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18324730London: John Murray 1832. First Edition. Soft cover. VG. Volume the Second 342 pp. A complete volume of the text but with No maps bound in. Original plain unprinted blue Royal Geo wraps for covers. See images for table of contents. VG inorig. wraps. John Murray unknown
18394733London: John Murray 1839. First Edition. Soft cover. VG. Volume the Ninth 1839 Part III complete in itself. pp 331- 538. 1 text plate and 2 plates & 2 maps bound in rear. Index. Text block uncut. Obviously meant to be bound by purchaser. Text block in nice condition as are plates and maps. Table of contents shown in other photographs. Does include Mr. G T Vigne's route to Kabul Kashmir and Little Tibet in 1834-8 and Antarctic Discovery in 1839 by Mr. Darwin. VG in orig. wraps. John Murray unknown
18434736London: John Murray 1843. First Edition. Hardcover. VG. Volume the Thirteenth 1843. Part I. CV pp 1-198. Part of the early pages include additions to the library of books to May 1843 in the Royal Geographical Society Library and also a list of new members. Three folding maps new books from Murray bound in rear. Text uncut. Incl. Capt. Allen's excursion up the River of Cameroons expeditions to SOuth and Western Australia and elsewhere. In vg condition in orig. printed wraps. Obviously meant for purchaser to bind to their taste. John Murray hardcover
18414735London: John Murray 1841. First Edition. Soft cover. VG. Volume the Eleventh. Parts I and II. Part 1. LXXX pp 1-120. 1 folding plate 2 large folding maps publisher's ads and catalogue of Grattan and Gilbert Maps bound in rear. Text uncut. Part II. IX pp. 121-269. Index of books relating to the East title page table of contents 3 folding and 1 single page map in rear. Text uncut. Both in original printed wraps. Obviously meant for purchaser to bind to their taste. VG condition. John Murray unknown
18454740London: British Museum 1845. First Edition. Soft cover. VG. Volume the fifteenth. Parts 1 & II. Part 1: CX pp 1-184 3 folding maps in rear with lovely catalogue of Malby's Globes and list of publisher's other titles. Schomburgk's journal Haynes on the south and east coasts of Arabia and Grey on south-eastern seaboard of south Australia. Part II: pp 185-386. Additional title page table of contents bound in rear along with 7 maps 2 colored. Cooley on the Nyassi sic or the Great Lake of Southern Africa with a journey from Angola to Mozambique. Text uncut both volumes. VG in orig. printed wrappers. Notice pasted on front of Part II that an index to the first 10 volumes s now available. Obviously intended to be bound by the purchase. British Museum unknown
18464741London: John Murray 1846. First Edition. Soft cover. VG. Volume the Sixteenth 1846 Part 1. LXXV 167 pp. 2 folding maps in rear. Incl. Layard on Khuzistan Thomson's journey from Sierra Leone Cooley's explorations in N'yassi sic Duncan from the Cape Coast up to the west coast of Africa and then further to the interior and Grover's account of an island on the west coast of Africa. Text uncut.VG in orig. printed wraps. Intended to be bound by original purchaser. John Murray unknown
18474742London: John Murray 1847. First Edition. Soft cover. VG. Volume the Seventeenth Parts 1 & II: Part 1: XLVIII pp 1-84 1 folding map in rear. Text uncut. Entire volume devoted to Dr Beke on the Nile and its Tributaries. Vol II: LIX pp 85-159 3 folding maps in rear. Incl. Capt Sturt's Exploration of Central Austral Colchester & Collinson on the Tang-tse Ingram's expedition up the Gambia. Text uncut. Both in orig. printed wraps. Obviously intended for purchaser to bind to their own taste. John Murray unknown
18484743London: John Murray 1848. First Edition. Soft cover. VG. Volume the Eighteenth Parts 1 & 2. Part I: LXXII pp 1-76 large folding map of Western Australia and ill pf part of a terrestrial globe. Incl. Barrow on best means of reaching the north pole Gregory on Western Australia expedition Ayrton on sources of the White Nile. Text uncut. Part II: LXXXVIII pp 77-150. Text uncut. Folding maps on Eastern Africa esp of the SOmauli sic Coast and a diagram illustrating the fall of rivers.VG. Both vol in orig printed wraps. Intended to be bound by orig. purchaser. John Murray unknown
18524747London: John Murray 1852. First Edition. Soft cover. VG. Volume the Twenty-Second. CXXVI pp 1-288 pub ads in rear. Journey S E of Perth in Western Australia Arctic exploration Explorations in Africa re the Limpopo River by Galton and exploration i Central Africa by Livingston and Oswell. Walfisch Bay Lake NGami British North America etc. Twelve folding maps. Text uncut. VG in prig printed cloth. Obviously intended for purchase to bind to their taste. John Murray unknown
18514746London: John Murray 1851. First Edition. Soft cover. VG. Volume the Twenty-First. CII pp 1-248 pub list of books in rear. 6 folding maps Caucasus Middle Island of New Zealand Kumaon Central America Canal S Peru and a Mission to Central Africa by Dr. Barth. Interesting articles on all these places incl. a letter from David Livingston. Text uncut. VG in orig. printed wrappers. Intended for purchase to bind to their taste. John Murray unknown
