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The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., carefully compiled from reliable sources - Vol II

By: N/A

Price: $74.10

Publisher: Adam & Co., London and Newcastle-on-Tyne: 1880?

Seller ID: 79rm

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

973 pages (complete). A stout copy. Red boards with black and gilt decoration and titling. The boards are much worn, scuffed, marked all about. The spine is grubby, worn but sturdy. The boards steady. Newer frontispages. Notes in the hand of Frank Bradlow (the Africana specialist and historian). Paper trims are gilded (dulled). The pages are a little aged. There are rashes, freckles of foxing here and there throughout. Nonetheless, the pages are thick, tight, clear, generous, agreeable companionable, very confident. Please note that due to the weight of the book, should the book ne...
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The Gold Regions of South Eastern Africa - accompanied by biographical sketch of the author

By: Baines, Thomas

Price: $52.25

Publisher: Edward Stanford, London / J W C Mackay, Port Elizabeth, Cape C: 1877

Seller ID: 14rp

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

240 pages plus folded facsimile letter and folded map (at the rear in a pocket) (complete). An aged, resolute copy. The boards are much worn all about. They are scuffed, marked, stained. Stamped black decoration, gilt illustration on the front board. The spine has much wear from head to foot. It has been carefully repaired. Gilt titling. The boards are sturdy, sound, sure. Some early pages are facsimiles. The contents are otherwise aged. The pages are a little discoloured from storage and the years, there are smudges, spots, flecks of foxing throughout. Even yet, the pages are beni...
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The Story of Africa and its Explorers - 4 volumes

By: Brown, Robert

Price: $342.00

Publisher: Cassell and Company, Ltd: 1892

Seller ID: cbgb

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Four volumes (complete). Special subscribers edition. A sure and comfortable set. Volume 1: The Guinea Traders, The Corsairs of Africa, The Tale of Timbuctoo, The Niger. 312 pages (complete). A passive copy. The boards have storage marks and wear, fading. The contents are tanned from age. Nonetheless, they are tight, comfortable, clear, benign. Volume II: The River of Egypt, The Great Lakes, Across the Continent, The Congo. A mildly worn copy. The boards are sound, scuffed. The contents have user wear, tanning. The pages are clear, companionable. Volume III: The Last of a Long Tal...
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Image for Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824 ... Extending Across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude and from Kouka in Bornou, to Sackatoo, the Capital of the Felatah Empire - Volume 2

Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824 ... Extending Across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude and from Kouka in Bornou, to Sackatoo, the Capital of the Felatah Empire - Volume 2

By: Denham, Major ; Clapperton, Captain ; Oudney, Doctor

Price: $76.00

Publisher: John Murray, London: 1828

Seller ID: 35le

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

467 pages (complete). Volume II only. A handsome copy of this thrilling journey of exploration from the fractious three explorers. At some stage in the past the book was handsomely rebound in full leather. Blind stamped decoration, gilt borders. The spine has gilt painted decoration and titling. The spine has four ridges. The boards are steady, healthy. Newer marbled end-papers. The contents are pleasing. The folded maps are a little mottled with foxing and age-related marks. They are otherwise neat, sure. The pages are tight, hale, sound, very clean, very clear, confident, most ag...
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Exploration Francaise au Zambeze

By: Durant, E

Price: $142.50

Publisher: Challamel et Cie, Editeurs, Paris: 1888

Seller ID: 45mm

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

115 pages (complete). In French throughout. A placid copy. Half-leather. Marbled boards. The boards, leathered corners and spine all have wear, scuffing, scratches from shelving and storage. There are handling and storage marks. Nonetheless, they are comfortable, sure. Marbled end papers (fresh). The contents have some tanning, especially fore and aft, and to the page edges, from shelving / storage. There are shallow handling marks. Overall, and by far, the contents are austere, clean, clear, confident, convivial, certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery s...
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Image for Anders Sparrman: A Voyage to The Cape of Good Hope Towards the Antarctic Polar Circled Round The World and To The Country of The Hottentots and the Caffres From the Year 1772-1776 - Based on the English editions of 1785-1786 published by Robinson, London - 2 Volumes (Van Riebeeck Society Series No 6 - 6 & 7)

