major guggisberg (8 risultati)

hardback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, red cloth pictorial gilt. Lettered black and gilt, top edges gilt, fore and bottom edges rough-trimmed. Worn with some loss at the head of the spine, lower board damp stained. Presentation stamp at the head of the title page, classification number to the verso of the title. The binding remains tight and the body of text clean and unmarked, Tissue guarded frontis, map & b&w illustrations, fold out map to the rear, xvi + 368pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. London, William Heinemann. 1909. xvi+368 pages. Publisher's cloth. Rubbed with tear in the outer joints of the back-board. The inner joints have been repaired, as well as the inner margin of the first and last signatures. Owner's signature. Foxing on a few pages. Illustrated. With map.

Condizione: Near Fine. Second impression (hardback). 8vo (23cm by 15cm), xvi, 368pp. Frontispiece, text illustrations, 2 maps (one of which is folding). Original red cloth, gilt titling to the spine, gilt design to the front board, top edge gilt. The binding is lightly rubbed and bumped, and there is some tanning of the endpapers, but overall this is a bright, very good copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. 1st, 1909. Octavo. xvi, 368pp. With numerous photographic illustrations, both in-text and plates, and a sketch map and folding map. Original dark red cloth, gilt titles and decoration. Extremities a little rubbed and bumped, some minor spotting also. Former owner's signature to f.f.e.p. Otherwise contents generally in good clean condition. Gutter cracked in a few places but nothing appears loose. Overall a 'Good' copy.

Cloth. Condizione: Good. Not Stated (illustratore). First edition. A detail travel account of West Africa, with a folding map and illustrations by Decima Moore and Major F. G. Guggisberg. A first edition copy.We Two in West Africa is written by couple Decima Moore and Major F. G. Guggisberg. Guggisberg was a senior British army officer and British Empire colonial administrator who published a number of works on military topics and Africa. Decima Moore was an English singer and actress who accompanied her second husband to West Africa.This work details the couples experiences and travels in West Africa.With in-text illustrations and a folding map to the rear.Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, a little worn to the spine with bumping and slight loss to the head and tail of the spine. Some marks to the boards. Front hinge is starting but remains firm. Previous owner inscriptions and bookseller sticker to the front endpapers. Internally, firmly bound with generally bright pages with some scattered spots throughout. Good. book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xvi, 368 pp, with two maps (one folding) and many illustrations from photographs. Original red cloth boards stamped in gilt and black. Spine slant, slight sunning to upper board, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, else clean and sound. Decima Moore (1871-1964) was a successful stage actress and singer in London before marrying Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, an officer in the Royal Engineers. He was appointed director of surveys in the Gold Coast in 1905, and upon returning from their travels three years later, the couple recounted their experiences in alternating chapters.

London: William Heinemann, 1909 8vo. xvi,367pp. frontispiece and 151 plates and illustrations, 2 maps (1 folding), index. On 15 August, 1905, Lilian Decima Moore (1871-1964) became the second wife of Frederick Gordon Guggisberg (1869-1930). Guggisberg, an officer in the Royal Engineers, had been appointed director of surveys in the Gold Coast in 1905 and his wife accompanied him; together they published this account of their survey journeys. The Signet Library copy with their book-plate, covers lightly rubbed, with the gilt-illustrated panel on the front board, a very nice copy of the first edition in the publisher's dark red cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[O].

8vo, pp. xvi, 368; 2 maps (one folding) and many illustrations from photographs; original red cloth boards stamped in gilt and black; spine slant, slight sunning to upper board, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, else clean and sound. Decima Moore (1871-1964) was a successful stage actress and singer in London before marrying Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, an officer in the Royal Engineers. He was appointed director of surveys in the Gold Coast in 1905, and upon returning from their travels three years later, the couple recounted their experiences in alternating chapters.