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187861920London: Church Missionary House 1878. First Edition. First printing. Quarto 28.5cm. Tan paper wrappers printed in red and green; 151pp; one page of publisher's ads at rear; 19 color lithographic plates on 10 leaves relief map one additional in-text wood engraving. Presentation inscription to front: "Presented to Brodie of Brodie by J. A. Grant 15 Oct 78." Slightly rubbed with minor external dustsoil sewing perished but complete and neat with occasional interior toning else a well-preserved copy: Very Good. <br /> <br /> Ephemeral color plate book on East Africa inscribed for presentation by a major explorer of the Nile. An account of the 1877 Church Missionary Society expedition to what is now Uganda taken from the journal and drawings of a member of the expedition. <br /> <br /> In late 1876 explorer Henry Morton Stanley sent word to the UK that King Muteesa I of Buganda would be willing to receive Christian missionaries. The Church Missionary Society immediately organized a mission expedition. Eight men including Thomas O'Neill a young architect set out from Zanzibar in 1877 under the leadership of Alexander Murdoch Mackay. Within two years four of the eight men had died. O'Neill and another man were killed when they involved themselves in a dispute between King Lkonge of Ukerewe Island and an Arab traveller. Mackay alone reached Muteesa I. Though the mission expedition had not prospered the Church Missionary Society persisted. It published this account of its progress based on O'Neill's journals and sketches to draw attention and raise further funds for its efforts. <br /> <br /> This copy was presented to a Scottish laird Hugh Fife Ashley Brodie 23rd of Brodie by his neighbor famed explorer James Augustus Grant 1827-1892. Grant with John Hanning Speke had led the 1860-63 expedition that traced the Nile River to its source at Lake Victoria and he had met King Muteesa I personally. When he later retired to Nairn he "became one of a small group of people influential in matters to do with Africa" and advised the Church Missionary Society on its activities ODNB. <br /> <br /> An uncommon title. We trace five copies in the trade since the 1940s only two of which were in the original paper wrappers. Not in Howgego though he does discuss the Mackay expedition. HILMY II p.80. Church Missionary House unknown
186411830Leipzig, Brockhaus, 1864. 2 in 1 Bd. XII, 348; VII S., 1 Bl., 349 S. mit zahlr. Textxylographien. 2 Stahlstich-Porträts, 22 xylographierte Tafeln und 2 (1 gefalt.) farb. lithograph. Karten. 8°. HLdr. der Zeit mit Rückentitel (oberes Kapital mit Einriss, bestoßen und etw. beschabt).
192628492East Africa 1926. Album. Very good condition. Photographs of Edward P. Thompson's hunting expedition in Kenya and Uganda. <br /> Loosely inserted is Edward P. Thompson's travel visa for the UK which he is visiting on his trip back to the USA. Thompson was born in 1873 in North Conway Ohio and worked as a Consulting Engineer. The visa has red seal with a pie shaped section cut away with original signatures photograph of Thompson and stamps on verso.<br /> <br /> 105 photographs of African animals and carcasses trigger warning landscapes and people of which 44 are of natives 5 of Thompson plus 28 postcards. Postcard photos by Martin Johnson and Paul Hofler & A.H. Wardle of Nairobi.<br /> <br /> Two personal portraits of Thompson on horseback in western gear taken at Pendleton Oregon in 1932 - both made into post cards one with a pen inscription "Dear Hazel The big Round up show is over and the gay holiday . flags and buntings have disappeared."<br /> Housed in a typical 1920's album 12 x 7" binder embossed with an illustration and the word 'fotografs'. Inside is black craft paper leaves holding 2 to 3 images per page. Album spine rubbed photographs and postcards in very good condition postcards visa with original folds some browning at top otherwise vgc. unknown
