Bovill E W Editor (31 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Original blue cloth stamped in gilt. Text is clean and unmarked.B/w Illustrations.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hakluyt, 2nd series no. CXXIX. Maps and plates. Volume three only of the 4 volume set.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Presumed First Thus. x, and from page 600 to 798. Gold lettering on the spine; gold sailing ship on the front cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has a closed tear at the top of the front. A fine copy of this volume of The Hakluyt Society's Second Series: No. CXXX, featuring Captain H. Clapperton's account of his exploration of Hausa and his stay in Sokoto with three illustrations and six maps.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hakluyt, 2nd series no. CXXIX. Maps and plates. Volume four only of the 4 volume set.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 208 pages. This is the last of three volumes on the Bornu Mission (1822-25) which form part of a series of volumes on the exploration of the Niger. They consist of the edited text of the 'Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa in the Years 1822,1823 and 1824' by Major D. Denham, Captain H. Clapperton and Dr W. Oudney. The first volume contains the editor's introduction and the first two annotated chapters of the Narrative. The second volume covers the Mission's exploration of Bornu and adjoining countries, with full notes and reconstructed itineraries of the various expeditions. This third volume is devoted to Clapperton's account of his exploration of Hausa and his stay in Sokoto, together with a reconstructed itinerary of his journey and full notes. (SL#51D/52C) (#58)(SL#246).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dustjacket. Volume 129. Fading to spine. Tight, bright and clean copy. Occasional spotting to page edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dustjacket. Volume 123.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Nice, clean, tight copy of the Four Volume Set in Good condition. Former owner's bookplate on Volume I end paper. Volume 1 covers have minor rubbing wear, Very nice set. Location: P75.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 198 pages; Description: 4 v. Illus. , maps (part fold. ) port. 23 cm. The Hakluyt Society; Second Series No. CXXX. Subjects: Niger River. Africa --Discovery and exploration. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Volume I only. Three fold-out maps. First edition. Very good in a very good (age toning along the spine) dust jacket. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The Hakluyt Society Cambridge University Press Cambridge 1965 4 Volumes inc fold out maps and bw illus VG (blue cloth w title in gilt on spine and image on front board, sl worn, head and foot of spine sl bumped, edges sl foxed) in VG DW (sl worn, some spines have darkened, some bumping and closed tears on extrems).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2 volumes of a 4 part work on the Niger Explorations, these being volumes 1 & 4 (of 4). Blue cloth, photo frontispieces & maps, some folding, one map in pocket at rear, several photo plates, octavo. 1964-66 first printings. (2).

8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xiv, 406 pp, frontispiece (portrait of Laing), 4 plates and 6 maps, including folding, bibliog, index. original pictorial cloth, gilt vignette on front cover, spine title lettering, spine a little faded but lettering clear, slightly foxed at outer edge of text block, very good, clean and unmarked. Important work on the exploration of the Niger following its discovery by Mungo Park. This volume consists of Friedrich Hornemann's Travels, 1797-98 from Cairo to Murzuk and Laing's trip to Timbuktu from 1824 to 1826. A picture of this book is available on request.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 198 pages; Description: 4 v. Illus. , maps (part fold. ) port. 23 cm. The Hakluyt Society; Second Series No. CXXX. Subjects: Niger River. Africa --Discovery and exploration. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: volume 4, illustrations, maps (some folded) portrait 23 cm.Series: Hakluyt Society. Works. Second Series. no:130. Contents:Vol. 4 : The Bornu mission 1822-25. Subjects: Laing, Alexander Gordon 1793-1826. Hornemann, Friedrich 1772-1800. Discoveries in geography. Africa, Central Discovery and exploration. 3 Kg.

