Carnac Dorothy E (22 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Light wear to the jacket, protected by a removable plastic sleeve. Clean boards, firm binding, unmarked pages and endpapers. Not ex-library, no stickers. Ships in a box.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 167 Pp. Yellow Cloth. First Edition. Fine In Very Good Dust Jacket. Imperial Britain Sets Rules, Enforces Them, And Suppresses The Natives, In Newer Parts Of The Empire.

Author's signed presentation inscription to title page. 4to; original fawn boards; pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp. 178, incl. index; plates; map; genealogy. Dustwrapper very slightly foxed, with a few closed, short edge-tears to reverse; a little foxing to edges and endpapers. Good condition. 'In "Hawk's Eye", Dorothy Rivett-Carnac has told the long-awaited life story of Henry, eldest son of Lord Charles Somerset, whose significant contribution to the evolution of South Africa has been obscured both by his illustrious father and by the dynamic characters who at the same time bestrode the historic scene. Sir Harry Smith, Dr. John Philip, Andries Stockeström, Sir Benjamin D'Urban, the chiefs Gaika, Sandile of the withered leg, the wily Macomo, Hintsa, even the Xhosa woman diplomat Sutu, were all Henry Somerset's colleagues and co-players in the drama of the eastern frontier. His knowledge of the terrain which became the cockpit of Southern Africa, and of its peoples - the Boers (whose language he spoke) and the Britons of 1820 Settler origin, the Hottentots and Fingos, the Xhosas and Fetcani, - was unrivalled. For thirty years, he rode unceasingly about the border, earning by his vigilance and ubiquitousness the name of Hawk's Eye . '.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Signed by author. 1st edition. Complete. Heavy, extra postage may be required if posted outside South Africa. Both jacket and boards are edge worn and marked. Minor marks on page edges. Previous ownership plate pasted on front end page. It is in very good condition, excellent binding and internally clean. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. some tanning and foxing. . ownership inscription. old tape residue marks. light marks. well bound. good copy.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.[RF11][S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. The boards are a bit torn and marked.Light insect damage.Foxing.Excellent binding.Fair copy.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 2nd. 2nd undated edition, circa 1961. jacket is rubbed and chipped. edge wear and knocking on boards. tanning, old tape residue and marks. ownership inscription. fair copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Boards are sunned.Light tanning.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The boards are a bit sunned, marked and worn. Some foxing. Soundly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xi, 178pp, index, bibliography, chronologybw ills, endpaper maps. Some foxing to endpapers, prelims and edges, bookseller label on front pastedown. Jacket rubbed at folds with minor edge wear. Mt-Gen Sir Henry Somerset fought in the Peninsula War and at Waterloo. In 1818 he sailed for Cape Colony in South Africa where for 30 years he rode unceasingly about the border and in so doign gained unrivalled knowledge of the Boers and Briton settles, the Hottentots and Fingos, the Xhosas and the Fetcani. Personally responsible for good order on the frontier he participated in every Kaffir War from 1819-1852 whe he was transferred to India. Size: 4to.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. The jacket is edgeworn and marked.Ex-library book.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Signed by the Author Dorothy E. Rivett-Carnac. Bookplate tipped in on the front inner board by Ian Mackenzie. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Bright Yellow top page edges. Frontispiece in color. Publication of 147 pages. Large book. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and a tear alongside the front flap. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 4th Ed. 4th Edition. The dust jacket is torn, worn and damp marked on the spine. Small chips on the edges. There's a previous owner's inscription on the front end page. Light marks. Internally clean and tightly bound. [P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

hardcover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. a much worn and marked copy. damp damage. jacket is stuck to the book. text remains legible. rather poor condition. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The dust jacket is slightly shelf rubbed and edge worn. Small edge tears. Spine sunned. Minor insect gnawing on the jacket. It will still look good in cellophane. There is a previous owner's inscription on the front end page. Some tanning. Internally clean and tightly bound. [B.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 4th Edition. The jacket is shelf worn with creasing and browning along the edges. The boards are edge rubbed with scuffing along the edges. The binding is secure. Ex-libris plate on the front paste down. There are no ink inscriptions or annotations. protected in cellophane. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Small edge tears.Light tanning.Excellent binding.[R.K][R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Cover boards marked and torn. Dust Jacket has big chips with staple holes. IFC and flyleaf marked. Reference copy only. Ernest Ullmann (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dedication inked on title page: "To Harry Hughes. With Best Wishes Dorothy E. Rivett-Carnac. 10.3.71". Ernest Ullmann (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Thus came the English in 1820. A clean and tightly bound book. Name on flyleaf. Dust jacket chipped and shelf worn. Spine tanned. Ernest Ullman (illustrator).

First Edition. Book is very good. Dust jacket is price clipped but has edgewear and tape repair on reverse. Africana. Hardback. With dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. jacket is very worn, creased and torn. edge wear and knocking on boards. foxing, staining and marks. mild damp damage. signed and dated by author. a reading copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.