james s kirkman (9 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. Published by Frederick A. Praeger. (africa, history, travel) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. 7th edition, 1973. (fort jesus, mombasa island) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Ex-library copy. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. Internally, there is a previous owners inscription and a pasted in plate on the front end page. Stamp marks. Otherwise clean. tightly bound. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

hardcover. Zustand: Poor. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. a worn and used copy. damp damage and staining mostly to the boards and jacket. foxing and markings. text is clear and legible. mainly a reference / reading copy. extra postage may be required. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. 224pp. Foreword by Sir Mortimer Wheeler. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Modest edgewear, near fine in a near fine dustwrapper with spine ends worn.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. 197pp hardback, green cloth gilt, damp damage to upper fold of wrapper and corresponding staining to fore-edge of upper board, bw plates, frontispiece and line diagrams.

Zustand: Very good.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A signed first edition, first impression of this history of the East African coast by James Spedding Kirkman, considered a pioneer of Swahili archaeology. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page: 'James S. Kirkman, Fort Jesus, January 1968'. James Spedding Kirkman (1906-1989) was Warden of Coastal Historical Sites of Kenya for many years, and is considered a pioneer of Swahili archaeology. This is Kirman's introduction to the history of the coast of East Africa, with details on monuments such as mosques, palaces, forts and pillar tombs. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, with a foreword by Sir Mortimer Wheeler. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is bright and smart, with just a little bumping to the upper extremities of the front board and light shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper is bright and smart, with light marks to the rear of the wrap and minimal shelf wear. Very Good Indeed. signed by author. book.