Three Races, First Edition (12 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Softcover, 8vo. 1st ed. 80pp. Brown wraps. Wear & chipping to wraps. Pages clean & tight. University of California Syllabus Series No. 119. Very rare.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Photos, 10.25 x 7", boards, 265pp with index, spine ends lightly bumped, textblock edges a little spotted and soiled, ink ownership inscription on front fly, in a nice dustjacket. FIRST EDITION (NAP).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. [1st edition, 1st printing] ; 346 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. ; LC: DA630; Dewey: 914.2; LCCN: 26-16133 ; OCLC: 1328397 ; green and black cloth ; no dustjacket ; maps on lining papers ; Contents : We start on a bus top -- Hojotoho Heiaha! -- The swarm of memory -- The man with a fly in his beer -- Morning at Penhurst -- To the road again -- A dirty inn to end the day -- Introducing a blind man and the Lady Pomfret-Dawken -- The cruise of the Forget-Me-Not -- Pages to be skipped by a hurried reader -- Containing a burst of song -- Ten thousand legs above the sea -- A thousand cows meditate revenge -- Over Beachy Head to Alfriston -- And then for the night to Lewes -- The problem that arises from the sleepiness of readers -- Three travelers escape murder! -- A final effort to complete the chapter -- Safe again in trivial matter -- A short chapter on boredom -- In which the Devil is introduced -- In which a Lady tapster saves our lives -- For sentimental readers -- We journey to Goodwood for the races -- The Goodwood Races -- In which we see a gentleman bereft of reason -- North to Haslemere -- A dividend for Guinness -- A short day ending with a chorus -- A long day in which I climb Keith Hill -- A digression on The Pickwick Papers -- To Knowle -- We draw near the end -- Three tramps in Southern England -- A Canterbury pilgrim ; paper label ; raised bands on spine ; nick to spine, else VG. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition. Some rubbing to cover & corners; spine gilt partially effaced. ; Black cloth; illustrated with 24 plates, including portrait photographs, maps, and other reproductions. Includes Notes, and Index. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 372 pages.

Hardback. Condition: G++. 1st Edition. Clean text in old full leather binding with very worn spine. Book is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

Rebound full cloth. Condition: CONDITION - used/fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 359 Pages. Folding Map. Some Worming On First Few Pages. Modern End Papers. Rebound With Original Cloth Relaid. Scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. pp.vi,531. Folding map. Contemporary red half morocco, 2 neat gilt crests on spine and front board. A comprehensive account of the history of Turkey, including Byzantium, Modern Greeks and Albanians, Slovonians, Wallachians and the gypsies. A handsome complete copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, Duke of Gloucester's copy with his bookplate, pp45, modern quarter morocco, scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Publication date taken from preface. Recently rebound. The page edges are a bit worn. Some foxing. The advert for the same author's book "History of the Colony of Natal" is included. Seem to be 1st. Binding fine; text good+. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover, 22x15cm, spine gilt titles, 516 pages, with one folding map, 4 folding tables litho plates of which some are tinted.The advert for the same author's book "History of the Colony of Natal" is included. Bumped corners, many stamps of the Ballarat Mechanics Institute ar scattered through the pages, faint ink numbers to top corner of title page,general wear. A book that is recognized as one of the standard works on South African natives in the middle of the 19th century, especially as regards Kaffir proper. Detailed, from tribal customs to great chiefs, to battles and warfare to varied tribes, to population numbers, plus loads more. Quite rare is the first ed.

By the Rev. William C. Holden, Wesleyan Missionary Twenty-seven years in South Africa. With a map and illustrations. London: Published for the Author, 1866 8vo. xii,516pp. 12 plates (8 being tinted lithographs,) folding map, 2 folding genealogies, 2 folding charts of population returns. The spine rebacked retaining the original worn and faded backstrip, boards a little rubbed, a good copy of the first edition in the publisher's lilac cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[O].

Condition: Good. Exploring the history, customs, and prospects of the Xhosa people in South Africa, focusing on British colonial interaction and Methodist missionary work. In Three Parts: I. Their History; II. Their Manners and Customs; III. The Means Needful for their Preservation and Improvement. Includes a map and illustrations. Split to rear end papers. Scattered foxing. 516 Pages. Dimensions: 14.5 x 22cm.