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Frank Cass, 1968. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Volume II only.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd, 1968. Good quality 1968 facsimile reprint of the 1894 first edition in English. Two volume set in red cloth with gilt over black spine lettering, large folding maps at the end of each volume. Good to very good condition with some transparent spotting to the lower front cover of the first volume, otherwise very good with good hinges, firm text blocks, clean pages with a name and date neatly written on each front free endpaper, no other markings.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Frank Cass & Co., 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. 2 Volume complete Set. No DJ. Inked name (in both volumes) on half title page: William Shack (1923-2000), professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, and dean emeritus of the graduate division. A prominent scholar of African cultures, Shack was known internationally for his pioneering fieldwork on the Gurage people of Ethiopia and for a series of books on African society. No other markings in book. Very lightly read. Vol. 1-435pp.; Vol. 2-397pp.

London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. 2 vols set, xxii 435; xii 397pp hardback, red cloth with contrasting black title panel to spines gilt, facsimile reprint of the 1892 issue, folding maps and plates . Very Good. Hardcover. 1968.

London: Frank Cass & Co., 1968. (1894). Facsimile reprint, two volumes, pp xx, 435; xii, 397, illustrated, two folding maps, cloth very slightly marked, spines slightly faded, otherwise a very good set.. Cloth. Very Good.

London: Longmans, Green, 1894. 1st ed. in English. Hardcover. Near Fine. This volume only (of 2). frontis, illustrations, folding map (partially reinforced), index, xx, 435p. Original blue cloth. Small gilt figures on front cover, with gilt animal head on backstrip. 24cm. Ends of backstrip lightly rubbed. Corner tips frayed. Translated (and slightly condensed) by Nancy Bell. One of the most sought-after of the late 19th century works on East African hunting and exploration. We have also had this in brown cloth.

London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1894. HEAVY. 2 volumes. xx, 435; xii, 397pp; index, appendix, glossary, 179 ills, 5 coloured maps (2 very large folding maps), errata. Or brown cloth with pictorial gilt vignette to front, gilt titles and antelope head vignette to spine. Some minor shelf wear (rubbing) at head and foot of spine, and corners; chip at topof spine on one volume; light rubbing to spine edges. Surface insect damage (silverfish) to spines, small chip to cloth surface (approx 8mm) above antelope on spine of Volume 1. The large folding maps have some linen reinforcing to verso near spine and along some folds but are complete and clean. Sporadic light to moderate foxing throughout but generally very clean tight copies with strong intact hinges. Scarce first English language edition of this important African exploration covering much of Equatorial East Africa including Zanzibar and Kenya, with visits to Kilimanjaro, time with Masai etc. The expedition was responsible for the discovery of Lakes… Leer más

London : Longmans, Green and Co. , 1894. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. A complete two volume set of Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie, being the First UK edition. A complete two volume set, being the first UK Edition. Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie is a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring and hunting expedition in Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1887 and 1888 written by his companion Lieut. Ludwig Von Hohnel. These works have been translated by Nancy Bell. Count Samuel Teleki was a Hungarian explorer who led the first expedition to Northern Kenya and the first European to see Lake Turkana. With in-text illustrations a folding map to the rear of volume one, missing the folding map to volume two. With a frontispiece to both volumes and twenty one full page plates to volume one and thirteen to volume two.Collated. Rebound with the original cloth boards restored. Externally, smart with some marks to the boards and bumping to the extremities.… Leer más

London: Longmans Green and Co, 1894. Vol 1 - 435pp/illus, maps (incl large color fold-out map showing the expedition route through Equatorial Africa. Vol 2 - 397pp/illus/maps with large fold-out in rear. Narative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring and hunting expedition in Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1887 and 1888. Set has standard library markings and rear pocket. Maps have light wear. Book is overwise clean.. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1894. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. xx, 435, [1]; xii, 397, [1]; 2 large folding color maps (both with short tears near the stubs, the second incorporating 3 inset maps), 179 illustrations in the text, a number full-page; contemporary full red polished calf, gilt supralibros on the upper covers of the Boston School, and with Boston School prize bookplates in each volume; lightly rubbed; very good. Czech, Africa, p. 78: "An excellent work of exploration and sport, this scarce set represents African adventure at its finest."

London: Longmans, Green & Company. Very Good. 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. First English Language Edition. Translated from the original German into English by Nancy Bell, one of the most noted translators of her day. Volume I: large octavo, pp xx, 435, frontispiece of Count Samuel Teleki von Zek, 21 black and white illustrated plates, 71 illustrations in the text, very large full color fold-out map, errata. Volume II: large octavo, pp xii, 397, frontispiece map showing the route of the expedition, 13 illustrated plates, 72 illustrations in the text, very large full color fold-out map, errata, appendix, index. Both volumes bound in publisher's brown cloth with gold decorations and spine titles. Spines on both volumes slightly slanted. All corners gently rubbed, ends of spines gently bumped. Volume II has a small dent to the spine. No cracked hinges. Binding sound. Both very large full color fold-out maps are clean and beautiful. The map in Vol I has some rubbing to the left inset… Leer más

London: Longmans, 1894. First Edition. Hard Cover. (London: Longmans Green & Co 1894). First UK Edition in 2 Volumes. 8vo, pp. xx, 435; xii, 397, [1]; with a large coloured folding map at end of each volume, numerous illustrations and maps in the text (some full-page). First published in German in 1892. Publisher's original brown cloth spines lettered in gilt, gilt vignettes of a gazelle to the spine, and of African tribesman to the top board of each volume; black endpapers (which are original). Each volume has the bookseller's ticket of Rowland Ward & Co Limited to the top left hand corner of the front paste-down. James Rowland Ward (1848–1912) was a British taxidermist and founder of the firm Rowland Ward & Co. Limited of 166 Piccadilly, London. The company specialised in and was renowned for its taxidermy work on birds and big-game trophies. Rowland Ward was also a well-known publisher of natural history books and big-game hunting narratives. Both volumes are… Leer más

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1894. 2 volumes. First Edition. Scarcest variant, bound in the blue decorated cloth. With 179 original illustrations including 36 wood-engraved full page plates and 5 coloured maps on two large folding map sheets. Tall 8vo, publisher's original pale blue cloth lettered in gilt and with gilt pictorial designs of African tribesmen and gazelles on top covers and spines, edges untrimmed. xx, 435; xii, 397 pp. A very handsome and pleasing set of this scarce first edition in the scarcest binding colour and with a few old and occasional but small and discreet library markings. The set was part of a reference library and not a lending library, thus remains in very pleasing, as fine condition. Shelf numbers in the lower quadrant of the spines sometime discreetly coloured over in pigment matching the binding colour, only light aging to the volumes. A very attractive pair. RARE FIRST EDITION IN THE MOST PREFERRED OF THE CLOTH COLOURS. This is the scarce account of… Leer más