Anders Sparrman: A Voyage to The Cape of Good Hope Towards the Antarctic Polar Circled Round The World and To The Country of The Hottentots and the Caffres From the Year 1772-1776 - Based on the English editions of 1785-1786 published by Robinson, London - 2 Volumes (Van Riebeeck Society Series No 6 - 6 & 7)

By: Forbes, Prof V S ; Rudner, J & I (trans)

Price: $63.65

Publisher: Van Riebeeck Society, Cape Town: 1975

Seller ID: 83mw

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Two volumes (complete). A pleasingly smart set. The boards are tidy, healthy, sound, steady. Volume I published 1975. Volume II published in 1977. The contents are most agreeable. They are very clean and clear, confident, orderly, neat, certain - almost as new throughout both! fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Nella Foresta Equatoriale - II: Con i Pigmei alla cattura dei fossili viventi

By: Gatti, Attilio

Price: $28.50

Publisher: Garzanti, Milan: 1944

Seller ID: 13sg

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

230 pages (complete). In Italian throughout. An aged copy of this book from the indefatigable Gatti. The covers have much wear, creases, marks, scuffing, fading. They are still secure and sure. The contents are foxed throughout. They have pools, smears, flushes of tanning from age and storage. Nonetheless, the pages are firm, assured, clear, companionable, certain, competent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Im Auto Quer Durch Afrika

By: Graetz, Paul

Price: $118.75

Publisher: Vereinigte Verlagsanstalten Gustav Braunbeck & Gutenberg-Druckerei Akt.-Ges., Berlin: 1910

Seller ID: 24od

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

357 pages (complete). In German throughout. A most pleasing copy of this book by (in most in-German hyperbole) the 'German Indiana Jones'. This is Graetz's account of his journey across Africa from Dar-es-Salaam to Luderitz (the first of its kind by motor car). The decorated boards are evocative. The gilt titling is fresh, bold. The boards do have some mild scuffing, wear about the edges and corners. They are steady and sound. The contents are most pleasing. They are fresh, clean and clear, confident, generous, thrillingly tidy and neat, healthy. fk. Our orders are shipped using tr...
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Image for The Kilima-Njaro Expedition: A Record of Scientific Exploration in Eastern Equatorial Africa and a general description of the natural history, languages, and commerce of the Kilima-Njaro District

The Kilima-Njaro Expedition: A Record of Scientific Exploration in Eastern Equatorial Africa and a general description of the natural history, languages, and commerce of the Kilima-Njaro District

By: Johnston, H H

Price: $190.00

Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co., London: 1886

Seller ID: 17ot

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

572 pages (complete). A generously owned copy. The spine has been repaired by a leather strip. Illustrated and gilt titled front boards. The boards have shelving, storage, handling wear about all edges and corners. There are handling, storage marks and scuffing. They are tight and sure. The contents bear their age and ownership with dignity and resolution. The pages are amiably generous. They are clean and clear, occasionally marked from storage conditions, some handling marks (about the edges in particular), some occasional foxing. The pages are certain, secure, convivial, agreeable...
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Image for A Popular Account of Dr Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries: and of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa 1959-1864

A Popular Account of Dr Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries: and of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa 1959-1864

By: Livingstone, David

Price: $137.75

Publisher: John Murray, London: 1887

Seller ID: 4ol

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

416 pages (complete). A placid copy. Green boards with gilt decoration and titling (clear). The boards have wear about the edges, corners, seams. They are scuffed and marked from handling and storage. They are convivial and sound. The dedication page has a previous owner's rush of a signature. The contents are pleasing: clean, clear, genial, determined, amenable, companionable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Image for Livingstone Letters, 1843 to 1872: David Livingstone correspondence in the Brenthurst Library, Johannesburg (Brenthurst second series)

Livingstone Letters, 1843 to 1872: David Livingstone correspondence in the Brenthurst Library, Johannesburg (Brenthurst second series)

By: Livingstone, David ; Boucher, Maurice (ed)

Price: $80.75

Publisher: Brenthurst Press, Johannesburg: 1985

Seller ID: 44ol

ISBN: 0909079269

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

256 pages (complete). Unnumbered copy of a limited edition of 850 copies. A gratifying copy. The dustjacket has wear, scuffing. It is secure and sure. The brown cloth covered boards are handsome, healthy. The contents are in wonderful condition. Luxe, fresh, very clean and clear, produced with care, passion - indeed as if almost new throughout! fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Livingstones 2den Reise i Syd-Afrika - Oversat efter den engelste Original

