Search Results: Africana - Travel Writing from Chapter 1 Books

Orell Fussli Verlag, Zurich / Leipzig, 1928. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 235 pages (complete). In German throughout. Of particular interest: the front pastedown has a (famous) ex-libris bookplate for INA KREUNEN MEES (the well known Dutch embroiderer) by Erik Mayer showing an Abyssinian cat (Ina KM had introduced the species to the Netherlands). The pastedown is also SIGNED by Ina Kreunen Mees (dated: Des. '33). A genially owned copy. The boards are much worn, scuffed, marked all about by handling and storage. They are steady and sound. Within, the frontispage has been removed. The contents are mild-mannered, clean, clear, bold, certain, companionable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Howard Timmins, Cape Town, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Signed. 271 pages (complete). Signed by Lawrence Green on the first-free-page. A contented copy. The dustjacket has a clear plastic protective cover (healthy and sound). The dustjacket has some light wear and marks. It is secure and comfortable. The boards are handsome. Within, the early and later pages have some foxing and there are occasional handling marks. In general the pages are clean, clear, amiable, companionable, certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Howard Timmins, Cape Town, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. Signed. 271 pages (complete). Signed by Green on the first free page. A much owned copy. The dustjacket is much worn, creased and marked and scuffed. It is comfortably secure. The boards are benign with some casual wear to the edges and corners. Within, the contents are aging. The pagetrims are marked from handling and storage. The reverse frontis page has a previous owner inscription. The final page of the index has a clipping from the 'The Rhodesian Mercury' about the departure of some residents of Tristan to Britain. The pages have evidence of contented use throughout. They are placid, clear, comfortable, certain and companionable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, London , 1829. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 308 pages (complete). A benign, elderly copy. Cowper Rose was a languid traveller through this early land. He has been described, lavishly, as both Wordsworthian and Byronic in his prose and outlook. Quarter leather. The boards are much worn, scuffed, marked, aged. They are steady and sure. The leathered spine is worn. The venerability is stoically characterful. The contents have the marks of age about it. They have wear and some splashes of foxing and staining . a previous owner's signature. fk (r*). Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 466 pages (complete). A VERY rare first edition copy of this rollicking tale of hunting in Imperial South Africa. The brown cloth covered boards are scuffed, rubbed, worn to edges and corners, to the spine head and foot and seams. The stamped decoration is affable. The gilt titling is genial. The boards are sound and fit. The guttering along the frontispage is cracked. However, the security of the book is unaffected. In general the book is aging at an agreeable pace. The contents are fast, tight and certain. The front pages have age related foxing. The frontispage has a previous owner signature and a publisher's impression ("With the Publishers Compliments"). The end pages are more lightly foxed. The contents do have occasional handling and aging marks, but by far the pages are most satisfyingly healthy. They are clean, clear, certain, confident, contented. fk. Our… Read More

Archibald Constable and Company, Edinburgh ; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London, 1817. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 512 pages plus folded maps (complete). A most comfortable copy. Volume One only. Rebound in quarter leather. Marbled end-papers. Cloth covered boards are healthy. They have some light wear and scuffing. The leathered spine is benign. There are six ridges. It is a little scuffed and rubbed, but is otherwise healthy. The contents are most pleasing. There are of course the consequences of age, but these are light and unobtrusive. There is some foxing and some handling marking. However, in general the pages are hale, hearty, clean, clear, thick, tight, companionable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Sociedade Nacional de Tipografia, Lisboa, 1929. First Edition. Softcover. Poor/No Jacket. 149 pages (complete). In Portuguese throughout. A much owned, much neglected copy. The covers are stained, foxed, marked, much worn all about. The covers are stoic and sure. The contents have tanning, foxing, user wear. Nonetheless, they are resolute, clear, competent, certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Methuen & Co.., Ltd., London, 1948. Limited. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Signed. 368 pages (complete). Hand-numbered 455 of a limited edition of 500 copies. Signed by Morton on the certification page. A very sound, pleasing copy. The spine has a leather patch at the head with the book's titling further affixed. The boards are mild-mannered. They have some wear, scuffing and handling marks. They are otherwise serene. The contents are in excellent condition. They are thick, certain, very clean and clear, very confident and generous - as if almost new throughout! fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Howard Timmins, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Telford, A A. 435 pages (complete). A contented copy. The boards are placid. They have shelving marks and wear to the edges. The trims have shelving marks. The contents are mild-mannered, tight, clean, clear, convivial. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Howard Timmins, Cape Town, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Good. Signed. 435 pages (complete). Signed by Bulpin on the front page. A much neglected, but heroic copy. The dustjacket has a clear cellophane protective cover. The dustjacket is mild with some wear to edges and seams. It is bright and eager. The boards are much scarred and worn all about from storage and use. The spine is much worn with patches of the skin missing. It is functional and sure. The contents have a previous owner's signatures here and there. The contents are mild, mellowed. They have some foxing, some age-related marks. They are also clear, comfortable, relaxed, competent, generous of spirit, healthy of body. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Anton Doll (In Kommission den...), Wien, 1805. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 429 pages plus 3 pages advertising plus folded map (complete). In German throughout. Teutonic font. A book to bring shivers of delight to any lover of old books. Cotton rag paper. Three title pages. The title quoted is of the third. The first is as: "Bibliothek der neuesten und interessantesten Reisebeschreibungen./line/ Zwen und zwanzigster Band, enthält: John Reise in das Innere von Südafrika"/ line/ Wien, 1805. In commission ben Anton Doll." Second is as: "Archiv der neuesten und interssantesten Reisebeschreibungen./ line/ Zebnter Band, enthält: John Barrow's neue Reise in das Innere von Südafrika./ line/ Wien, 1805. In commission ben Anton Doll." This page… Read More