1st edition. 4 volumes. 8vo. 4 portrait frontispieces, b/w. illustrations and maps. Original blue cloth with gilt device to upper board and gilt lettering to spine. Pale blue d/ws. lettered in navy, spines browned, rubbed and slightly chipped to edges. Volume I lacks d/w. Hakluyt Society Second Series, Volumes CXXIII, CXXVIII, CXXIX and CXXX.Please note that additional postage charges may be necessary. US$37.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. hardback, 8vo, complete in 4 volumes, xii,406;xiv,798pp, 33 plates, 9 maps, edges slightly browned, texts clean and tight, no inscriptions, blue cloth gilt, Very Good / Fair dustwrappers; wrappers rubbed and edges browned, frayed at corners and spine ends.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: volume 4, illustrations, maps (some folded) portrait 23 cm.Series: Hakluyt Society. Works. Second Series. no:130. Contents:Vol. 4 : The Bornu mission 1822-25. Subjects: Laing, Alexander Gordon 1793-1826. Hornemann, Friedrich 1772-1800. Discoveries in geography. Africa, Central Discovery and exploration. 1 Kg.

Original Cloth. Condition: Fine. Hakluyt-Second Series. 1:Hornemann's travels from Cairo to Murzuk 1824/6, letters of Laing 1824/6 406 pp. ill. text maps & folding map. 2. Bornu Mission part 1 1822-25. 306 pp. ill. text and folding maps. 3. Bornu Mission part 2 1822/25. 285 pp. illl. text & folding maps. 4. Bornu Mission part 3. 1822/5. 798 pp. Ill. text, folding and pull out rear pocket maps.

4 vols. 37 plates, 24 maps including some folding, 1 plan. Edges spotted, original gilt lettered blind ruled cloth with blind ruling and gilt motifs to upper boards, vol. 4. sl faded. Hakluyt Society, Second Series Nos. CXXIII, CXXVIII, CXXIX, & CXXX. Additional postage may be necessary. US$60.

VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP BUT WITH A DISCOLOURED SPINE. SECOND SERIES: NO. 123.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A Very Good set, light shelfwear; dust jackets have some chipping at the spines and corners, else Very Good four volume set.

Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. First Edition. Cloth, dj. Octavo. Blue cloth with gilt logo on front boards, gilt lettering on spines. Dust jackets in acetate. Foxing to jackets, notably on vol. I. Some creasing to jackets spine. Chipping along top jacket edge on volumes III and IV. Remnant of sticker on acetate of front jacket panel on vol. IV. Some additional foxing on top and fore edges, occasionally extending to margins. Binding starting to looson between endpaper and first gathering in vol. II. Else clean copy.

4 vols. viii+406+xiv+798pp. 8vo. Original cloth with gilt lettering and decorations in duswrapper, insect damage to backstrip of some volumes. Black and white plates and maps, including some fold-outs. A very good set. First edition. Series 2/123/128/129/130.

First edition. 4 volumes, 8vo., frontispieces, 9 folding maps and numerous photographic plates throughout, blue cloth gilt and original light blue dust-wrappers, very good condition. Hakluyt Society second series, 123, 128, 129, 130. Important accounts, including those of Denham and Clapperton, of early explorations of the Niger River, including hitherto unpublished materials.

8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 4 volumes, xiv, 406; xiv, 306; xii, [307]-596; x, [597]-798 pp, 4 frontispieces, numerous illus, plates and maps, including many folding and one in rear pocket, bibliog, glossary, indexes. original cloth, gilt vignettes on front covers, each volume with dust jacket (lightly chipped on one spine, very small stain on another, spines lightly faded), but a clean fine set. Important works on the exploration of the Niger following its discovery by Mungo Park. The first volume consists of Friedrich Hornemann's Travels, 1797-98 from Cairo to Murzuk and Laing's trip to Timbuktu from 1824 to 1826. The other three volumes describe the Bornu Mission of 1822-25 based on the writings of Denham, Clapperton and Oudney. A comprehensive and useful description of African explorations. A picture of this book is available on request.

