lxvii 335; 269; complete with 38 engraved plates 1 colored and maps 1 folding 6 wood-engraved vignettes in the text; rebound in red buckram with leather spine label date erroneously printed as 1836 at foot; occasional minor foxing and offsetting one closed tear to map. In hopes of tracing the course of the Niger River Denham's expedition crossed the desert along the long-established Sahara trade route to the kingdom of Bornu later Nigeria a route littered with the skeletons of thousands of slaves abandoned there over the centuries. They sighted Lake Chad and reached the capital of Bornu where they were welcomed by a spectacular array of some five thousand horsemen sent by the Muslim prophet who ruled Bornu in the king's name. Though delighted to meet them he refused to let them continue their explorations lest they meet some misadventure for which he would be blamed. Ultimately the expedition returned to England having failed to find the Niger but having opened much of north central Africa to European knowledge. Written in a lively style and embellished with engravings of Denham's own sketches this account became one of the classics of its genre DNB. Denham was later appointed lieutenant-governor of the colony of Sierra Leone where he died of the African fever in 1828. <br/><br/> John Murray hardcover books
182623980London: John Murray 1826. First edition 4to 2 volumes in 1; pp. x 2 xi-xlviii i.e. lxviii 335 1; 4 269 1; 38 engraved plates and maps 1 folding and backed with linen 1 hand-colored 6 wood-engraved vignettes in the text; half brown morocco over marbled cloth rebacked old gilt-decorated spine neatly laid down; very good sound copy. Denham 1786-1828 made extensive and important explorations in Africa. When he accompanied Bornuese troops in an expedition against the Fellatah they were put to utter rout and only Denham escaped with his life "after encountering dangers and deprivations his narrative of which reads like a frenzied dream.The work which went through several editions has numerous illustrations from sketches by the author together with an Appendix of Natural History and other notes" DNB. He was later appointed lieutenant-governor of the colony of Sierra Leone where he died of the African fever. Ibrahim-Hilmy p. 172. <br/><br/> John Murray hardcover books
19911858Kraus Reprint 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine. xxvi 221 pp 2 folding map illustrations with frontispiece bibliography index. Name written on front pastedown; else fine. No dust jacket. Vol. III only. Reprint of the 1907 Hakluyt Society edition. Second series No. XXI. 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
19911850Kraus Reprint Limited 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine. xii 212 pp with index. Minimal wear to edges name written on front pastedown; else fine. No dust jacket. Reprint of the 1913 Hakluyt Society edition. Second series No. XXXI. 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 Limited hardcover books
18822150497G.P. Putnam's Sons 1882. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. First edition. A bit musty ink name & date partially crossed out on front flyleaf. 1882 Hard Cover. v 374 2 pp. 8vo. A 19th century overview of Morocco and its citizens with illustrations throughout text. G.P. Putnam's Sons 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
1955311New York NY; Boston MA: Duell Sloan and Pearce; Little Brown and Co 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. x 334 illustrations with map. Spine is lightly sunned; light wear to boards; contents clean and sound. No dust jacket. Davis' account of his expeditions to Africa including tales of cannibalism sacrifice Genii and magic. Duell, Sloan, and Pearce; Little, Brown, and Co hardcover books
183952178London: printed for private circulation only by J. L. Cox and Sons 1839. 4to pp. 8 213; engraved frontispiece 2 other engraved plates; original brown cloth lettered in gilt on the upper cover and spine; covers dampstained and the yellow-coated endpapers possibly renewed; all else very good and sound. The book was posthumously published. Having previously travelled in Italy Poland Russia Arabia Palestine Syria Canada and the United States Davidson 1797-1836 visited Fez and Marrakesh in Morocco and was on his way to Timbuktu when he was ambushed robbed and shot dead. His expedition continued onward to Timbuktu but were never heard from again. The interesting appendix contains extracts from letters written by Davidson and others to the Royal Geographical Society various locations in Morocco and the Sahara. See Howgego 1800-1850 D-4 p. 159 for details. <br/><br/> printed for private circulation only [by] J. L. Cox and Sons hardcover books
