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By: Anon
Price: £15.00
Publisher: London, Church Missionary Society: 1927
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 000328
Card Cover. Good+/No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. Foxing mainly to e/p's and page edges. 75 pp. Illustrated with black/white photographs.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall View more info
By: Anon
Price: £10.50
Publisher: Cape Town, United Tobacco:
Seller ID: 106777
Colour frontispiece of Johan Van Riebeeck. "this volume when completed contains 200 pictures (all pictures present) issued by the United Tobacco Cos. (South) Ltd. Map to endpapers, inscribed on black endpaper "....South Africa 1938" No other dates. Clean green boards, staining to spine, spine slightly splitting, edgeworn, corners and head/tail of spine lightly bumped. 178pp, internally EXCELLENT, CLEAN AND TIGHT. "A general history of South Africa with ... View more info
By: Anon
Price: £25.00
Publisher: Nynehead, Somerset, Nynehead Local History Society: 1971
Edition: Presumed First UK Edition
Seller ID: 107935
No date shown (c1971/2? ) Printed typescript. Clean beige card covers, stapled (rusting slightly). Top edge of rear cover slightly faded. Black and white illustration of medal to front cover (The Queen's South Africa Medal ? ) (2) + 42 pp. Slight foxing mainly to page edges. NO INSCRIPTIONS. Black and white illustrations/map. Small red ink? Mark to edge of first few pps. Internally CLEAN AND BRIGHT. "Letters from General Lord Methuen, to his father in law, William Ay... View more info
By: Anon (Mungo Park and Others?)
Price: £50.00
Publisher: London, Thomas Nelson and Sons: 1851
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 110684
In the original publishers Light Brown cloth covered boards with blind stamped decoration to the front and rear covers, but with quite bright gilt titling/decoration/illustration to the spine. All corners and the head/tail of the spine are 'bumped/rubbed, with a small split to the cloth either side of the top and bottom of the spine. There is a fading (? Ink ? ) blotch (about 1.5 cms) to the bottom half of the front cover. Overall the covers are quite clean and it is an ... View more info
By: Appel, Joseph H.
Price: £14.00
Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers: 1928
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 112262
Stated First Edition but has letters K-C beneath that on the publisher's page. Red boards with turquoise titling to the spine and front cover. No dustjacket. There are foxing (brown) spots to the page fore-edges and to some of the page edges. There are NO inscriptions or other marks. (xiv) + 166 pp. Illustrated with b/w plates. Overall, apart from the 'faults', as detailed above, this is a Tight and Secure, 'Very Good' copy. "White magic is replacing the worn out bla... View more info
By: Bannerman, Helen
Price: £95.00
Publisher: London, Chatto & Windus: 1924
Edition: 1st Thus (Large Format New Edition)
Seller ID: 112510
The Publisher's Note to this New Edition, now First Published in a Larger Format, states... " 'Little Black Sambo' made his first appearence in October 1899 .. In a tiny booklet ..... NOW 'LITTLE BLACK SAMBO' IS ONCE AGAIN REPRINTED, BUT IN A NEW AND MORE IMPORTANT FORM as becomes the proud position he has won for himself as a classic of the Nursery." . Pale blue boards, with dark blue titling to the spine and a dark blue illustration of Little Black Sambo with a... View more info
By: Bergerot, Sylvie & Eric Robert (Written In Collaboration with Dr. Jean-Paul Roux. )
Price: £20.00
Publisher: Johannesburg, Southern Book Publishers: 1989
Edition: First Edition; First Impression
Seller ID: 111125
Dark blue boards. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket which is NOT price-clipped. There is some VERY slight fading to the base colour of the spine (negligible) although the lettering is still bright and clear. There are NO Inscriptions or other Marks.158 pp. Illustrated with superb colour photographs and b/w maps (by Suzanne Roux). Bibliography; Acknowledgements. Overall, this is an Excellent, Clean, Tight and Bright 'Fine' copy. "This book encapsulates ... View more info
By: Blackie W. G.
