Alfred lewis editor (16 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. 7th impression. Cloth, VG. 320pp, b/w frontis, spine a little sunned, cloth rubbed & slightly tired looking, otherwise a nice copy. The first volume of Trader Horn's autobiography, detailing his days as an Ivory merchant in the 1870s on the West Coast of Africa. The work details his exploits, including rescuing slaves & in particular his saving of a princess who has been held captive. The book is of its time, with many casual references to shooting big game, although Trader Horn does have a genuine respect of the African people. Alfred Aloysius Smith [ 1861 - 1931 ]. 600 grams.…

Zustand: Good. 1st edition. Cloth, VG. 320pp, b/w frontis, some spotting to the last pp, edges of boards rubbed & bumped. The first volume of Trader Horn's autobiography, detailing his days as an Ivory merchant in the 1870s on the West Coast of Africa. The work details his exploits, including rescuing slaves & in particular his saving of a princess who has been held captive. The book is of its time, with many casual references to shooting big game, although Trader Horn does have a genuine respect of the African people. Alfred Aloysius Smith [ 1861 - 1931 ]. 600 grams.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. "A Star Book." Presumed first ed. Full subtitle: "Being the Life and Works of Alfred Aloysius Horn, the works writtren by himself at the age of seventy-three and the life, with such of his philosophy as is the gift of age and experience taken down here and edited by Ethelreda Lewis; With a Foreword by John Galsworthy." 201 p., clean and unmarked anywhere; deckle edges; map end pages; binding firm; green boards with stamped image of author have spatter of faint stains and discoloration along upper edge of back panel; bumped corners; some rubbing at crown and foot of sunned spine.These fascinating memoirs of a well-travelled adventurer turned gridiron peddler deserves rebinding.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 176 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Fair. First edition copy. . No Dust Jacket 2 volumes. Volume One's frontiespiece detached and laid in. (travel africa adventure memoir biography).

3/4 leather. Zustand: Fine copy. Later prt. 8vo, 302 pp., Nice 3/4 blue leather binding with Africa-related (elephant, snake, etc.) gilt stamping in the spine panels.

hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A readable copy. All pages and the cover are intact (dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes--in pen or highlighter--but notes cannot obscure the text. An acceptable condition book and a slightly later dated nineteenth printing. Heavy wear and splitting to the spine and cover edges, and cracks to the guttering at both inner board hinges. Ex-library stamps and marks. Appears to be one volume with no indication on if it's part of a set and may be complete as-is. The textblock has toned edges and minor slackening in the centre but is fine overall, with unfaded print. Fine as a reading and reference copy only. Reliable.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. wraps are shelf rubbed and creased. inscriptions and markings. sound binding. fair copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 314 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.80 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 12mo. viii, 302 p.p. Green cloth boards with black stamped lettering to spine and vignette portrait of a man to front board. Spine sunned, bumped at ends. Damp stain to rear board, white scuff to head of rear board. B&W portrait frontis. of Aloysius Horn. Black, white and green map endpapers of Africa. Ink ownership inscription to FFEP. Closed tear to dedication page, damp staining to some pages near rear, not affecting text . "This is a true story of a real man. So real that I have thought it necessary to alter names here and there, including his own surname." (from Introduction). The story of an ivory trader in the 1870s who worked along the west coast of Africa.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 314 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.80 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 400 pages. 8.35x5.98x8.34 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used-Very Good. Cloth, no dj. Vol. 1, 11th printing, 1929. 320 pp. Purplish decorative cloth. Spine slightly cocked. Former owner's bookplate on ffep. Vol. 2, 1928 printing. 256 pp. Green decorative cloth. Vol. 3, 1929 printing. 318 pp. Blue decorative cloth. Faint stain to rear board. Three vols. have minor age toning to pages and slight edgewear to boards. Internals clean and bright.…

Hardcover. Presumed first edition/first printing. 183, [1] p. Includes illustrations. Some illustrations in color. Program for the 150th Annivsary commemoration (including Fort Stevens) laid in. A Civil War veteran reflects on the war and its aftermath through personal reminiscences, diaries and correspondence. This was drawn from the Lewis Cass White Collect. It is illustrated with document reproductions and period drawings. White was with the 102nd Pennsylvania Volunteers. Very good in very good dust jacket. Inscribed on fep by Cooling on the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Stevens. Initaled by Cooling on t-p. Edwin Forbes; Alfred Waud (illustrator).…

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, xvi, 843 pages; G+/G-; Orange spine with black lettering; Dustjacket shows some soiling on covers and spine, minor chipping on the top and bottom edges, and minimal fading to color on the spine; Some edgewear appears on the bottom of the boards; Textblock is clean, and some pages remain uncut; stored in a red cloth slipcase (with black leather labels on spine) and matching chemise; CX Consignment; [Shelved in Room A Oversized]. A seminal anthology of early 20th century American literary figures. Features contributions by Ernest Hemingway, Robert Penn Warren, Allan Tate, Gertrude Stein, and John Dos Passos - and 67 others. 1346173. FP New Rockville Stock. …