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Philadelphia: Muhlenberg Press, 1952. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Philadelphia: Muhlenberg Press, 1952. First Edition. Near FIne/Very Good+. Very clean green cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 268 pgs. + glossary. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, has very small shallow chip at top rear panel edge, a few short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A novel about jungle life in Liberia. 8vo. Fiction..

New York: The John Day Co., 1931. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, Second Printing.. New York: The John Day Co., 1931. First Edition, Second Printing. Very Good+/No Dustjacket. Illustrated. First Edition, Second Printing, SIGNED by author. Clean blue cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. Hint of slightest surface wear, no fraying or wear through. Small horizontal wrinkle to cloth near base of spine. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. SIGNED on publisher's "Here's to Adventure!" bookplate with small printed elephant illustration matching that on title page. Clean bright endpapers illustrated with maps (no marks or writing). 338 pgs. Illustrated with black & white photographs, including handsome frontis photo portait of the author. Foreword by Lowell Thomas. Author's adventures in Africa. Large 8vo. Adventure..

Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Very clean hardcover first edition in clean unchipped dust jacket. Unfaded black leather-like boards with blind-stamped lettering on cover, brown lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, all pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with magnificent photographs by Michael S. Lewis. 320 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped (50.00 on front inside flap). A companion to the PBS Series "Africa", this gorgeous book is as colorful and enthralling as the magnificent continent it celebrates..

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, Later Printing.. Clean large format hardcover book and dust jacket. Clean, unfaded brown cloth boards with unworn gold lettering on spine. No bumping, no wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or mark. Illustrated with gorgeous full color photographs throughout (457 illustrations, including 414 in full color). 304 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, not price clipped (75.00 on front inside flap). Size approx. 10-1/2" x 14". Everywhere among the peoples of Africa, even those who eke out a nomad's existence, the visitor sees objects of great beauty and style, often of extraordinary craftsmanship. Worn by men and women--whose bodies arealso often painted or decoratively scarred, whose hair may be plaited or piled up elaborately or tinted with ocher, animal fat, or mud--the objects are often of great value, cast in gold or wrought… Read More

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Later printing.. Later printing (1953) in clean unclipped dust jacket. Beige cloth boards with green lettering, small green illustration on cover, green lettering on spine. Light foxing to top board edges, otherwise clean. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Clean endpapers illustrated with maps. With wonderful photographs by Charles R. Joy, and a Concluding Essay by Albert Schweitzer. 159 pages. Dust jacket is clean and not price clipped, but has edge chipping and short closed edge tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Author and photographer spent time with Albert Schweitzer in his forest hospital at Lambarene, and tell of their experiences in text and pictures, with a concluding essay by Dr. Schweitzer..

New York: Harper Collins, 1994. Book. Very Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Harper Collins, 1994. Stated First Edition. Very Fine/Very Fine. Clean red boards with gold lettering on black spine. Binding is tight and square. No bumping or edgewear. Pages are clean, crisp, and bright with no writing or markings. Illustrated with photographs. Dustjacket is not price clipped, no chipping, no tears. Black and white photo of author on rear inside panel. 134 pgs. with index. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Africa..

London: Collins, 1956. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. London: Collins, 1956. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good. Very clean red cloth boards with stamped gold lettering on spine. No fraying, fading or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers (illustrated with maps); no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with black & white photographs & maps. 448 pgs. with index. Dustjacket has small corner price clip at lower front inside flap edge, a few tiny edge chips and very short closed edge tears, clean except for faint shallow water mark to upper spine corner of rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Africa..

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1990. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition, in clean original jacket. Clean blue boards with silver lettering on spine. A few small edge bumps and hint of surface wear to edges. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean. Clean blue endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with beautiful full color photographs. 227 pgs. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, with slight edge wear. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Book size 10-1/2" X 11-1/2". Africa's remarkable diversity of birds of prey is represented here in beautiful photographs and in text--from eagles and hawks, falcons and kites, to vultures and owls..