1966TB09447New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co 1966. Fourth Printing. Fine in blue cloth covered boards with gilt and silver text stamping on the spine. In a very good dust jacket with light wear at the upper edge of the spine area and a 1/3" chip from the upper right corner of the rear panel. "America's route of the ages." The 8th volume in The American Trails Series. This is one in a set of 15 McGraw-Hill Trails Series titles. McGraw-Hill Book Co hardcover books
1966TB15720New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co 1966. First Edition. First printing Very good in blue cloth covered boards with the outer edges of the very faintly faded and with minor dust staining to the top edge. In a very good price clipped dust jacket with minor wear and rubbing to the ends of the spine area and nicks to the fore corners of the panels. "America's route of the ages - from Asia across Alaska down the Rocky Mountains to the plains of Texas." The 8th volume in The American Trails Series. McGraw-Hill Book Co hardcover books
185913088Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blakiston 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. xv 256 pp with frontis portrait of Mrs. Hoffman. Recently rebound in black buckram. Mercantile library stamps on frontis and title page as well as the margin of three text pages. Otherwise quite clean. Virginia Hale Hoffman was born in Glastonbury CT in 1832. She married In 1850 she went to Liberia with her husband Reverend Cadwalader Colden Hoffman who was a member of the Episcopal mission. In Cavalla Liberia she learned the local language Grebo and supported the mission by teaching and working among the flock. She died of a pulmonary ailment in 1856 and here she is described as "worthy to be added to the catalogue of these martyrs for Christ who include women such as Harriet Newell and Anne Hazeltine Judson and the cause of the world's conversion." Lindsay and Blakiston hardcover books
191313321London: Church Missionary Society 1913. Hardcover. Good. 176 pp with color frontispiece map of east Africa many black and white photographs. Original green cloth boards with mounted illustration of a native warrior. Spine faded moderate edgewear corners bumped. Binding sound text unmarked. The author was a British poet and composer of hymns who married a Canadian missionary doctor and traveled and worked with him among the Kikuyu and Embu triebs of Mount Kenya. Robinson Wayward Women p. 156-7. Church Missionary Society hardcover books
13111New York: George H. Doran. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Undated 1923. 373 pp with 33 illustrations from photographs and 3 maps. Front hinge repaired else a fine copy in the original dust jacket which has one internal tape repair. Dan Crawford 1870-1926 was a Scottish missionary who spent 37 years in Africa and identified unusually strongly with Africans and their culture. Here he retraces David Livingstone's last journey sharing a wealth of information about the land and the people. George H. Doran hardcover books
196811183Oxford: Clarendon Press 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. vi 285 pp; folding map. Minimal wear to boards no internal markings mild spine lean. An account of the life and work of botanist and explorer Sir John Kirk who traveled extensively with David Livingstone and served for 20 years as British Administrator in Zanzibar. Clarendon Press 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
19911857Kraus Reprint Limited 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine. xlix 271 pp folding map illustrations with frontispiece bibliography index. Name written on front pastedown; else fine. No dust jacket. Vol. III only. Reprint of the 1918 Hakluyt Society edition. Second series No. XLIII. 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 Limited hardcover books
196821479London: Frank Cass 1968. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Reprint of the 1875 edition. Book is as-new dust jacket is sunned at the spine and price-clipped. Slavery Series No. 3. According to the dust jacket "Cooper's work was aimed at whipping up a state of public opinion which would force the British government into concrete diplomatic action to end Mohammodean and Portuguese slaving in East Africa. Frank Cass hardcover books
197186225New York: Africana Publishing Corporation 1971. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. xxiv 461p. Original blue boards. dj. 22cm. Jacket has a couple of modest water spots. <br/><br/> Africana Publishing Corporation hardcover books
196634011London: Ellis Bowles 1966. First Edition. 12mo 18.5cm; original pictorial staplebound wrappers; 84pp. Wrappers a bit worn with wrinkling along spine edge old ink note to upper cover else Near Very Good and sound. Covers the fall of the Independent Federation and First Republic of Nigeria which would lead to three years of civil war. Ellis Bowles] unknown books