190851097Woking Surrey & London: The Foreign and Colonial Compiling and Publishing Co. The Gresham Press Printed and Bound and Blocks for illustrations produced by Unwin Brothers Ltd. 1908-1909. Folio. 10.25 x 12.25 in. 443 1 pp. Text printed in three columns 100s of photo illustrations many maps text illustrations. Deluxe publisher’s full brown morocco over beveled board gilt illustration stamped on front cover of giraffes and ostriches gilt ruled borders raised bands on spine gilt ornament & lettering a.e.g. faint tidemark to spine minor rubbing slight bumping to corners front upper hinge just starting still a G copy. First edition of this lavishly illustrated and very scarce real estate and business promotional volume on Edwardian British East Africa encompassing present day Kenya Uganda and Zanzibar. The volume includes detailed descriptions of the history of the British Protectorates in East Africa the native trives including the Bantu Somali Galla Swahili Masai Nandi Suk Kavironda and others. In addition the financial institutions commercial ports schools universities and more are described. Of particular interest are the extensive sections on the many different businesses newly established from the 1880s through the early 20th century in Mombasa Nairobi and surrounding areas including rubber plantations ostrich farms sawmills tea farming forests logging sheep & cattle farming hospitals and the building and economic impact of the Uganda Railway. The section on big game hunting and the fauna of East Africa was written by A. Blayney Percival 1875-1941 who pioneered game preservation in Kenya and describes hunting elephants leopards hyenas jackals cheetahs rhinoceros lions Waller’s Gazelle and others as well as detailing the skinning and preserving of trophies advertising the local safari and taxidermy outfits and more. The Foreign and Colonial Compiling and Publishing Co., [The Gresham Press, Printed and Bound, and Blocks for illustrations produ hardcover
187912907Paris, Hachette, 1879 ; 2 tomes in-8 ; demi-chagrin rouge-cerise, fleurons décoratifs et titre dorés (reliure de l'époque) ; (12), IV, 496 ; (4), 544 pp., 2 frontispices, 9 cartes en couleurs dont 2 très grandes dépliantes en fin de chaque volume et 2 dépliantes, dont celle du fleuve Lingstone (Congo) et de ses chutes.
93 pages plus 8 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Features: My Bear Hunt in the B.C. Rockies - Part I, by E. Ashmead-Bartlett; Thrilling stories of the Air, with amazing crash photos; A Doctor in the Holy Land - Dr. H.J. Bailey in Palestine - Gaza and Nablus; Facing Death for Cinema Thrills - some hairbreadth escapes of well-known motion-picture stars, related by themselves, with photos; Tales of the Service - part IV - Tossed into the Bog - a true tale by a Customs Officer from the West Coast of Scotland; The Pirate of the Pacific - Count von Luckner - with photos; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - part V of Eva J. Jordan's 4,000 mile honeymoon trip across the dark continent; Beyond the Law - part IV, by Emmett Dalton, the sole survivor of the Dalton Gang; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part IV, by Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman - with photos by the authors; The Drover Dempster - A.A. Beattie relates a deadly drive of 500 miles in Australia; The Disappearing Island - Helen Darbishire describes Ocean Island in the South Pacific - built entirely of phosphates - with nice photos; "Lionel - Because of the Lions" - Mrs. Fred Maturin (Edith Porch) explains how she came to name a lonely station near the Congo, on the Cape-to-Cairo Railway; The Water Miracles of India - how the engineer has wiped out India's famine scourge and reclaimed millions of acres of land by the erection of vast irrigation works - with great photos; Photo of 28-lb lobster; Photo of French school-children in war zone wearing gas masks; Photo of a Mormon Church in Salt Lake City converted into an auto shop; photo of the quaint circumcision garb worn in Uganda. Nostalgic back cover ad by the Haywood Tire & Equipment Co. of Indianapolis proves that the tire repair business was booming in 1918! Full-page ad inside back cover boasts that the Newell Pharmacal Co. can banish the smoking habit in 48 to 72 hours. Small ad for Emblem motorcycles and bicycles. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
195170467London: Printed by Waterlow & Sons 1951. Revised edition. Hardcover. Good. 9 volumes. 25cm. Some title labels on backstrips chipped. Moderate cover spotting heaviest on backstrip of Vol. 3. Minor worming inside covers of a few volumes. No Jackets. Prepared under the direction of Sir Donald Kingdon. The 9th volume is a index volume compiled by H. Ling. This was the first general compilation since the 1935 edition. <br/><br/> Printed by Waterlow & Sons hardcover books
188364590Stuttgart, J. G. Cotta, 1883. 8°. Mit 35 tlw. ganzs. Textholzstichen. VII, 177 S.; 1 Bl., 162 S., Grüner OLwd.-Bd.