New York: Random House, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Random House, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. Very clean beige boards with green cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No fraying or wear, but has tiny (almost imperceptible) dent at bottom of front board. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Maps on endpapers. No names, writing or marks. 225 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped and enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Africa..

Great Britain: Dragon's World, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Beautifully clean first edition in clean unchipped original dust jacket (now in new archival quality removable mylar cover). Brown cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. All pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with breathtaking paintings and drawings of one year's observations of life in and around the Sapi Waterhole, deep within the Mana Pools National Park in the Zambezi valley. 224 pages with Index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears; enclosed in new archival clear removable cover..

Lyons Press, 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean first edition, first printing in clean unclipped dust jacket - now in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Black cloth boards with crisp white lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages are clean with clean decorated endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated in full color. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Chronicles the author's exceptional journeys through three regions of Africa--the Sahara desert, the Rift Valley, and the Congo rain forest. Lavishly illustrated with the author's stunning color photos. .

Roberts Rinehart, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Roberts Rinehart, 1993. Near FIne/Near Fine. Very clean beige cloth boards with red metallic lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages are clean and bright. No names, writing or bookplates. Small remainder mark on bottom page edges. Illustrated with photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped and enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover..

University of California Press, 1973. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. Stated First Paperback Edition.. University of California Press, 1973. Stated First Paperback Edition. Near Fine. Very clean and tight first paperback edition (so stated). Trade paperback - size approx. 5-1/2" x 8". No soiling, creasing or chipping; very slight wear to one corner tip. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. Translated by Jean Decock. Illustrated with photographs throughout. 290 pages with index..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. Stated First Edition. Fine/Fine. Very clean yellow-gold boards with black cloth spine with gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or bookplates. 222 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, no wear or tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Memoir of a young woman who was raised in Africa. 8vo. Biography..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Stated First American Edition. Very Good+/Near Fine. Clean green boards with black cloth spine, bright gold lettering on spine. Slight fading to extreme upper edge of front & rear boards. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Tasteful previous owner custom printed bookplate with lion's head on front free endpaper. 294 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Clean, collectible quality. 8vo. Africa..

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1958. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. First Edition in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Clean dark green cloth boards with unchipped gold lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with wonderful black and white photographs. Preface by the author. 270 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with slight edgewear and a few short closed edge tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1916. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1916. First Edition. Near Fine/No Dustjacket. First Edition, first printing (1916 on title page, "Published May 1916" on copyright page). Very clean beige buckram cloth boards with brown stamped lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Frontis photograph of Ntum women and girls with clean tissue guard, illustrated with additional black & white photo plates. 314 pgs. 8vo. Africa..

New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1952. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, Later Printing.. New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1952. First Edition, Later Printing. Near FIne/Very Good+. Very clean brown cloth boards with African mask decoration on cover, black lettering on spine. Hint of light surface wear to corners, no fraying, no wear-through. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 248 pgs. Illustrated with photographs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with a few very short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Adventure..

New York: Liveright, Inc., 1933. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Liveright, Inc., 1933. First Edition. Very Good+/No Dustjacket. First American Edition. Translated from the German by Eden and Cedar Paul. Clean brown cloth boards with blind-stamped image of Stanley on cover, gold lettering on spine. No bumping, fraying or wear-through. Slightest hint of fading to spine. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers illustrated with maps; no names, writing or marks. 351 pgs. Illustrated with black & white plates. 8vo. Africa..

Rochester, NY: Privately Printed, 1927. Book. Very Good++. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, First Printing.. Beautiful First Edition. Privately printed by the author, founder of Eastman Kodak Company, and illustrated with fifty-two plates done on Eastman Kodak film. Beige paper-covered boards with beige cloth spine, clean unchipped paper label on spine. Tiny spot of wear to one lower corner tip. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Illustrated endpapers showing the Northern and Southern Route of the Eastman African hunting trip. No previous owner markings. Tipped in signature (perhaps a facsimile) of George Eastman "To my old comrades in the Kodak organization - George Eastman." Very clean pages and edges. Detailed information and wonderful photographs of Eastman's hunting trip in Africa, on which he was accompanied by Martin and Osa Johnson..