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GENERAL BOTHA - the Career and the Man

GENERAL BOTHA - the Career and the Man

by Spender, Harold

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Published
1916
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good-. 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. 348 pages; Boston: Very Good-. 1916. First Edition. 348 pages; Portrait frontispiece, tissue-guarded, PP. 348 including Foreword, List of the 4 Full Page Maps (South Africa, Plan of Battle of Colenso, German South-West Africa, South and Central Africa) . Footnotes, full page Genealogical Table, Appendix 1: Botha's… Read more about this item
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Animals of East Africa

Animals of East Africa

by Spinage, C. A. ; Sir Julian Huxley

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1963
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Photographs; 213 pages; Contents clean and secure in original green cloth binding, in very good price-clipped dustjacket with some small chips. From the introduction by Sir Julian Huxley - "The best collection of wild life photographs I have ever seen." PROVENANCE: Kermit "Kim" Roosevelt,… Read more about this item
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GAME TRAILS Memoirs of a Thousand Sportsmen
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GAME TRAILS Memoirs of a Thousand Sportsmen

by Miscellaneous ; [Daniel J. Boorstin signed note]

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First Edition
Published
1939
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Original Printed Stiff Wrappers
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Mount Vernon, NY: Jonas Bros. Taxidermists. Near Fine. 1939. First Edition. Original Printed Stiff Wrappers. Autograph; 48 pages; Clean and secure in original zebra patterned wrappers. Established in1908, Jonas Brothers Taxidermy continues to be one of the nation's premier taxidermy studios. This 1939 publication describes their mission, their taxidermy services, samples of their products, care of trophies, museum examples, guns… Read more about this item
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BORN FREE - A Lioness of Two Worlds
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BORN FREE - A Lioness of Two Worlds

by Adamson, Joy

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1944
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New York: Viking Press. Very Good-. 1944. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Drawings; 213 pages; Contents clean and secure in original gray cloth binding, slight lean. Former owner's name and address on ffep "Kermit Roosevelt / XXXXX / April, 1960" -- this would be Kermit Roosevelt III (father of Kermit Roosevelt IV, later referred to as "III" since his granfather's… Read more about this item
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TREKS Across the Veldt
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TREKS Across the Veldt

by Waldeck, Theodore J. ; [Kermit "Kim" Roosevelt, Jr.'s copy]

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1944
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New York: Viking Press. Very Good-. 1944. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Drawings; 213 pages; Contents clean and secure in original gray cloth binding, cloth foxed and faded, small hole at bottom of front gutter. Gift inscription on ffep "Kermit Roosevelt Jr / from Ed Whitney" -- this would be Kermit Roosevelt III (father of Kermit Roosevelt IV, later referred… Read more about this item
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CETYWAYO and His White Neighbors or Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand,  Natal and the Transvaal
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CETYWAYO and His White Neighbors or Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal and the Transvaal

by Haggard, H. Rider

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Third Edition
Published
1890
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Hardcover
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London: Trubner & Co. Very Good. 1890. Third Edition. Hardcover. lxxviii, 314 pages; Contents clean and secure in original dark blue cloth binding with bright gilt lettering at spine and front board; cloth rubbed at spine ends and corners (rounded); lacks blank at end of text. Cetywayo and His White Neighbours, or Remarks… Read more about this item
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CONGO, 1960-1968 -- Foreign Relations of the United States 1964-1968 Volume XXIII

by Howland, Nina D. ; David C. Humphrey ; Harriet D. Schwar

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First Edition
Published
2013
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Hardcover
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9780160820021
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Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. Fine. 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Foreign Relations of the United States 1964-1968; xxx, (2), 887 pages; Clean and secure in original red cloth binding with gilt lettering at spine. Unread, virtually as new. The Congo Crisis and its Aftermath, 1964-1968 The volume consists of two sections. The first part of… Read more about this item
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AFRIKANISCHE PLASTIK  Kunstwerk-Schriften Band 17. Sonderausgabe der  Zeitschrift Das Kunstwerk