18634752London: John Murray 1863. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Volume the Thirty-third. CXCII pp 1-356 pp. Burke relief expedition in South Australia Pekin sic to St Petersburg Malay archipelago Samuel Baker on a journey to Abyssinia Richard Burton on Elephant Mountain Livingstone on Lake Nyassa Speke on the Upper Nile Basin Stuart on Australian explorations. Numerous folding maps and illustrations. Text uncut. Intended to be bound by orig purchaser. VG in orig. printed wraps. John Murray unknown
18664755London: John Murray 1866. First Edition. Soft cover. VG. Volume the Thirty-Sixth. CXCVII 1-310 pp folding maps. Discovery of the Second Great Lake of the Nile by Samuel Baker with large folding map DuChaillu on a journey into Western Equatorial Africa with large folding map Lockhart's notes on Peking with folding plan Montgomerie on the Geographical Position of Yarkund sic and other places in Central Asia with small folding map Markham on the water supply in India with folding map account of the levelling from the Mediterranean to the Dead Sea with large folding map Veniukof on the Pamir and Sources of the Amu Daria with large folding map and Baines on Notes to a Map of Damaraland. Text uncut intended to be bound by orig purchaser. VG in orig printed wraps. John Murray unknown
18684757London: John Murray 1868. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Volume the thirty-eighth. CXCVIII pp. 1-468 with maps and illustrations. Markham on Portuguese expeditions to Abyssinia Young Report on Livingstone Search ExpeditionGregory on Geography & Mountain Passes in British Columbia Montgomerie on a route survey Nepal to Lhasa with lovely very large folding map Whymper Journey to Alaska St John Country between Bushire and Teheran. Text uncut obviously intended to be bound by orig. purchaser. VG in orig printed wraps. The folding maps in all RGS volume are amazing almost works of art. John Murray unknown
18674756London: John Murray 1867. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Volume the Thirty-Seventh. CLX pp. 1-372. with many folding maps mos colored. Incl. Johnson on Khotan Baikie on Bida to Kano Brewsher on Mesopotamia Findlay on Dr. Livingstone's Last Journey Goldsmid on Eastern Persia and Western Beluchistan Godwin-Austen on the Pangong Lake District of Padakh. Text uncut obviously intended to be bound by orig. purchaser. VG in orig. printed wraps. John Murray unknown
1998241G1908Cape Town South Africa: Van Riebeeck Society 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 292 pages. References. Index. Translated from the original Swedish. "De Vylder was a Swedish naturalist who after a year's stay in Cape Town journeyed through present-day Namibia from 1873 to 1875 collecting insects and other natural-history specimens for institutions in his home country. His journal is a record of an adventurous journey personal encounters and conditions in what was then considered to be a remote region. With this translation the historical travel literature of southern Africa has been enriched." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Van Riebeeck Society Hardcover
18574748London: John Murray 1857. First Edition. Soft cover. VG. Volume the Twenty-Seventh. CXCVIII pp 1-398 pub ads in rear. Folding maps and folding plates. Yule on geography of Burma Monteith on Shiraz Grant on Vancouver Island Anderson on Arctic Journal Livingstone on the Interior of Africa. Text uncut. VG in orig printed wraps. Intended for purchaser to bind to their taste. John Murray unknown
18624751London: John Murray 1862. First Edition. Soft cover. VG. Volume the Thirty-Second. CLXXII pp. 1-586. 16 folding maps & illustrations. Yang.Tse Fiji Islands Harran North Palestine Borneo Africa Trans-Indus frontier of British India Wuzeristan sic Zulu countries North-west coast of Australia Lake of Issuk-kul. VG in orig. printed wraps. Text uncut. Intended to be bound by orig. purchase. John Murray unknown
009289Cape Town.: The Mountain Club Of South Africa PLEASE ask me for the cost of postage BEFORE ordering. For overseas buyers the books will be dispatched by D H L which charge must be paid into my account before dispatch and could equal the price of the books. The set weighs in the order of 29- 30 kgs and takes 810mm of shelf space. CONDITION is variable. .mostly Very Good but ranges from Good to Very Fine. MISSING ISSUES ARE 1953 - 1956 Numbers 56 57 58 59; 1960 -1961 # 63 64; 2010-2011 # 113 114. Many of the mountains climbed are outside S Africa so the interest should be general. Averge price is R44/ issue. Various. Mostly Very Good/None. 236x810mm. Both hardcover and paperback The Mountain Club Of South Africa hardcover
1892005954New York: Printed By Hunt & Eaton 1892. This is a very good hardcover copy in dark blue cloth covers titles in gilt and decorated with a subtle embossed design. Just light wear to the spine tips. Very clean inside. Signed by Tel Sono in Tokyo on the front endpaper. Black & white photograph of the author as frontispiece. 7" high X 5" wide 66 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good. Printed By Hunt & Eaton Hardcover
