Author: JOHNSTON, Harry:
Title: Liberia. With an appendix on the flora of Liberia by Otto Stapf. In 2 volumes.
Description: London, Hutchinson & Co., 1906, gr. in-8vo, XXVIII + 520 p. / XVI + 521-1183 p., richly illustrated with 28 coloured ills, a.o., small legacy-stamp 'Dr. Guggisberg', original pictorial clothbound. Pictorial (Botanical) endpapers.Traces of use, joints starting. Good copy. ¶ First edition. 'The resulting work contains his 28 full-colour and 402 b&w illustrations, together with 24 botanical drawings by Matilda Smith and 22 maps. The latter include 4 folding maps, e.g. that "surveyed by Capt. H. D. Pearson . . .& Lieut. E. W. Cox", with an internal border. Extensive bibliography together with a listing of illustrations and maps. Contents include ancient history, much on the slave trade, geography, geology, flora, fauna and anthropology. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. A prévoir frais de port supplémentaires.
Keywords: travel, exploration voyage Africa Afrique, Africa, Afrika discovery, discoveries decouverte Liberia Liberia geography geographie
Title: Liberia. With an appendix on the flora of Liberia by Otto Stapf. In 2 volumes.
Description: London, Hutchinson & Co., 1906, gr. in-8vo, XXVIII + 520 p. / XVI + 521-1183 p., richly illustrated with 28 coloured ills, a.o., small legacy-stamp 'Dr. Guggisberg', original pictorial clothbound. Pictorial (Botanical) endpapers.Traces of use, joints starting. Good copy. ¶ First edition. 'The resulting work contains his 28 full-colour and 402 b&w illustrations, together with 24 botanical drawings by Matilda Smith and 22 maps. The latter include 4 folding maps, e.g. that "surveyed by Capt. H. D. Pearson . . .& Lieut. E. W. Cox", with an internal border. Extensive bibliography together with a listing of illustrations and maps. Contents include ancient history, much on the slave trade, geography, geology, flora, fauna and anthropology. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. A prévoir frais de port supplémentaires.
Keywords: travel, exploration voyage Africa Afrique, Africa, Afrika discovery, discoveries decouverte Liberia Liberia geography geographie
Price: CHF 150.00 = appr. US$ 148.83 Seller: Harteveld Rare Books Ltd.
- Book number: 97392
- Book number: 97392