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191352528London: Macmillan and Co 1913. First edition 8vo pp. xv 1 379 1 6 ads; folding table giving particulars of 25 felled elephants 27 photographic illustrations on 16 plates; some rubbing at the extremities otherwise a very good copy in original red cloth gilt-lettered spine. Czech Africa p. 156: "A pre-eminent elephant hunting title this details Stigand's big game hunting efforts primarily in British East Africa North Eastern Rhodesia Nyasaland and the Lado Enclave." <br/><br/> Macmillan and Co hardcover books
19401805885J.B. Lippincott Company 1940. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Orange cloth spine over boards not zebra-striped cover. Jacket edges rubbed with minor loss ink stamp on title page. 1940 Hard Cover. 376 pp. 8 5/8 x 6. 83 illustrations including photographs featuring George Eastman founder of Eastman Kodak American author Jack London and film star Charlie Chaplin. A documentary travelogue of the adventures of Martin and Osa Johnson primarily in Africa and the South Seas. J.B. Lippincott Company hardcover books
1650WRCAM12694Middleburg 1650. 33pp. Small quarto. Later three-quarter vellum and boards. Very good. This pamphlet includes references to Count Johan Maurits of Nassau and his fame as a soldier in America and Africa and as a governor. There is some mention of the West India Company as well. KNUTTEL 6899. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 650/62. hardcover 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
1996136603Washington DC: National Academy Press 1996. Softcover. VG- Ex-library with spine label bookplate few marks a corner bumped slightly. Brown & illus. wraps 308 pp. graphs charts. Addresses: The Context of Mortality and Morbidity ; Nutritional Status ; Obstetric Morbidity and Mortality ; Nervous System Disorders ; Mental Health Problems ; Cardiovascular Dieases Cancers and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases ; Injury ; Occupational and Environmental Health ; Tropical Infectious Diseases ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV Infection ; Demographic OVerview and State of the Data. National Academy Press unknown books
190017161New York: Cassell and Company 1900. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. xvi 204 pp with three colored folding maps and 67 illustrations from photographs. Original green cloth with illustration of the authors on the front board. Minor insect damage to front board spine slightly toned some foxing to endpapers else quite sound and clean. The American husband and wife team were wealthy zealous and energetic explorers who together made many expeditions to the Himalayas. Fanny a suffragist as well as a bit of a publicity hound made sure the world knew of her achievements as a pioneering female climber. Among other achievements she held the women's altitude record for 28 years after her conquest of 23000-ft Pinnacle Peak in 1906. Robinson Wayward Women amusingly describes her as having "practically battered the Karakorams into submission first treading them over with her squat hob-nailed figure and then pinning them down on virgin maps and charts to take home for the various Geographical Societies of England and America to fight over." This is the account of their first Himalayan expedition 1898-99 during which they reached the Karakoram Pass and explored the Biafo Glacier Neate W124. Cassell and Company 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
197074157Cambridge MA: Africa Research Group 1970. ii 62p. wraps slightly worn with minor crinkling paper slightly browned 8.5x11 inches. "Written for the occasion of the International Development Conference held in Washington D.C. on February 24-26 1970 this pamphlet was produced by the Africa Research Group with active assistance of the Pacific Studies Center and the Committee of Returned Volunteers. Africa Research Group unknown books
188914049New York: Welch Fracker Company 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. First edition in English. 12mo 343 pp illustrated by Benjamin Constant and Aime Marot. Publisher's green cloth with decoration in gilt image of a warrior on horseback on front board. Mild rubbing to extremities a few pages chipped at the upper edge else fine. Loti traveled from Tangiers to Fez in the company of the French minister to Morocco and was most enthusiastic about his experiences delighting in the people and culture. Welch, Fracker Company hardcover books
176347346Paris: Ches Guillyn 1763. First edition. 3 figures and a folding map. xxxvi 380 pp. 1 vols. 16mo. Quarter modern vellum gilt spine uncut. Fine. First edition. 3 figures and a folding map. xxxvi 380 pp. 1 vols. 16mo. Nicolas Louis De La Caille 1713-62 an eminent French mathematician and astronomer arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on March 30 1751 and began a study of the parallax of the moon. In this diary he gives descriptions of Rio Janeiro the Cape Bourbon and Ascension. De La Caille's account of the Hottentot and other customs and societies dissented from and superseded Kolbe's narrative although he made almost as great errors as his predecessor. However after the publication of this journal by De La Caille Kolbe was no longer considered a standard author on the topic. See Theal History of South Africa 1691-1795. Mendelssohn I p. 434; for de la Caille: Dictionary of Scientific Biography VII pp. 542-545 Ches Guillyn unknown books
