cheesman r e (22 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. 192pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Foreword by Peter Scott. Light foxing on page edges, front hinge cracked, very good lacking the dust jacket. A compilation of new discoveries of new lands, archaeology, the voyage of the Joseph Conrad, the first flight from England, Mallory and Norton on Mount Everest, Brazilian wilderness, and more.

Fifth edition (softcover). 12mo, vii, 155pp. Original printed card wrappers. Text block lightly browned, else this copy is in very good condition.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Volume II, Part 1. Chipped at spine; creases to back cover. Discoloration around ageing staples. Light creases to front cover along spine. Cover has yellowed, but book block is in rather good condition. Light notes in pencil to front cover. A rare resource.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, , paginated 23 -164, original wrappers, light scuffing to the edges, some foxing to the front cover, contents uncut, a very good copy. Parietales, Polygalinae, Caryophyllinae, Guttiferales, Geraniales by Williams, Malvales by Williams and Cheesman.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. [1928 - c.1986 ?]. Small octavo, pp 464; 122, slightly age-toned, paperbacks, very slightly worn. but otherwise all quite bright. [A good part of this erratically and confusingly produced flora, which is rarely offered for sale.]. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. [1928 - c.1986 ?]. Small octavo, pp 464; 181; 101, slightly age-toned, paperbacks, very slightly worn. one part with a very worn spine but otherwise all quite bright; one part a presentation copy to Pat Brenan, signed by Dave Philcox. [A substantial part of this erratically and confusingly produced flora, which is rarely offered for sale.]. Signed by Author.

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Hard cover, dust jacket, small tears in dust jacket, drawings by J D Carrick and F Yeoman; owners name front end paper, black and white photographs throughout.

Original-Leinenband. XX, 447 Seiten mit 66 s/w Abbildungen auf Tafeln. Exemplar mit etwas stärkeren Gebrauchsspuren: Der Einband ist leicht berieben und an Ecken und Kanten geringfügig bestoßen. Es fehlt eine Faltkarte, die herausgetrennt wurde (vor Seite 435). Bibliotheksexemplar, gestempelt und mit einem entfernten Rückenschildchen. Exemplar mit wenigen Bleistiftanstreichungen. Buch aus einem Nichtraucherhaushalt. // Original hardcover (cloth). Copy with somewhat stronger signs of wear: The cover is slightly rubbed and slightly bumped at the corners and edges. A folding map that was cut out is missing before page 435. Library copy, stamped and with a removed spine label. Copy with a few pencil markings. Dieses Exemplar stammt aus der Bibliothek von Walter W. Müller, Professor für Semitistik an der Philipps-Universität Marburg. Sprache: Englisch.

, Practical Hints to Scoutmasters on Troop Management vii [3] 1-86, 1928 3rd edition; Letters to the New Scoutmaster, 80 pages 1932 first edition; The Group Scoutmaster, 123, 1934 first edition First and third editions , covers have wear, the spines creased and chipped, the 2nd volume has some loss to the spine and is splitting along the front joint, sunned spines, foxing on the block edges and lightly within the first two volumes, all three are in fair to good condition , bound in cream printed stiff paper wraps , 18 x 12.5 cm Paperback ISBN:

London: MacMillan and Co., 1936 8vo. xiv,400pp. folding frontispiece and 48 illustrations on plates, 2 coloured folding maps, index. Major Cheesman was H.M. Consul for North-west Ethiopia, 1925-1934 where he undertook an expedition that finally fixed the source and course of the Blue Nile from Lake Tana. From the library of Dr Juel-Jensen with his Amharic bookplate, two centimetres from base of spine missing, covers slightly rubbed, a good copy of the first edition in the publisher's dark green cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[B].

