Search Results: Africa from Great Expectations Rare Books

Brandon, Mississippi: QRP Books, 1990. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 287pp. Stated first printing. No previous ownership marks, no remainder marks. The story of the author's 6,000 mile trip from Johannesburg to Cairo. A clean, square, tightly bund copy. Fine in a near fine dustjacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Kegan Paul International, 1991. Hardcover, blue cloth in orange pictorial dust-jacket. 296pp., Bibliographic References, Bibliography, Index. Illustrations, maps and diagrams. First edition, published in the Monographs from African Studies Center series, Leiden. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, crisp, unmarked copy. Unread. An as new copy in an as new dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1935. Hardcover, tan cloth in non price-clipped dust-jacket. Foreword by Lieut.-Colonel Sir George Stewart Symes. Large fold-out color map at rear, 367pp., index 11pp. A series of chapters penned by former and current officials of the Sudan Government that deal with the broad lines of history, ethnography, faith and economics of the country. Meant as an instructional guide for newly joined members of the Sudan government. A fascintating glimpse at the workings, attitudes, and policies of the British Imperial administration in Africa. Several pages with extremely neat marginalia in English and Arabic in former owner's hand, with his name neatly inscribed on fly and dated al- Khartum '42. Gilt letterng on spine bright and dust-jacket shows toning from age and light edge-wear, otherwise complete and in very good condition. A very nice copy of a scarce title, especially in dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Near Very Good. 8vo - over… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1940. Hardcover, beige pictorial cloth, no dust-jacket. 341 pages. Illustrated with drawing by Julian Brazelton. Map endpapers. No date on title page, presumed later printing. An autobiographical account of the authors extended sojourn in northern Rhodesia working at the Roan Antelope Copper Mines, with much on daily "...life there, household problems, help, food, pets, social life, anecdotes and legends and African beliefs". No previous ownership marks. Cloth quite age soiled and some darkening to outer edges of book block, else a sound, solidly bound, internally clean copy. Fair. . Later Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Miramax Books / Hyperion, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 322 pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs. First edition, first printing with full number line. Memoir of a safari guide who in addition to recounting the majesty and beauty of African fauna relates the tale of a 1999 attack by Rwandan rebels which left two of his clients dead. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. .

Londion: Chatto and Windus, 1959. Hardcover, red cloth in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 266pp., Map. Vol. I only. Edited, with an introduction by I. Schapera. First edition. Mild staining to top edge of text block and minor foxing to upper rear panel of dust-jacket. "Vivid and sometimes extremely outspoken, [the letters] contain much detail about his relations with fellow missionaries, Boers and Native chiefs, and about his own journeys into the interior; they afford new insights into his religious outlook, conceptions of missionary enterprise, scientific and linguistic interests, and medical knowledge." No previous ownership marks. A square, sound, tightly bound copy in complete dust-jacket. Volume I only [of II]. Very good in a near very good dust-jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco / New York: Large format hardcover bound in light gray cloth, in publisher's white pictorial dust-jacket. 304 pages. Profusely illustrated throughout with color photographs by Robert A. Kato. First edition, no additional printing listed. Exhibition Catalog, published on the occasion of the eponymously named show organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, January 31 - July 5, 2015. This book highlights the wide-ranging Richard H. Scheller Collection of figurative sculptures drawn from across sub-Saharan Africa on the occasion of its first public exhibition. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy, like new. As new in an as new dust-jacket. A large, heavy book, Priority and International orders will requi, 2014. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Large format hardcover bound in light gray cloth, in publisher's white pictorial dust-jacket. 304 pages. Profusely illustrated throughout with… Read More

