Da: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Da: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Regno Unito
EUR 28,67
Quantità: 15 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Da: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Da: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Regno Unito
EUR 34,52
Quantità: 15 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Da: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Condizione: New. pp. 558.
Da: Majestic Books, Hounslow, Regno Unito
EUR 46,94
Quantità: 4 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: New. pp. 558.
Da: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
EUR 45,01
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloIllustrated card cover. Condizione: Very Good. Facsimile Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 290mm x 200mm (11" x 8"). xvii, 454pp/. Facsimile of the Pioneer Publishing Co Ltd edition of 1924.
Da: Biblios, Frankfurt am main, HESSE, Germania
EUR 50,74
Quantità: 4 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: New. pp. 558.
Da: Forgotten Books, London, Regno Unito
EUR 23,31
Quantità: Più di 20 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book examines the economic, commercial, and industrial development of the nations along the Cape to Cairo railway from 1887 to 1924. It is a detailed account of the development of trade and the various industries in each territory now encompassed by the Union of South Africa from the opening of trading in African commodities to the building of the Cape to Cairo railway and the growth of mechanized industry. The author also considers the political and financial history of this era, demonstrating the interdependence of these factors in the growth and development of South Africa and its neighbors. 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.
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
EUR 44,09
Quantità: 2 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloTaschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.
Editore: African World Ltd, 1914
Da: Neo Books, Sidcup, KENT, Regno Unito
EUR 47,58
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloSoft cover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Covers and spine well worn, edges chipped, ripped, creased and worn, some small pieces missing, spine repaired with sellotape, surface of covers grubby, writing in pen on top edge of cover, internally in good reasonable / good condition, majority of pages crisp and clear but wear to edges and corners of the first few pages, corners bent and creased and a few small nicks and rips, sellotape holding on cover and map, staples rusty but still holding.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: The African World, London, 1910
Da: Bohemian Bookworm, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 4th Edition. Travel guide with Arabic woman overlooking Nile, softcover, bilingual guide book and useful hints to Nile area from the Delta to Uganda and British East Africa, small 8vo, many photos, maps, tourist data on rail travel, hotels, restaurants, much social data for this period, great ads, 312pps, 4th edn, f/o map. Rare.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: The African World, Ltd., London
Da: Gurra's Books, Hemse, Svezia
EUR 179,00
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Very Good. E. G. Ravenstein (illustratore). 2nd Edition. Cover slightly worn, bottom of back damp-stained. Owner's name on fpd. Underlining in tp. Clean and tight. Rare. No py, 1912? ii-xvii + 314 + xix-xxviii pp, frontispiece, illustrations, portrait, map, fold-out plate. 12mo. 351 pp. English.
Lingua: Inglese
Data di pubblicazione: 2025
Da: S N Books World, Delhi, India
EUR 21,27
Quantità: 18 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloLeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 64. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1926 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume 1-3 index Language: English Pages: 64 Volume 1-3 index.
Editore: "The African World" London, 1908
Da: Bristow & Garland, Shaftesbury, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
EUR 71,45
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloFirst edition. Plates. 8vo (7 3/8 x 4 7/8 inches), 154-pages. Original green cloth. Headbands bruised, prelims. foxed or dust marked else very good.
Editore: London: Simpkin Marshall, Ltd., 1929., 1929
Da: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Prima edizione
EUR 98,41
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrello8vo. pp. 248. 5 tipped-in photographic illus. (incl. frontis. portrait) & numerous text illus. original cloth (some discolouration to covers, adhesion damage on pp. 94-95 affecting several words on twelve lines). First Edition of this biography of the South African mining magnate. Robinson [1840-1929] made a fortune mining diamonds at Kimberley and gold in the Witwatersrand. His ruthless business practices earned him the title of 'Old Buccaneer'.