8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 4 volumes, xiv, 406; xiv, 306; xii, [307]-596; x, [597]-798 pp, 4 frontispieces, numerous illus, plates and maps, including many folding and one in rear pocket, bibliog, glossary, indexes. original cloth, gilt vignettes on front covers, each volume with dust jacket (light wear on a spine), a clean fine set. Important works on the exploration of the Niger following its discovery by Mungo Park. The first volume consists of Friedrich Hornemann's Travels, 1797-98 from Cairo to Murzuk and Laing's trip to Timbuktu from 1824 to 1826. The other three volumes describe the Bornu Mission of 1822-25 based on the writings of Denham, Clapperton and Oudney. A comprehensive and useful description of African explorations. A picture of this book is available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 4 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xi, [1 leaf], 406; xiv, 306; xii, [1 leaf], [309]-595x, [1 leaf], [599]-798. with half-titles. 37 plates (incl. 4 frontis. portraits), & 24 maps & charts (12 folding -1 in rear pocket), 4 full-page in the text). several text illus. (incl. 1 plan). with half-titles. original blind & gilt-stamped cloth. Vols. II-IV with Dw. (small stain to lower spine of Vol. I).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4 Volume Set. 1. Hornemann's travels from Cairo to Murzuk 1824/6, letters of Laing 1824/6 406 pp. ill. text maps & folding map. 2. Bornu Mission part 1 1822-25. 306 pp. ill. text and folding maps. 3. Bornu Mission part 2 1822/25. 285 pp. illl. text & folding maps. 4. Bornu Mission part 3. 1822/5. 798 pp. Ill. text, folding and pull out rear pocket maps. Unclipped DJs in archival covers, spines sunned. Tiny book store label on inside rear covers of four books. All four volumes Second Series. With plates & 24 maps, several folding, 1 in pocket at the rear of Vol. IV. Additional shipping required for this set.

4 volumes. First Edition. Profusely illustrated throughout with frontispieces, photographic plates and folding maps and charts and including a folding map stored in the pocket at the end of Vol. IV. 8vo, publisher's original light blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine, all volumes housed in their original printed dustjackets. [xiv], 406; xiv, 306; xii, [307]-[596]; x, [597]-798 + maps and illustrations pp. A very fine copy of each volume, essentially as pristine, the spine panels of the dustjackets just a tad mellowed. FIRST EDITION OF EACH VOLUME. Landmark works on the discovery and exploration of the Niger and its adjacent environs. Laing, whose letters are provided in Vol. I is credited with making the first recorded discovery of Timbuktu by a European. Laing's purpose was to explore the Niger itself and he traveled the ancient route from Tripoll in the north to Timbuktu in the south before setting off on the Niger passage. Hornemann's route, different than Laing's, began in Cairo and ended somewhat east of Timbuktu and farther down river than where Laing began his river journey. The first part of Vol. I prints The Journal of Friedrich Hornemann's Travels from Cairo to Murzuk in the years 1797-98, the second part prints The Letters of Major Alexander Gordon Laing from 1824-1826. Vol. II - IV provide a long and useful introduction and print the Narative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa in the Years 1822, 1823 and 1824 by Major Denham, Captain Clapperton and the Late Doctor Oudney Extending Across the Great Desert tot the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude, and From Koouka in Bornou, to Sackatoo, the Capital of the Felatah Empire. Vol III being Major Denham's Narrative and Vol. IV the Journal of An Excursion from Kouka in Bornou Through Soudan, to Soccatoo, the Capital of Bello, Sultan of the Felatahs. Denham and Clapperton, in the company of Dr. Walter Oudney, travelled from Benioleed, near Tripoli, almost due south to Lake Tchad, with excursions into the mountains west of Mourzuk in Fezzan. Dixon attempted to traverse the circuit around Lake Tchad but was unsuccessful. In the meantime, Clapperton and Oudney journeyed west from the lake toward the Niger, but the doctor only made it about a third of the way, and died in Murmur. Clapperton continued west, but was prevented from passing beyond Sackatoo by the local Sultan. He and Denham subsequently returned to Tripoli and crossed back to England This narrative is compiled primarily from Denham's journal, with a chapter by Dr. Oudney on the excursion to the mountains west of Mourzuk. A final section by Clapperton relates the westward journey from Lake Tchad to Sackatoo and includes an account of Oudney's death. Among the several appendices are translations from the Arabic of various letters and documents brought back by Denham and Clapperton, including a document relating to the death of Mungo Park.