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Editorial: Harper and Brothers, New York, 1870
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Librería: Cher Bibler, Tiffin, OH, Estados Unidos de AmericaCher Bibler
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EUR 9,05
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. Only volume 1. Corners frayed, cover spotting, a glass ring on front panel.The binding is tight and secure, though. A general air of grubbiness. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Harper & Brothers, NY, 1870
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Librería: Yesterday's Books, Richmond, IN, Estados Unidos de AmericaYesterday's Books
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EUR 22,63
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Cloth. No Jacket. None Stated. 378 + 365 pp + 6 p ads, the two volumes are solid and very usable, the pages are lightly browned and are lightly waved ( does not seem to be from moisture ) and hav light foxing and soil. former owner name and address on the second free endpapers of both, the covers are tight and are heavily worn o…n the edges and have insect holes on the outside hinges, the second volume has a beverage ring on the front cover, this is a well worn and very usable set.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Spencer Blackett, London, 1889
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Librería: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Clitheroe, LANCA, Reino UnidoRichard Thornton Books PBFA
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EUR 10,82
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Second Edition. This is a Good Copy of this book in red cloth with silver title lettering to spine and lettered in black to the upper cover.This copy has NO previous ownership names or inscriptions.Illustrated with numerous text and full-page illustrations from original sketches by C.G. Har…per.Binding remains firm with NO hinge weakness.There is some darkening in colour tone to the spine,8vo 303pp Second Edition.
Editorial: Burt Franklin, USA, 1970
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Librería: Black Box Books, ASHFORD, Reino UnidoBlack Box Books
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EUR 14,43
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. Reprinted in 1970 from the original printed in 1878. Fine, in blue cloth. Two volumes in one - with an introduction upon ancient humour. ( 'Humour' is spelt according to modern English usage. ).
Editorial: Burt Franklin, New York, 1970
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Librería: About Books, Henderson, NV, Estados Unidos de AmericaAbout Books
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EUR 14,44
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Fine condition. No jacket, as issued. Reprint of the 1878 original 2 book set. New York: Burt Franklin, 1970. HARDCOVER. Very Fine condition. Appears unread. NOT a library discard. Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh an…d crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1970 reprint of the 1878 two volume set. Two volumes in one: vii, viii, 360pp., 352pp. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. . Reprint of the 1878 original 2 book set. Hardcover. Very Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. vii, viii, 360pp., 352pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Editorial: Hurst & Blackett Ltd., 1886
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Librería: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Reino UnidoWorld of Rare Books
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EUR 17,30
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Condición: Fair. 1886. 360 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red leather with gilt lettering. Vol. I Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Hinges and guttering are cracked. Binding is l…oose. Boards have been heavily rub worn with heavy shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a heavily frayed and spine ends are crushed, with some small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.
Editorial: Hurst & Blackett Ltd., 1886
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Librería: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Reino UnidoWorld of Rare Books
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EUR 18,32
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Condición: Good. 1886. No Edition Remarks. 370 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Quarter bound red leather with red cloth covered boards. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeabl…e rubbing to surfaces.
The Fables of Aesop. The 'Chandos Classics'. New Ed,
Translated by Samuel Croxall & Sir Roger L'Estrange, with applications morals etc by Rev G. F. Townsend and L Valentine.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Frederick Warne, UK
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Librería: Fossilbooks, Whissonsett, NORFO, Reino UnidoFossilbooks
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EUR 12,02
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. Hardback, blue cloth with printed spine label, marks on covers, head, tail and corners rubbed and bumped, former owner's name and blind embossed stamp on front end-paper and name on title-page, tear to fore-edge of page 303 repaired, some light marks throughout. Please contact me for photographs or fu…rther information if required.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Spencer Blackett and Hallam, London, 1889
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- Primera edición
Librería: M RICHARDSON RARE BOOKS (PBFA Member), Ashby cum Fenby, NE Lincolnshire, LINCS, Reino UnidoM RICHARDSON RARE BOOKS (PBFA Member)
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EUR 16,58
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very decent clean copy on the whole with a previous owner's inscription in neat ink pen on the half title page, of one A. Faithfull of 71 Hyde Street, Winchester.The title lettering on the front board is still very crisp, as is the town coat of arms. There is however some rub…bing and wear to the extremities of the boards, particularly at the fore edge corner tips. Previous labels partially peeled off and blind stamp on the end papers. An early section of the book is loosening, but still well bound in and there is mild foxing here and there throughout. Despite these few flaws the book is still quite a presentable copy.
Más imágenesIdioma: Inglés
Editorial: Spencer Blackett and Hallam, 1889
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- Primera edición
Librería: Westmoor Books, Bedale, Reino UnidoWestmoor Books
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EUR 18,03
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Good First Edition lacking DJ.hinges split but binding remains tight, spine ends frayed, corners bumped.interior lightly tanned but clean & unmarked.
