Kenneth gandar dower (35 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardback in fair condition no jacket. Ex library copy. Pages are tanned. Spine is faded.

Paperback. Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. 1st Edition. First Edition in brown cloth covers with green lettering and bands on front cover and spine which are slightly soiled. Covers exhibit moderate wear, fraying, soiling and bumping to corners and spine ends. Light soiling and shelf wear on edges. Moderate soiling and shelf wear to covers. Moisture staining to the lower edge of the back cover. Light sunning and moderate soiling to hinges and spine. Previous owners name plate is pasted to the inside front cover. Another owners signature on ffep. Moderate soiling and yellowing to upper and lower edges. Yellowing on inside front and back covers, ffep's, bfep's and text due to age. Text and the many b&w photos are otherwise clean and unmarked. Hinges are weak in areas but still firmly attached. Fold out map of The Aberdares in the back of the book is yellowed due to age. Otherwise in fine condition. All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. nice copy.

Paperback. Condición: New.

Condición: Very Good. 7 pages, with UK list of books. This is an original article separated from an issue of The Book & Magazine Collector publication. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 14 x 21 cms. Category: Book & Magazine Collector; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condición: New. In English.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: RAF Langham library. Physical description; 70 p. : ill., front., maps ; 23 cm. Notes; "The text of this book was written by the late K. C. Gandar Dower, who also took nearly all the photographs" --p. [5]. Subjects; World War, 1939-1945 Africa, Italian East. Eritrea History. Eritrea Politics and government. Somalia History. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: RAF Langham library. Physical description; 70 p. : ill., front., maps ; 23 cm. Notes; "The text of this book was written by the late K. C. Gandar Dower, who also took nearly all the photographs" --p. [5]. Subjects; World War, 1939-1945 Africa, Italian East. Eritrea History. Eritrea Politics and government. Somalia History. 1 Kg.…

hardback. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a good tightly bound copy in an age-toned and edge worn dust jacket with some loss & now protected in a non-adhesive clear film sleeve. The endpapers are markedly age=toned, the contents free of marking. Illustrated, x + 331pp, folding map to the rear. …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1937). 1937 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 210mm). Ppx,331. B/w photographs, fold-out map of the Abedares to rear. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slightly dented and used, browning to end-papers and edges, paste-repair to frontispiece, tear and crumpled edge to folding map. Good copy, lacks dust-wrapper. An entertaining and amusing description of Gandar Dower's safari, with Raymond Hook, into Kenya's Aberdare mountain range in search of the fabled 'spotted lion'. Chapters include:- Erratic pilgrimage; This book is not. ; Try Raymond Hook; In which I am charged by a pachyderm; Talks with a pirate king; First glimpse of spotted lion land; Stock safari; Murder pretty foul; Escape; The spotted lion; In which it does not strike hook as possible; In which we grope our way tenatively; In which we are neither up nor down; In which the elephant knows best; The final fling; We win through; The God's relent; The plague is with us; Ten little nigger boys; Retreat from Moscow; Purgatory regained; Dusk in the woods; Mutiny; The highest hole in history; In which I become colour conscious; The steam-roller system; In which I do a very gallant act; "If seven angry elephants"; The spotted lions bite; I find Lake Gandar; Stalemate. Appendices include:- Notes on the spotted lion of the Aberdares by R.I. Pocock, F.R.S; Native evidence. . …

First Edition. Good copy only in gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges rubbed as with age. Hinges starting. Text remains in fine condition; clear without blemish. Proveance: Bookplate of Alan Thornton Witney. Physical description: x, 331 pages, [24] leaves of plates (inc. front.): ill., map (fold.), ports. ; 20 cm. Subjects: Leopons Kenya. Lion hunting Kenya. Kenya Description and travel. 1 Kg. …

Tan-peach Wrappers. Condición: Good+++. 21 x 14 cm. x 331pp. Frontispiece + 26 additional illustrations as well as a fold-out map of the Aberdares in rear. One of 481 copies in this binding for presentation to members of The Explorers Club. Chipping and wear to the covers and the binding feels fragile though the text block is holding. In mylar wrapper. Hand D208.…

First Edition. Good copy only in gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges rubbed as with age. Hinges starting. Text remains in fine condition; clear without blemish. Proveance: Bookplate of Alan Thornton Witney. Physical description: x, 331 pages, [24] leaves of plates (inc. front.): ill., map (fold.), ports. ; 20 cm. Subjects: Leopons Kenya. Lion hunting Kenya. Kenya Description and travel. 1 Kg. …

Hard Cover. Condición: Good Plus. First Edition, Special Binding. x, 331pp, map, bw ills. Greay cloth with original wraps laid on. Frontis loose, some rubbing to wraps, small stamp of Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on tile page. One of 481 copies specially bound for presentation to members of the Explorers Club. Originally bound as a soft cover in wraps, this one rebound with the original covers and spine laid onto the cloth. The unsuccessful search for a rare lion species. Size: 8vo.…

Soft. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited. "481 copies of this book have been bound in this manner for presentation to members of The Explorers Club" printed on front cover of this paperback edition. Covers a peach/tan color. Overall discoloration and wear to edges. Still a solid and clean copy of this limited edition.…

FIRST EDITION 8vo. navy clothbound hardback, gilt. 290pp. with colour and b/w illustrations. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Foxing to endpapers, halftitle and foredge. Light wear to cloth covers as well as very light soiling. A VERY GOOD COPY. (Shelf 200) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

Paperback. Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Folding map at rear, wonderful full-page b/w photographic illustrations, 331 pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. First UK Edition. 331 pages, with 27 black and white photographs and one fold-out map. Brown cloth covers with gold titles, edges scuffed and worn with light markings all over, endpapers yellowed, front and rear boards both coming loose, text is clean, Good. Book.

First Edition. [Second World War] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[4]; 290; [2]. Publisher's navy cloth, gilt titles to spine. Illustrated with eight double sided plates in colour. Bookplate to pastedown, neat ownership to flyleaf, slight toning to edges. Cloth lightly rubbed, some negligible paint splashes. A very good copy without wrapper. An anthology of contributions from over 100 various contributors on the overlooked East African Campaign in the Second World War.…

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First printing. 8vo. Frontispiece photograph. x, 331 pp. Illustrated with full-page B & W photographs. Fold-out map rear. Original brown cloth stamped in green. This is a tight, near fine book in DW with some rubbing, and several small edge tears and a small chip. Uncommon thus.…

1st edition dust jacket Very Good octavo 290pp., b/w pls., index, Account of the Abyssinia campaign in WW2. Corner clipped from ffep & some small chips to dust jacket o/w VG copy of a scarce item.

Leatherbound. Condición: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 400. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1937 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 400.…

Condición: New. Print on Demand pp. 280.

Coachwhip Publications 2015, 275 pp., b&w photos, paperback 9781616460716 (code Sc-208).

Condición: New. Print on Demand pp. 280.

Condición: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 280.