The second issue of this popular and long-lived publication. Pages 114-224. Features: Canadian Curiosities - article with great illustrations; The Marvelous Feats of Juggler Ram Pershad; Earth Pyramids in the Rosengarten Mountains; "For the Company's Credit" - story of an ocean-liner race; The Queerest Monarch in the World - Mwanga, King of Uganda (illustrated article); The Wreck of the "Rising Sun" - fire at sea; Picnics in Perak - article with photo of many Malay sultans aboard elephants crossing a river; The Telegraphist of Neufchateau - true WWI story; The Romance of the Mission Field - part 1; Across the Atlantic in an Open Boat - article with photo of Harvo and Samuelson in their rowboat "Fox"; The Mysterious Tramp; Tree-Blazing - how explorers in Australia's interior mark trees to guide those who may come after them; Bagging a Man-Eater - Major A. St. H. Gibbons kills a lion to protect villagers - article with photo; "The Miracle of Moses" - the Platte High Line Canal in Colorado - article with photos; In Search of an Orchid; The Fiery Ordeal of Fiji - walking on coals (illustrated article; In the Ocean Depths - illustrated recollections of ocean diver John Pearce. Front cover loose but present. Back cover missing. Last page is 224. It is uncertain if any pages were included after that. Few pencil markings. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Woman of the Island - The extraordinary experience that befell E.N. McMullan in the remote interior of Brazil, showing that even the wildest savages have some concpetion of the white man's abilities and a very lively sense of gratitute; Amid the Eternal Fires - Volcanologist Professor T.A. Jaggar has lived on the brink of the Kilauea volcano for fourteen years - article with photos; The Wishing Pipe - a tragic story of peril underground by C.J. Harrell, one of the best placer- and hard-rock miners in the Western U.S.; East Beyond the East - a photo-illustrated visit to Ternate, gem of the Spice Islands, or Moluccas; A Battle With Wolves - a trapper's nighmare with black wolves in the Far North; In the Dark - Capt. Raymond Kelsall, of Toro, Uganda was dragged out of his bed at 2am by a lion!; Exploring in Central Brazil - Part II - A small expedition left England in 1921 to study the mighty Amazon forests and her wild Indian Tribes - article with photos; The Four Madmen - Frank James, Marcus Curtis, John Hawkins and John Coffey break out of Matteawan Insane Asylum in Beacon, New York; The Pelican Women of Lake Tchad - article with photos of the monstrous wooden discs inserted in their lips; The Three Angleteers - Part I - Three bored English lads set out across Europe and experience many troubles and adventures; My Turtle - Louis A. Sabine's disastrous voyage aboard the yawl Etta May promised a rich return but left him more poor than when he started; Four Years in Liberia - Trader Percy H. Newman describes some odd experiences in the little-known interior of the Black Republic of Liberia, in ports of which he was the first white man the natives had ever seen; A Navajo "Yebitchai" - an unusual nine-day festival connected with the healing of the sick - article with photos; Over the Dam - Night Watchman, Matthew Armstrong, Nanaimo, British Columbia The Woman of the Island - The extraordinary experience that befell E.N. McMullan in the remote interior of Brazil, showing that even the wildest savages have some concpetion of the white man's abilities and a very lively sense of gratitute; Amid the Eternal Fires - Volcanologist Professor T.A. Jaggar has lived on the brink of the Kilauea volcano for fourteen years - article with photos; The Wishing Pipe - a tragic story of peril underground by C.J. Harrell, one of the best placer- and hard-rock miners in the Western U.S.; East Beyond the East - a photo-illustrated visit to Ternate, gem of the Spice Islands, or Moluccas; A Battle With Wolves - a trapper's nighmare with black wolves in the Far North; In the Dark - Capt. Raymond Kelsall, of Toro, Uganda was dragged out of his bed at 2am by a lion!; Exporting in Central Brazil - Part II - A small expedition