A donaldson smith (12 Ergebnisse)

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

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

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HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

paperback. Zustand: Gut. 2656 Seiten; 9780393954760.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 2.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. xvi, 471, 6 maps (5 folded). This is an ex-library copy, with markings including the ghost of a label at the foot of its spine, a scar from the removal of a circular (ca two inches diameter) label at the front panel, a bookplate at the front pastedown, the ghost of a circulation slip and a short tear at the rear pastedown. The binding is worn but good; front inner hinge broken, contents unmarked, all maps present and very good, one map loosening from binding, a second showing a short tear at its gutter edge, one leaf removed following final page of index. 1960 grams.…

Zustand: Very Good. xvi, 471, portrait frontis, b/w illus (26 full page), 6 folding maps. . HB. Roy. 8vo, orig. cloth, rubbed, worn and repaired to head and foot of spine, gilt title to spine faded, fore- and bottom edge uncut, some gatherings unopened; some minor spotting to page edges, tissue guard to frontispiece foxed. Good. From the library of British dipterist, D.J. Greathead (1931-2006), with his name to endpaper. First edition. Illustrated by Charles Whymper (1853-1941), Arthur Twidle (1864-1936), and others. Arthur Donaldson Smith (1866-1939) was a noted American explorer, naturalist and big game hunter who, between 1894 and 1895, led an ambitious expedition to Lake Rudolf (now Lake Turkana). Over the course of this 4,000-mile journey through British Somaliland, southern Ethiopia, and Kenya, Smith and his team traversed largely unmapped territory while collecting a wide range of botanical, zoological, entomological, geological, and ethnographic specimens for scientific study. This detailed account of the expedition also chronicles his experiences with local communities and his pursuits as a big-game hunter.The Appendices contain reports on the scientific collections made during the expedition including: Fishes by Albert Günther; Araneae by Eugene Simon; Solifugae, Scorpiones, Chilopoda and Diplopoda by R.I. Pocock; Lepidoptera, Heterocera by W.J. Holland; Geology by J.W. Gregory; Fossil Cephalopoda by G.C. Crick; Ethnographical objects by Stewart Culin; Coleoptera by Karl Jordan.Czech p. 258.…

First edition; large 8vo (26 x 18 cm); 71 illustrations including portrait frontispiece and many plates by C. Whymper and others, six folding maps at rear, a little very light spotting to frontis., bookplate to front pastedown; publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering to vignette and spine, spine a little faded and professionally restored, a very good copy; xvi, 471pp. 'A handsome book' (Czech). A noted explorer, naturalist and hunter, Smith and his party explored the then unknown region between Somaliland and Lake Rudolph. They hunted lion, rhinoceros, leopard, kudu, elephant, buffalo, waterbuck etc. David W. Phillipson (b.1942) is the current Emeritus Professor of African Archaeology at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and was Director of the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology of the University of Cambridge for 25 years. His most notable work has been in Ethiopia, particularly on the archaeology of Aksumite sites. Czech pp.149-150.…

Hardcover. 8vo. pp. xvi, 471, [4]ads. with half-title. photogravure frontis. portrait, 6 maps (5 folding, some partly coloured), & numerous illus. (many full-page). original gilt-stamped cloth (some foxing to frontis., tear along 1 map fold repaired with very small loss outside in border area & margin). First Edition. The expedition explored the unknown territory between Somaliland and Lake Rudolf. "At the time it was the universal opinion.that it would be impossible to enter the Galla countries, let alone reach Lake Rudolf, with less than two or three hundred well-drilled followers." (Introduction) Smith hunted elephants, rhinoceros, leopards, and other wild game, and made important natural history collections, discovering many new species of birds, reptiles, plants, &c. …

First edition. Portrait frontispiece of author, numerous in-text illustrations and 6 folding maps. 8vo. Original maroon cloth with gilt spine. Spine toned, outer joints rubbed, lower margins slightly affected by damp staining, inner hinges cracking. Ownership inscriptions to ffep and half title. xvi, 471pp. London, Edward Arnold. …

The First Expedition from Somaliland to Lake Rudolph. First edition. 8vo. 471pp - 4pp ads. With nuimerous illustrations plus 6 coloured folding maps. Original dark grey cloth with gilt vignette on upper board. Small Sturgis Library bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, with small stamp on title page. Classification number on spine. Very good otherwise.…