Price: £1,050.00
Publisher: London, Blackie & Son.: 1860
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 113798
Modern? (ish) half leather, bound with a heavy plain black unlettered leather spine, with 4 raised bands, and corners over burgundy cloth boards. Reinforced inner hinge in blue 'cloth' with marbled paper endpapers stuck down to white card, and similar to the rear endpapers - which in this case should be 'endcards'. These 'endcards' have the half title and the last page stuck down to these white card endpapers. Possibly an Amateur binder? . Large Folio/Small Elephant Foli... View more info
By: Blum Dieter & Gisela Brown
Price: £75.00
Publisher: New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers: 1976
Edition: 1st English Edn (USA)
Seller ID: 50217
In the Original Heavy brown buckram/hessian cloth with gilt embossed titles and colour photo plate of beaded African woman inset on front cover. In the original Imitation Ostrich Skin 'slip-around' 'slip-case'. 208 pp. Foreword by Leopold Sedar Senghor. Full of VERY STRIKING Full Colour photographs on heavy photographic paper by a top class photographer who travelled throughout Africa. Photographs taken in North, West, East, South and Central Africa with maps and descrip... View more info
By: Bourbon, Fabio;
Price: £24.00
Publisher: Vercelli, Italy, White Star: 2001
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 110896
Cream boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and front cover. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket which is not price-clipped. The bottom edge of the boards have some minor shelf-wear and the rear inner spine is beginning to crack, otherwise there are No Inscriptions or other Marks. 352 pp. Illustrated with colour plates and photographs throughout. Glossary; Bibliography. Overall, apart from the minor 'faults', as detailed above, this is an Excellent, C... View more info
Price: £18.00
Publisher: London, The Folio Society: 1993
Edition: First Edition Thus
Seller ID: 112173
Tan/Black/Gilt Illustrated boards with bright gilt/black decoration/ titling to the spine and front cover. No dustjacket. In the Original Near fine plain black SLIPCASE - some slight shelfwear = rubs/smudges, negligible. The top page fore-edge is tan-brown. There are NO Inscriptions or Marks. (xxv) +604 pp. Illustrated with b/w plates and line drawings. Loosely enclosed is a large fold-out map of the routes between Zanzibar and The Great Lakes in Eastern Africa. Two Appe... View more info
By: Burton, Richard F; James MacQueen
Price: £25.00
Publisher: London, Frank Cass & Co.: 1967
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 112348
Ex-Library Copy. Green quarter-bound boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. There are minimal Ex-Library Markings. These include a stamp to the title page and a number stamp to the publisher's details page. The front free-endpaper has been cut out and there are glue stains to the top and bottom of the boards. There are also yellow stains to the dustjacket-flaps and endpapers. There is ed... View more info
By: Coetzer, Owen
Price: £8.00
Publisher: London, Arms & Armour: 1996
Edition: 1st UK Edition
Seller ID: 110980
First UK Edition. Originally published in South Africa by William Waterman Publications. Black boards with white titling to the spine and front cover. There is VERY slight edge wear to the top and bottom edges of the boards (negligible). There is a former owner's small b/w name and address sticker on the top corner of the front free endpaper, otherwise there are NO Inscriptions or other Marks. (10) + 294pp. Illustrated with b/w prints, photographs and maps. Two Appendice... View more info
By: Douglass, Frederick; Milton Meltzer
Price: £25.00
Publisher: London, Harcourt Brace & Company: 1995
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 112347
Blue boards with bright gilt titling to the red quarter-bound spine and bright silver gilt illustration to the front board. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. There is some light rubbing to the bottom edge of the boards, otherwise there are NO inscriptions or other marks. (xviii) + 220 pp. Illustrated with the great b/w linocuts of Stephen Alcorn. Afterword; Biographical Profiles and Portraits; A Note on Sources and Further Read... View more info
By: Elder, Arlene A.
Price: £13.00
Publisher: Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom, James Currey. An Imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd: 2009
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 112546
In the original publisher's glossy laminated boards. No dustjacket as issued. First Edition, First Printing with the Correct Printers Key - 1 2 3 4 5 12 13 11 10 09. Some very light negligible smudges/scratches which are only seen if held up to the light - an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright near 'As New' copy. A few small 'ticks' by titles in the bibliography o/w NO Inscriptions or Marks. (vi) + 168 pp. Short Biographies; Bibliography, Index. "Responding to ma... View more info
By: Gerard Morice
Price: £18.00
Publisher: London, T. Nelson and Sons: 1892
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 111032
In the Original Publishers' decorated cloth with gilt titling to the front cover and a gilt band with the title picked out in it on the spine. Plain light blue rear cover with a blind stamped logo/decoration in the centre of the rear board. Some wear/rubbing to the extremities, and some marking to the boards, but overall sound and tight. All hinges secure. Pale grey Floral endpapers. The name 'Alexander' is written in smudged ink on the reverse of the Frontispiece. The p... View more info
By: Gibbon Edward; Fernandez Armesto, Felipe ( Introduction and Commentary by )
Price: £28.00
Publisher: London, The Folio Society: 1991
Edition: 1st Folio Society Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 112254
In the original plain navy matching slipcase. Dark blue boards with bright gilt titling/decoration to the front cover and to spine. No marks, Near As New - Very clean, looks unread. Pictorial endpapers. No Inscriptions or Marks. 116 pp. Black/white frontispiece, black/white illustrated title page. Modern maps and Index gazetteer by Andrew Heritage and P. J. M. Geelan. Profusely illustrated throughout with black and white maps throughout, mainly full page, and including s... View more info
Price: £12.50
Publisher: London, Picador: 2000
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 50458
Clean Black boards, with Bright gilt tilting to the spine, in the original glossy pictorial dustjacket which has a little VERY light shelfwear and one (internally repaired) corner tear. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing with the Correct Printers Key - 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. NO Inscriptions or marks. Internally Excellent. (xvii) + 285 pp. This compilation includes short works by authors from Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Cape Verde, Togo, Ivory coast, Sudan, Mauritius, Madagascar, Moz... View more info
Price: £18.00
Publisher: London, His Majesty's Stationary Office: 1948
Edition: Presumed First UK Edition
Seller ID: 60410
Tall Paperback. Good Plus. Covers a little marked/stained /chipped/torn but sound. Internally pages browning but o/w VG. 'ORDERED BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS to be printed 30th June 1948'. LARGE FOLD OUT MAP of Nigeria. This is mainly on Africa - with particular relevance to NIGERIA and the Colonies. ; 8vo (tall) View more info
Price: £65.00
Publisher: London, Gresham Publishing (A Subsidiary of Blackie and Co): 1906
Edition: Presumed First Edition
Seller ID: 112870
This is one of those art deco/art nouveau turn of the century sets that Gresham did so well. Published in 6 Volumes and was "issued quarterly .... . Handsomely bound in cloth, at 8s. Net per volume ...." . So states a bound in 'flyer' to the front of the book. This particular set was covered in plain white 'dust covers' and has preserved the six volumes in Superb fashion. The set is bound in a blue based cloth with a linear design in white, with the title and num... View more info