By: Livingstone, David and Charles ; Woldike, M Th. (transl)

Price: $66.50

Publisher: Fr Woldike, Copenhagen: 1868

Seller ID: 24ox

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

522 pages (complete). In Danish throughout. A benign copy. Half leather. The leathered corners have wear. The leathered spine also has wear and burnishment. The marbled boards have mild shelving wear, scuffing. The boards and spine are assured and placid and steady. Patterned (au bourge) end papers. Previous owner signature. The contents have foxing here and there throughout - particularly to the early and later pages and folded map. Otherwise, the pages are comfortable, clean and clear, amiable, contentedly used, placidly aged, genial, certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using trac...
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Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life, Travel & Exploration

By: Lord, W B; Baines, T

Price: $380.00

Publisher: Horace Cox, London: 1876

Seller ID: 52qs

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

734 pages (complete). A comfortable copy. The blue boards have corner knocks, wear and marking, scuffing all about from handling and shelving. The gilt titling on the spine is stamped on a smaller, different leather patch. The boards and spine are sound, steady. The early pages are aged. The guttering along the frontispiece is cracked. But, the page is still secure. The early pages are marked, foxed by age and handling. The contents have some mild spots and sprinkles of foxing here and there. The page borders have some light shelving tanning. Despite these very mild distractions, th...
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Karl Mauch: African Explorer

By: Mauch, Karl ; Bernhard, F O (Transl, Ed)

Price: $52.25

Publisher: C Struik Publishers, Cape Town and Johannesburg: 1971

Seller ID: 19ho

ISBN: 0869770020

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

247 pages (complete). Numbered 199 of a limited edition of 1500 copies. A genial copy. The dustjacket has wear about all edges and seams. There is some light scuffing, very light marking. The dj is vibrant, healthy. The boards are smart and steady and sound. The frontispage has a gift inscription (not from the translator). The contents are tight, clean, clear, eager, confident, hale and assured. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Image for The Voyages made by the Sieur D B to the Islands Dauphine or Madagascar & Bourbon or Mascarenne in the Years 1699, 70, 71 & 72 (Supplement to the Voyage of Francois Leguat issued by the Hakluyt Society Nos LXXXII & LXXXIII - MDCCC.XCI)

The Voyages made by the Sieur D B to the Islands Dauphine or Madagascar & Bourbon or Mascarenne in the Years 1699, 70, 71 & 72 (Supplement to the Voyage of Francois Leguat issued by the Hakluyt Society Nos LXXXII & LXXXIII - MDCCC.XCI)

By: Oliver, Captain Pasfield (Trans, editor)

Price: $1,710.00

Publisher: David Nutt, London ; T and A Constable, Edinburgh (printer): 1897

Seller ID: 22kx

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

160 pages (complete). A very smart copy of this VERY RARE book. Half leather. Marbled boards. The boards are tidy, genteel. They have light scuffing and handling marks. The leathered corners have some characterful rubbing and wear from handling and shelving. They are neat, healthy. The spine is very handsome. Stamped gilt decoration and titling to the spine. Five ridges. The spine is most clubbable and healthy. The contents are exceptionally gratifying. Whilst the supplementary free page and last page have tanning about the edges, and the folded engraving at page xxxvii is very wo...
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My Personal Experiences in Equatorial Africa as Medical Officer of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition

By: Parke, Thos. Heazle

Price: $137.75

Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston & Company Limited, London: 1891

Seller ID: 36rf

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

526 pages (complete). Folded map with linen backing at the rear. A stout copy. Rebound by previous owner (The Durban Club). Half leather. The leathered corners and spine (five ridges) are much worn, scuffed, elderly. The boards are scuffed, worn about the edges from shelving. They are steady and sure. Within, the guttering along the frontispage is cracked, but the general security of the book is unaffected. Marble end papers. The front pastedown has the Durban Club ex-libris plate. The contents are resolutely amenable. The early and later pages (together with the map) have foxing an...
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Category: Africana - Exploration and Discovery