ALEXANDER, SIR JAMES EDWARD

Expedition of Discovery Into the Interior of Africa - Through the Hitherto Undescribed Countries of the Great Namaquas Boschmans and Hill Damaras - 2 Volumes

C. Struik, Cape Town. 1967, Limited Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Two volume set complete. Set numbered 439 of limited facsimile reprint edition of 750. Alexander was an extraordinary man, one of those that only the Eighteenth Century produced. A professional solder he saw service in the Cape Colony, New Zealand and Crimea for example. He was private secretary to Benjamin d'Urban and was instrumental in the placement of Cleopatra's Needle on the Embankment. This is an account of his journey of exploration into Namaqualand and Damaraland 1836-37. The general condition for both are fair to fusty to good. The dustjackets are scuffed, worn, creased and wrinkled. They are however, patient, intact, whole and sure. The covers are marked from storage. They have a clubbable resolute dignity. The papertrims of both volumes are lightly foxed. Inside, despite lightly foxed early pages, the contents are sure, assured, clean, bold, clear, definite, certain and healthy. Both volumes have previous owner signatures. The illustrations are thrilling. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Fair/Poor.

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Book number: 53gj

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: JPG~

ALLEN, DENNY (PHOTOGRAPHER)

Blyde River Canyon

Denny Allen. 2004. Softcover. The wraps are in a good condition, though slightly shelf rubbed. Internally clean and tightly bound. This pamphlet is complete with 16 pages. [B.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Very Good.

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Book number: chfu

Catalogue: Travel - Africa

ALLEN, DENNY

Pilgrim's Rest

The Author. 2004. (ISBN: 0620317922). Softcover. 16 pages (complete). A decent copy of this short booklet guide to Pilgrim's Rest in South Africa. The covers are healthy and sure. There is very light wear about the edges and seams. The contents are very pleasing. They are bright, clean, clear, convivial, certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: chfr

Catalogue: Africana - Travel

Keywords: 0620317922

D'ALMADA, JOSE

Impressoes Da Africa Do Sul

Sociedade Nacional de Tipografia, Lisboa. 1929, First Edition. Softcover. 149 pages (complete). In Portuguese throughout. A much owned, much neglected copy. The covers are stained, foxed, marked, much worn all about. The covers are stoic and sure. The contents have tanning, foxing, user wear. Nonetheless, they are resolute, clear, competent, certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Poor/No Jacket.

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Book number: 79nx

Catalogue: Africana - Travel Writing

ANDERSSON, CHARLES JOHN

The Okavango River : A Narrative of Travel, Exploration and Adventure (Africana Collectanea Series)

C Struik (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town. 1968, Limited. Hardcover. 371 pages complete. Numbered 384 of a limited edition of 750 copies. A pleasing copy. Fully bound in green leather. The edges have some light knocks. Within, the front and later pages have some foxing. In general the contents are assured, amiable, clean, clear, generous and certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: bjcs

Catalogue: Travel - Africa

BELL OF ANTERMONY, JOHN ; STEVENSON, J L (ED)

A Journey from St Petersburg to Pekin 1719-22

Edinburgh at the University Press. 1965, First Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. 248 pages (complete). A pleasing copy. The dustjacket is much worn all about. It is scuffed, rubbed and marked. However, it is comfortable and sure. The boards are calm. They have storage wear about the edges. The boards are otherwise healthy and sound. Within, the contents are most agreeable. The pages are tight, fresh, clean, clear, confident and generous - as if barely used throughout. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Near Fine/Poor.

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Book number: bwve

Catalogue: Travel Writing

BANNISTER, ANTHONY & JOHNSON, PETER

Africa's Harsh Paradise Namibia

Struik. 1978, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 086977106X). Hardcover, with dust jacket. A reading copy.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.[RF10]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Fair/Fair.