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 2 stiff-board volumes, each containing multiple softcover volumes in the series. Green bindery cloth spines and gray boards. First volume contains: Flora. Vol 1 Part 1. 1928. ** Vol 1 Part 2. 1929. ** Part 3. 1930. ** Part 4. 1931. ** Part 5. 1932. ** Part 6. 1934. ** Part 7. 1940. ** Part 8. 1941 ** These 8 parts are numbered sequentially up to 531 pages. SECOND VOLUME contains Volume 2, part 1 1928 ** Part 2. 1930 ** Part 3. 1947. Brower's signature on front cover. ** Part 4. 1953. ** Part 5. 1954. ** Part 6. 1955. ** Pagination continuous up through page 436. Scarce. We've got a wonderful bookshelf of books from Lincoln Brower's collection listed here in our Brower catalogue. Everything you know about Monarch Butterflies, you know because of Brower's work, both scientific and outreach. He was a great teacher, an important researcher, a torch-bearing conservationist, and a leading light in lepidoptery. We are extremely excited to offer his books. Please email with questions or to request photos.

Zustand: Very Good. xiv, 400, folding frontis, 24 b/w plates, text fig, 2 folding maps. . HB. 8vo, orig. green cloth (spine slightly faded), gilt vignette to front board, gilt title to spine, top edge tinted green. Ownership inscription and blind stamp to half-title. Vg. First edition. An account of the author's expeditions around Lake Tana and the source of the Blue Nile, in Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) during his time as British consul for north-west Ethiopia between 1925 and 1934. Major Robert E. Cheesman (1878-1962) was an English military officer, explorer, ornithologist and author. He was the brother of Evelyn Cheesman (1881-1969), entomologist, author and traveller.

in-8vo, VIII p. + 400 p. + 1 panoramic view + 2 maps, small legacy stamp ?Guggisberg? on first fly, clothbound, spine with gilt lettering, sunned and spottet. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Complete with all plates and maps. With its own matching, handmade slipcase. The boards are shelf rubbed and edge worn, but remain strong and sturdy. Internally, the book is in near fine condition, with neat, crisp and unmarked pages. Securely bound and handsome! JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: MacMillan and Co., 1936 8vo. xiv,400pp. folding frontispiece and 48 illustrations on plates, 2 coloured folding maps, index. Major Cheesman was H.M. Consul for North-west Ethiopia, 1925-1934 where he undertook an expedition that finally fixed the source and course of the Blue Nile from Lake Tana. A very nice copy of the first edition in the publisher's green cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[ ].

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp xiv, 400, 49 plates, [2] folded maps. Original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering at spine and gilt illustration on the front cover. General Robert Cheesman's account of his explorations of the Lake Tana region and the Blue Nile and Abyssinia. Cheesman was the first to chart the area, before largely unmapped. He was an English military officer and explorer. He was the first to properly map the Arabian coast. Neat name on front endpaper with very slight creasing at spine ends, otherwise very good indeed in slightly tanned, about very good dust jacket, with slight chipping at foot of spine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 447 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white plates throughout. Large folding map is unattached at the back of the book. Dedication page has a small tear at the head edge. Page edges are lightly darkened and foxed. Blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Lightly worn around the edges. Small puncture holes near the spine. SCARCE. VG/- -. Book.

First edition; 8vo; inscribed presentation copy from the author to H. R. H. the Duke of Gloucester, 48 photographic illustrations (including a folding panorama frontispiece), 2 folding maps and a plan; original green cloth gilt with pictorial design in gilt on upper board, original pictorial dust-wrapper, a fine copy; xiv, 400 pp. A fine presentation copy from the author to Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, younger brother of Edward VIII and George VI. Cheesman was H.M. Consul in North-West Abyssinia, and led this surveying expedition to Lake Tana in the course of which he became the first European to visit all the islands on Lake Tana. He also made the first journey from the Lake down the Blue Nile through entirely unexplored country to the furthest point reached by expeditions which had entered Abyssinia from the Sudan. Howgego C32.

Tall hardback, 10 x 7 inches. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt camel design to front. Bevelled edges. Top page edges gilt. In very good condition. Some rubbing to spine and ends. Corners slightly bumped. Bookplate to front endpaper ?Leslie Carver.? Some occasional minor light foxing spots, mostly to page edges. Plates clean and bright. Map clean and bright, minor tear to bound margin. Else a very good clean and tight copy. xx + 433pp. Illustrated with 66 B&W photo plates + frontis. 2 B&W maps and a large folding colour map at rear.

Colour-printed map (51 x 48 cm). - Al-Qasimi 285.

London 1968, 400 pp., plates, and map, dust jacket p85.