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Sport in Asia and Africa
by Dane, Sir Richard
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1st Edition
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- 1921
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- Hardcover
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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A$61.32
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London and New York: Andrew Melrose, 1921. Book. Illus. by 22 black & white photos. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original blue cloth binding with a bright gilt title on the front and the spine title some faded. Wear at the edges and spine ends, and a small scar in the title… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Heart of Africa, Three years' Travels and Adventures in the Unexplored Regions of Central Africa from 1868 to 1871, Volume Two Only
by Schweinfurth, Georg
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- Used - Fair
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- 1st Edition
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- 1874
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- Hardcover
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A$30.66
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London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1874. Book. Illus. by Profuse Woodcuts, one page map of Schweinfurth routes. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Volume Two Only. One of the cornerstones of Africa travel, in a dull rubbed black cloth with weak hinges. Fine candidate for rebinding. Clean pages inside.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Souvenir of the West Rand, Latest Views of Krugersdorp and District
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- Used - Near Fine
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A$245.26
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Krugersdorp, South Africa: Canter Bros. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Oblong 8 Vo. Dark red cloth, a new binding with a black title block on the front board with bright gilt title "Krugersdorp Circa 1900" No date of publication but circa 1900 based on mention of the Jameson Raid in one caption. Original softback red covers are presercved, somewhat… Read more about this item Item Price
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To the Gold Coast for Gold, 2 volumes
by Burton, Richard and Verney Lovett Cameron
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1883
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- Hardcover
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A$1,302.96
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1883. Book. Illus. by Two folding maps, chromolithograph of Axim in vol 2. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Original red cloth, a gilt nugget of gold on both front covers andgilt titles on the spines. Rebacked skillfully , very clean with tight hinges. Inside, no stains or foxing. Publisher ads at the end… Read more about this item Item Price
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Treasures of the Castle of Good Hope
by Fehr , William
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- Used - Very Good
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- 2nd Edition
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- 1966
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- Hardcover
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A$45.99
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cAPE tOWN: Board of Trustees Castle Art Collectiont, 1966. Book. Illus. by 225 illustrations. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Original white cloth with color painting on front cover and no edge wear, no rubs, protected in a plastic sleeve. Inside , fine with nobrowning or stains and no prior owner marks.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Restless Jungle
by Akeley, Mary
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1936
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- Hardcover
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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A$24.53
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New York: National Travel Club, 1936. Book. Illus. by 32 pages of photos of Africans and wildlife, endpaper maps. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very good original black cloth with a bright gilt title on the spine and no fading. Only a hint of edgewear. Inside, clean and tight, with… Read more about this item Item Price
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South Africa: Diary of Troubled Times
by Mathiane, Nomavenda
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1989
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- Hardcover
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- 9780932088383
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A$44.45
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New York: Freedom House, 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An intrepid Zulu woman journalist played an influential role in bringing apartheid to an end through her pungent, brave writing. A fine copy with no flaws, inside or out, and her inscription to the head of Freedom House, Leonard… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sculpture of Africa
by Fagg, William
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- First American Edition
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- 1958
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- Hardcover
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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A$91.97
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New York: Praeger, 1958. Book. Illus. by 405 Photos By Eliot Elisofon. Near Fine. Cloth. First American Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Preface by Dr Ralph Linton who was a professor of anthropology at Yale Univ. Fagg was the preeminent expert on African sculpture in the 1950s and 1960s, and this is a classic combination of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Africa Aeterna -Pictorical Chronical of a Continent
by Henry, Paul Marc
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1965
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- Hardcover
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Lausanne, Switzerland: Bernier ., 1965. Book. Illus. by Fine Photos, Many in Color. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A beautiful copy with no edgewear, no prior owner marks, no major flaws to the dustjacket which is protected in a clear, mylar sleeve. Some history as seen soon after the burst of African national… Read more about this item Item Price
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MISSIONARY TRAVELS AND RESEARCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA
by Livingstone, David
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1857
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- Hardcover
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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A$689.80
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London: John Murray, 1857. Book. Illus. by 2 Folding Maps, Folding Elevation Chart of South Central Africa. 25 Full Page Illustrations and 18 Text Illustrations All Present.. Very Good. 3/4 Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SCARCE second issue with lithotint plates that are missing in later printings. Rest of the title is, "Including… Read more about this item Item Price
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From Benguella to the Territory of Yacca, 2 Volumes
by Capello, H. And R. Ivens
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- Used - Very Good Plus