Editore: London, Simpkin Marshall., 1929
Da: Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, Irlanda
EUR 128,00
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrello19 cm x 25 cm. Frontispiece, 247 pages. Five high-quality, tipped-in, vintage monochrome photographs, including frontispiece on 4 plates. Besides the vintage photographs numerous illustrations throughout. Illustrations show for example action on the Pniel Diamond Diggings in 1875, Ferreira's Camp in Johannesburg, 1886, Pretoria in 1875 / Caricatures of Robinson in "The Moon", "Pretoria Press" "Truth" etc. Hardcover [publisher's original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Lower corners slightly rubbed. Illegible name of preowner on titlepage. Interior is bright and clean. Pencilled underlining to page 35. Includes, for example, the following chapters: The River Diggings / The Beginnings of Kimberley / Mayor of Kimberley and Candidate for Parliament / The Rand Discovered / Johannesburg and London / The Jameson Raid and After / The Robinson Bank - The Industrial Commission - The Policy of Drift / The Boer War / Responsible Government and Chinese Labour / The Flag Question - Conclusion / Appendices - The Rand's Thousand Million Gold Output: Statistical Data 1887-1928 / Sir Joseph's Pioneer Mine: Langlaagte Estate Statistics, Gold Output and Dividend Record from 1887-1928 etc. Also included is a poem titled "South Africa" written by Robinson. Richly illustrated biography of Sir Joseph Robinson, 1st Baronet (1840-1929). Robinson, known as 'The Buccaneer,' was a "Randlord", one of the South African mining magnates who controlled the highly profitable gold and diamond mining industries in Southern Africa around the turn of the 20th Century. They played a major part in shaping the economic and political development of the region at a time when the newly discovered mineral wealth heightened tensions between the British colonies and the determinedly independent Boer states. These tensions over the future direction of political and economic developments eventually resulted in the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) and the subsequent British imperial expansion throughout southern Africa. Robinson was a leading figure throughout the era and the book describes the outstanding events such as the discovery of diamonds at Kimberley and gold in the Transvaal, the Jameson Raid and political figures such as Cecil Rhodes and Paul Kruger. Sprache: english.
Editore: Simpkin Marshall, 1929
Da: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, Sudafrica
Prima edizione
EUR 159,58
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and marked. The top of the spine has been neatly repaired. Includes 5 tipped in photograph plates on 4 boards. Internally, minor marks. Otherwise clean. Tightly bound. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Editore: London 1909., 1909
Da: Rönnells Antikvariat AB, Stockholm, Svezia
EUR 191,24
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrello32,5x21,5 cm. 404 pp. + 2 folding plates. Richly illustrated and with numerous advertisement Later calf-backed boards, covers bound in. Front cover and first leaves with repair to upper left corner, otherwise a very good copy. This is the 7'th issue of this annual, filled with interesting articles on different subjects from all over Africa.
Editore: The Pioneer Publishing Company Limited, London, 1923
EUR 1.190,82
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Weinthal, Leo (illustratore). Hardbacks, half-morocco, gilt titles to spines. 29cm x 24cm. xxxvi, 727pp; xx, 510pp; xvi, 454pp; xii, 455pp,12pp; 49pp. Complete set of volumes 1 to 4 & Atlas volume with 12 loosely maps as called for. 5 further maps in the main volumes. Numerous illustrations throughout all vols. nd. Bindings a little marked and worn. Watermark to top edge of vol. 2, with it effecting page 385 in that volume. A very heavy set (over 15kg), with additional postage required for orders outside the UK. (utsbox2).
Editore: The Pioneer Publishing Co Ltd, London, 1924
Da: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
EUR 850,25
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition. Covers rubbed with some marks. Occasional page-edge browning and minor marks within. 290mm x 220mm (11" x 9"). xxxvi, 727pp; xx, 510pp; xvi, 454pp; 49pp, maps; + plates. 82 plates & maps (31 coloured, 28 sepia, 38 fold-out) + over 1,200 b/w photographs. University of Cape Town Library. Very heavy set significant extra shipping needed for overseas. Black hardback half-leather cover with green boards.
Editore: 1923-1926, 1923
Da: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, London, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
EUR 2.977,05
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloand the 50 page index to volumes 1 to 3, the index to volume 4 being at the rear of that volume. 1st edition. 5 volumes including the slipcase of maps and the index which constitutes the 5th volume. With a total of 17 coloured folding maps, 5 being called for in the 4th volume, where in fact 3 are present, the other two being bound into the 3rd volume. Illustrated with profuse plates (some coloured, some portraits), diagrams and further maps. 4to. A very good set in the publisher's half black morocco with green cloth boards. xxxvi,728pp - & - xx,510pp. - & - xvi,454pp. - & - xii,456,12pp - & - 50pp (plus the 12 maps). Pioneer Publishing Company. London.