Más imágenesEditorial: Hurst and Blackett, London, 1873. ,, 1873
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Librería: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, Reino UnidoBRIMSTONES
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EUR 12,02
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Hardcover. Condición: Fair. hardback, 8vo, viii,341pp, frontispiece and title vignette, ex-library, label on endpaper, blindstamp on frontis, title page, and first few pages, text clean and sound, library binding in red cloth, numbering on spine, Fair condition.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Harper & Brothers, New York, 1870
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- Primera edición
Librería: Bowman Books, Wooster, OH, Estados Unidos de AmericaBowman Books
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EUR 54,27
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Complete Two Volume Set. Both volumes uniformly bound in publisher's original full cloth. A very sturdy, handsome set with previous owner's name in pencil on the endpapers, else clean and unmarked. NOT ex-lib. A clean, tight set; well preserved. Vol I (378pp); Vol II (365pp). This se…t is over-sized and quite heavy, so it will require additional shipping charges on all priority and international orders.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, London, 1882
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- Primera edición
Librería: Bowman Books, Wooster, OH, Estados Unidos de AmericaBowman Books
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EUR 54,27
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Complete Two Volume Set. Both volumes uniformly bound in full cloth with gilt lettering to the spines; a clean, solidly bound set with unmarked interiors and text. NOT ex-lib. Handsome and well preserved. Indexed. Vol. I: 320pp. Vol. II: 312pp + ads.
Editorial: Harper & Brothers, NY, NY, 1870
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- Primera edición
Librería: Sandi's Bookshelf, Big Timber, MT, Estados Unidos de AmericaSandi's Bookshelf
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EUR 31,68
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. Two Volume set, green publishers cloth, gold gilt on FBs and spines, glasine covers. Vol I= 378pp, Vol II=365pp. Ex-library. Exceptional condition for +140 years old. Some foxing. No damage perceived. Very tight & straight.
Más imágenesIdioma: Inglés
Editorial: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 1878
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Librería: Berkshire Rare Books, Maidenhead, Reino UnidoBerkshire Rare Books
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EUR 43,28
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Hardcover. Condición: Used - Acceptable. None. Both volumes in similar condition. Boards and spines very faded with corners turning in. Both with clean contents, tanning towards the edges and darkened outer edges. Pencil prevoius owner name on inside covers. 360 & 352 pages.
Editorial: Harper & Brothers, New York, 1870
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- Primera edición
Librería: MARK POST, BOOKSELLER, San Francisco, CA, Estados Unidos de AmericaMARK POST, BOOKSELLER
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EUR 36,21
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Hard Cover. First U.S. Edition, First printing. VERY GOOD. SLIGHT WEAR AT SPINE ENDS, SPINE CLOTH LIGHTLY WRINKLED, BOARDS CLEAN, LETTERING AND DESIGN BRIGHT, BINDING TIGHT, INTERIOR CLEAN WITH ONE EXCEPTION - THE BOOKS HAVE NO INDEX, SO A PEVIOUS OWNER HAS CREATED AN INDEX TO EACH VOLUME IN NEAT, PENCIL SCRIPT ON THE BLANK REAR… ENDPAPERS, AND A LENGTHY ESSAY IN INK ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER OF VOLUME 1. OWNER NAME.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: T & W Goulding, Bristol, 1880
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- Primera edición
- Firmado
Librería: Temple Bar Bookshop, Dublin, DUB, IrlandaTemple Bar Bookshop
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EUR 60,00
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy in the publisher's cloth, inscribed by the author, circa 1880. Signed by Author(s).
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: T & W Goulding, Bristol, 1880
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- Primera edición
- Firmado
Librería: Temple Bar Bookshop, Dublin, DUB, IrlandaTemple Bar Bookshop
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EUR 60,00
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy in the publisher's cloth, inscribed by the author, circa 1880. Signed by Author(s).
Editorial: hurst, london, 1873
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- Primera edición
Librería: Peter Sexton, arlington, Reino UnidoPeter Sexton
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EUR 21,64
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, frontis,341pp, advert leaves, orig blue clothhas had a new blue cloth spine fitted and what was left of the original spine outer laid on, original boards little marked and rubbed, binding good and sound, ex royal thames yacht club library copy with bookplate to pastedown and couple o…f their small ink stamps to title page, contents good and clean, a good sound copy, with new spine as stated. Book.