The Knox Publishing Co., Durban, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 276 pages (complete). A comfortable copy. The boards have wear about the edges, corners and seams. They have marks from handling and storage. The spine is a little elderly but has been repaired. The boards are steady and sure. Within, there are previous owner signatures. The pages are clean, clear, convivial, tight, expectant, assured. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Perskor-Uitgewery, Johannesburg, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 186 pages (complete). In Afrikaans throughout. Ex-library (Cape Town Region)copy with consequent debris, residue, labels, stamps, annotations, marks, wear, use. The dustjacket is affixed to the boards. The dj has wear, scuffing from storage. It is passive. The binding has been slightly shifted in balance from storage. The boards and binding are sound, steady. The contents are mild-mannered. They have evidence of contented use throughout. The pages are clean, clear, certain, convivial. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Frederick Muller Ltd., London, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Signed. 274 pages (complete). A scruffy but comfortable copy. Most warmly inscribed on the reverse-frontispage by Birkby (dated: Christmas Day 1939). The boards are much worn, marked and stained from storage. They are resolute and sure. Within, the contents too have wear and evidence of contented use. The pages are yet relaxed, clear, certain, amiable and congenial. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Michael Joseph, London / Shuter & Shooter, South Africa, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Signed. 206 pages (complete). Inscribed and signed by Cyril Kantor on the opp-first-free-page. A comfortable copy. The dustjacket has wear about the edges and seams. There are some scuff and shelving rub-marks. The dj is secure and sure. The blue-cloth covered boards are neat, genial, healthy. The contents are pleasing. They are clean, clear, companionable, amiable, convivial, certain, fresh-faced. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

The author. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. 97 pages (complete). In Afrikaans throughout. Bosman-Naysmith's extraordinary journey, with her husband, on two Lesotho ponies, across Africa to attend the Olympic Games in Munich. The dustjacket is much worn all about. It is scuffed and marked. It is placid, sure. The boards are very smart, neat and healthy. Within, the pages are comfortable, clean, clear, tidy. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Oxford University Press / Humphrey Milford, London, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. Goodman, R Gwelo ; Ussher, Lancelot et al. 195 pages (complete). A gently aging copy. Printed on paper from Abbey Mills. Watermarked and untrimmed. The dustjacket is scruffy. Indeed, it is much worn and is included. The boards have wear, marking and scuffing. They are placid and secure. Within, the contents have blushes of foxing about. The pages however, are thick, clear, confident, generous, amiable and congenial. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Struik Publishers, 2006. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 192 pages (complete). Softcover with flaps. The illustrated matte covers are serene and healthy. They have very light wear about the edges. The contents are pleasing. They are clean, clear, companionable, contented, certain - as if new! fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Howard Timmins, Cape Town, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. Signed. 258 pages (complete). Signed by Lawrence Green on the first-free-page. A contented copy. The dustjacket has a clear plastic protective cover (strong with some light wear about the edges). The dj is neat with some light marking and wear from storage. The boards are placid with some residue marks. They are otherwise sure. The frontispages have light residue marks and a previous owner's stamp. The pages are benign, clean, clear, companionable, benevolent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

The Author, Australia, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. 256 pages (complete). A most agreeable book. The dustjacket is bright and evocative. There is wear about the edges and some light scuffing and storage marks. The dj is secure and comfortable. The matte covers are tidy and smooth. The corners have some very light wear. Within, the contents are near immaculate. The pages are very bright, very energetic, youthful, clean, clear, fresh - as if almost new throughout. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.