MAUCH, KARL ; BERNHARD, F O (TRANSL, ED)

Karl Mauch: African Explorer

C Struik Publishers, Cape Town and Johannesburg. 1971, Limited. (ISBN: 0869770020). Hardcover, with dust jacket. 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. Very Good/Fair.

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Book number: 19ho

Catalogue: Africana - Exploration and Discovery

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OLIVER, CAPTAIN PASFIELD (TRANS, EDITOR)

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)

David Nutt, London ; T and A Constable, Edinburgh (printer). 1897, First Edition. Hardcover. 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 worn, the contents are in near immaculate condition. The plates, illustrations, pages are very clean, very clear, fresh, very assured, very confident, tight - as if barely handled or owned. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 22kx

Catalogue: Africana - Exploration and Discovery

PARKE, THOS. HEAZLE

My Personal Experiences in Equatorial Africa As Medical Officer of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition

Sampson Low, Marston & Company Limited, London. 1891, First Edition. Hardcover. 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 and age related marks. The frontispiece and title page are flushed with foxing and tanning. From thereon the contents have occasional blots and splatters of foxing. In general and by far, the pages are firm, healthy, clean and clear, most assured, convivial, tidy, more than competent. Please note that due to the weight of the book, should the book need be posted to the outside of South Africa, extra postal charges may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 36rf

Catalogue: Africana - Exploration and Discovery

STANLEY, HENRY M

Mein Leben (Gekürzte Volksausgabe)

Friedrich Reinhardt, Basel. 1916. Hardcover, with dust jacket. 386 pages (complete). A comfortable copy. The dustjacket is much worn, scuffed, marked. It is secure. The boards are smart and satisfying. The contents are most agreeable. They are clean, clear, assured, amiable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Very Good/Poor.

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Book number: byjr

Catalogue: Africana - Discovery and Exploration

WALLIS, J P R ; BRADLOW, F R (INTROD AND CAPTIONS)

Thomas Baines : His Life and Explorations in South Africa, Rhodesia and Australia 1820-1875 - with 178 Illustrations of Baines' Drawings, Water-Colours, Etc.

A. A. Balkema, Cape Town, Rotterdam. 1976, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 0869610597). Hardcover, with dust jacket. 235 pages (complete). A serene copy. The dustjacket (which has a tipped-in front plate) is worn, scuffed, sunned, marked. Closed tear on jacket. It is soft and secure, even shabbily-genteel. The boards are very handsome and healthy. The early contents have a manufacturer's imperfection at the foot of the spine seam, from frontis to page xiii. The quality of these pages is unaffected. The contents are creamy, attractive, elegant, clean, clear, beautifully produced, wonderfully kind and generous. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Near Fine/Poor.

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Book number: bvwp

Catalogue: Africana - Discovery and Exploration

Keywords: 0869610597