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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
189652558London & New York: Edward Arnold 1896. Fourth edition 8vo pp. xviii 2 636; 2 folding maps printed in color at the back one with a slightly ragged fore-edge gravure frontispiece portrait 21 plates by Talbot Kelly; original pictorial red cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; some wear at the extremities small break in the cloth at the top of the spine; all else very good. <br/><br/> Edward Arnold hardcover books
1972203641New York: ECSA 1972. Two issues of the staplebound newsletter 8.5x14 inches 10 and 14 pages respectively. Holes punched at left for storage in binder; little impact on text only removing a few letters; some handling wear and toning occasional minor marginalia. Issues present are Ash Wednesday 1972 and Feast of the Nativity 1973. These issues are largely devoted to Namibia. The Episcopal organization pushed for fthe reedom of Namibians to strike and to pursue self-government. ECSA unknown books
1967TB30751Englewood: Prentice-Hall Inc 1967. First Edition. Fine in black and light green cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spine and with illustrated end papers. In a near fine unclipped dust jacket with the spine slightly faded. The fifth volume in the American Forts Series. 335 pages including an index bibliography and text. Prentice-Hall Inc hardcover books
1967TB30750Englewood: Prentice Hall 1967. First Edition. Fine black and light red cloth covered boards with gilt tooling. In a near fine unclipped dust jacket with several small color flecks at the ends of the spine and across the upper edge of the front panel. The story of how the military forts and trading post of the Upper Missouri River contributed to the developement of the American West. 339 pages containing text notes and an index. Prentice Hall hardcover books
194120072Philadelphia PA: J.B. Lippincott Company 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 345 pp numerous b/w illustrations from photographs index illustrated endpapers. Original giraffe-patterned cloth boards sunned at the spine and with moderate shelfwear. Text clean binding sound. No dust jacket. Inscribed on the half-title page "to M.S. Slocum with best African wishes Osa Johnson." Account of an extended photographic safari in Kenya by this accomplished and prolific husband-and-wife documentary filmmaking team. J.B. Lippincott Company hardcover books
199110097London: John Murray. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0719548381 . First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . John Murray hardcover books
189812969London: Chapman and Hall 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First English edition. xvi 520 pp with illustrations index folding map. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering. Corners bumped and rubbed mild wear to bottom edge. Hourst explored the Niger from Timbuktu to the sea on behalf of the French government adding much to knowledge of the river and the inhabitants of the surrounding areas. Chapman and Hall hardcover books
189858025London: Chapman and Hall 1898. First English edition pp xvi 520; with illustrations index folding map. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering. Corners bumped and rubbed mild wear to bottom edge very good. Hourst explored the Niger from Timbuktu to the sea on behalf of the French government adding much to knowledge of the river and the inhabitants of the surrounding areas. <br/><br/> Chapman and Hall hardcover books
13110Boston: Small Maynard & Company. Hardcover. Very Good. Undated c. 1924. 303 pp indexed with 57 photographs and 2 folding maps. Publisher's green cloth shows light general wear; bookplate on front pastedown one plate and one map loose and laid in. Travel narrative of several months' journey on foot through the Congo with observations on Belgian administration village life and native customs. Small, Maynard & Company hardcover books
192852630London: Stanley Paul & Co 1928. First edition 8vo pp. 285 1; 28 photographic illustrations on 16 plates; upper cover a bit stained light wear at extremities corners bumped; all else very good. Not in Czech although there are chapters on hunting elephant hippopotamus antelope and waterbuck. <br/><br/> Stanley Paul & Co unknown books
192913666London: Alfred A. Knopf 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 298 pp with 25 photographic illustrations and a folding map. Original blue cloth sunned at the spine. Binding sound text unmarked. No dust jacket. Account of the author's travels in West Africa with detailed and colorful if not always enthusiastic observations on local customs culture and commerce. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover 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
1994TB02437New York: Orion Books 1994. First Edition. First printing Fine in 1/4 brown cloth and charcoal gray paper covered boards. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Signed by author on the title page. Sub-titled: The Life and Death of an American River. Orion Books hardcover books
1980TB03573New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1980. First Edition. First printing Near fine. In a very good but price clipped dust jacket with the ends of the spine area worn but without any chipping. The story of the Forty-Niners and their quest for gold in California. Alfred A. Knopf unknown 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
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
189052638Philadelphia: J. W. Keeler 1890. Subscription publication issued under a number of imprints; large 8vo pp. 2 17-576; 4 chromolithograph plates folding map hundreds of wood-engraved illustrations throughout many full-page; original red cloth stamped in gilt and black on upper cover and spine; hinges cracked vermin nibble at the bottom of the back cover covers unevenly sunned; a good copy. <br/><br/> J. W. Keeler hardcover books
188158022Hartford: R. W. Bliss and Co 1881. Subscription edition abridged from the original London edition; 2 volumes in 1 pp. xiii 14-406 2 ads; with a map showing the author's route from Benguella to Durban and more than 60 engraved illustrations including 23 full-page plates; original plum cloth stamped in gilt on front board and spine; spine sunned but fully legible a bit of staining to front board corners bumped. Internally fine. Serpa Pinto a Portuguese explorer recorded details of much terrain previously unknown to Europeans. He was the fourth explorer to cross Africa from west to east and "was the first to lay down with accuracy the route between Bihe and Lialui" Britannica 11th ed. <br/><br/> R. W. Bliss and Co hardcover books
188152612Hartford: R. W. Bliss and Co 1881. 8vo pp. xiii 1 15-406 2 ads; wood-engraved frontispiece wood-engravings throughout many full-page; original brown cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; front hinge cracked spine ends slightly chipped some spotting and rubbing; a good sound copy. <br/><br/> R. W. Bliss and Co hardcover books
188112959Hartford CT: R.W. Bliss and Company 1881. Hardcover. Very Good. Subscription edition two volumes in one abridged from the original London edition. xiii 14-406 pp plus one leaf of ads; with a map showing the author's route from Benguella to Durban and more than 60 engraved illustrations including 23 full-page plates. Publisher's plum cloth stamped in gilt on front board and spine. Spine sunned but fully legible a bit of staining to front board corners bumped. Binding solid hinges secure no markings. Serpa Pinto a Portuguese explorer recorded details of much terrain previously unknown to Europeans. He was the fourth explorer to cross Africa from west to east and "was the first to lay down with accuracy the route between Bihe and Lialui" Britannica 11th ed. R.W. Bliss and Company hardcover books
198980969Port Elizabeth: Monitor Publications 1989. Paperback. Near Fine. photos 144p. Wrapper. 30cm. Special Edition of "Monitor." <br/><br/> Monitor Publications paperback books
