Krapf Rev (41 results)

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 13pp extract, printed in double columns, salvaged from a damaged issue of Eclectic Magazine, Volume LI, No. 4, April, 1861. A contemporary review of the scarce titles. Housed in protective mylar report cover.

Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. About The Book: "A Nika?English Dictionary," compiled by Rev. Dr. Johann Ludwig Krapf and Rev. Johannes Rebmann, and published in London by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in 1887, is a pioneering lexicon of the Nika (part of the Mijikenda/Giryama) Bantu dialect spoken on Kenya's coast? Spanning some 400 pages, it presents Nika entries with English glosses and usage notes, reflecting extensive field work by the two German missionaries in Mombasa and Rabai. Serving as one of the earliest written records of this coastal language, it supported missionary work and laid groundwork for future linguistic research in East African Bantu dialects. About The Compiler: Johann Ludwig Krapf (1810-1881) was a pioneering German missionary, linguist, and explorer in East Africa. He authored key works on African languages, including vocabularies, grammars, and Bible translations, significantly contributing to the study and documentation of East African linguistic heritage.Johannes Rebmann (1820-1876) was a German missionary, linguist, and explorer in East Africa. He co-discovered Mount Kilimanjaro for Europeans, contributed to African language studies, and co-authored key dictionaries, including Nika-English and Kiniassa, advancing both linguistic and missionary efforts in the region. The Title 'A Nika-English Dictionary written/authored/edited by Compiler: Rev. Dr. L. Krapf and Rev. J. Rebmann', published in the year 2025. The ISBN 9789368961086 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 409 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Facsimile Publisher. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Dictionary. Size of the book is 21.59 x 27.94 cms Vol: 409.

Condition: Brand New. Published in 1843, with an important geographical preface, these journals describe the missionaries' experiences in the Abyssinian kingdom of Shoa.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Language: English. About The Book: "A Nika?English Dictionary," compiled by Rev. Dr. Johann Ludwig Krapf and Rev. Johannes Rebmann, and published in London by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in 1887, is a pioneering lexicon of the Nika (part of the Mijikenda/Giryama) Bantu dialect spoken on Kenya's coast? Spanning some 400 pages, it presents Nika entries with English glosses and usage notes, reflecting extensive field work by the two German missionaries in Mombasa and Rabai. Serving as one of the earliest written records of this coastal language, it supported missionary work and laid groundwork for future linguistic research in East African Bantu dialects. About The Compiler: Johann Ludwig Krapf (1810-1881) was a pioneering German missionary, linguist, and explorer in East Africa. He authored key works on African languages, including vocabularies, grammars, and Bible translations, significantly contributing to the study and documentation of East African linguistic heritage.Johannes Rebmann (1820-1876) was a German missionary, linguist, and explorer in East Africa. He co-discovered Mount Kilimanjaro for Europeans, contributed to African language studies, and co-authored key dictionaries, including Nika-English and Kiniassa, advancing both linguistic and missionary efforts in the region. The Title 'A Nika-English Dictionary written/authored/edited by Compiler: Rev. Dr. L. Krapf and Rev. J. Rebmann', published in the year 2025. The ISBN 9789333374538 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 409 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Facsimile Publisher. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Dictionary. Size of the book is 22.59 x 28.94 cms Vol: 409.

Facsimile Reprint of London 1882 Ed. Large 8vo. xxxix + 433pp. Port. frontis. gilt lettered red cloth, faded. US$37.

Condition: New. Published in 1843, with an important geographical preface, these journals describe the missionaries' experiences in the Abyssinian kingdom of Shoa. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Religion. Num Pages: 658 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JH; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 37. Weight in Grams: 830. . 2011. Paperback. . . . .

Facsimile reprint of 1882 edition. 8vo. [xl] + 433pp. Original maroon boards with lightly faded spine lettered in gilt. US$37.

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Condition: New. pp. 566.

Condition: New. Published in 1843, with an important geographical preface, these journals describe the missionaries' experiences in the Abyssinian kingdom of Shoa. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Religion. Num Pages: 658 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JH; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 37. Weight in Grams: 830. . 2011. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Condition: New. pp. 566 2nd Edition.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. book.

