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Edité par Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006
ISBN 10 : 0742540472ISBN 13 : 9780742540477
Vendeur : Gulf Coast Books, Memphis, TN, Etats-Unis
Livre
paperback. Etat : Fair.
Edité par Cambridge: Harvard University Press,, 1930
Vendeur : Ally Press Center, St. Paul, MN, Etats-Unis
Livre Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8 X 10.5 X 1.5 inches. 568 pages. Hardcover. Condition: Good No Jacket. 1st Edition. Brown cloth with gilt type confront and spine. Volume 1 only. Color and B&W illustrations. Repaired back hinge.
Edité par Harvard University Press, 1930
Vendeur : BookMarx Bookstore, Steubenville, OH, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Collectible Very Good. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours. Volume I - Inscribed By One Of The Memebers Of The Expedition (George C. Shattuck - Asst Professor Of Tropical Medicine) Volume I. Clean! No marks. . . . . . . TOC: 1.) Introduction -- 2.) Geography -- 3.) Climate -- 4.) Inhabitants and Conditions under which they Live -- 4a.) Early history of the colony -- 4b.) Government -- 4c.) Liberian Army (â frontier forceâ ) -- 4d.) Cabinet and Legislature -- 4e.) Americo-Liberians -- 4f.) Population -- 4g.) Monrovia -- 4h.) Conditions in other coastal towns -- 4i.) Relationship between â civilizedâ and â nativeâ people -- 4j.) Indigenous inhabitants -- 4j1.) The Kru, Bassa and Grebo tribes -- 4j2.) The Mandingo and Vai tribes -- 4j3.) The Kpwesi tribe -- 43i.) The pawning of women -- 4j4.) The Manos and Gios; other smaller tribes -- 5.) Tribal Customs -- 5a.) Bush schools -- 5b.) Fetish doctors -- 5c.) Medicines and poisons -- 5d.) Customs regarding death, burial and birth -- 5e.) The leopard men -- 5f.) Trian by ordeal -- 6.) Languages -- 7.) Slavery -- 8.) Governmental Conditions in the Interior -- 9.) Agriculture, Farm and Forest Products -- 9a.) Food -- 9b.) Industries and articles manufactured -- 9n.) Rubber production -- 10.) Financial Conditions -- 11.) Travel in the Interior and Care of Personnel -- 12.) Geology and Flora -- 13.) Zoology -- 13a.) Mammals and birds -- 13b.) Reptiles and Amphibians -- 13c.) Entomology -- 14.) Sanitary and Medical Conditions: Prevailing Diseases -- 15.) Problems concerning the Welfare of the People . . . . . . . . . . . . . The account of the expedition, which has been edited by Dr. Strong in two large volumes (THIS IS VOLUME ONE ONLY), covers geography, climate, the inhabitants and conditions under which they live, tribal customs, languages, slavery, zoology, herpetology, ornithology, and a careful study of medical and pathological conditions of the natives. The personnel of the expedition was G. M. Allen, T. C. Bequart, H. T. Coolidge '96, D. H. Linder '21, G. C. Shattuck '01, Max Theiller, and Loring Whitman '25.
Edité par Greenwood Press, 1969
ISBN 10 : 0837115191ISBN 13 : 9780837115191
Vendeur : Orrin Schwab Books, Providence, UT, Etats-Unis
Livre
Hardcover. Etat : Good+. Set of two volumes. Reprint of the 1930 first edition. Brown cloth covers show some shelf wear to the edges. Volume 2 has a small gouge to the cloth on the spine, which has been repaired. There is still a puncture mark evident, however. Volume 1 has some abrasion to the fore-edge of the pages of the text block and some abrasion to the cover. Looks like the fore-edge has been poked with pins with the book held closed. Slight damage into the very edges of the pages. Still a good reference set. ; 568 pages.
