Cheesman R E (30 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 192pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Foreword by Peter Scott. Light foxing on page edges, front hinge cracked, very good lacking the dust jacket. A compilation of new discoveries of new lands, archaeology, the voyage of the Joseph Conrad, the first flight from Engla…

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 17 pages, 4 plates. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 15 x 24 cms. Category: Royal Geographical Society; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47…

Paperback. Condition: Good ++. Fourth Edition. 105 pages. B&W illustrations. Ink writing to back of last page. Crayon marks to back cover with marks. Moderately grimed cream background soft covers with dark green titles to front - light browning and colour-fading to spine and covers' edges. Moderate wear to covers' corners - sma…

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. [1928 - c.1986 ?]. Small octavo, pp 464; 181; 101, slightly age-toned, paperbacks, very slightly worn. one part with a very worn spine but otherwise all quite bright; one part a presentation copy to Pat Brenan, signed by Dave Philcox. [A substantial part of this erratically and confusin…

Original-Leinenband. XX, 447 Seiten mit 66 s/w Abbildungen auf Tafeln. Exemplar mit etwas stärkeren Gebrauchsspuren: Der Einband ist leicht berieben und an Ecken und Kanten geringfügig bestoßen. Es fehlt eine Faltkarte, die herausgetrennt wurde (vor Seite 435). Bibliotheksexemplar, gestempelt und mit einem entfernten Rückenschil…

, Practical Hints to Scoutmasters on Troop Management vii [3] 1-86, 1928 3rd edition; Letters to the New Scoutmaster, 80 pages 1932 first edition; The Group Scoutmaster, 123, 1934 first edition First and third editions , covers have wear, the spines creased and chipped, the 2nd volume has some loss to the spine and is splitting…

London: MacMillan and Co., 1936 8vo. xiv,400pp. folding frontispiece and 48 illustrations on plates, 2 coloured folding maps, index. Major Cheesman was H.M. Consul for North-west Ethiopia, 1925-1934 where he undertook an expedition that finally fixed the source and course of the Blue Nile from Lake Tana. From the library of Dr J…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2 stiff-board volumes, each containing multiple softcover volumes in the series. Green bindery cloth spines and gray boards. First volume contains: Flora. Vol 1 Part 1. 1928. ** Vol 1 Part 2. 1929. ** Part 3. 1930. ** Part 4. 1931. ** Part 5. 1932. ** Part 6. 1934. ** Part 7. 1940. ** Part 8. 19…

Condition: Very Good. xiv, 400, folding frontis, 24 b/w plates, text fig, 2 folding maps. . HB. 8vo, orig. green cloth (spine slightly faded), gilt vignette to front board, gilt title to spine, top edge tinted green. Ownership inscription and blind stamp to half-title. Vg. First edition. An account of the author's expeditions ar…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Complete with all plates and maps. With its own matching, handmade slipcase. The boards are shelf rubbed and edge worn, but remain strong and sturdy. Internally, the book is in near fine condition, with neat, crisp and unmarked pages. Securely bound and handsome! JK. Our…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. On a uniquely motivated expedition, for ornithological and archaeological research, in 1921 Cheesman ventured to the coastline near Bahrain, south of Oqair, which forms the Gulf of Salwa. In addition to the investigation of birds' migratory habits, Cheesman visited the area's extensive ru…

London: MacMillan and Co., 1936 8vo. xiv,400pp. folding frontispiece and 48 illustrations on plates, 2 coloured folding maps, index. Major Cheesman was H.M. Consul for North-west Ethiopia, 1925-1934 where he undertook an expedition that finally fixed the source and course of the Blue Nile from Lake Tana. A very nice copy of the…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp xiv, 400, 49 plates, [2] folded maps. Original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering at spine and gilt illustration on the front cover. General Robert Cheesman's account of his explorations of the Lake Tana region and the Blue Nile and Abyssinia. Che…

1st Edition. 447 pages. Very good green buckram cloth ith gilt camel and rider on the fron board. Cloth has minor ear to the heads of spine and some light rubbing to the rear board. Internally very good ith all plates and maps called for. Baghdad Bookshop card pasted in on the front free end paper - Xmas 196. A scarce title. Hea…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, COMPLETE COPY WITH NUMEROUS FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS & FOLDING MAP TO REAR. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 10 X 7 INCHES WITH 20 + 447 PAGES . MINOR BUMP TO BOTTOM OF SPINE, HALF TITLE & REAR ENDPAPERS BROWNED, VERY SLIGHT PLAY TO FRONT H…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 447 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white plates throughout. Large folding map is unattached at the back of the book. Dedication page has a small tear at the head edge. Page edges are lightly darkened and foxed. Blue cloth with gilt titles on t…

First edition; 8vo; inscribed presentation copy from the author to H. R. H. the Duke of Gloucester, 48 photographic illustrations (including a folding panorama frontispiece), 2 folding maps and a plan; original green cloth gilt with pictorial design in gilt on upper board, original pictorial dust-wrapper, a fine copy; xiv, 400 p…

Tall hardback, 10 x 7 inches. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt camel design to front. Bevelled edges. Top page edges gilt. In very good condition. Some rubbing to spine and ends. Corners slightly bumped. Bookplate to front endpaper ?Leslie Carver.? Some occasional minor light foxing spots, mostly to page edges.…