Condition: New. An important work for the nineteenth century history of East Africa. It contains a new introduction with a biographical sketch of Krapf. Num Pages: 724 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH; HBLL; HRCX7; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1202. . 1968. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 2nd revised edition. 566 pages. 9.00x6.25x2.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. An important work for the nineteenth century history of East Africa. It contains a new introduction with a biographical sketch of Krapf. Num Pages: 724 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH; HBLL; HRCX7; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1202. . 1968. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Arrowsmith ( Map engraver) (illustrator). First Edition. 8vo., xxvii., 529 pp. 2 folding coloured maps.First Edition.partially unopened.top edge browned, foredge lightly browned with some foxing, plain yellow endpapers, pencil inscription to half -title states this vol. from library of the late J. N. Darby. Very occasional foxing spot otherwise very good in original blind stamped cloth with gilt titles to spine all extremities rubbed, very good minus, see photos Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Ex-library hardback without dust jacket, usual library stamps/markings. Republication in 1967 by Gregg Press Ltd., Farnborough of the 1850 original. Light wear to boards otherwise a good, clean copy. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. BS-6F*.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Issued Without Jacket. 1st Edition. xl + 464 pp., folding map frontis, tables, footnotes. Journeys to Jagga, Usambara, Shoa, Abessinia, and Khartum.Voyage from Mombaz to Cape Delgado. Krapf was the first recorded European to see Mt. Kenya. The folding map has one tape repair & there's some sl. page edge damage to a few pp. near the rear. O/W the hard cover book is bound in the usual chocolate brown cloth of the era and generally in good or better cond. Some sl. edge & corner wear including sl. wear to the head & heel of the spine but the binding is solid. Former owner's sigs on the f.f.e.p.

hardcover. Condition: very good. with an appendix and notes on language and geography by E.J. Ravenstein. Frontispiece folding map. 464pp., 12mo, original blind stamped pebbled brown cloth (cloth is rubbed at spine ends). Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. First American edition. Very good. A very nice copy of this important, early book on African exploration.

First edition; 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm); portrait frontispiece, 2 folding maps, 12 tinted lithograph plates, contemporary ownership inscription to half-title, discreet shelf label to front pastedown; publisher's original gilt pictorial cloth housed in slipcase, spine lettered in gilt, touch of rubbing to extremities but else a clean and bright copy; li, 566 pp. Krapf was the first European to see Mounts Kilimanjaro and Kenya. An important account by the German missionary who collected information from the Arab traders operating inland from the coast during his travels. From them, Krapf and his companions learnt of great lakes and snow-capped mountains, which Krapf claimed to have seen for himself, much to the ridicule of English explorers who, incorrectly, could not believe the idea of snow on the equator. Neate K47.

First English edition. 2 folding maps, frontispiece portrait & 12 coloured lithograph plates. 8vo. Original illustrated cloth, gilt, with black cloth slipcase. li, [ii], 566pp. London, Krapf's journals form the cornerstone of East African exploration. They were the basis upon which the Royal Geographical Society decided to send Burton and Speke to verify the accuracy of the missionaries' maps, and the astonishing claim that there were two mountains permanently capped by snow. Ibrahim Hilmy I, p349.

First English edition. 2 folding maps, portrait, 12 coloured lithograph plates. 8vo. Original cloth, gilt,  recased inner joints repaired, back a little stainedli, ii, 566pp. London,Trubner Krapf's journals form the cornerstone of East African exploration from which it was decided by the Royal Geographical Society to send Burton and Speke to verify the accuracy of the missionaries' maps, and their astonishing claim to have seen two mountains permanently capped by snow. Ibrahim Hilmy, 1/349.

First edition, 8vo, li, (iii), 554 pp. Portrait frontispiece, 12 tinted lithographic plates and 2 folding maps, closed tear to the inner margin of the map at the end, front and rear blanks foxed. Recent half calf, marbled sides, a handsome copy.

Condition: New. pp. 566 This item is printed on demand.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.