9780091276102 - Giant Among Rivers: Story of the Zaire River Expedition di Snailham, Richard (14 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

8vo; original dark blue boards, lettered in silver gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp. xxii + (iv) + 294; plates; maps; diagrams. Tape reinforcing to reverse of dustwrapper spine panel and folds; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper and gift inscription to verso; small tape remnants to endpapers; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. "If evidence is needed that man's urge to explore is still very much alive, it is to be found in this authorised account of one of the great expeditions of modern times.".

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. 5.5" x 9"; 294pp; blue cloth; silver titles; pictorial dustwrapper; vg/vg; ex libris "Keeler Ivan Pain" sticker opposite title page; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. The object of the Zaire river Expedition, organised by the Scientific Exploration Society and led by John Blashford-Snell, was to navigate as fully as possible the rapid-strewn length of the Zaire and at the same time to carry out a detailed programme of scientific research, notably into the causes of the terrible disease known as 'river-blindness'. Dj.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xxii, 294 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : maps on endpapers : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-284) and index. Subjects; Snailham, Richard. Zaire River Expedition, 1974-1975. Travel. Expeditions. Congo River Description and travel. 3 Kg.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1976). 1976 1st edition. Large 8vo (139 x 222mm). Ppxxvi,294. B/w photographs, maps, bibliography, map end-papers. Blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Top edges dusty else very good in quite used dust-wrapper. Inscription by the author to Colin (Willock)*. An account of an expedition organised by the Scientific Exploration Society, designed to carry out a detailed programme of medical and scientific research. Getting it together; On the move; The infant Luallaba; Between the dams; With the professionals; Long haul to Kongolo; Pas de probleme; Through the Gates of Hell; From Kindu to Ubundu; Stanley Falls; Through the Heart of Darkness; A capital the Heart of Darkness; A capital time; In Stanley's wake; the great portage; the great portage; On to Banaba!; Envoi! Once in a lifetime. * The title-page inscription reads, "For Colin (Willock), who made the film of the book, Richard Snailham, 9.ix.76". .

22+294 pages, maps, bibliography, illustrations : his stirring account of the Zaire River Expedition 1974-75; hardback vg vg dw SIGNED PRESENTATION copy by the author isbn 0091276101 south africa zaire african exploration river zaire zaire travel african rivers congo congolese river.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Good/Good. story of zaire river expeditions 1974-75.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xxii, 294 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : maps on endpapers : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-284) and index. Subjects; Snailham, Richard. Zaire River Expedition, 1974-1975. Travel. Expeditions. Congo River Description and travel. 1 Kg.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Signed dedication by author. No dust jacket. SIGNED COPY.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Condition Notes: A little faded at the spine and onto the margins of the panels of the dust wrapper; First edition (first printing). Signed copy. Hardback. Dust wrapper over blue boards with silver titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5¾" (1 kg); pp (xxii) 294; Index; Bibliography; Signed by the author, with dedication, on the title page without provenance alongside an additional dedication from John Blashford-Snell. Includes: Black & white photographs on individual leaves; Maps; Maps to the lining papers; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #199389 ||.

Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback First Edition A Giant among Rivers : The Story of the Zaire River Expedition, 1974-75 illustrated with photos and maps,294pp includes index signed by Author For Leslie with best wishes Richard Snailham . We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.). By Author.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Jacket by Patrick McCreeth (illustratore). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLACK PEN, WITHOUT DEDICATION, ON TITLE PAGE. Some edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, spine and strip of front jacket slightly faded, corners slightly rubbed and bruised, not price clipped (£5.95), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight end square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 194pp, illustrated, map endpapers. An account of the Zaire (Congo) River Expedition during 1974-75, led by Colonel John Blashford Snell (for which he received the Segrave medal and the Livingstone Medal by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in recognition of his leadership of the expeditions), recently celebrated it's 50th anniversary. The expedition was a major British led scientific and navigational feat that saw an international team navigate 2,700 miles of the Congo River. Using jet boats and giant inflatables to navigate dangerous rapids, the 170 person team conducted research on local diseases such as 'river blindness' and geography. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Excellent account; an important expedition. pp.xxv.294. illus. Figs. DW in archival sleeve.