Crouch archer p (10 résultats)

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Full Cloth. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full green cloth with gilt lettering on the front cover and the spine, ship illustration on the front cover, slightly spotted with a hint of wear. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall in NEAR FINE condition. Photos available upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. …

Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book is an account of a cable-laying expedition down the West Coast of Africa in the late 19th century. The author, a young electrical engineer, provides a vivid description of the voyage, highlighting the technical challenges of cable-laying and the difficulties encountered in the African environment. Along the way, the author provides insights into the social and political context of the time, offering a glimpse into the lives of the people living in the region during the period of European expansion. Ultimately, this book is a valuable historical document that sheds light on a forgotten chapter in the history of telecommunications and the impact of technology on the African continent. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Maroon boards, the front lettered in black; faded maroon spine lettered in gilt. Internally each of rear end papers have an 8 mm spot. No other faults.

Hard Cover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. cover dirty , browning pages Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

hardcover. Etat : very good. London, Sampson Low 1887. Octavo publishers illustrated cloth; xii,338pp and publisher's list. An excellent, bright and unopened copy. The first of two books recording the cable-laying expedition in the ships Dacia, Silvertown and Buccaneer down the west coast of Africa in 1885; this describing the start from England and finishing with departure from Accra. The rest of the journey was covered in âGlimpses of Feverland' (1889). Crouch was a cable engineer and this seems to be his first literary effort, but once started he didn't stop and published a number of novels and miscellaneous pieces over the next forty years.…

1st edition. 8vo. Ink ownership inscription on half-title page. Very good otherwise in the original burgundy cloth, with very slight fading to spine. xii,338pp.Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington. The author's first book. An issue was published in the same year with a pictorial cover. No priority established.…