AFRIKANISCHE PLASTIK Kunstwerk-Schriften Band 17. Sonderausgabe der Zeitschrift Das Kunstwerk

by Herrmann, Ferdinand ; et alus

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1950
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Baden-Baden: Woldemar Klein Verlag. Very Good-. 1950. Paperback. 66 pages; Contents clean and secure in original yellow pictorial wrappers; dust soiling to wrappers. Contents include: Ferdinand Herrmann - On the Material, Subject Matter and Style of African Sculpture; Eckhart von Sydow - The Animal in African Sculpture; Julius F. Glück - The Art of Brass in … Read more about this item
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The Wurtzburger Collections of PRIMITIVE ART - Pre-Columbian - Oceanic -  Africa

The Wurtzburger Collections of PRIMITIVE ART - Pre-Columbian - Oceanic - Africa

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First Edition Thus
Published
1958
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Hardcover
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Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art. Very Good+. 1958. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Wurtzburger Collections; 46; 40; 30 pages; Clean and secure in original gray pictorial boards. This hardcover edition includes the catalogues of the Three Divisions of the Wurtzburger Collections -- The Alan Wurtzburger Collection of Pre-Columbian Art; The Alan Wurtzburger Collection of… Read more about this item
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Leopold to Lumumba - A History of the Belgian Congo 1877-1960
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Leopold to Lumumba - A History of the Belgian Congo 1877-1960

by Martelli, George ; [Kermit "Kim" Roosevelt, Jr.]

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First Edition
Published
1962
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London: Chapman & Hall. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. xii, 259 pages; "With the Author's Compliments" printed slip laid-in. Clean and secure in original blue cloth binding in very nice dustjacket. Not marked, but from the collection of Kermit "Kim" Roosevelt Jr. Provenance: Kermit "Kim" Roosevelt, Jr.… Read more about this item
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The Long African Day
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The Long African Day

by Myers, Norman ; [Kermit Roosevelt, Jr.]

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First Edition
Published
1972
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New York: Macmillan. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; 404 pages; Inscribed and Signed by the author on ffep - "Kermit and Polly -- / Best African / salaams! / Norman Myers / 8 May 1974" Contents clean and secure in original green cloth binding in dustjacket with chipping… Read more about this item
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TO ASMARA - A Novel of Africa
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TO ASMARA - A Novel of Africa

by Keneally, Thomas ; [Kermit Roosevelt Jr.]

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Published
1990
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New York: Time Warner. Near Fine. 1990. First Edition Thus. Paperback. 290 pages; Inscription on verso of front wrapper -- "Merry Christmas, father [Kermit Roosevelt Jr.] / I think you will / enjoy this one. If / I recall correctly / you had some early, / fascinating experiences in / Ethiopia yourself! / Love /… Read more about this item
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THE FON OF BAFUT
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THE FON OF BAFUT

by Ritzenthaler, Pat ; [Kermit Roosevelt, Jr.'s copy]

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1966
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. Very Good. 1966. Paperback. xii, 221 pages; Former owner's name boldly signed on half-title - "Kim Roosevelt," otherwise clean and tight in original pictorial wrappers. Includes a glossary and an index, customary life pattern of an African culture in Cameroon. Written by an archaeology couple describing the chief monarch (Fon)… Read more about this item
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The Times History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902  [Complete in 7  Volumes] Volume I - 1899-1900. Volume II - 1899-1900. Volume III -  1899-1900. Volume IV - 1899-1902. Volume V - 1900-1902. Volume VI - 1900.  Volume VII - 1899-1902, Index, etc.
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The Times History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 [Complete in 7 Volumes] Volume I - 1899-1900. Volume II - 1899-1900. Volume III - 1899-1900. Volume IV - 1899-1902. Volume V - 1900-1902. Volume VI - 1900. Volume VII - 1899-1902, Index, etc.