Edité par Harvard University Press, 1930
Vendeur : Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. first edition, inscribed by Richard P. Strong; 2 vols., 1064 pp., original maroon cloth (hardcovers), very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Edité par Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1930
Vendeur : Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, Etats-Unis
Livre Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Two quarto volumes bound in dark red cloth. Color and B&W illustrations. Condition: minor wear to Volume I; water damage to Volume II with staining to upper edge and fore-edge of book block; some pages in this volume are stuck together at the margins. Volume I in good+ condition; Volume II, fair condition.
Edité par Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1930
Vendeur : Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, Etats-Unis
Livre Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Based on the observations made & material collected during the Harvard African Expedition, 1926-1927. Two small quartos bound in burgundy-colored cloth. B&W illustrations, maps. Condition: corners rubbed through with minor fraying; minor wear & spotting to bindings; small number of markings in text; else very good.
Edité par Paul Holberton publishing, London, 1983
Vendeur : Black Box Books, ASHFORD, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Soft cover. Etat : Fine. Messel (illustrateur). 200 pages. Very slight fade to back and otherwise Fine. Fascinating photos and full page colour illustrations, particularly costumes.
Edité par Princeton Univ Pr, 2003
ISBN 10 : 0691099936ISBN 13 : 9780691099934
Vendeur : Revaluation Books, Exeter, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 372 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.
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Edité par Blakiston Company, Philadelphia, 1942
Vendeur : Robert S. Brooks, Bookseller, Bristol, WI, Etats-Unis
Livre Signé
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine Clean Unmarked Books. Yes Illustrated (illustrateur). Sixth Edtion. Inscribed by Author(s).
Edité par Greenwood Press, New York, 1969
Vendeur : ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : vg. Reprint. 2 volumes. 8vo. xxvi. 1064pp. Ex library. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Minor bumping to head of spine on vol. one. Stamp of library to top-and bottom page edges. Barcode sticker to front endpapers. Harvard African Expedition, 1926-1927. Illustrated with annotated b/w photographs, some in-text drawings and tables. Overall in very good condition.
Date d'édition : 1930
Vendeur : Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, Etats-Unis
Signé
Etat : VG. Cambridge 1930 Harvard. 2 volumes. 4to., 1064pp., photo illustrations, color plates, original printed hardcovers. Name stamp inside front cover of Volume I. Presentation card signed by Strong tipped onto the front free blank of Volume II. VG, a few light marks on the covers of Volume II, no DJ. 2 volumes.
Edité par . Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1930, First Edition., 1930
Vendeur : Horizon Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Signé
4to [27 x 20 cm]; 2 volumes, xxvi, 568; ix, 569 - 1064 pp, 476 illustrations (some color printed plates) text figures, 9 maps. orig crimson cloth, gilt lettering, dust jackets (rubbed, chipped with one having large section missing), else a fine clean set, with a presentation inscription on the author's card, signed by author to Horace Binney, paperclipped to title with rust mark. A most interesting survey of Liberia and Belgian Congo related to medical and natural conditions. Much of the travel was by foot across Africa. The first volume deals mainly with social and medical conditions, and especially of the little known inhabitants of tribal Liberia and their living conditions but also covers geology, flora, zoology. The second volume is a comprehensive survey of the natural history, with emphasis on birds, mammal, insects and reptiles. Very well illustrated. Not often found with both dust jackets and author's signature. Strong, professor of tropical medicine at Harvard, was accompanied by other physicians and zoologists on the expedition. Conover 659. A picture of this book is available on request.
Edité par Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1930., 1930
Vendeur : David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada
Edition originale Signé
Hardcover. In two volumes. First edition. Signed presentation inscription from the author. 4to., orig. maroon cloth, xxvi, 568, ix, 569-1064pp. With illustrations including some in color, figures in the text and nine maps. Inner hinge of volume one reinforced, rubber stamps, rubbing to spine ends o/w a very good set. An interesting survey of Liberia and the Belgian Congo. Much of the expedition was conducted on foot, overland and the areas dealt with included medical conditions, flora, fauna, geology and the natural history of the area. Signed by Author(s).