left England in 1921 to study the mighty Amazon forests and her wild Indian Tribes - article with photos; The Four Madmen - Frank James, Marcus Curtis, John Hawkins and John Coffey break out of Matteawan Insane Asylum in Beacon, New York; The Pelican Women of Lake Tchad - article with photos of the monstrous wooden discs inserted in their lips; The Three Angleteers - Part I - Three bored English lads set out across Europe and experience many troubles and adventures; My Turtle - Louis A. Sabine's disastrous voyage aboard the yawl Etta May promised a rich return but left him more poor than when he started; Four Years in Liberia - Trader Percy H. Newman describes some odd experiences in the little-known interior of the Black Republic of Liberia, in parts of which he was the first white man the natives had ever seen; A Navajo "Yebitchai" - an unusual nine-day festival connected with the healing of the sick - article with photos; Over the Dam - Night Watchman Matthew Armstrong's terrible ordeal in the woods near Nanaimo, British Columbia; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Retribution - how a worthless son was punished on a ship circa 1902; My Experiences in Uganda - Mrs. Hubert G. Knight describes housekeeping in the heart of Africa where she also accompanied her husband on hunting trips to wild parts of Uganda; The Lost "Luck" - an important family talisman is lost and finally recovered in White Russia; Down the Amazon from Source to Mouth - Part III - J. Campbell Besley continue their dangerous journey, with interesting photos; Pat Ryan's Eldorado - L.W.A. MacArthur, F.G.S., recounts how a gang of rogues imposed upon a credulous Irish farmer; The Wonder-Lake of Trinidad - Pitch Lake - a seemingly bottomless lake of asphalt - article with photos; A Tough Ten Minutes - un uncommonly nasty predicament in River Falls, Wisconsin in 1902 involving Harry Owen; A Pressed Man - an amusing story of the early days of the Australian Light Horse; In Search of Adventure - Part V - the story of a chequered cruise, including photo of ocean graveyard Middleton Reef and 2,000 tons of coal burned by the French to prevent their capture by the Germans; The Fishermen's Republic - a photo-illustrated visit to the tiny Republic of Noli, founded before Rome; "Ways That Are Dark" - Former Straits Settlements public official J.R. Innes describes the cunning and audacity of the Chinese criminal; Photo of a large "Kelek", a raft of inflated goatskins, on the Euphrates; Photo of members of the I.W.W. being water-cannoned in San Diego; and more. pp. 8 [ads], 99-190, 10-32 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
192335504293Paris, , 1923 ; in-4, broché, couverture bleue imprimée. 157 pp., 1 f., 6 planche et 1 carte en couleursÉDITION ORIGINALE de cette étude des oiseaux d’Afrique de l’Est par A. Menegaux, assistant de la chaire de mammalogie et d’ornithologie. Les notes de voyage sont de G. Babault, correspondant du Museum de Paris. L’essentiel du livre est une description de chacune des espèces d’oiseaux rencontrés. Roncil 1988 - Zimmer 426.Un des rares exemplaires avec la carte enluminée et les 6 planches d’oiseaux finement COLORIÉES À L’AQUARELLE. Couv. un peu insolée, intérieur bien frais.
190918768Leipzig, Brockhaus, 1909. Leinen
In-8 gr., solo vol. 2° (su due), tela edit. azzurra, pp. XIX,(5),286,(2). L’opera è così composta: A. Roccati “Osservazioni geologiche nell’Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell’anno 1906” - A. Roccati “Osservazioni petrografiche su alcuni fra i principali tipi di roccie incontrate nell’Uganda e nella Catena del Ruwenzori” - L. Colomba “Ricerche litologiche e chimiche sulle formazioni vulcaniche della Serie Vijongo (Fort Portal) - G. Piolti “Sabbie della catena del Ruwenzori e della regione del Toro - L. Colomba “Sopra alcuni minerali del Ruwenzori”. Il volume è ben illustrato da: 40 tavole fotografiche in b.n. di cui 7 sui minerali con relativa spiegazione a fronte, tutte protette da velina + 2 carte geognostiche dell’Uganda e 1 schema geologico del gruppo centrale del Ruwenzori. Esemplare ben conservato.