by Amery, L. S. ; Basil Williams ; Erskine Childers

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1900-1909
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London: Sampson Low, Marston and Co.. Very Good. 1900-1909. Hardcover. A complete set of this important Anglo-Boer War history -- seven volumes in publisher's original red cloth bindings with gilt lettering at spines. All text blocks clean and secure in their bindings; some superficial soiling and uneven fading at spines. OCLC 2326904 Cloth worn/chipped at… Read more about this item
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Congo-Nil Guide du Congo-Belge 1948 - 1949
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Congo-Nil Guide du Congo-Belge 1948 - 1949

by Van Asshe, A. ; (editor)

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Sixth
Published
1948
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Bruxelles: Societe Des Chemins De Fer Vicinaux Du Congo / Imprimerie Lelateur. Very Good. 1948. Sixth. Paperback. 639, (1) pages; Complete and secure in original pictorial wrappers; institutional mark on tp stamped "withdrawn", small ink number at base of spine, otherwise clean and unmarked. Wrappers worn and chipped along yapped edges. Two folding maps… Read more about this item
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THE ZULU WAR - Garrison of Fort Pearson, on the Lower Tugela, at Gatling  Gun Practice  [Wood Engraving]
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THE ZULU WAR - Garrison of Fort Pearson, on the Lower Tugela, at Gatling Gun Practice [Wood Engraving]

by Overend, William Heysham; (artist) ; W.I.M. (engraver)

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Published
1879
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London: The Illustrated London News. Very Good+. 1879. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. 2073; Vol. LXXIV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. This illustrated titlepage of the March 8, 1879 issue of The London Illustrated News has a banner illustration of the… Read more about this item
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Dinner to the Earl if Dufferin, the new Viceroy of India at Belfast AND  Our Dispute with the Boers - Sketches in Bechuana Land    [Wood Engravings]
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Dinner to the Earl if Dufferin, the new Viceroy of India at Belfast AND Our Dispute with the Boers - Sketches in Bechuana Land [Wood Engravings]

by Unknown

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Published
1884
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London: The Illustrated London News. Very Good+. 1884. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. ; Vol. LXXXIV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page engraving with several illustrations from the October 25, 1884 issue of The London Illustrated News depicting Dinner to… Read more about this item
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The Zulu War - Sailors of H.M.S. Shah Crossing the River the River for the  Relief of Ekowe      [Original 1879 Wood Engraving]
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The Zulu War - Sailors of H.M.S. Shah Crossing the River the River for the Relief of Ekowe [Original 1879 Wood Engraving]

by Woodville, Richard Caton ; Jr.

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Published
1879
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London: The Illustrated London News. Good+. 1879. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. 2081 ; Vol. LXXIV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. This illustrated titlepage of the May 3, 1879 issue of The London Illustrated News has a banner illustration of the… Read more about this item
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The Late Commandant Piet Uys, Transvaal Mounted Colunteers, Killed in the  Zulu War  AND The Holloway Sanatorium at Virginia Waters  [Wood Engravings]
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The Late Commandant Piet Uys, Transvaal Mounted Colunteers, Killed in the Zulu War AND The Holloway Sanatorium at Virginia Waters [Wood Engravings]

by Unknown ; C. R.

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1879
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London: The Illustrated London News. Very Good+. 1879. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. 2096; Vol. LXXV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page with two wood engravings from the August 16, 1879 issue of The London Illustrated News depicting The Late… Read more about this item
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Sketches of The Zulu War - Rear Guard of the 99th Regiment Crossing the  Amatikulu River AND Our Three Generals Watching for the Returm of the Zulu  Ambassadors [Wood Engraving]  From a Sketch by Our Special Artist
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Sketches of The Zulu War - Rear Guard of the 99th Regiment Crossing the Amatikulu River AND Our Three Generals Watching for the Returm of the Zulu Ambassadors [Wood Engraving] From a Sketch by Our Special Artist

by Prior, Melton ; "Our Special Artist"

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1879
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London: The Illustrated London News. Very Good+. 1879. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. 2096; Vol. LXXV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page with two wood engravings from the August 16, 1879 issue of The London Illustrated News depicting Sketches of The… Read more about this item
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