Far Away up the Nile by John G Millais - 1924

London. Longmans, Green. 1924. 4to. 27cm, first edition, frontis, x,254p., wiht 50 plate illustrations including frontis, full-page map, appendix, index, wine cloth, gilt sine titles, edges rubbed, light spotting to covers, very good copy (tr). ~ Scottish artist, big game hunter and botanist, John G. Millais (1865-1931) writes of travels in Southern Sudan in 1921. He is noted as mapping the areas of Bahr al Ghazal for the first time. With much about wildlife, big game hunting and the Dinka and Nuerclans. Well-illustrated with drawings by the author, by H.R. Millais and from photographs.

Longman's Green and Company, 1924. Hardcover. Very Good. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Longmans, Green & Co, 1924. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. complete. boards are worn and chipped. foxing and marks. foxing. a few stamps. spine has been repaired. text is clear and much legible. fair condition. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Longmans, Green and CO., 1924. 254 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white plates throughout. Black and white frontispiece entitled "Giraffes Moving Off". Previous owner's bookplate on the fpdep. Page edges are lightly darkened and smudged. Inner hinges are lightly torn. Red cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Worn and lightly bumped around the edges with. Worn and torn along the edge of the spine. Boards are lightly scuffed and soiled. 1ST EDITION UK. VG/- -. 1st Edition UK. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1924. First edition. Cloth. Good. 10.5" by 7". Various. The first edition of Millais' beautiful study into the River Nile, a lavishly illustrated work following the River along its course. The first edition of this work.An explorative work of the River Nile, taking the reader along the reaches of the river and the villages along it.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and forty-nine plates.Collated, complete.By John G. Millais. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Faint ringmark to the front board. Light bumping to the spine and extremities, resulting in a small amount of loss of cloth to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Amateur repair to the gutter between the front endpaper and half-title.… Read More

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1924 Super royal 8vo. original red cloth gilt (a trifle sunning to spine, very minor spotting, mainly to leaf edges; lacks dustwrapper). pp. xii, 254, (ii), with 1 map & numerous illustrations. Heavy item (1.75 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. An excellent copy, fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. F/No Jacket.

London, United Kingdom: Longmans, Green & Co, 1924. John Millais (1865 -1931) was a British artist, naturalist, and travel writer. He travelled extensively around the world in the late Victorian period detailing wildlife often for the first time. He is noted for illustrations that are of a particularly exact nature. In 1921 he travelled with his son Raoul Millais to the southern Sudan and mapped for the first time large areas of Bahr al Ghazal. CONDITION Red bds (damp stain to leading edges, cloth buffed at tips) pp 254 with 48 plates illus by the author and his son, two photo illus and one map. A pretty good copy internally near fine condition, very bright and clean. OVERWEIGHT. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.