Editorial: Burt Franklin, New York, 1970
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Librería: Trafford Books PBFA, Manchester, Reino UnidoTrafford Books PBFA
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Condición: Usado - Muy bueno
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. Two volumes in one. Octavo, viii, 360pp + 352pp. Dark green cloth binding with gilt text to spine, minimal shelf wear to edges and corners, internally immaculate, no marks or inscriptions. Near Fine. An thorough study into the history of humour and the ludicrous.
Editorial: Harper, 1870
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Librería: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, Estados Unidos de AmericaBooks From California
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EUR 43,45
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hardcover. Condición: Good.
Editorial: Harper and Brothers, New York, 1870
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- Primera edición
Librería: Archer's Used and Rare Books, Kent, OH, Estados Unidos de AmericaArcher's Used and Rare Books
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EUR 45,26
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Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condición: Very Good. 1st edition. 2-volume set (complete). Previous owner's signature in ink on tp. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9342. This is a SET of books, therefore heavier than a sta…ndard volume, and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
Editorial: London: Spencer Blackett & Hallam, 1889
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Librería: John Turton, Crook, Reino UnidoJohn Turton
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Condición: Usado
EUR 34,86
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xii, 304 pp, plates & sketches within the pagination taken from sketches by C G Harper. Later green 1/2 morocco gilt, raised bands, matching cloth sides, marbled endpapers & leaf edges. 19 cm x 14 cm. Spine discoloured with minor rubbing to spine tips.
Más imágenesThe Fables of Aesop With Applications, Morals, etc.
Aesop; Samuel Croxall; Sir Roger L'Estrange; Rev. G. F. Townsend; L. Valentine
Editorial: Frederick Warne and Co., London; New York, 1890
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Librería: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Reino UnidoRooke Books PBFA
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Condición: Usado - Aceptable
EUR 36,06
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Cloth. Condición: Good. A richly illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables, featuring 159 of these timeless tales with additional moral applications by Rev. G. F. Townsend and L. Valentine. In the publisher's original red cloth binding, with blind stamp.This edition is notable for containing 159 of Aesop's fables, accompanied by 110… original illustrations.This edition is undated, this copy has been dated using Jisc, from a copy held at The National Trust Libraries.This copy includes fables such as "The Wolf and the Lamb", "The Frog and the Fox", "The Boy and his Mother", "Snake and the Crab", "Wasps in a Honey-pot", "The Fortune Teller", "The Ox and the Frog", "The Wind and the Sun", "The Viper and the File", "The Ant and the Fly", "The Cat and the Cock", among many others. This copy is also notable for including moral applications by the Reverend George Fyler Townsend and L. Valentine.Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty, wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics, continuing to be shared with generation after generation. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. One or two handling marks to the boards, with a couple of spots of damp staining to rear boards. Rubbing and bumping to extremities. Joints strained, rear joint separated about four inches at the centre, and slightly at the extremities, but holding firm. Previous owner's inscription to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, if a little age toned. One or two handling marks to fore edge. The odd spot. Good. Various (ilustrador). book.
Editorial: Hurst and Blackett, London, 1880
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Librería: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, Estados Unidos de AmericaArgosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB
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EUR 54,32
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hardcover. Condición: very good(-). 2 volumes. xi + 311 and viii + 347pp., short 8vo, red cloth with gilt-lettering on spine; corners bumped, covers lightly worn, some chipping at spine ends, particularly the head of volume II. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1880. A very good (-) set.
Más imágenesEditorial: James Duffy, Dublin, 1842
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Librería: Glenbower Books, Dublin, IrlandaGlenbower Books
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EUR 35,00
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Full-Leather. Condición: Good. No Jacket. the tenth edition, two parts bound in one volume, complete, full calf damaged (rear hinge cracked but holding, 294pp (continuously paginated), text block with a little foxing but generally clean and sound, good reading copy of this scarce devotional work. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Hurst And Blackett., London., 1865
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- Primera edición
Librería: James Hine, Ilminster, SOMER, Reino UnidoJames Hine
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Condición: Usado - Bueno
EUR 102,18
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Poor. 1st Edition. First edition, 1865. Colour printed frontispiece and some text illustrations. Some foxing at the beginning and end. Marbled endpapers. Bound in a full black leather prize binding with raised bands and heavily gilt decorated compartments. The brown ti…tling label has a very small chip to top corner an some light rubbing to the edges. An attractive contemporary binding. Colour frontispiece and text illustrations. (ilustrador).
Editorial: Spencer Blackett undated
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Librería: The Petersfield Bookshop, ABA, ILAB, Petersfield, Hampshire, Reino UnidoThe Petersfield Bookshop, ABA, ILAB
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EUR 30,05
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Hardcover (Quarter Cloth). Condición: Good. Second Edition. Newly rebound with re cloth backstrip and marbled boards. Numerous texts and full page illustrations from original sketches by C. G. Harper, Slight foxing to beginning of book Size: Octavo (standard book size). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Catego…ry: Travel & Places; Inventory No: 46057. For further information on this title, click on the "Ask Bookseller a Question" button directly underneath this listing. We will try to reply within two working days. Buyers from OUTSIDE of the UK are strongly recommended to make contact, to ask for an accurate shipping cost, BEFORE buying.
