Baker S W Samuel (30 results)

Couverture illustrée. Condition: Très bon.

Disbound, missing boards, lacks map. Super octavo, softcover (Poor); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

ex-lib.new edition 499pp+ads.ills.[b/w] G (reading copy only,green cloth w.black dec.stamps,rubbed and stained w.libr.label to top board,chipping and wear to extrems.incl.spine,usual libr.stamps and labels,contents sl.soiled/foxed) tired copy.

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Reliure. Condition: Acceptable. 360 pages, Cartonnage percaline rouge d'édition (dos cassé), illustrations, carte dépliante, rousseurs éparses, mention de 2e édition, Abrégé d'après la Traduction de GUSTAVE MASSON par J.BELIN DE LAUNAY, illustré de 16 gravures sur bois.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R260150955: 1899. In-8. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Etat passable, Couv. partiel. décollorée, Dos abîmé, Quelques rousseurs. 326 pages. Toile rouge illustrée en noir. Frontispice et nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc hors texte. Tranches dorées. Manque au dos. Ouvrage déformé. . . . Classification Dewey : 840-Littératures des langues romanes. Littérature française. …

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R260164850: 1924. In-8. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos frotté, Intérieur frais. 324 pages. Toile rouge illustrée en noir et or. Tranche supérieure dorée. Frontispice en noir et blanc et nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc hors texte. Ouvrage partiellement déboîté. . . . Classification Dewey : 840-Littératures des langues romanes. Littérature française. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. WITH ALL 6 OF THE COLOR LITHOGRAPHS ---- THE FIRST EDITIONS ARE NOT VERY COMMON ---- Welcomely, this copy is free of foxing. But, it was formerly in the Toronto Public Library, and has blind-stamps to that effect (blind-stamps are preferrable to more conspicuous foxing spots). Very sturdy copy, which appears to be unread after it was rebound in a utilitarian binding. -------------------------- Samuel White Baker was a paragon of Victorian manhood. He was born on June 8, 1821 in London, the offspring of a wealthy commercial family. In 1843, he married his first wife, Henrietta Ann Bidgood Martin, who eventually bore him 7 children. Baker's brother, John Garland Baker, married Henrietta's sister, Eliza Heberden Martin, and after a double wedding, the four moved to Mauritius to oversee the family's plantation. After two years they moved to Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka). After twelve years of marriage, his wife, Henrietta, died of typhoid fever in 1855, leaving Samuel a widower at the age of thirty-four. His two sons and one daughter died young. Baker left Ceylon and returned to England, leaving his four surviving daughters in the care of his unmarried sister Mary. While Baker was visiting the Duke of Atholl on his shooting estate in Scotland, he befriended Maharaja Duleep Singh and in 1858-1859, the two partnered an extensive hunting trip in central Europe and the Balkans. The two continued into Vidin where, to amuse the Maharajah, Baker went to the Vidin slave market. There, Baker fell in love with a white slave girl, destined for the Ottoman Pasha of Vidin. He was outbid by the Pasha but bribed the girl's attendants and they ran away in a carriage together and eventually Florence became his lover and wife and accompanied him everywhere he journeyed thereafter. Their first journey together was to Africa to search for the Source of the Nile River. In order to have the best chance for success, Baker felt that he needed to learn Arabic, so Baker and his wife spent a year exploring The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and hunting with the Sword Hunters of the Hamram Arabs. Baker now fluent in Arabic, he and his wife set out to discover the source of the Nile. They eventually met up with Speke and Grant, who were on their way home to England after discovering the source of the Nile, which they named Lake Victoria. Speke and Grant told Baker about another lake they had heard about from native Africans, and provided Baker with all of the information they possessed concerning the rumored lake. Baker and his wife eventually found this lake, and named it The Albert N'Yanza (Albert Lake). Upon returning to England, Baker wrote The Albert N'Yanza, published in 1866, while, although the events therein occurred earlier, The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia was published a year later in 1867. In 1869, at the request of the khedive Ismail, Baker led a military expedition to the equatorial regions of the Nile, with the object of suppressing the slave-trade there and opening the way to commerce and civilization. Before starting from Cairo with a force of 1700 Egyptian troops - many of them discharged convicts - he was given the rank of Pasha and Major-General in the Ottoman army. The khedive appointed him Governor-General of the new territory of Equatoria for four years at a salary of £10,000 a year; and it was not until the expiration of that time that Baker returned to Cairo, and then England. Baker wrote an account of his time as Pasha in Ismailia (1874). Knighted by Queen Victoria, Sir Samuel Baker and his wife, Lady Baker, settled in England, and both died there, Baker in 1893, and Lady Baker in 1916.…

second edition 524pp ills.[b/w] GOOD+ (green cloth w.black dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping and bumps to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,some prelims.detached but present,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked and shaky).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. 8vo, vii, 965 pages, dark blue cloth, tear at head of spine, x-library Metallurgical Library of Inland Steel Corp. The first conference on bituminous coal drew over 1700 delegates, from 13 countres. "It has been the object of these Carnegie world coal congresses to assemble as much as possible of the scientific data from all parts of the world, and to place them before American technologists and mine owners - Baker's Welcoming Address.".…