Editore: London The Pioneer Publishing Company [1923], 1923
Da: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
4 volumes in total, 3 being text volumes and the fourth being a portfolio of large folding maps and the index. Scarce First Edition. This set with the rare maps and index volume. A fourth volume of text was issued later, but the set is complete and up to date with the four volumes first issued. Magnificently and extensively illustrated including numerous mounted photograph portraits, illustrations from photographs, drawings and engravings, colour plates, panoramas, some folding, reproductions of letters and documents, maps throughout, some folding and 12 very large folding colour maps in pocket of the fifth volume. 4to, in the publisher's best binding of three quarter dark-green morocco over green cloth covered boards, the spine gilt ruled and decorated featuring an gilt tool of Africa with the route shown in blind, gilt frameworks in the other compartments and with gilt lettering and volume numbers. xxxvi, 727; xx, 510; xvi, 454; xii, 456, 12; maps, 49 index. A fine and handsome set, internally fresh and clean and appearing largely as new, the bindings very handsome and beautifully preserved. One map listed is not included in the map and index portfolio. FIRST EDITION AND THE RARE COMPLETE EARLIEST ISSUED SET OF FOUR VOLUMES. A FURTHER SUPPLEMENTAL VOLUME WAS ISSUED IN 1926. A SCARCE AND EXTRAORDINARY MONUMENT TO BRITISH COLONIAL AFRICA. This exhaustive work on one of the most difficult engineering projects of its age is, as stated by J.C. Smuts in the foreword, a "monumental record of African Pioneering". There are over 2000 pages of text and the illustrations are exceptional in every regard. There are numerous portraits being actual tipped in sepia photographs, colour plates and breathtaking maps. Though the work centers on the railway and river route, it also encompasses virtually every aspect of British exploration, pioneering and development in Africa. Weinthal has compiled this great work from a list of sources and contributors that would all by themselves constitute a great Africana library. To name just a small percentage of them we find; Winston Churchill, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Johnston, Flinders Petrie, Frederick Selous, J.C. Smuts and Francis Younghusband. While the focus stays largely on the route and development of the rail line there is no shortage of information on the native peoples, the game and wildlife, the gold and diamond mining operations, the geography, the cartography and much, much more. This set is complete with all of the portraits, plates, maps, etc. The list of illustrations in volume 3 references a plate of the mountain gorilla, this plate is always missing, as here and as is correct. We surmise the compilers were unable at the last minute to obtain the rights to reproduce the image from its original source material.
Editore: Pioneer Publishing Company
Da: Phatpocket Limited, Waltham Abbey, HERTS, Regno Unito
EUR 714,49
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: Good. Not dated. assume 1923. 4to. In publisher's half Leather binding. Leather is black with olive cloth to boards. Binding is rubbed and worn at edges. Contents generally VG. Institution bookplate to endpapers. One map has a 1inch tear a couple have been misfolded. For further details/ pictures please message us. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.
Editore: London The Pioneer Publishing Co., Ltd, 1926, 1926
Da: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, Regno Unito
EUR 1.232,50
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloThree Vols + Index Volume. (Lacking Vol IV). 4to., bound in publisher's three-quarters black morocco gilt with green buckram boards, t.e.g. Vols I-III illus with sepia tissue-protected portraits, b/w plates and maps (some foldout) plus some in colour; Map and Index Vol complete with all 12 foldout maps in card case to front pastedown, plus 49pp index, illus with b/w plates and a map. Vol I: [xxxvi] + 727pp; Vol II: [xx] + 510pp; Vol III: [xvi] + 454pp. Clean set with no previous ownership inscriptions or annotation. Inner hinges of Vols I-III reinforced with green tape. Vol I front inner hinge beginning to split. Foxing to edges to Vols I-III. Slight rubbing to boards, board edges and corners, and a few marks. Ovefrall a VG set. (SHELF 133) PLEASE NOTE: very Heavy set - Postage outside the UK WILL incur a surcharge: BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE CONTACT US VIA E-MAIL FOR AN ACCURATE QUOTE. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
Editore: London: The Pioneer Publishing Co. Ltd, 1923
Da: Michael Graves-Johnston, ABA, ILAB, London, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
EUR 893,12
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCompiled, Illustrated and Edited by Leo Weinthal. London: The Pioneer Publishing Co., Ltd., 1923 Publisher's gilt decorated black half-morocco, 4to. (1). The Record and romance of an Imperial Project; how it materialised to date; and the Story of its Creators. Forewords by J. C. Smuts, The Earl Buxton and Sir Francis Younghusband. viii,xxxvi,727pp. 351 plates, (10 coloured, 6 folding), numerous text illustrations, 17 photo plate insets, 8 maps, (1 folding). (2). The Main Line as it exists to-day from the Cape to the Nile Delta. ii,xx,510pp. 209 plates, (3 coloured, 9 folding), numerous text illustrations, 8 photo plate insets, 6 maps, (1 coloured folding). (3). Variations of the Main Trunk Route and its Feeder Lines in existence or projected. Africa's Native Tribes and Wild Game. ii,xvi,454pp. 152 plates, (6 coloured), numerous text illustrations, 5 photo plate insets, 6 maps, (2 coloured folding). (4). Index to volumes I., II. & III. ii,49pp. 2 plates, 13 maps, (12 folding, 11 coloured). A massive compilation on the countries of Africa along the route of the railway, the associate editors were Sir Alfred Sharpe, C. W. Hobley, Gerald H. Lepper, Charles Rudy, Alfred J. Clevely, Charles Sheldon, W. Ingram-Lyon and William J. Brand. Containing contributions by the famous africanists of the day. A fourth volume (not present here) "Supplementary to the Story of the Cape to Cairo Route, and dealing exclusively with the Finance, Commerce and Industry of the Countries served by the Route" was published in 1926. A very good copy of the first edition. 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.[B].