Signed and dated by author, without inscription, upon title page. "The first documented and eyewitness account of Canada's only cruiser in World War Two and her part in the Pacific War." - subtitle. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos, illustrations and maps. Glossary, bibliography and index. xii, 282 pages. Includes list of crew members as of December 15, 1944. Map endpapers. Two custom bookmarks laid-in. Prior owner's armorial bookplate upon verso of front free endpaper otherwise unmarked with moderate wear and lean to spine. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. COOKE [3e] p.85. Book
Pages 169-252 plus 28 pages of ads. Features: Chink-Running - an account of the illegal smuggling of Chinese over the U.S. border from Canada via the Detroit River; Slippery Wiley's Luck - Mr. Wiley returns to the scene of his prior crime to con money from more victims in Australia; The Mysterious M'Zab - A description of a little-known country in the heart of the Sahara where, although the French are the nominal rulers, the people actually obey the edicts of a secret Government of their own - great photos; "Ning We Pulls the Strings" - A story of Colonel Mackenzie's inimitable Chinese detective; Our Gatta - a most amusing tale of a native regatta from West Africa; The Longest Canoe Voyage on Record, by John H.E. Nolan (Part 3 of 3) - with several photos; Murder Paul Jaworski is permitted to read advance copy of a magazine serial before being executed for his crime; Feather's Folly - a stirring sea yarn from Newfoundland; Seeing America on Thirteen Dollars - Carl N. Taylor describes his four year adventure which began when he was sixteen; At the Eleventh Hour - Racing A Dying Prospector in the Belgian Congo to British Territory for the sake of his life insurance policy; The Human Tiger - a man planning murder in Perth Australia sees his plan go wrong; A Break in Routine - a true story from a Commissioner of Police in Uganda. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Small tape reinforcements to each end of backstrip. A sound copy of this engaging vintage issue. Book
In two volumes. Only vols. I. An attempt to give some description of the phisical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under the British protection in east central Africa…. Disponiamo solo del primo volume. In 4to, cm. 20x25; pag. XIX + 470, con 42 illustrazioni a colori, 7 mappe, 253 illustrazioni in bianco e nero. Splendide sguardie illustrate a colori, bell'ex libris " Thomae N. Dick Lauder 1901", applicato al contropiatto anteriore. Legatura editoriale in tutta tela nera con impressione a rilievo e dorata sul piatto, titoli al dosrso, tagli dorati. Ottima la conservazione. Codice inv.1030654
186419560Berlin, Hasselberg, 1864. 8°. HLdr. der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel (etw. berieben und bestoßen).
189287322Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie 1892 In-4. reliure éditeur demi-chagrin rouge cerise, dos à faux-nerfs et plats richement ornés, tranches dorées, XI-498 pp., 170 gravures, 4 cartes in fine. Exemplaire de prix cachet doré sur le premier plat bon exemplaire.
195170467London: Printed by Waterlow & Sons 1951. Revised edition. Hardcover. Good. 9 volumes. Contemporary cloth. 25 cm. Some title labels on backstrips chipped. Moderate cover spotting heaviest on backstrip of Vol. 3. Minor worming inside covers of a few volumes. No Jackets. Prepared under the direction of Sir Donald Kingdon. The 9th volume is a index volume compiled by H. Ling. This was the first general compilation since the 1935 edition. Printed by Waterlow & Sons hardcover
190921531Leipzig : Brockhaus Verlag 1909. 8°, XII, 471 (3) Seiten mit 190 von Vittorio Sella aufgenommenen Fotos, darunter 35 ganzseit. Bildern und 4 Panoramen, sowie 4 Karten, Gebundene Ausgabe, farbig illustr. Orig.-Leinen, Einband am Rücken und Vorder- und Rückdeckel lichtschattig, sonst Exemplar in gutem Erhaltungszustand
42283Paris, Hachette 1895, 275x185mm, 356pages, reliure demi-chagrin. Dos à faux-nerfs, titre doré, cachets de bibliothèque sur la page de titre et sur le bas des marges de quelques pages, autrement bel exemplaire. Bel exemplaire.
192459575Boston: Small Maynard & Co. 1924. Thick 8vo. 304 pp. Photo frontisp. 33 photo illustrations 2 maps bothlarge folding in red & black. Green publisher’s cloth green & black lettering front cover & spine very slight shelfwear w/ d.j. cover art photo minor chipping & tears head of spine minor tear lower & upper fore-edges front cover still NF/G- copy. First American edition from Witherby’s British publication of this unconventional account by the American scientist traveling through East Africa. He has incorporated observations and accounts of Zanzibar Monbasa Nairobi Wakamba and Masai the Laikipia District as well as Kiamu Kakamega Kavirondos Britendes and Kampala. Also includes an extended chapter on a flooded-out elephant hunting safari and visit to a gold mine. Norden 1871-1931 explored the World only to die after falling down in a London street. Scarce in original jacket. Small, Maynard & Co., hardcover
ORD-13322Traduit de l'anglais par Gustave MASSON. Illustré de 30 gravures sur bois (dont 23 hors texte) et accompagné de 2 cartes (dont une rempliée). Paris. Hachette. 1868. In-8 (162 x 240mm) dos chagrin noir à 4 nerfs, caissons, filets et titre or, plats toile chagrinée ornée à froid, gardes moirées, tranches dorées, 4ff.n.ch., XI, (1), 512 pages, bien complet des gravures. Des rousseurs mais bel exemplaire, très bien relié.
190512355London, Hutchinson, 1905. XXIX, 370 S., 3 Bll. (Anzeigen) mit zahlr. Textabb. 1 Farbtafel und 1 Karte. Gr.-8°. OLwd. (etw. bestoßen).
