junker dr wilhelm (9 Ergebnisse)

Bildgröße 13x11 cm.

Bildgröße 11x10 cm.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First English Language Edition. Complete in three volumes. Account by the Russian explorer, translated from 'Reisen in Afrika' of his leisurely explorations of central East Africa the end of which was prevented by the Mahdist rebellion forcing a longer journey finally ending in Zanzibar. Junker is noted for his studies of the peoples he came across. Includes numerous b/w photographs, illustrations and maps, including fold-out maps. Vol.I-1875-1878, viii+582pp, 1890. Vol.II-1879-1883, viii+477pp, 1891. Vol.III-1882-1886, viii+586pp, 1892. Uniformly bound in green cloth boards with colour illustration of African natives to front board. Fore and lower page edges untrimmed. Foxing to numerous pages. Vol.I-Light shelf wear to edges of boards and a little rubbing to surfaces. Small nick to head of spine cloth.Private plate of Minnesota Historical Society on fixed endpaper. Joint between upper board and free endpaper split leaving upper board a little loose, text block sound. Vol.II-Shelf wear to edges of boards with bumped corners and a little scuffing to same. Small nicks to cloth at head of spine. Small Boston University label to fixed endpaper. Joint between upper board and free endpaper starting to split but still intacts and text block is sound. Vol.III-Rubbing to fore-edges of boards with corners of rear board bumped. Thrre small punctures to cloth on upper-joint.Remains of bookplate to fixed endpaper. Total weight is over 4 kg so additional postage may be required.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. hardback, large 8vo, viii,582pp, illustrated, but lacking the folding map, owner's bookplate of Walter Hungerford Pollen, heavy foxing on title page, moderate scattered foxing elsewhere, text otherwise clean and binding sound, green half-cloth binding, gilt titles, Good condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. hardback, large 8vo, viii,477pp, illustrated, folding map, owner's bookplate of Walter Hungerford Pollen, edges browning and scattered light foxing, text otherwise clean and binding sound, green half-cloth binding, gilt titles, Very Good condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. TM.

First English edition, 8vo, vii, 586 pp., unopened, frontispiece, title-page vignette, numerous illustrations throughout, many full-page, large folding colour map, original green cloth gilt, pictorial vignettes to upper covers, original orange pictorial dust-wrapper, slight chips at edges, a fine example. Excessively rare with dust-wrapper. The third of Junker's expeditions. Junker charted the course of the Congo and its tributaries during his decade in Central Africa. Born of German parents in Moscow, he was influenced in his desire to explore Africa by Schweinfurth who drew his attention to the lands south of the Libyan desert, 'a region at that time. still shrouded in the veil of an awe-inspiring mystery'. His fascination with the region led him to make three expeditions over a period of eleven years and he is recognised as one of the great African explorers.

Couverture rigide. Zustand: Bon. Edition originale. 3 vol. in-8° ; VIII-582 pp. ; VIII-477 pp. ; VIII-586 pp., nombreuses illustrations et cartes hors texte,le tome II possède 2 ex-libris manuscrits (State ou Hate 1896 & Rippon 1923), le tome III est non coupé, une pleine toile verte illustrée de l'éditeur, une reliure uniforme, un bel exemplaire. Ex-libris : Joseph A. SADONY (Private)* and Henry WINTERTON. FIRST EDITION ENGLISH. SET COMPLET. *Joseph Sadony was a philosopher and a spiritualist who studied every religion in the world and yet was very much a Christian.

First English edition. Frontispiece portrait, and numerous full page illustrations and vignettes in the text. Folding map, coloured in outline, comprises 5 maps. 8vo. Original green cloth, with coloured vignette on upper board. Some lighht sporadic browning. A fine and bright copy otherwise. viii,586pp. London, Chapman & Hall,