Lingua: Inglese
Data di pubblicazione: 2025
Da: S N Books World, Delhi, India
EUR 34,57
Quantità: 18 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloLeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 622. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1926 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume 2 Language: English Pages: 622 Volume 2.
Lingua: Inglese
Data di pubblicazione: 2025
Da: S N Books World, Delhi, India
EUR 34,57
Quantità: 18 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloLeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 532. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1926 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume 3 Language: English Pages: 532 Volume 3.
Lingua: Inglese
Data di pubblicazione: 2025
Da: S N Books World, Delhi, India
EUR 34,57
Quantità: 18 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloLeatherbound. Condizione: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 494. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1902 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 494.
Editore: London: The Pioneer Publishing Company Limited, 1923-26, 1923
Da: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
EUR 3.870,17
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloFirst edition, complete with the map volume, of this suitably lavish tribute to one of the most glorious failures of the empire, the project conceived by Cecil Rhodes as "The Iron Spine and Ribs of Africa". By 1914 there was already a 2,600-mile link from Cape Town to Bukama in the Congo; two sections of river steamer and an isolated length of Congolese railway took the route to Stanleyville. In the north, the line was continuous from Cairo to Luxor and from Wadi Halfa to Kosti; these two sections were connected by 250 miles of Nile steamer, but the route to cross uncharted parts of the northern Congo and southern Sudan was not even surveyed by the time of publication, and the scheme was never completed. Weinthal produced this encyclopaedic work as "a belated but substantial tribute to Rhodes's idea. As an advisory board for this Brobdingnagian project, Weinthal recruited every possible survivor with a connection to Rhodes and to colonial Africa, every likely expert on the continent, and every amenable viceroy, sirdar, and colonial governor, from the general manager of the South African Railways to Sir Abe Bailey, Flinders Petrie, and Lord Lugard. The contents include essays on the history, society, and natural conditions of the African states to be traversed by the prospective railway; the mercantile potential of these states and the benefit of rail transport; the railway engineering feats undertaken in East Africa; touristic topics, such as ethnographic studies of tribespeople; big-game hunting; the "mysteries" of the Great Zimbabwe; the progress of colonial society in Cairo; and genial fantasies concerning the future of an "unlocked" continent that would be crossed by great silver airships stopping airily at new cities to disembark their passengers; merchants, mining engineers, and families of colonial administrators" (Merrington). Other prominent contributors were Sir Percy Fitzgerald on "Cecil Rhodes and Dr. Jameson;" Sir Harry Johnston on the native languages along the route; the late Captain Selous on big game; and Flinders Petrie on "The Trail of the Ancients on the Route"; there is also an extract from Churchill's My African Journey, accompanied by a portrait. Typescript labels and library plates to the front free endpapers record the bequest of this set to Barclays Bank by Lady Caulcutt, widow of Sir John (1876-1943), longtime director of Barclays, in 1944. See Merrington, "A Staggered Orientalism: The Cape-to-Cairo Imaginary", in Poetics Today 22.2, Summer 2001. 4 quarto text vols and 1 map portfolio. Profusely illustrated with mounted photographic portraits, half-tone plates (many folding) and text illustrations, and folding maps, most in colour (of which 12 in the map porfolio). Original black hard-grain half or quarter morocco, green cloth sides, spines lettered and decorated in gilt. Extremities lightly bumped and rubbed in places, corners worn (bumped in map porfolio), scattered faint marking to sides, mild finger-soiling to edges of text-blocks, two small punctures to vol. 1 spine, contents clean and fresh. A very good set.