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193152553London: H. F. & G. Witherby 1931. First edition 8vo pp. 527 1; frontispiece 2 maps 1 folding and 12 plates showing 30 illustrations from photographs; original red cloth gilt-stamped spine; perforated stamp in bottom margin of title page accession numbers at base of spine; markings aside fine and bright. <br/><br/> H. F. & G. Witherby hardcover books
1991TB10530Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1991. First Edition. First printing Fine in 1/4 cloth and paper covered boards. In a near fine dust jacket with faint creasing at the upper edge of the front panel. A description of life and nature in a remote valley in Montana as experienced by the author. Houghton Mifflin 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
19664591London: Mayibuye Publications 1966. First Edition. Staple-bound pamphlet; 32pp Clean tight copy; text pages sl. tanned; VG or better. Prominent South African political prisoner detained in 1965 under the Suppression of Communism Act. Mayibuye Publications unknown books
1986184685San Francisco & New York: Freedom for South Africa Refugee Campaign 1986. Two brochures folded to 4.25x8.5 inches with basically the same information photos but differing fonts and designs and a short story of Sarah Ngobese. Fundraising brochures for the Ruvu Refugee Community Tanzania. Freedom for South Africa Refugee Campaign unknown books
1975136677New York: the Campaign 1975. Single sheet folded to make 8-panel brochure 3.75x8.5 inches very good. OCLC lists only one copy as of 5/2021. Sponsors include several CPUSA leaders as well as more mainstream labor and legislative figures. the Campaign unknown books
190958020New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1909. 8vo pp. xvi 368; 2 maps one folding and many illustrations from photographs; original red cloth boards stamped in gilt and black; spine slant slight sunning to upper board previous owner's name on front free endpaper else clean and sound. Decima Moore 1871-1964 was a successful stage actress and singer in London before marrying Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg an officer in the Royal Engineers. He was appointed director of surveys in the Gold Coast in 1905 and upon returning from their travels three years later the couple recounted their experiences in alternating chapters. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
190913051New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xvi 368 pp with two maps one folding and many illustrations from photographs. Original red cloth boards stamped in gilt and black. Spine slant slight sunning to upper board previous owner's name on front free endpaper else clean and sound. Decima Moore 1871-1964 was a successful stage actress and singer in London before marrying Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg an officer in the Royal Engineers. He was appointed director of surveys in the Gold Coast in 1905 and upon returning from their travels three years later the couple recounted their experiences in alternating chapters. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover 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
199536906Woodstock:: Overlook Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0879515562 . First American edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Overlook Press, 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
196713023London: Frank Cass and Co. Ltd 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Second edition a reprint of the 1877 edition with a new introduction by A.G. Hopkins. xxii 355 pp. Boards are bumped at the corners and slightly sunned at the edges top edge is dust soiled. Binding is tight and square text unmarked. Dust jacket is chipped at the corners and has a few short tears. Whitford an English trader visited and wrote about nearly all the major commercial centers in West Africa. Frank Cass and Co., Ltd hardcover books
196416324Stanford CA: Stanford University Press 1964. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 90 pp text index bibliography and 96 b/w plates; several plans in the text. Publisher's brown cloth w/gilt lettering on spine. As new in a clean dust jacket with just a touch of shelf wear. Lawrence "directed archaeological investigations in Ghana from 1951 to 1957 and undertook the repair or restoration of the principal remaining buildings. He traces the growth and decay of all those still visible in West Africa and the peculiarities of some that have perished." Stanford University Press 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
1967TB02252Garden City: Doubleday 1967. First Edition. First printing Near fine In a very good dust jacket 1/4" chip at spine bottom & wear at top of spine. Doubleday unknown books
1967TB02093Garden City: Doubleday 1967. First Edition. First printing Very good slight fading at spine ends. In a very good dust jacket 3/4' chip at spine hinge & ends worn. Doubleday unknown books
191252555Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin 1912. First edition 8vo pp. xvii 1 305 1; folding map with route outlined in red 46 plates showing 80 illustrations; original red cloth gilt-stamped upper cover and spine t.e.g.; Phillips Academy bookplate marked withdrawn traces of pocket removal on rear pastedown small withdrawn stamp on title page and rear pastedown accession label removed from base of spine; lightly rubbed. Czech Africa p. 113: "Using bicycles as a break from the monotony of 'foot slogging' Melland and Cholmeley set out from Kasama with the intention of traveling to the Nile. Passing through German East Africa near the shores of Lake Tanganyika the pair bagged leopard and numerous crocodile . with additional chapters on hunting elephant in the Masindi District in Uganda. An interesting work of travel and sport complete with numerous bicycle breakdowns." <br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin 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
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
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
196913753New York: Negro universities Press 1969. Hardcover. Fine. Facsimile reprint of the 1919 edition. xxi 247 pp with index illustrations folding map. Brown cloth stamped in gilt on the spine. Clean tight unmarked. No dust jacket. Negro universities Press hardcover books
1966TB30753New York: Prentice Hall 1966. Second Printing. Fine in 1/4 black and turquoise cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and map end sheets. An octavo measuring 9" by 6". In a very good price clipped dust jacket with wear and rubbing to the ends of the spine area and to the fore corners of the panels and two short closed tears to the upper edge of the front panel. The 4th volume in the American Forts series describing the Forts of Makinac. 218 pages including an index and a bibliography. Illustrated with a section of black and white images from photographs. Prentice Hall hardcover books
193227198New York: Farrar & Rinehart 1932. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/very good. Clothbound 8vo. 317 pp. Second issue of Waugh's famous travel book covering his time in Ethiopia Zanzibar and beyond. A handsome very good copy in price-intact dustwrapper. Wrapper is lightly soiled and mildly age darkened at spine color. Nice copy. Farrar & Rinehart unknown books
195652647London: Chatto & Windus 1956. 2 volumes 8vo pp. lvi 211 1; vi 213-462; color portrait frontispiece 2 folding maps 15 color plates from watercolors by Thomas Baines and Dr. John Kirk and another color plate from a lithograph by T. Picken; fine in original red cloth stamped in gilt dust jackets that on volume I with a small chuck out at the top of the spine. Volume I: Journals. Volume II: Journals continued Letters and Dispatches. Issued as no. 9 in the Central African Archives Oppenheimer Series. <br/><br/> Chatto & Windus hardcover books
1925230650London: Arrowsmith 1925. First edition. With 8 monochrome reproductions of paintings by the author map and 52 photographic illustrations. 288 pp. 1 vols. 4vo. Original maroon cloth. Spine lightly faded and rubbed faint foxing throughout else Near Fine. Previous owner's signature on ffep. First edition. With 8 monochrome reproductions of paintings by the author map and 52 photographic illustrations. 288 pp. 1 vols. 4vo. Arrowsmith unknown books
