horn alfred aloysius trader (11 résultats)

Softcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Down on his luck in old age, Horn recounts his wild youth as an ivory trader in central Africa, journeying into jungles, navigating treacherous rivers, freeing slaves, and meeting Cecil Rhodes, the founder of Rhodesia. This is the stuff of legends. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Hard Cover: Cloth Over Boards. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. First Edition. *Attractive 1st edition in dustcover* Book is square, well-bound, and unmarked. Green cloth with orange & gold details; some corner bumps and a lightly toned interior. Dustjacket unclipped, venerable, whole, and worn with scuffs, dings chips -- all in all about 95% present. Pictures available on request. We ship daily. Out to you w/tracking.

Hardcover. Etat : USED Good. No Jacket. One torn page.

Etat : Good. 7th impression. Cloth, VG. 320pp, b/w frontis, spine a little sunned, cloth rubbed & slightly tired looking, otherwise a nice copy. The first volume of Trader Horn's autobiography, detailing his days as an Ivory merchant in the 1870s on the West Coast of Africa. The work details his exploits, including rescuing slaves & in particular his saving of a princess who has been held captive. The book is of its time, with many casual references to shooting big game, although Trader Horn does have a genuine respect of the African people. Alfred Aloysius Smith [ 1861 - 1931 ]. 600 grams.

Etat : Good. 1st edition. Cloth, VG. 320pp, b/w frontis, some spotting to the last pp, edges of boards rubbed & bumped. The first volume of Trader Horn's autobiography, detailing his days as an Ivory merchant in the 1870s on the West Coast of Africa. The work details his exploits, including rescuing slaves & in particular his saving of a princess who has been held captive. The book is of its time, with many casual references to shooting big game, although Trader Horn does have a genuine respect of the African people. Alfred Aloysius Smith [ 1861 - 1931 ]. 600 grams.

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8°. 303(1) S., 1 Faltkarte, 2 Bl. Oln. mit goldgeprägtem Titel und reicher Rückenverzierung. Sehr gutes Exemplar. Erste deutsche Ausgabe. Sarkowski 788. Horn (1861-1931) war Elfenbeinhändler in Zentralafrika. Seine Abenteuer schilderte er in seinen Memoiren, die die Schriftstellerin Ethelreda Lewis transkribierte und in drei Bänden 1927-29 bei Jonathan Cape in London veröffentlichte. Sie dokumentieren dessen Bemühungen Sklaven zu befreien, sein Treffen mit Cecil Rhodes, dem Gründer von Rhodesien (heute Simbabwe), und die Befreiung einer Prinzessin aus Gefangenschaft. Hier vorliegend die deutsche Übersetzung des ersten Bandes "The Ivory Coast in the Earlies", der die Jugendabenteuer Horns im Elfenbeinhandel an der Elfenbeinküste beinhaltet. Sprache: de.

Green Cloth. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Frontispiece (illustrateur). 1st Edition. 279 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt Lettering, Orange Decorations. Wear But No Fraying, Gilt Lettering Bright But Spine Lettering Showing A Little Wear, Hinges Solid, Former Owner's Name On Front Pastedown. No Dj. Albert Schweitzer Built His Forest Hospital At Lambarene On The Site Of Trader Horn's African Home.

Soft Cover. Etat : VG+. Etat de la jaquette : VG+. First Penguin. VG+/VG+. 12mo. original printed paper wraps (a trifle rubbed, paperstock a little tanned, some spotting) in dustwrapper priced 6d net (slightly rubbed & frayed, spine a little toned, occ. spots); pp. 278, [6 (pubs. advts.)], with illustrations. A very good copy.