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Book number: 657e

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: 086977106X

HALL-MARTIN, ANTHONY ET AL

Kaokoveld the Last Wilderness

Southern. 1988, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 1868121402). Hardcover, with dust jacket. The jacket is a bit rubbed and edgeworn. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 120z

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: 1868121402

AUCAMP, HENNIE (COMPILER)

Wys My Waar Is Timboektoe - 'n Persoonlike Reis Deur Afrika

Tafelberg. 1997, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0624035476). Hardcover, with dust jacket. 521 pages (complete). An anthology of travel writing in original and translated Afrikaans. The dustjacket is beautifully illustrated. There is some mild wear to the corners. The board cover is benign with some light wear to the shelving edges. The frontispage has a previous owner signature. Inside, the contents are clean, clear, well ordered, diligent, spirited and comfortable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: asbk

Catalogue: Travel - Africa

Keywords: JPG~ 0624035476

AUGUSTINUS, PAUL ; BALES, STEVE (FOREWORD)

Desert Adventure: In Search of Wilderness in Namibia and Botswana

Acorn Books. 1997, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 1874802084). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Signed by Author(s)signed and warmly inscribed by both the author and steve bales who wrote the foreword. no other inscriptions. the jacket is a little shelf rubbed and the spine is a touch faded. the binding is excellent. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Near Fine/Near Fine. signed.

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Book number: 30dv

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H M B (HANNAH MAUD BUXTON), C E B (CLARE EMILY BUXTON), T B (THERESA BUXTON)

On Either Side of the Red Sea - with Illustrations of the Granite Ranges of the Eastern Desert of Egypt, and of Sinai

Edward Stanford, London. 1895, First Edition. Hardcover. 163 pages (complete). Ex-library (Port Alfred Public Library) copy with consequent residue, debris, wear, marking, usage, stamps, annotations. An agreeable account of the visit of the three Buxton daughters to Egypt with their father, Edward North Buxton. The eldest daughter, Hannah, was to become the great grandmother of the singer James Blunt. The boards are much marked, worn all about. There is residue and much scuffing. Nonetheless the boards are secure and sure. Within, the contents are marked, foxed throughout. The pages are patient, clear, amiable, comfortable and competent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: biwi

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BAINES, THOMAS ; LAUNAY, BELIN-DE (TRAUIDTS ET ABRéGéS PAR)

Voyage Dans le Sud-Ouest de L'Afrique Ou Rã©Cits Dã©Xplorations Faites En 1861 Et 1862 Depuis la Baie Valfich Jusqu'Aux Chutes Victoria

Librairie de L Hachette & Cie. Paris. 1868, First Edition. Hardcover. 298 pages (complete). In French throughout. The front pastedown has a rustic, serene ex-libris plate indicating previous ownership of this copy by the esteemed Africana experts and collectors, Edna and Frank Bradlow. Fully bound in tan leather. The spine has four ridges, gilt titling and ridge-edging. A most agreeable, avuncular copy. The boards have some very mild shelving wear about the edges. The faces are elegant, handsome. They have mild scuffing, marks from age and shelving. They are healthy, steady, sound. The contents are most gratifying. All plates and map present. The pages have marks appropriate to sanguine aging. They are however, mild-mannered, benevolent, clean, clear, tight, hale and sure, assured and amenable. A comfortable, contented copy. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: cfrt

Catalogue: Africana - Travel Writing

BALDINI, ANNA [EDITOR]

New York September 11, 2001

Bnechi. 2001, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 8847609968). Soft cover. The wraps are slightly rubbed. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Fine.

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Book number: 876t

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BALFOUR, DARYL;JOHNSON BARKER, BRIAN

Stellenbosch: Place of Gables, Oaks & Wine

Struik. 1992, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 1868251497). Hardcover, with dust jacket. The jacket and boards are partly creased on the edge.light shelf wear on jacket.Clean.Excellent binding.Near fine copy.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.[S.K][RF14]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 57by

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: 1868251497

BALFOUR, DARYL;JOHNSON BARKER, BRIAN

Stellenbosch: Place of Gables, Oaks &Amp; Wine

Struik. 1992, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 1868251497). Hardcover, with dust jacket. The jacket is shelf rubbed.Internally clean.Excellent binding.Very good copy.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: va90

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: 1868251497