Search Results: Travel: Africa from Tarrington Books

London: Brassey's, 1990. 1st Edition . Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 x 9.5 inches (15.5 x 24 cm). Dust jacket: Light shelf wear only, unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Near Fine. Book: Brown cloth binding. Very slight marking to page edges, otherwise in first class condition throughout. Overall book condition is Near Fine. ISBN: 0080367151. Size: 6 x 9.5 inches (15.5 x 24 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 519

London: The National Book Association / Hutchinson and Co. Ltd., 1938. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Lacking jacket. Quarter beige cloth with brown cloth boards. Browning and light foxing to pages. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. 287

London: Penguin Books, 1951. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6.75 x 4.25 inches (17 x 10.5 cm). Overall book condition is Very Good International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £9.95; USA £13.45; Oceania £13.65; Rest of World £12.20. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 6.75 x 4.25 inches (17 x 10.5 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 156 + [4]

Accra: Government Printer , 1932. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6.5 x 10 inches (16.5 x 25 cm). Brown buckram binding. A few marks to covers, bump to foot of spine. Good solid binding. A couple of pages have light foxing, some pencil markings to text. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 6.5 x 10 inches (16.5 x 25 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xix, 384

London: Jonathan Cape, 2004. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 6.25 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). Signed by Author. Dust jacket: Very slight wear to foot of spine, unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: Black cloth binding, light denting to rear board otherwise in excellent condition throughout. Signed by the author to title page. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. ISBN: 0224041681. Size: 6.25 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 451

London: Universities' Mission to Central Africa, 1932. New and Enlarged Edition . Very Good. 5 x 6 inches (12.5 x 15.5 cm). Olive buckram binding, illustrated in orange and black to front board. Orange dyed page edges. A few spots of light foxing, otherwise very clean throughout. Adventures of a lemur in East Africa. Scarce. . Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5 x 6 inches (12.5 x 15.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 79

London: Allen Lane, 2006. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6.25 x 9.25 inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm). Uncorrected proof copy, comes with a press release from Penguin Books. Unread copy, light shelf wear to covers, no creasing to spine, a few marks to page edges. 'Seretse Khama's triumph over Imperialism and Apartheid for the love of his wife and his nation.' The book was filmed in 2016 as A United Kingdom, starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike. Overall condition is Very Good. ISBN: 0713998113. Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: xxiii, 394

Westminster: Universities' Mission to Central Africa, 1935. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19 cm). Dust jacket: Wear and slight loss to ends of spine. Light marking to rear cover. A couple of archival tape repairs to reverse. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Brown cloth binding. Map endpapers. Light foxing to endpapers and first few pages. Eight photographic plates. Overall book condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 64

London: Penguin Books, 1955. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). First Penguin edition. Fading and slight wrinkling to spine. Light marking to covers, browning to pages, otherwise clean throughout. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 336

Paris: G. Durassie, 1951. 1st Edition . Very Good. 7.25 x 9.5 inches (18.5 x 24 cm). Original wraps. Page edges untrimmed and unopened. Very slight creasing to covers, light browning to pages. A few fingerprints to margins, otherwise clean throughout. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 7.25 x 9.5 inches (18.5 x 24 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 165

London: Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, 1868. 1st Edition . Very Good. 4.75 x 7.25 inches (11.5 x 18 cm). Brown cloth binding, panelled in gilt to front board and in blind to rear board. All edges gilt. Chromolithographic title page following by letterpress title page (with light foxing). Eight chromolithographic plates (three with perforations along outer margin). Red border to text pages. Binding strained at title page but securely bound. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper: 'Marion Aubin, St. Helena, January 26th 1870', and name again to upper margin of the colour title page. A very scarce title, rarely found in commerce. WorldCat lists 10 copies in libraries worldwide. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.75 x 7.25 inches (11.5 x 18 cm).… Read More

London: Ted Smart, 2004. 1st Edition . Near Fine/Very Good. 10.75 x 12 inches (27 x 31 cm). Dust jacket: Shelf wear and light rubbing, slight creasing to edges, unclipped. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Small bump to foot of spine, otherwise in first class condition throughout. Overall book condition is Near Fine. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £18.85; USA £35.40; Oceania £37.55; Rest of World £30.85. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. ISBN: 184330998X. Size: 10.75 x 12 inches (27 x 31 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 300

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1968. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 6.5 x 9.25 inches (16.5 x 23.5 cm). Signed by Author. Dust jacket: Browning to spine and a few small marks. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: Quarter beige buckram with green paper covered boards. Slight fading to board edges, slight spotting to top page edge, very clean text throughout. Inscribed (with dedication) and signed by the author to front free endpaper. Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 6.5 x 9.25 inches (16.5 x 23.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 169

New York: The Viking Press, 1962. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 5.75 x 9 inches (14 x 23 cm). Dust jacket: Very clean original jacket. Slight rubbing to ends of spine and corners, otherwise excellent. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: First printing of the US first edition. Mink cloth binding, browned to page edges. Slightly rubbed to upper corner of front free endpaper where pencilled price has been erased, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5.75 x 9 inches (14 x 23 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xv, 93

London: Duckworth, 1927. 1st Edition . Good. 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm). First printing. Lacking jacket. Blue cloth binding. Marking and light staining to covers. Foxing and browning to page edges, top page edge dusty. Light tanning to free endpapers, clean text throughout. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper, includes numerous photographic plates. Scarce. Overall condition is Good. Size: 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 296

Kuruman: Kuruman Moffat Mission Trust, 1983. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.75 x 8.25 inches (15 x 20.5 cm). Card wraps with slight browning. Very clean text throughout. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5.75 x 8.25 inches (15 x 20.5 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 20

Paris: Librarie Larose, 1942. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 9 x 11 inches (23 x 28 cm). Card wraps with wear to spine and some creasing and tears to edges of covers. From the library of German palaeontologist and geological archaeologist F.E. Zeuner, with presentation inscription to front cover. Clean text throughout, all fold-out charts and maps in excellent condition. Scarce. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 9 x 11 inches (23 x 28 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 139 + plates and maps

London: Privately Published, 1992. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 8.25 x 11 inches (20.5 x 28 cm). Privately published by the editor. The author served in the political service in Sudan between 1919 and 1940, rising to the position of Governor. Scarce. Card wraps have light marking, corners of cover slightly curled. Good solid binding, very clean text throughout. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.00; USA £27.60; Oceania £28.90; Rest of World £24.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. ISBN: 0952068702. Size: 8.25 x 11 inches (20.5 x 28 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: iii, 332

Rungsted Kyst, Denmark: Karen Blixen Museet (Museum), 2004. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6.75 x 9.75 inches (17.5 x 25 cm). Danish and English text. Light marking to covers, internally in very clean condition throughout. A collection of 120 letters from African friends of Karen Blixen, best known for 'Out of Africa', her 1937 memoir of farming life in Kenya. This work was published to coincide with an 2004 exhibition of the letters at the Karen Blixen Museum. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good. ISBN: 8789712307. Size: 6.75 x 9.75 inches (17.5 x 25 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 157

Nairobi: East African Publishing House, 1969. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 6 x 9 inches (14.5 x 23 cm). Dust jacket: Slight wear to ends of spine. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Black cloth binding. Browning to endpapers, clean text throughout. Scarce hardback edition. The first guidebook aimed specifically at mountain and hill walking in Kenya. Includes a 1987 map of Mount Kenya (1:50.000). . Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 6 x 9 inches (14.5 x 23 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 80