Richard and john lander (65 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: VG+. A VG or better 9 x 12 presskit that includes a 4-page folder as well as one supplement and two 8 x 10 stills. Book.

Condición: New.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. Smallish book about 4 by 6 inches with some 337 pages plus two pages of publisher ads at the rear. Bound in thin tan cloth over boards. Covers with printed title and other information. Book No. XXXVI in the publisher Family Library series. Illustrated with three in-text images and one tissue guarded plate. An actual exciting account of early African exploration. Reading of the rigors of the trip made me wonder why anyone would attempt the travels. A very worn and used copy with primitive re-backing, heavy wear, internal moderate foxing, etc. Perfectly readable throughout. FAIR.…

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. 1st of edition edited by Robin Hallett.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Exploration. Harper's Stereotype Edition, Family Library No. XXXV, Vol. I ONLY of two volumes. Covers soiled and worn, joints cracked with old repairs, corners and spine ends frayed. Interior clean, folding map detached with clean tear, stub still bound, light foxing through the text.…

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Condición: New. In English.

Condición: New.

PF. Condición: New.

Hard Cover. First edition thus, First printing. FINE IN FINE DJ WITH ORIGINAL 42s PRICE.

Paperback. Condición: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair to Good. Small format stereotype edition 6 x 3.5 inches bound in paper-covered boards [worn and stained, spine lacking]; 18 pages of ads, engraved portrait frontispiece, 384 pages, page edges untrimmed, pages moderately clean but with light dampstain along outer page margins; folding map is still near VG, with 2-inch closed tear at inner margin.…

Condición: New. In English.

Two volume set. Duodecimo, hardcover (stiff boards), ads, 6 pp + tissue-protected frontis., xii, 384 pp, fold-out map; tissue-protected frontis., 337 pp + [ii] pp ads. Poor; both books missing spines (though backplates remain, keeping the binding tight; foxing (age darkened spotting) throughout, including to the fold-out maps of early 19th century Africa. Richard and John Lander proved to Europe, through their exploration and subsequently published narrative, that the River Niger emptied into the Atlantic Ocean. The reached the Atlantic via the Brass and Nun rivers in the Niger Delta, confirming the river's true mouth, which opened central Africa to European trade routes and maritime navigation. This detailed report of this journey includes details of a complex geopolitical landscape of powerful West African states and highly structured trade networks. The books include their interactions with the Oyo Empire (Yorubaland, ruled by King Mansolah), Kingdom of Badagry, ruled by King Adooolah, Kingdom of Borgu (Bussa and Wawa), Kingdom of Yauri, The Nupe Kingdom, Aboh Kingdom (Eboe), ruled by King Obi Ossai; Nembe Brass Kingdom, ruled by King Forday Kulo and his son, King Boy Amain. Discovery & Exploration, West Africa, African History, African Trade, Maps nslic. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Binding intact but spine paper worn away, hinges weak. Dealer label to front free-endpaper, light foxing to pages. Frontis photo, tissue-guard overlay. ; 354 pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 321 pages (complete). Volume two only. Pocket sized. A comfortable copy. Of the popular John Murray Family Library (published between 1829-1834). The linen covered boards are grubby and worn. They have stains, wear, handling marks all about. They are steady and sure. The contents are pleasingly venerable and benign. The pages are tight, mellow, clean and clear, just a little aged, contented, agreeable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Condición: Good. Good condition. Vol. 2. (West Africa, Niger River, description and travel) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. The Family Library Nos. 35 and 36. Two volumes 12mo in brown cloth, titles in gilt. Bindings tight and square, modest rubbing, scattered light stains to the cloth on both volumes, prelims heavily foxed, light foxing elsewhere. Jagged 3' tear to the folding map beginning at the gutter.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Condición: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Condición: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Condición: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

HARDCOVER. Condición: cover wear otherwise good-. 2nd edition. 319pp + 398pp 12mo brown cloth.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condición: New.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condición: Regular. 2ª Edición. John Murray, London, 1833, 2ª edición. Encuadernación en cartoné, 2 volúmenes, 17 x 11.5 cm. Volumen I falto de cubierta trasera y lomo fatigado, Volumen II falto de cubierta delantera y lomo fatigado, interiores en muy buen estado.

Gebunden. Condición: New.