185345888New York: George P. Putnam & Co 1853. First Edition. Presumed Third Printing First Issue. Octavo 19.25cm; brown vertically-ribbed cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine triple-ruled border and decorative centerpieces stamped in blind to covers; pale yellow endpapers; iiviii1793pp. Inscribed in pencil on the front flyleaf: "Hon. J. Collamer / With respects of The Author" possibly Jacob Collamer judge and U.S. Senator from Vermont. Tiny chip to upper left corner of rear endpaper handful of dog-eared pages smoothed out else very Near Fine. Handsome copy of this volume Hawthorne edited for his friend and patron Horatio Bridge 1806-1893 a United States Navy officer. First printed in wrappers in 1845 Journal is the narrative of Bridge's trip on the USS Saratoga "the flagship of Commodore Matthew Perry with the mission to stop and search all American ships on the west coast of Africa that might be carrying slaves. That mission was fruitless they saw none but Bridge's comments on the efforts of the American Colonization Society in Liberia and on Africa in general were vivid" Moore Margaret B. the Salem World of Nathaniel Hawthorne p.135. An interesting printing not noted by BAL - "What appear to be first-issue sheets with the Putnam title page intact gathered in the same form as the Putnam publication are also found in a typical Ticknor format A binding.When Ticknor and Fields bought the Putnam plates for Mosses and Cruiser at the Bangs Bros. Trade Sale in New York March 1854 they may have acquired some Putnam sheets that were later bound up in Ticknor style and distributed in an effort to recover some of the purchase costs" Note: CLARK A14.1.c1. Presentation copies uncommon with only two noted in Rare Book Hub PBA 2019; Goodspeed 1910. cf.BAL 7597. George P. Putnam & Co unknown 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
195413169London: Paternoster Press 1954. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Uniform edition Number 4 in the Jungle Doctor series. 121 pp with 30 illustrations by Harry Swain. Edges of text block dust soiled otherwise minimal wear. Dust jacket is price-clipped chipped at the corners. Paternoster Press hardcover books
193321499New York: Robert M. McBride & Company 1933. Hardcover. Good. 251 pp with illustrated endpapers. Spine darkened some soiling and minor markings on endpapers; previous owner's plate affixed to half-title page; text clean and sound. No dust jacket. Robert M. McBride & Company hardcover books
195245894Nairobi: East Africa Tourist Travel Association 1952. 3rd ed. revised. Paperback. Very Good. photos double-page map 52p. Wrapper. 19cm. Age-toned. Cover subtitle: "Your Queries Answered." A factbook oriented toward both tourists and prospective immigrants. <br/><br/> East Africa Tourist Travel Association paperback books
192452649London: Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press 1924. First edition 8vo pp. 409 1 4 Hogarth Press ads; frontispiece map; original terracotta cloth gilt-stamped spine; spine slightly sunned else very good and sound. Woolmer 48. <br/><br/> Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press 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
191152614London: Constable and Co 1911. First edition 8vo pp. xx 356; folding map printed in color 8 color plates and 74 half-tones on 38 plates; original orange cloth with pictorial onlay on the upper cover front cover stamped in black the spine in gilt; faint accession numbers at the base of the spine perforated stamp in the bottom margin of the title page small rubberstamp on final page of text; all else very good and sound. <br/><br/> Constable and Co hardcover books
1946TB08333New York: Macmillan Company 1946. First Edition. First printing Very good in green cloth covered boards with a 1/4 inch paint stain on the front board and light shelf wear. In a very good dust jacket with a price clipped jacket flap with light spine end wear & light chipping to the panel corners. The history of that area which is now Ohio Indiana Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota told by the author through "legends anecdotes and episodes." Macmillan Company hardcover books
1960TB08252New York: Coward-McCann Inc. 1960. First Edition. First printing Fine in decorated ivory colored cloth boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and a gilt decoration on the front board. In a very good dust jacket with rubbing creasing and short closed tears at the upper edge of the spine area and rubbing to the fold to the spine from the rear panel. One of the volumes in the American Vista Series which describes the 300 year drama of the finding and developing of the Mid-West. Told with selections from narritives from the people who lived it Coward-McCann, Inc. hardcover books
1994TB02087New York: Viking 1994. First Edition. First printing Fine In a fine dust jacket. A true story that takes place in Pendleton Oregon in 1911 around a broncbusting tournament. Viking unknown 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
190652551London: Hutchinson & Ci 1906. First edition 2 volumes large 8vo pp. xxviii 519 1; xvi 521-1183 1; 4 folding maps 18 maps in the text 28 color plates 426 black & white illustrations many full-page; original maroon cloth gilt crest on upper covers gilt-stamped spines; armorial bookplate on front pastedowns perforated stamps in title pages accession numbers at base of spines both volumes lightly rubbed; faults notwithstanding a very good copy. <br/><br/> Hutchinson & Ci hardcover books
185352524London: John Murray 1853. First edition 2 volumes 8vo pp. xv 1 425 1; iv 432; folding map with route outlined in red 18 plates plus other wood-engraved illustrations in the text; recent half maroon morocco gilt-decorated spines in 6 compartments gilt-lettered direct in 2; old institutional rubberstamp in bottom margin of title pages both frontispieces a bit dampstained but overall a fine-looking copy. <br/><br/> John Murray unknown 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