1961307159The Journal Of Commerce 1961. hardcover. Good/Good Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall Octavo 8vo. . Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item. The Journal Of Commerce hardcover
1901101234Edinburgh: W. and A.K. Johnston 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Edinburgh W. and A.K. Johnston 1901. A chromolithographic map printed surface 725 × 930 mm mounted in one piece on linen folded into 32 panels to octavo size and cased in cloth boards; a large folding table of 'The Possessions of the European Powers in Africa' giving the population and area of the various territories with how and when they were acquired is bound with it as issued Publisher's gilt-lettered cloth case with the map and table mounted on opposite pastedowns; case flecked and sunned with a small ink stain on the front cover a tiny puncture on the spine and lacking the paper lining on the inside surface of the spine; the map is in excellent condition save for a few short and unobtrusive splits to some folds. Scale: 1:11800800. The title is given simply as 'Africa' in the cartouche. No mention is made of the war in South Africa. W. and A.K. Johnston hardcover
1931047145Stanford University / London: Stanford University Press / Humphrey Milford - Oxford University Press 1931. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Map Endpapers. Xiii 323 Pp. Black Cloth Spine Gilt Cover Label Printed In Black Silver Gilt And Blue Map Endpapers. First Printing. A Scholarly Study Dedicated Text Not Handwritten To International Law Icon Manley O. Hudson "Who Suggested This Study" And To Maxwell Blake U. S. Diplomatic Agent At Tangier "Who Facilitated Its Accomplishment". Some Wear Tiny Fray At Top Of Rear Spine Edge Slight Fading To Spine Cloth Wear To Spine Gilt Which Is Barely Readable Cover Label Clean And Bright Hinges Tight No Marks. "It Has Been The Purpose Of This Study To Consider The Entire Problem Presented By Tangier Perhaps The Oldest And Most Difficult Problem Of International Administration" In The Post Wwi Era Shanghai Was The Second Most Difficult Problem. An Un- Politicized American Assessment Of Specific Issues Of International Law And Administration And As Such Unusual For The Professionally Anxious Academics Of The 1920'S-1950'S. <br/> <br/> Stanford University Press / Humphrey Milford - Oxford University Press hardcover
1970429c9270South Africa: Dolphin Press Pty Ltd. 1970. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Once again A.T. Culwick. probes about amongst the foundations of contemporary ideas and brings to light serious flaws which account for those gaping cracks in the social fabric and the instability of the whole structure." - from back cover. Unpaginated thin paperback. Undated. Appears to be circa 1970. Average wear. Unmarked. Prior owner's small address label inside front cover. A sound copy. Dolphin Press (Pty) Ltd. Paperback
191958761Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society 1919. Two parts in one. Oblong 4to. 11 x 9 in. 24; 24 leaves printed on thick gloss paper stock with photo illustrations & colour illustrations on recto of each leaf minor thumbing very slight soiling still VG set preserved in original printed envelope with instructional information and stamp “Indian and African†on recto minor creasing edgewear ink marks on verso. First edition of these scarce sets of plates designed for geography classroom use following World War I filled with text by Burrall 1883-1960 to increase geographical literacy of children as well as promote the ideas of preparing American youths to assume the role of a “World Power.†These plates feature images of images and text detailing Flathead Indians of Montana with photos by C.J. Blanchard; Ojibwa & Chippewa Indians with photo by Roland Reed; Pueblo & Hopi Indians in Arizona & New Mexico with photos and colour plates by Vroman and Franklin Price Knott; as well as Hulita Mexican-Indian woman grinding tortillas with photo by Winfield Scott. Peruvian Indians are included as well with photos by Hiram Bingham and the intrepid Harriet Chalmers Adams. The sort of Amerocentric views are also reinforced in these education sets by the “Negro in Africa†section emphasizing people of colour as exotic wearing ear plugs sporting tattoos tribal markings amidst apes giraffes Hippos and hunting elephants. Worldcat ostensibly locates 5 surviving Indian & Negro in Africa portfolios at least 2 are microfilm copies; See: Katie Good Bring the World to the Child: Technologies of Global Citizenship in American Education 2020 pp. 44-47 227-228. National Geographic Society, unknown
19283521Calcutta: Thacker Spink 1928. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Good. 656 pp two game registers inserted in rear pocket one with a few entries the other clean. Intended to be a small encyclopedia to help sportsmen identify and hunt game in India. Includes large and small game with section on equipment rifles ammunition game laws. Good only - rear hinge separated because of inserted game registers one page with 1/2 in piece torn away. Someone neatly printed the title author and date of publication on the originally blank spine. Great candidate to rebind or just recase. Thacker Spink hardcover