London: Century Publishing, 1990. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 210pp., Index. Illustrated with double page map. No previous owner's name, no book-plate, no remainder mark. A clean, crisp as new copy. "A Far Country" is the portrait of a remarkable nation, of one of the world's most independent peoples. But it also deals with the idea of place, with myths of Paradise and images of a promised land. Philip Marsden-Smedley has explored the way that individuals --and whole races-- idealize far off places and how this prompts dreams of returning. A very fine copy in a very fine dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1989. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 330pp., Illustrated with photographs. First edition, first printing. A account of a 6,000 mile, ten month bicycle trip, through eight former British colonies by an Amrican. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Very fine in a very fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1989. Trade paperback, small quarto. 224pp., Index. Illustrated throughout with color photographs and several maps. Slight bump to lower spine, else an as new copy. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked, fresh copy. Very good+.. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1962. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 242pp., Index. Map endpapers. No name, no book-plate, etc. Endpapers somewhat toned, else fine in very good+ dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1990. Hardcover, laminated boards in matching pictorial dust-jacket. 288pp., Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with photographs. A title in the 'Portraits of Nations Series'. No previous ownership marks. Very mild bow to covers, else a fine, unread copy. Very good ina fine dust-jacket.. Fourth Printing. Laminated Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Walker and Company, 1988. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 267pp. Illustrated with line drawings by Veronica Hudson. First edition, first printing with number line intact on copyright page. No previous owner's name, no book-plate, no remainder mark, etc. A clean, square, crisp copy. Dust-jacket shows very small incidental scratch on rear panel, else fine. A fine copy in a near fine dust-jacket.. First Edition. Boards. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. Hardcover in original non price-clipped dust-jacket. 315pp., First edition, first printing. No previous ownership marks. Travels across Africa by the author of "Mississippi Solo". In his varigated adventures Mr. Harris arrives at a fundamental truth, that American blacks are not African, thouigh there roots harken back to that continent, "we are", in his words, "something else entirely." A cllean, square, fresh copy. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1948. Book club edition. Black cloth spine over green boards, in worn dustjacket. Stories of the autor's sojourn to Liberia, on the west coast of Africa. Near very good in chipped, worn near good dustjacket.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Cloth Spine Over Boards. Near Very Good/Near Good. Illus. by Jo Dendel. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The James McCann Company, 1921. Hardcover, gray cloth, no dust-jacket. 264pp., copiously illustrated with photographs. First edition. Presentation copy by author, signed by him on front free end-paper. Spine lettering faded but just readable. Cloth lightly age soiled, text and illustrations clean. A sound, tight, generally clean copy. Good+. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1955. Hardcover, light green cloth sans dust-jacket. 299pp., Bibliography. Illustrated. No previous ownership marks. A clan, square, tightly bound copy. Not ex-lib. Gold lettering on spine faded and light mottling to cloth on back-strip, else a very good copy.. First Edition. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Sacova Publishing Company, 2002. Large format hardcover in dust-jacket. 164 pages. New in publisher's shrink-wrap and housed in original publisher's box with printed color label. Included is a printed letter from the New York Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta that this book was presented to all members of the department as a gift following the fall of the towers on 9/11. Illustrated with color photographs and an introduction. Dedicated to the men of the New York Fire Department. All photos were taken between Sept. 8 and Sept. 17, 2001and in his introduction Mr. Haas gives his own personal "...account of one man's struggles with the events of 9/11 while very far from home". A new copy in shrink-wrap and publishers box. . Hardcover. As New/As New. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company Hardcover, orignal publisher's pictorial gray-blue cloth. Cover and spine stamped in silver and black depicting native people and a camel occupying an oasis backed by dunes. 280pp., Index. Illustrated with 8 full page engraved plates. Most likely the second edition of this title, first published in 1883. This copy dates from the mid 1890's [with brief gift inscription on endpaper dated Feb, 1898]. The original printing contained 3 maps and 45 plates. This reprint contains all 8 illustrations called for. A clean, square, unmarked copy in an attractive publisher's cloth binding. Cloth slightly browned on backstrip and there is a very short [2mm] closed tear to head of spine. Silver lettering and stamping still bright. A very good copy of a very scarce edition of this classic tale of life among the Kunama tribe. A year after its appearance the author was killed by a wounded elephant on another African adventure. . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo -… Read More