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THE TRADE MAKERS: ELDER DEMPSTER IN WEST AFRICA 1852-1972
Written by P.N. Davies.
Stock no. 1823228
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd..
1st
1973.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The growth and changing fortunes of the Elder Dempster shipping company from its origins in the formation of the African Steam Ship Company in 1852 until the present day (1973). Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0043870031. Boards clean. Slight loss to lower corner margin of page 317/318 (printing error). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and edge-worn.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- COMPANY HISTORY
- AFRICA
OUT OF THIN AIR: RUNNING WISDOM AND THE MAGIC FROM ABOVE THE CLOUDS IN ETHIOPIA
Written by Michael Crawley.
Stock no. 1822378
Published by Bloomsbury.
Circa
2020.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The author spent 15 months in Ethiopia training alongside (and sometimes a fair way behind) runners at all levels. Navy blue boards, red title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781472975324. Second printing.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- AFRICA
- ETHIOPIA
- SPORT
REMOTE CORNERS: A SIERRA LEONE MEMOIR
Written by Harry Mitchell.
Stock no. 1819549
Published by The Radcliffe Press.
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1860648177. Foxing to text block. Slight yellowing to page edges. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. A musty odour is present.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AFRICAN)
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- AFRICA
- SIERRA LEONE
BOER PRISONERS OF WAR IN BERMUDA
Written by Colin Benbow.
Stock no. 1819084
Published by The Bermuda Historical Society.
3rd
1994.
Very good condition.
Third Edition (reset, revised & enlarged). Orange pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0969789300. SIGNED by the author (with regards) to verso of front cover and lengthy personal dedication by gift giver.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BERMUDA
- AFRICA
- BOER WAR
BIRDS OF KENYA & NORTHERN TANZANIA (HELM FIELD GUIDES)
Written by Dale A. Zimmerman; Donald A. Turner; David J. Pearson.
Stock no. 1817598
Published by Christopher Helm.
1st
1999.
Very good condition.
Over 1,100 species covered, 124 colour plates plus line drawings, over 800 distribution maps, comprehensive, succinct and informative text for easy field use. Cardwraps. 576 pages including index. ISBN: 0713650796. Covers browned, text block a little grubby. Rear cover has a light diagonal crease. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- AFRICA
- KENYA
- TANZANIA
THE BIRD AND ITS ENVIRONMENT
Written by J.M. Winterbottom.
Stock no. 1816489
Published by Maskew Miller.
1st
1965.
Almost very good condition.
Yellow pictorial cloth boards. Based in Africa. 121 pages. Name and date in ink to front endpaper. Heavy foxing throughout.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- AFRICA
THE JOURNAL OF THE MOUNTAIN CLUB OF SOUTH AFRICA 1939
No author listed.
Stock no. 1815624
Published by Cape Times.
1939.
Almost very good condition.
Being number Forty-Two for the year 1939 (published in January 1940). Grey cardwraps, black titles. B/w plates. Covers browned. Spine edges rubbed. Joints pulled. Name in ink to inside front cover. Staples rusty. Some foxspots. Internal binding tight.
- Categorised in:
- MOUNTAINEERING
- AFRICA
- SOUTH AFRICA
THE CHILD'S LIVINGSTONE
Written by Mary Entwistle.
Illustrated by Ernest Prater.
Stock no. 1507690
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Beige matt boards with large pictorial onlay and dark titles, 8 x 7.25". Illustrated with 6 colour and 6 b/w full page illustrations, incl. front cover. 32 pages. Minimal bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few fox spots to covers and contents. Endpapers browned. Dustwrapper is edge worn, chipped and slightly grubby, front panel and spine darkened.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- AFRICA
- EXPLORATION
RORKE'S DRIFT & ISANDLWANA 1879
Written by Chris Peers.
Stock no. 1609336
Published by The History Press.
2017.
Nearly fine condition.
Card wraps. A Battlefield Guide. 191 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780750967303. Reprint.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AFRICAN)
- AFRICA
- MILITARY
- ZULU
STANLEY: SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
Written by Frank McLynn.
Stock no. 2118550
Published by Constable.
1st
1991.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Second Volume of Frank McLynn's biography of Henry Morton Stanley. It covers the years 1877 to 1904. ISBN: 0094702209. Wrapper is edge-chipped with small chip/nick to base of spine, which is also faded.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- AFRICA
- EXPLORATION
- BIOGRAPHY
THE BIRDS OF BRITISH SOMALILAND AND THE GULF OF ADEN VOLUME III
Written by Geoffrey Archer; Eva M. Godman.
Illustrated by Archibald Thorburn; Henrik Gronvold.
Stock no. 1811162
Published by Oliver & Boyd.
1st
1961.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. 7 superb colour plates and folding map to rear. 1042 pages. Deckle-edged. Light marks to endpapers (minor). Contents clean. Front flap of dustwrapper sports '1965' in blue ink to top. Dustwrapper slightly faded at spine and slightly scuffed to side of onlay.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- YEMEN
- ETHIOPIA
- SOMALIA
- AFRICA
THE BIRDS OF NORTH AFRICA FROM THE CANARY ISLANDS TO THE RED SEA
Written by R.D. Etchecopar; Francois Hue.
Illustrated by Paul Barruel.
Stock no. 1811050
Published by Oliver & Boyd.
1st thus
1967.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Revised version of the French edition. First English edition, translated by P.A.D. Hollom. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w plates. B/w drawings. xx + 612 pages. Tape marks to endpapers else fine. Dustwrapper very slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- AFRICA