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Text facsimile of the Macmillan edition of 1893. Volume Eight in the Rhodesiana Reprint Library Gold Series. 8vo; original dark green boards, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (viii) + xii + 340 + 8; plates, incl. map. Very good dustwrapper has two short closed tears to top edge and small impression corresponding with point midway along upper joint; bottom edge of boards very slightly shelf-rubbed; earlier owner's name and collector's bookplate to front endpaper; edges a bit foxed, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Very good condition. "The fever swamps and lion-infested mountain fastnesses which barred the eastern gateway to the Mashonaland of 1891 was no place for refined young ladies, but neither these natural barriers nor the Charter Company's restriction on entry of women deterred Nurses Blennerhassett, Sleeman and Welby from accepting Bishop Knight-Bruce's invitation to set up a mission hospital near Penhalonga. . The story of the development of their medical services in the face of extreme privation and natural hazards is one of the outstanding tales of Rhodesia's pioneer women and a laudable chapter in the history of nursing in southern Africa.".…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. London, Macmillan's Colonial Library, 1893. 13 x 18,5 cm, 340 pp. Remains of adhesive tape on spine and covers, there's also a label with numbering pasted on the spine. Cover edges frayed. Ffep missing. Foxing and some stains inside. Note writing on pencil on the top of page 175. Small closed tear on page 203/4. The Book Cellar & Henschel.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Dust Jacket. 2nd Edition. Account of how the two nursing friends along with another nurse were persuaded to travel to assist the treatment of an outbreak of malaria in Mashonaland (Northern Zimbabwe) by the Bishop of Bloemfontein and newly Bishop of Mashonaland. Facsimile reprint of the 1893 original but with several minor additions. Includes 28*b/w photographs and illustrations. xii+340pp. Green cloth boards. Light shelf-wear to boards. Upper front edge and spine cloth heavily sunned. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. boards are shelf rubbed and a bit edge worn. light foxing and marks. well bound. good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 340 pages (complete). Jacket shelf rubbed and a bit marked with some old tape residue marks. Boards shelf rubbed, old tape residue marks. Tanning, foxing. However, it is still in good condition, tightly bound and intact. MN. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1893. Africa, Exploration. Macmillan/London. 340p. Very good ex-library, but in rebound modern dark blue cloth after it was deaccessioned (modern binding). With frontis piece map (O&E MJ 11/2022).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 3rd edition. A lovely old book, but very marked and worn, with the boards frayed, marked and discoloured. Internally, the bottom of the front end page has a small chip out of the bottom edge, and there is age-related tanning and foxing throughout, but there are no inscriptions, and the pages are neat and legible. The binding is secure. In fair condition considering the age of the book. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 358 pages. 8.43x5.51x1.02 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Two bookplates tipped in one on the front inner board and the other on the front free end paper page, from the previous owner. Publication of 340 pages. There is gilt and a decoration on the front and back covers. The boards are a touch edge worn and there are minor marks. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. In good condition considering the age of the book (1893). GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 340 pages (complete). A placid copy. The green boards are worn about all edges, corners and seams. They are scuffed, marked from storage and handling. The spine has been burnished by handling; there is wear to the head, foot, body. It is fit. Despite all of these distractions, the boards are steady. The contents are benign. There are several previous owner stamps and signatures on the early pages. There is foxing fore and aft. The contents do have genial and general evidence of use throughout. There are occasional age-related, storage-related marks. The contents are amiable, comfortable, clean and clear, amenable, evocative and affectionate, even a little breathless at times! ("Of [Mr Selous] it is impossible to remember anything but his eyes, which are extraordinarily clear and limpid."). fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 340 pages (complete). An amiable copy. The boards have shelving wear to the corners, edges. There are marks and storage stains. The spine is faded with storage wear to head and foot and along the body. It is fit. The boards are steady and sure. The contents are mild-mannered. Some pages are still uncut! The front pastedown has a small previous owner label (William Holborn). The end papers have some wear. The contents are agreeable. They are clean, bold, clear, convivial, engaging, comfortable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…