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R320078766: 1924. In-4. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 324 pages - nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc hors texte - TRanches dorées. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 'New Edition' pp xx, 413, 32 pp of publisher's advertisements at rear. Original publisher's dark green cloth, very bright gilt lettering and gilt-blocked giraffe to spine. Blind-stamped decoration and ruling in black to front cover. All 24 illustrations on plates present (the illustration of the coor, a fish, is on the same plate as the bayard fish, not on page 153 as called for). Frontispiece colour map and folding map. Scattered light foxing to rear fep and last few pp of advertisements; to the folding map; and to some plates (often margins only). Clark family crest private library label laid on to a pre-existing, mostly obscured heraldic bookplate on front pastedown. VG indeed.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO30094055: 1872. In-8. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Mors arrachés, Quelques rousseurs. 326 pages. Frontispice : gravure en noir et blanc avec serpente. Nombreuses gravures en noir et blanc hors texte. Tranches dorées. Nombreuses pages détachées. . . . Classification Dewey : 840.08-XIX ème siècle.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R240076346: 1870. In-8. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Etat passable, Plats abîmés, Dos abîmé, Quelques rousseurs. 326 pages - gravure en monochrome en frontispice - tranches dorées - quelques mouillures et rousseurs sans réelle conséquence sur la lecture - quelques gravures en monochrome hors texte - coins frottés - plats salis - dos manquant - tranches salies - annotations au crayon de couleurs bleu sur la page de garde et sur la page de faux titre . . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO80170009: 1870. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos plié, Intérieur frais. 326 pages augmentées de nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc hors texte. Coins frottés, couverture décolorée. Illustration doré (enfant dormant sur des bariques flottantes sur l'eau) sur le premier plat. Tranches dorées. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO80191523: 1907. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. 323 pages - Frontispice en noir et blanc - 1er plat ornements dorés - Tranches dorées - Couverture monochrome rouge - 10 gravures sur bois en noir et blanc hors-texte - Coiffes abîmées - Trace de tampon sur la page de titre - Trace de tampon sur la page de titre - 3 PHOTOS DISPONIBLES. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne.…

Condition: bon état. Paris Librairie Hachette 1872 -in-12 pleine percale un volume, reliure pleine percale vieux rose in-douze Editeur (18 x 11,6 cm), dos long rouge décoré à froid - titre frappé or, premier plat décoré "or" et à froid, deuxième plat décoré à froid, toutes tranches lisses dorées, illustré de 16 gravures sur bois hors-texte en noir (imprimés d'un seul côté) + une grande carte dépliante hors-texte en noir (imprimée d'un seul côté) in-fine, 360 pages + 4 p. de catalogue Editeur, 1872 Paris Librairie Hachette Editeur, bon état L'explorateur anglais Samuel Withe Baker s'était rendu en Afrique en 1861 en espérant y découvrir les sources du Nil. Mais ce n'est qu'au début de l'année 1863 qu'il rejoint l'expédition de Speke et Grant à Gondokoro qui venaient de mettre au jour les sources du grand fleuve. Sur leurs indications Baker remonte le Nil Blanc jusqu'à un lac inconnu des occidentaux et dont il entreprend l'exploration ; il le baptise Lac Albert. Collection "Bibliothèque Rose Illustrée". mention de 2e édition, Abrégé d'après la Traduction de GUSTAVE MASSON par J.BELIN DE LAUNAY.en bon état (good condition). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American edition. 8vo. [5], vi-xx, [3], 24-608 pp. Brown pebbled publisher's cloth with gold lettering and gold rules on the spine. Coated brown endpapers and pastedowns. Wood-engraved frontispiece with 15 additional engraved plates, based on original sketches by the author; one fold-out map and a full-page map. Concluding the title page: "Interspersed with many highly exciting adventures of the author, among elephants, lions, buffaloes, hippopatmi, rhinoceros, antelopes, and other great game of the country; accompanied by expert native sword hunters." Baker provides an account of Eastern Africa: its animals, its peoples, its rivers, its lakes, and its landscapes. He completed the European discovery of the source of the Nile, naming the Albert Nyanza, with help from Sir John Speke. His account of Eastern Africa would greatly influence the common person's attitudes and perceptions of the Nile basin and the peoples who lived there. The plates in the volume depict Baker's penchant for big game hunting. Throughout his life Baker would travel to Eastern Africa, India, and Central Asia to hunt the big game animals that lived in these regions. Other than hunting, Baker served as a governor of Egyptian territory in the Nile Basin, working to suppress the Arab slave trade and advance British interests in the region. This volume presents an important record in the history of colonization and the natural history of the Nile basin (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: "Baker, Sir Samuel White"). A Very Good book with rubbing to the edges of the boards, two former owner's markings, front hinge slightly starting.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. hardback, 8vo, xii,409,(32)pp, 6 coloured plates, edges browned, some foxing on the plates and guards, title page and half-title front edges frayed and owner's name on endpaper, internal binding and hinges sound, rebacked at some time, retaining original green cloth gilt, the cloth heavily rubbed, frayed on board edges and rear spine edge, overall Good condition. …

