Edité par Yale University Press, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0300142234 ISBN 13 : 9780300142235
Vendeur : KuleliBooks, Phoenix, AZ, Etats-Unis
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Edité par Faber & Faber, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0571221033 ISBN 13 : 9780571221035
Vendeur : Zoom Books Company, Lynden, WA, Etats-Unis
Etat : very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.
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Edité par Yale University Press, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0300126255 ISBN 13 : 9780300126259
Vendeur : SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Edité par Faber & Faber, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0571221025 ISBN 13 : 9780571221028
Vendeur : Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Edité par Faber and Faber, 2007
Vendeur : BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light age tone. Good DJ with some edge wear and creasing.
Edité par Faber & Faber, 2008
Vendeur : Book Express (NZ), Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
Paperback. Etat : Good. 592pp b/w & colour illus. Light stains and tanning to page edges otherwise a firm tidy copy.
Edité par New Haven & London. 2007. Yale Univ. Press, 2007
Vendeur : Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
brown hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. couple of faint edge spots. page 1 has a crease in it, otherwise contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). xiv+570p. 3b&w double page maps. 40 b&w illustrations. acknowledgments. sources. notes. bibliography. index. biography. world history. travel & exploration. history of africa. geography. congo river. belgian congo. congo free state. ~ Henry Morton Stanley, so the tale goes, was a cruel imperialist who connived with King Leopold II of Belgium in horrific crimes against the people of the Congo. He also conducted the most legendary celebrity interview in history, opening with, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" But these perceptions are not quite true, Tim Jeal shows in this grand and colorful biography. With unprecedented access to previously closed Stanley family archives, Jeal reveals the amazing extent to which Stanley's public career and intimate life have been misunderstood and undervalued. Jeal recovers the reality of Stanley's life~a life of almost impossible extremes~in this moving story of tragedy, adventure, disappointment, and success. Few have started life as disadvantaged as Stanley. Rejected by both parents and consigned to a Welsh workhouse, he emigrated to America as a penniless eighteen~year~old. Jeal vividly recreates Stanley's rise to success, his friendships and romantic relationships, and his life~changing decision to assume an American identity. Stanley's epic but unfairly forgotten African journeys are thrillingly described, establishing the explorer as the greatest to set foot on the continent. Few biographies can claim so thoroughly to reappraise a reputation; few portray a more extraordinary historical figure.
Edité par Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0300126255 ISBN 13 : 9780300126259
Vendeur : Post Horizon Booksellers, Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First U.S. Edition. xiii, 570pp w notes and index. Two unpaginated, indexed sections of plates. Dark brown boards w gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and tight. Photo illustrated DJ clean and without wear, preserved in BroDart cover. Octavo. Third printing.
Edité par Yale Univ. Press, 2007
Vendeur : Old Book Surfer, Cambridge, NY, Etats-Unis
Etat : M / M. 2007, 3rd. Ptg. 570 pgs., 3rd ptg. As-new copy, no clips, marks or flaws, no wear too ! HC with perfect d.j., unmarked copy, as-new.
Edité par Yale University Press,, New Haven & London, 2007
Vendeur : Harry E Bagley Books Ltd, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Fourth Printing. broown cloth, gilt spine, xiii, 570 pages., [23] p. of plates) :illustrated, (some col.), maps: (The search for Livingstone, 1871-1872 ; The great Trans-Africa journey, 1874-1877; Emin Pasha relief expedition, 1887-1889.), as new, unread. "We think of Stanley as a cruel imperialist who connived with King Leopold II of Belgium in horrific crimes against the people of the Congo--and the journalist who conducted the most legendary celebrity interview in history, opening with, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" But these perceptions are not quite true, as biographer Jeal shows. With access to previously closed Stanley family archives, Jeal reveals the extent to which Stanley's career and life have been misunderstood and undervalued. Few have started life as disadvantaged as Stanley. Rejected by both parents and consigned to a Welsh workhouse, he emigrated to America as a penniless eighteen-year-old. Jeal re-creates Stanley's rise to success, his friendships and romantic relationships, and his life-changing decision to assume an American identity. Stanley's epic but unfairly forgotten African journeys are described, establishing the explorer as the greatest to set foot on the continent."--From publisher description. Size: 8 vo,.
Edité par Yale University Press, Connecticut, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0300126255 ISBN 13 : 9780300126259
Vendeur : Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. First Edition; Second Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. ; 9.3 X 6.1 X 1.9 inches; 570 pages.
Edité par Yale University Press, Connecticut, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0300126255 ISBN 13 : 9780300126259
Vendeur : Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Light bump at spine crown. ; 9.3 X 6.1 X 1.9 inches; 570 pages.
Edité par Faber And Faber, 2007
Vendeur : Collectors Bookstore, Antwerpen, Belgique
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer Special Collection by Tim Jeal. Published by Faber And Faber in 2007. Hardcover. Henry Morton Stanley, so the tale goes, was a cruel imperialist - a bad man of Africa - who connived with King Leopold II of Belgium in horrific crimes against the people of the Congo. He also conducted the most legendary celebrity interview in history, remembered in the words Dr Livingstone, I presume? Or so we think: but as Tim Jeal brilliantly shows, none of these perceptions is quite true. The reality of Stanley's life - even by the exceptional standards of the Victorian age - is yet more ext. Collectible item in very fine condition.