explorers nile triumph tragedy de jeal tim (119 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.

Condición: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.26.

hardcover. Condición: Good. No Dust Jacket* Crease on cover*.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Light wear to boards. Content has toning to page ends. Good DJ with some edge wear.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Good condition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light age tone. Good DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xvii + 510, illus with coloured and b&w plates (no inscriptions).

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing (indicated by full number sequence, including the 1). Hardbound. Near Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A tight, clean copy, which has some wear to corners; prior owner's gift inscription on front end paper. . Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. Shipped in well padded box.

Octavo softcover (Near FINE); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hard back binding in publisher's original forest green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, nutmeg lining papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Printer's code 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3. Contains (xvii), 510 pp with monochrome illustrations and colour photographs throughout, 6 maps. Fine condition book in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with small crinkle of the paper to the top of the spine. Member of the P.B.F.A. NORTH AFRICA [Egypt].

MP3 CD. Condición: Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First U.S. Edition. xvii, 510pp w bibliography, endnotes and index. Indexed plates and maps. Forest green boards w bold gold lettering on spine. No edgewear, mild bumping to bottom corners. Binding square and sound. Photo illustrated DJ is clean and without wear, preserved in archival cover. Octavo.

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. pp. 510. 8vo. Light shelfwear, dustjacket creased; very good in very good dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+. First Edition. 510 pages; Maps. B&W illustrations. Extremely minor smudge to the fore-edge of textblock. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover, octavo; green boards with gilt spine titling, brown endpapers; 510pp., monochrome and colour plates. Binding very slightly rolled; mild toning and spotting to text block edges. Very good to near fine in like dustwrapper now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. "The story of the search for the elusive Nile source is well known and, you might think, amply covered - not least by Alan Moorehead's hugely influential The White Nile. And yet, as Tim Jeal is quick to assert, there has been no attempt to examine in depth the array of published and unpublished material that has appeared since The White Nile's publication in 1960, notably Quentin Keynes's extensive collection, released after his death in 2003. There have been biographies of the seven principal players - Richard Burton, John Hanning Speke, Samuel and Florence Baker, Captain Grant, Stanley and Livingstone - the latter two subjects of Jeal himself. But while recent years have seen Christopher Ondaatje's examination of the physical terrain, Journey to the Source of the Nile, and Guy Yeoman's posthumous The Quest for the Secret Nile, a clarification of the geography of the source complex, a 'return to the Victorian Nile story', as Jeal says, 'seems long overdue'. Jeal settles to his task with accustomed diligence. Burton is further exposed as duplicitous, forever seeking how Africa might be best worked into his stage. Admirers of the brilliant Orientalist will be disappointed to learn that for 11 months, his leadership of the first exploration of the Nile source complex was conducted not by him steadfastly on foot, as we have been rather led to believe, but flat on his back, barely conscious and carried in a litter by porters. We also learn much that is new about his hapless companion Speke, referred to pointedly by Burton as his 'subordinate'. He emerges as a better geographer than we have supposed, with a perennial interest in first-hand observation rather than Arab hearsay. That he, not Burton, was the discoverer of a major Nile source we have long known, but not until now did we know the extent of his superior's shenanigans to belittle and thwart him. Jeal, unlike Burton, marches on briskly, adjusting the reputations of each protagonist. We learn that Florence Baker proved an admirable asset, loading weaponry under fire, and so on through to Livingstone (less of the saint that Moorehead portrayed) and Stanley (less of a villain), whose travels closed the debate - and prepared the 'Dark Continent' for colonisation. This engrossing book is a great feat, important not only for shedding fresh light on a tale of Victorian endeavour and pride but also for reminding us of the far-reaching consequences of this European intrusion into the heart of African affairs." - Benedict Allen.

First edition, first printing. Light bumping to spine tips, still fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover.

Condición: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, with only slight rubbing to the lower board edges and a couple of tiny spots to the text block, else as new and unread. An exceptional copy of this account of the exploration to find the source of the White Nile; by the award winning author of "Stanley". Not remaindered, not price-clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box.