Burrows guy (21 Ergebnisse)

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

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

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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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. First American Edition. 299p octavo, illustrated. A very good tight copy in original green cloth. Name on front fly leaf.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. 1898 Hardcover Near Fine/No Dust Jacket Thomas Y Crowell & Co, Pub, NY, 1898; with Introduction by H M Stanley; with Illustrations from Photographs and Sketches by the Author; near fine condition; bound in green, decorative, hard cover cloth; minor rubbing to corners, else fine; Captain Bu.…

Hardcover. 8vo. pp. xxx, [3]-299. with half-title. frontis. portrait & 99 text illus. (many full-page). original cloth (rubbed, front hinge cracked, few institutional rubberstamps & labels, occasional light marginal soiling). First American Edition. During his three-year stay in the Congo Free State, Burrows commanded the Welle-Mobanghi division and the Makua (Upper Welle) and Rubi-Welle Zones.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Boards with light rubbing to extremities.; Introduction by Henry M. Stanley, dated 1898. Present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo. The author was serving as an English officer in the Government of The Congo Free State from 1894 - 1897 and witnessed cannibalism (among many other adventures).; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxx, 299 pages.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. 8vo. pp 276, + appendix and index and publishers advertisements. Circa 140 b/w photos , some showing atrocities. 1st edition, 1st impression, March, 1903. Original blue cloth with gilt titles and flag motif to front. Covers with slight wear and rubbing to edges, slight marking to front pastedown and endpaper, slight foxing to frontis and title page, very lightly shaken, otherwise near very good indeed, clean copy. No jacket. Complete with folding colour map. Appendix is the report of Captain G Andrews Jones late Capitaine de steamer third class mentioning atrocities. Incorporated in the text is ' A Campaign amongst cannibals' by Edgar Canisius.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A lovely copy of Guy Burrows' treatise on the issues faced by Central Africa, including the terror of Leopold II, to whom the work is dedicated. The first edition, fourth impression, of this work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one colour folding map, six plates, and many full-paged and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.A study into the issues of Central Africa at the turn of the century.Interestingly this work is dedicated to Leopold II of Belgium, though the work also condemns him and his behaviour as the absolute rule of the Congo Free State, a position he held from 1885 to 1908. The King's administration pleaded ignorance to the atrocities the Belgium's committed in the Congo.Written by Captain Guy Burrows.'A Campaign Amongst Cannibals' by Edgar Canisius is incorporated.From the library of I. and F. W. Hosken, who owned an extensive library of works on Africa.Eighteen pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor rubbing to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. Front hinge is starting but firm. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 4th Edition. Fourth impression. Gilt titles and devices to front and spine bright and sharp. Slight discoloration to bottom of front board, nominal wear to spine ends. Internally clean, unmarked, bumped corners but firm hinges, tight text block. Still handsome copy. BP/Case.…

8vo. pp. xxviii, [20], 276, [4], viii, [10], 18(ads). frontis. portrait, folding colour map & numerous text illus. (some full-page). original gilt-stamped pictorial cloth (rubbed, slightly shaken). First Edition, Second Impression. A gruesome exposé of the cruelties, excesses, and atrocities committed by the Belgian administration in the Congo, written by the former district commissioner of the Aruwimi District of the Congo Free State. Hosken p. 33.…

First American edition, 8vo, pp. xxx, 3-299, [1]; 100 photographic illustrations throughout, many full-page; original decorative green cloth stamped in black and gilt; lightly rubbed, very good. Czech, Africa, p. 29: "A former English army officer, Burrows was hired by the Belgian government as district commander of the Upper Well-Mobanghi region of the Congo.".…