1st edition, hardback, 8vo, xiv,423pp, 5 only of 6 chromolithographed plates by Hanhart after the author, (lacks the plate at p.72, Ruins at Pollanaura), title page browned, moderate foxing throughout, including on the plates, no inscriptions, hinges and binding sound, marbled edges and boards, half-leather binding, gilt-decorated spine with 5 raised bands, board corners and front edges rubbed and bumped, Good condition. …

8vo. 5.25 x 7.5 inches. xvi + 376 pp. + 32 pp. publisher's catalogue. Bound in original maroon cloth, gilt. Spine sunned and extremities a little worn but otherwise a good copy. Illustrated by 6 plates including frontispiece and by engravings in text. This popular work by Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-93) who settled in Ceylon was first published as Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon in 1855, and appeared in numerous editions into the early twentieth century. TOPOGRAPHY CEYLON TOPOGRAPHY TRAVEL SPORT- ASIA TOPOGRAPHY.…

Hardback. Organized by Ismail Khedive of Egypt 2 VOLS written by the MajorGeneral of the Ottoman Empire Maps portraits and upwards of fifty fullpage illustrations by Zwecker and Durand Attractive green clothbound boards with matching gilt pictorial to both front boards and illustrative gilt to both spines Some pages appear untrimmed Condition is as follows Vol I Foxed and dogeared foldout coloured map to front alongside intricate frontispiece portrait of Sir Samuel Pacha by CH Jeens with original dust cover Foxing up to first chapter page Clean and bright throughout Hinge broken between p128129 but intact Foxing to back endpaper Brown pastedowns Corners bowed top one broken Small torn hole to spine and wear to head and tail Cloth has a small tear to front hinge Scratches to back Vol II Scratches to front board corners worn Spine worn to head and tail and minor stain to middle Frontispiece of LieutColonel AbdElKader with original tissue guard Foxing to ffep and p371 Hinge loose in places but intact Hinge starting between p480481 and toward back detached at very topnbsp Overall a good condition rare set bright and clear throughout. book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Second Edition. Two volumes, complete. Original green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt to the front panel and spine. With large fold-out map which has had a tear neatly repaired. 8vo - 371; 372 pp. Volume 1 with 22 engraved illustrations plus two maps, one fold-out and one full page. Volume 2 with twelve engraved illustrations, the frontispiece being in color. A very clean, bright and solid set of this important exploration of the Nile region. In 1861 Mr. Baker set off on an expedition to locate the source of the Nile. His efforts were rewarded when in 1864 he discovered the source, a lake which he named "Albert N'Yanza", after the Queen's Consort. Upon returning to England he was knighted and received the Victoria Gold Medal of the Geographical Society. Near Fine.…

Hardback, approx 9 x 6 inches. In blue cloth with gilt lettering and giraffe design to spine, gilt pictorial design to front. Later brown endpapers. In very good condition. Some handling marks to cover, some fading to spine. Rubbing to ends of spine. Later endpapers. Previous owners inscription to rear of frontis plate ?Arthur Scott, Oct 29 1867.? Inscription has bled-through to front of frontis portraits. Some occasional minor handling marks, else pages, plates and maps all very clean and tight throughout. Else a very good clean and tight copy. xxii + 596pp. Illustrated with 24 b&w plates including an engraved frontis, two coloured maps, including one fold-out map.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1928 edition. 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. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 468 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. 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. Pages: 468 Mason, Frances Baker,Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931,Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur), 1861-1933,Jennings, H. S. (Herbert Spencer), 1868-1947,Parker, George Howard, 1864-1955,MacBride, E. W. (Ernest William), 1866-1940,Conklin, Edwin Grant, 1863-1952,Scott, William Berryman, 1858-1947,Bather, Francis Arthur, 1863-1934,Gregory, J. W. (John Walter), 1864-1932,Woodward, Arthur Smith, 1864-1944,Gager, C. Stuart (Charles Stuart), 1872-1943,Berry, Edward Wilber, b. 1875,Poulton, Edward Bagnall, Sir, 1856-1943,Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927,Wheeler, William Morton, 1865-1937,Loomis, Frederic Brewster, b. 1873,Watson, David Meredith Seares, 1886-,Lull, Richard Swann, 1867-,Gregory, William K. (William King), 1876-,Holmes, Samuel J. (Samuel Jackson), 1868-,Smith, Grafton Elliot, Sir, 1871-1937,Huxley, Julian, 1887-1975,Morgan, C. Lloyd (Conwy Lloyd), 1852-1936,Newman, Horatio Hackett, b. 1875.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1928. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 468, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 468 468.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1875. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 734, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 734 734.…