Más imágenesSamba : a story of the rubber slaves of the Congo [The Coming of the White Man -- "Rubber is Death" -- Monsieur Elbel -- Night Alarms -- The Order of Merit -- Samba is Missing -- Blood Brothers -- Jack in Command -- Samba Meets the Little Men -- A Trip with a Crocodile -- Bula Matadi Comes to Ilola -- Samba comes Back -- "Honour thy Father and thy Mother" -- Lokolobolo's First Fight -- A Revolt at Ilola -- The House by the Water -- A Buffalo Hunt -- Elbel's Barrels -- Breaking the Blockade - David and Goliath -- A Dash and all Together -- A Message and a Meeting -- Elbel Squares Accounts -- A Solemn Charge -- A Break for Liberty -- Turning the Tables -- The Return of Lokolobolo -- The Chicotte -- Reaping the Whirlwind -- Sinews of War ]
Ely, George Herbert (1866-1958) ; L'Estrange , Charles James (1867-1947) ; "Herbert Strang" ; art, William Rainey; Harris, J. H. rev, Mrs. harris; Morel, E. D.
Editorial: Hodder and Stoughton, London, Butler and Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Fromme and London, 1906, 1906
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Librería: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, Estados Unidos de AmericaJoseph Valles - Books
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EUR 63,37
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. xii, 342 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm ; OCLC 5593443 ; Bound in red cloth. Pictorial front cover and spine stamped in gold. All edges colored olive green; George Herbert (1866-1958) and Charles James L'Estrange (1867-1947), two English writers who worke…d together on several children's adventure books, wrote under the pen name Herbert Strang. ; "Samba lay face downwards upon the yellow sand, amid which his body shone in the sunlight like polished ebony. Behind, the rising bank was thick with trees and shrubs ablaze with colour, overspread with the delicate tracery of lianas and, creeping plants. Here was a spot of red, there a dash of orange; at intervals the pale yellow flowers of climbing gourds and the mauve blossoms of convolvuli peeped from the wall of vivid green. Tiny rills made music as they trickled through the foliage; and near at hand was a path trodden by herds of antelopes as they came to drink." ; "Nearly a generation has passed since King Leopold was entrusted by the great Powers with the sovereignty of the Congo Free State. The conscience of Christendom had been shocked by the stories, brought back by Stanley and other travellers, of Arab slave raids on the Upper Congo; King Leopold, coming forward with the strongest assurances of philanthropic motive, was welcomed as the champion of the negro, who should bring peace and the highest blessings of civilization to the vast territory thus placed under his sway. For many succeeding years it was supposed that this work of deliverance, of regeneration, was being prosecuted with all diligence; the power of the slave traders was broken, towns were built, roads made, railways opened-none of the outward signs of material progress were wanting.the civilized world has been horrified to find that this imposing structure has been cemented with the life blood of the Congo races; that the material improvements to which the administrator of Congoland can point, have been purchased by an appalling amount of suffering inflicted upon the hapless negoes. The collection of rubber, on which the whole fabric of Congo finance rests, involces a disregard of liberty, and indifference to suffering, a destruction of human life, almost inconceivable. Those who best know the country estimate that the populationis annually reduced, under King Leopold's rule, by at least a hundred thousand. No great war, no famine, no pestilence in the world's history has been so merciless a scourge as civilization in Congoland." ; Contents: The Coming of the White Man -- "Rubber is Death" -- Monsieur Elbel -- Night Alarms -- The Order of Merit -- Samba is Missing -- Blood Brothers -- Jack in Command -- Samba Meets the Little Men -- A Trip with a Crocodile -- Bula Matadi Comes to Ilola -- Samba comes Back -- "Honour thy Father and thy Mother" -- Lokolobolo's First Fight -- A Revolt at Ilola -- The House by the Water -- A Buffalo Hunt -- Elbel's Barrels -- Breaking the Blockade - David and Goliath -- A Dash and all Together -- A Message and a Meeting -- Elbel Squares Accounts -- A Solemn Charge -- A Break for Liberty -- Turning the Tables -- The Return of Lokolobolo -- The Chicotte -- Reaping the Whirlwind -- Sinews of War -- Summons and Surrender -- The Dawn of Freedom -- Conclusion ; front endpaper excised ; dig at top of spine ; else G. Book.
Editorial: Burt Franklin
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de AmericaThriftBooks-Dallas
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EUR 116,14
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