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- First Edition in English
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- 1882
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- Hardcover
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A$1,839.48
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London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1882. Book. Illus. by 3 Color Folding Maps, 29 Full Page Plates and 163 Text Engravings. Very Good Plus. Decorative Cloth. First Edition in English. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Description of a Journey into Central and West Africa, Comprising ...Surveys of the Sources of the Rivers Cunene, Cubango, Luando, Cuanza… Read more about this item Item Price
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Central Africa: Naked Truths of Naked People
by Long, Col. Charles Chailleof the Egyptian Staff, Aka Col. Long
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- Used - Very Good
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- Protected in Mylar
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- Hardcover
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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A$291.25
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NY Harper & Bros 1877. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very good terra cotta cloth, with some edgewear at the spine ends and corners. A gilt, spear carrying tribesman on the front cover. Nice inside with a bit of age toning, but no foxing or prior owner marks. Inscribed on the title… Read more about this item Item Price
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Juan Maria Schuver's Travels in North East Africa 1880-1883
by Schuver, Juan Maria, Edited By Wendy James
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- Used - Fine
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1996
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- Hardcover
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A$24.53
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London: Hakluyt Society, 1996. Book. Illus. by 4 Maps and 14 Illustrations. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Schuver was a Dutch explorer, who went south from Cairo in 1880, seeking a new route to East Africa. The Mahdist revolt in Sudan forced him into the hills of the upper Blue Nile and the… Read more about this item Item Price
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First Footsteps in East Africa, 2 Volumes
by Burton, Richard
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- Used - Fine
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- No Jacket
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- Memorial Edition
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- 1894
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- Hardcover
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A$605.50
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London: Tylston and Edwards, 1894. Book. Illus. by 4 Color Plates, 2 Maps and 6 Small Text Illustrations, Complete as Called for. Fine. Decorative Cloth. Memorial Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Memorial Edition. This was Burton's first excursion into East Africa, in which he almost got himself and his party killed. Wonderful, bright plates,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Life in Abyssinia, 2 Volumes
by Parkyns, Mansfield
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- Used - Very Good
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- First U.S.
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- 1854
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- Hardcover
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A$298.92
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New York: D. Appleton, 1854. Book. Illus. by 8 Illlustrations in Vol One, 5 in Vol Two, All But One Full Page Plates. Very Good. Cloth. First U.S.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Subtitle, "Being Notes Collected During three Years' Residence and Travels in that Country". Big game hunting, remote travel, culture and tribes, this was an… Read more about this item Item Price
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Across Africa
by Cameron, Verney Lovett (Commander Royal Navy)
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- Used - Good
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- First U.S. EDITION
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- 1877
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- Hardcover
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A$176.28
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New York: Harper & Bros, 1877. Book. Illus. by 29 Full Page Plates and 4 Facsimiles, Profuse Text Woodcuts, and Large Folding Map in the Front Pocket. Good. Original Cloth. First U.S. EDITION. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A cornerstone of Africa exploration, the first white man to cross the Continent from west to east, in 1873 to… Read more about this item Item Price
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From Sketch-Book and Diary
by Butler, Elizabeth (and painted by her)
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1909
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- Hardcover
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A$88.91
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London: A & C Black, 1909. Book. Illus. by 26 Watercolors & 21 Chapter Head & Tail Pieces. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. With the scarce dustjacket, intact except for the top inch of the spine. Gilt title on spine is some dulled. Nice travel writing in Ireland,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Gentleman Savage, the Life of Mansfield Parkyns 1823-1894
by Cumming, Duncan
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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A$15.33
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London: Century , 1987. Book. Illus. by endpaper maps and 8 pages illustrations. Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy in green cloth with bright gilt title on the unfaded spine. Dustjacket fine, not price-clipped. Inside, as new, no prior owner marks. Through Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Parkyns… Read more about this item Item Price
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Isara, a Voyage Around "Essay"
by Soyinka, Wole
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1989
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394540771
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A$13.80
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New York: Random House , 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8 Vo. Fine/ fine dustjacket. Recommended to anyone interested in the ambiguities between British colonialist and Africans late 19th & early 20th C. A wonderful read by a distinguished African author. On the copyright page, the first number is 2, denoting a first printings in… Read more about this item Item Price
A$13.80
Life, Scenery, and Customs In Sierra Leone, 2 volumes
by Poole, Thomas Eyre
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1850
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- Hardcover
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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A$751.12
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London: Richard Bentley, 1850. Book. Illus. by 2 Lithograph Frontispieces. Near Fine. 3/4 Leather. First Edition. 8 Vo. The author , long resident in Sierra Leone, was an observant Colonial and Garrison Chaplain in Sierra Leone. A very pretty 2 volumes in dark blue morocco, with marbled boards. The spines have raised hands, gilt panel decoration and… Read more about this item Item Price
A$751.12
