Niven Sir RexABAA
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1964155London: G. Bell and Sons Ltd 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. xiv 174 pp with principal dates index. "Here are chiefs kings poor scholars and soldiers. Sir Rex Niven writes of them and of their achievements with the humanity and deep understanding bred of his own long experience of Africa and her affairs" dust jacket. Light dust soiling to edges; else clean sound and tightly bound. Dust jacket has slight shelf wear. G. Bell and Sons, Ltd hardcover books
192058321Cairo: Government Press 1920. 2 volumes folio pp. ix 7 262; volume II is a portfolio containing 16 loose folding plates plans surveys and maps some in color; folding color frontispiece map in volume I 7 tables 6 folding numerous tables and graphs in the text; original printed green paper-covered boards green cloth shelfbacks which are cracked chipped and on the second volume loose; but the text and all the illustrative material are fine throughout. Murdoch 1866-1957 a civil engineer assistant engineer on the first Aswan Dam project director-general of irrigation for the Egyptian Government subsequently Under Secretary of State for Public Works and finally adviser to Egypt's Minister of Public Works served in Egypt for 23 years. He was responsible for the planning and completion of overall drainage schemes for lower Egypt which finally dealt with about 3000000 acres. He also designed the Sennar Dam on the Blue Nile and put into operation the first stages of the Gezira irrigation schemes for the conversion of virgin land in the Sudan for cotton growing. His detailed report Nile Control published in 1920 was an early valuable guide to the effective water resource management of the Nile. <br/><br/> Government Press hardcover books
189152582London & New York: Ward Lock & Co 1891. First edition in English large 8vo pp. xviii 597 1; folding map in back cover pocket gravure frontispiece portrait 32 plates 50 illustrations in the text; original pictorial green cloth stamped in gilt white and black; spine ends chipped small break in the cloth on the lower joint one gathering extended; all else good and sound or better. Czech Africa p. 128: "A German counterpart to Henry M. Stanley's notable work In Darkest Africa this represents Peters' journey to find Emin Pasha on the Upper Nile but approach from Africa's east coast . This work is wonderfully illustrated particularly regarding the battles waged between the expedition and hostile tribes." <br/><br/> Ward, Lock, & Co hardcover books
197139055Berkeley:: University of California Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. 0520017226 . First edition. Near fine in a very good minor edge wear price clipped dust jacket. . University of California Press, hardcover books
195348281Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations 1953. First Edition. Slim octavo 21.5cm; stapled wrappers; 62pp. Light wear and scattered foxing to extremities some oxidation to staples else Very Good. Covers criticisms of the then-current system for native education in South Africa the aims of Bantu education proposed schemes for the re-organization of Bantu education and schemes of educational development for the period 1952-1962. Part of the Donaldson Blueprint Series. South African Institute of Race Relations unknown books
196713235London: Frank Cass and Company Ltd 1967. Hardcover. Very Good. Facsimile reprint of second edition 1802. vii 9-287 pp. Red cloth boards are slightly faded and dust soiled; top edge also dust soiled. Binding tight and square contents clean. Frank Cass and Company, Ltd 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
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
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
184252611New York: Harper & Bros 1842. Stereotyped edition 12mo pp. 359 1; folding map wood-engraved half-title 9 wood-engraved plates and maps plus other wood-engraved illustrations in the text; original brown cloth gilt-stamped spine; near fine. Issued as no. 16 in the Harper's Family Library series. <br/><br/> Harper & Bros hardcover books
189152554London: Sampson Low Marston & Co 1891. First edition 8vo pp. xxvi 2 526; folding color map in rear cover pocket partially split at central fold but no loss 18 plates; original pictorial green cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; the binding is quite worn and the extremities rubbed but the book is remarkably sound. <br/><br/> Sampson Low, Marston & 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
1985TB08515Boston: Little Brown 1985. First American Edt. Fine In a near fine dust jacket. Farley Mowat recounts his experiences at being rejected by the US Immigration and Naturization Service at the US/Canadian border in an understandably indignant but mostly humorous style. Little Brown unknown books
189352542London: Sampson Low Marston & Co 1893. First edition 8vo pp. iii-viii 335 1 30 2 ads; 46 wood-engraved illustrations a number full-page; original pictorial brown cloth stamped in gilt white and green; cloth a little bubbled rear free endpaper excised spine a little soiled; in all a good copy or better. <br/><br/> Sampson Low, Marston, & Co hardcover books
190852522London: Hodder and Stoughton 1908. First edition 8vo pp. xiii 1 226 18 ads; 3 maps 61 photographic illustrations on 47 plates; original pictorial red cloth; spine a little sunned and a few spots on the covers and spine; all else very good. Czech Africa p. 37; Woods A12. <br/><br/> Hodder and Stoughton hardcover books
198737337Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press 1987. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 26cm; black cloth with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; xxiv2817pp; illus. Some trivial wear to lower board edges else Fine in a Near Fine lightly shelfworn dustjacket. Scholarly volume illuminating "the vigorously creative traditions of Yoruba art in Freetown Sierra Leone and shows how the city's secret societies have made these traditions an integral part of life in urban West Africa" from front flap. University of Illinois Press unknown books
1938133London: Lindsay Drummond Ltd 1938. Hardcover. Very Good. Third edition. xxiv 221 pp 91 illustrations with appendix itinerary maps one folding index. Boards are lightly rubbed and scuffed; contents clean and sound. No dust jacket. "The 1934-35 British Museum Expedition to East Africa was organized for the purprose of studying the flora and fauna of the equatorial mountains in relation to their peculiar environment" preface. Lindsay Drummond Ltd hardcover books
188052581New York: Atkin & Prout 1880. First edition 8vo pp. xvi 500; frontispiece the tissue guard for which is torn large folding map of North Eastern Africa; original green cloth gilt-stamped spine; spine a little spotted else very good and sound. Ibrahim-Hilmy p. 201-04. <br/><br/> Atkin & Prout 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
184313337New York: Robert Carter 1843. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6" - 7" tall. Third edition. xii 406 p in original cloth backed boards with mounted spine lanel. Cloth chipped at head of spine and along rear joint boards worn. Binding sound contents unmarked other than owner's signature on title page. Some foxing. Robert Carter hardcover books
19911860Kraus Reprint Limited 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine. li 132 pp illustrations with frontispiece index. Name written on front pastedown; else fine. No dust jacket. Reprint of the 1920 Hakluyt Society edition. Second series No. XLVIII. 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
184113094New York: G. Lane & P.P. Sandford 1841. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good. 317 pp in original blind-stamped cloth. Spine faded some edgewear small wormhole at fore edge moderate foxing throughout. Binding tight hinges secure. Shaw arrived in Cape Town in 1816 and soon established the first Wesleyan Mission Station in the interior of South Africa. The book offers a history of the European discovery of the Cape of Good Hope and the development of the colony with "numerous facts relative to missions.which were never before made public" and "notices of natural history referring to lions tigers &c." According to Mendelssohn II p. 308 the chapters on the Hottentots Bushmen Corannas Namaquas Kaffirs Bechuanas and other tribes "afford one of the best descriptions of the native races of South Africa published up to this period." G. Lane & P.P. Sandford hardcover books
196813234London: Frank Cass and Company 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. xvi 184 pp with folding map. Facsimile reprint of the edition of 1790. Corners bumped spine slightly sunned. Binding tight contents clean. Frank Cass and Company 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
1976025814New York: United Nations 1976. 274 38 4 7p. b/w illus. original stiff wrappers quarto format United Nations. E/CN.14/HUS/16. United Nations unknown books
