Chasing Devil by Tim Butcher, First Edition (18 results)

Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Jacket edges are creased, and board spine ends are bumped. Page block and page edges are lightly tanned. Binding is sound and pages are otherwise clear. LW. Used.

1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original red cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. 325, illus with b&w plates, drawings and maps (no inscriptions).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fine first edition, first printing in near fine dust jacket with 2.5 cm closed tear on spine not affecting text. Sticker on front cover advertising his previous book, 'Blood River'. Unread. Butcher follows the trail Graham Greene walked in 1935 and described in Journey Without Maps, a travel classic, through Sierra Leone and Liberia. For many years these countries were too dangerous to travel through. Both his travel books, including Blood River, have been nominated for numerous awards.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 325 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Red hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 240mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 325pp. Signed by author on title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. 1st Edition. 325 pp bw illustrations, red cloth gilt title, black endpapers, Signed and dedicated by author on title page. Edges a little tanned and marked, stain to bottom part of rear cover, slight lean to spine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by author on title page, without dedication. Dustwrapper is protected. Faint tanning on upper page edges. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A near fine UK first edition, first printing hardback (bump to top of front board) in an fine dustjacket (protected by a removable, clear thin mylar sleeve) - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - For many years Sierra Leone and Liberia have been too dangerous to travel through, bedevilled by a uniquely brutal form of violence from which sprang many of Africa's cruellest contemporary icons - child soldiers, prisoner mutilation, blood diamonds. With their wars officially over, Tim Butcher sets out on a journey across both countries, trekking for 350 miles through remote rainforest and malarial swamps. Just as he followed H M Stanley through the Congo - a journey described in his bestseller "Blood River" - this time he pursues a trail blazed by Graham Greene in 1935 and immortalised in the travel classic "Journey Without Maps". Greene took 26 bearers, a case of scotch, and hammocks in which he and his cousin Barbara were carried. Tim walks every blistering inch to gain an extraordinary ground-level view of a troubled and overlooked region. As a journalist in Africa, Tim came to know both countries well although the wars made trips to the jungle hinterland far too risky. This is where he now heads, exploring how rebel groups thrived in the bush for so long and whether the devil of war has truly been chased away. He encounters other 'devils', masked figures guarding the spiritual secrets of jungle communities. Some are no more threatening than schoolmasters but others are much more sinister, relying on ritual cannibalism as a source of their magical power. Tim encounters these devils on an epic journey that demands courage, doggedness and good fortune. "Chasing the Devil" is a dramatic travel book touching on one of the most fraught parts of the globe at a unique moment in its history. Weaving history and anthropology with personal narrative - as well as new discoveries about Greene - it is as exciting as it is enlightening - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st impression, unread, not price clipped (£18.99), no owner's name or other inscription, some age toning to page ends (otherwise book would be "as new"), D/j protected by a clear removable sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Bound in perfect red cloth with gilt titles to spine, this hardcover First Edition is VG in Vg dustjacket. Signed and inscribed as Follows, "Graham Greene went to Liberia to launch his career. Well if it was good enough for him." 325pp with Prologue, 12 Chapters, Bibliography, Map, Sketches and Index. Condition close Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s)the wraps are bit edge worn and shelf rubbed. slight creasing. a bit marked. Inscribed and Signed by the author. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.O.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket and illustrations by Michael Salu (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with full number line. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLUE PEN, ON TITLE PAGE 'To Maurice, In hope of reminding you of good days in ? (illegible) Africa, Tim Butcher (with printed name crossed out)'. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly rubbed, not price clipped (£18.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and almost square, overall a vg++ copy. 325pp, illustrated. For decades Sierra Leone and Liberia have been too dangerous for the outsider to travel through, bedevilled by a uniquely brutal form of violence from which have sprung many of Africa's cruellest contemporary icons, child soldiers, prisoner mutilation, blood diamonds. 'Chasing the Devil' tells the story of Tim Butcher's audacious expedition from Freetown at the mouth of the Sierra Leone river overland through forest covered mountains and malarial plains to the coast of Liberia. His journey follows the route trekked by Graham Greene in 1935 and immortalised in his travel classic 'Journey Without Maps'. As a journalist in Africa between 2000 and 2005 Tim came to know both countries well although reporting was restricted mostly to the capital cities. Now he ventures deep into areas not visited by outsiders for years, just as the terrible deadweight of conflict is being lifted. Both nations are on a developmental cusp and Tim explores whether national and international attempts to chase away the devil of war can succeed. And there are other 'devils' that he is in search of, rural communities in both countries have a tradition of sorcery and spiritualism based around the idea of a community devil, a masked figure who comes out at night inducting adolescents into society's ancient rules. And there are the far more sinister 'devil societies', run by local warlords like Charles Taylor, which carry out acts of ritual murder in rural Liberia today. Tim tracks down these rural devils, both good and bad, to see what role they play in these changing countries. A dramatic travel book through one of the most fraught parts of the globe at a unique moment in its history. Weaving history and anthropology with personal narrative it is as exciting as it is enlightening. Scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "Chasing The Devil" by Tim Butcher 2010 - First Edition, First Printing Hand Signed, Inscribed & Dated Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" 325 Pages The jacket is in good minus condition with a couple of small edge tears. The jacket is protected with a removable Mylar cover. The book is in good condition free from rips, tears, bends, stains, and writing. The book has been hand signed, inscribed and dated on the title page in black marking pen by the author. The pages are very mildly toned and the previous owner's address label is on the front free end page. The boards are in very good to good condition with no wear. There is a tiny edge bump on the back board. The binding is tight and square. Signed by Author(s).

First edition. 8vo., original red boards, dust jacket. London, Chatto & Windus. A fine copy, inscribed on the title page "For David. A walk on the African wild side. Best wishes. Tim." Cornwell had given a glowing comment on Butcher's earlier book Blood River. From the library of David Cornwell aka John Le Carré. Maggs Bros. Ltd., Catalogue 1526, John Le Carré: Books from The Library of Jane and David Cornwell at Tregiffian, Item 43.