Gamble David P (108 results)

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Brodart. 7 x 10 inches. 341 pages. Navy cloth cover with gold emblem on front and gold script on spine. Dust jacket in Brodart. Fine condition.

Hardcover 4to 341 pages Like new in probably unread condition. Previous owner name inside front board. Saturday, May 29, 2021.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hint of wear at the spine tips of the DJ. Now in a clear protective sleeve. The boards are nice with little wear seen. The hinges and the spine are very good. 341 pages. The inside pages are bright and look unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. xvi+341 pages with 2 colour plates including frontispiece, 13 half tone plates and illustrations, 8 line drawings, 3 maps, bibliography and index. Small quarto (10" x 7") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial sailing ship to front cover. Edited by David P Gamble and P E H Hair. Third Series, volume 2. First edition. In 1623 Richard Jobson published an account of a 1620-1621 English voyage up River Gambia, during which a party, led by himself, penetrated to a point some 460 miles up river. The purpose of the voyage was to make contact with the gold trade of the West African interior, but in this there was little success. However, Jobson's account of the river, its commerce, natural history, peoples, religions, and politics, was the earliest to appear in print, in this fullness of detail, in any language. it was also the earliest detailed account of any part of Black Africa, by an Englishman. Although, in contemporary English, a probing of access to a new trade might be accounted a "discover", the voyage was only to a limited extent and "exploration". The English had been preceded in River Gambia by the Portuguese, who since the 1450s had voyaged and traded up-river, nearly as far as Jobson went. Part of Jobson's account therefore deals with the Portuguese - or rather Afro-Portuguese - presence. The English, trading in nearby Senegal only from the 1850s, penetrated River Gambia only from the 1580, penetrated Gambia only in 1618. Three English voyages, of 1618, 1619 and 1620-21 (the earlier ones evidenced in Jobosn's account) produced such heavy losses in men and money that an English presence in the river was not resumed until the 1650s. Portuguese accounts of the river existed in Jobson's day, but the major ones only in manuscript. Following the editors' Introduction, Part I of the present edition contains three Jobson texts: his book, the extracts from his "Jounrall" published by Purchas in1 1625, and an extant manuscript petition to the Crown. For comparison, Part II supplies translations of the earlier accounts of the river, by Portuguese or Portuguese agents. The Jobson material is extensively annotated. Jobson's account, almost entirely original, has special in its author's observations on the African scene, particularly those on the African peoples and individuals encountered. Jobson discusses such topics as local agriculture and trade, the role of Islam, political culture, and the position of women. Despite the limits of his experience, his observations are seemingly accurate and generally perceptive, as well as being (perhaps unexpectedly) often tolerant and even sympathetic. Condition: A fine copy in like jacket.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. First Edition. Cloth with dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. First Edition. Cloth with dj. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper.

Condition: Good. F First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 368pp hardback, blue cloth gilt in wrapper, very good in a very good wrapper , Hakluyt Society Series III, Vol. 2.

Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 341 pages. Illustrated throughout with maps and plates. Series III Volume 2. In 1623 Richard Jobson published an account of a voyage up River Gambra during which his party penetrated some 400 miles up river. This is the earliest detailed account of any part of Black Africa by an Englishman. This book contains Jobson's texts as well as other early accounts of the River Gambra.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1st thus edition, Book 1 of 36 - Hakluyt Society, Third Series ; dj in mylar; navy c. w/gilt titles; 341 clean, unmarked pages.a scholarly edition of Richard Jobson's detailed 1623 account of an English voyage along the Gambia River in West Africa, it Includes Jobson's later "Large Journal" (1620-1621), a petition from roughly 1626, and translations of earlier Portuguese accounts of the river. b/w Illus (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Unread condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. h/b 341 pages, condition is very good.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. xvi, 341pp, index, bibliography, bw ills, maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. Near new. Earliest detailed account of any part of black Africa by an Englishman, Jobson's account of the Gambia includes observations on African peoples, local agriculture, the role of Islam, political culture and the role of women. Size: Small 4to.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Date on title page. Fine if not new hardback in fine, if not new unpriced, unclipped dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: F-. F-. First Edition. F-/F-. 4to. original blue cloth gilt (a trifle bumped) in dustwrapper (slightly rubbed); pp. xvi, 342 (last blank), with illustrations & maps. A near fine copy.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Light shelf wear to extremities.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine-. 1st ed. Dark blue cloth series cover. col.f/piece+xvi (further col.plate on p.xvi)+341, 7 plates between 312/313, 4 maps in prelims, 2 elsewhere, 8 line drawings, 1 full page ill., pub. flyer re: Third Series slipped in; virtually pristine in every way except except sp. fading, also very thin line of fading to most of top fr.edge.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. pp.xvi+341. 24.5cm. Colour frontispiece and one colour plate. 4 pages of maps. 13 black and white photographic illustrations. Line drawings in the text. Appendices. Bibliography. Notes. Index. Hard cover in dust jacket. A fine clean copy. (The explorations some 460 miles up the River Gambra (or Gambia) of West Africa).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Issued by the Hakluyt Society - Third Series, No 2. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Boards are generally in very good order. No particular bumping or wear to corners or edges. Spine is intact and bright with just a little mild bumping to ends. Textblock is tight, bright and clean. 341 pp. Blue paper dust jacket with black lettering to spine and front. Dj is in a good condition albeit with some creasing to the edges. One or two grubby marks. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 1063g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 032157:6e) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 1063 G. Book.…

Hardback with dust jacket. In 1623 Richard Jobson published an account of a 1620-1621 English voyage up River Gambra, during which a party, led by himself, penetrated to a point some 460 miles up-river. The purpose of the voyage was to make contact with the gold trade of the West African interior, but in this there was little success. However, Jobson's account of the river, its commerce, natural history, peoples, religions and polities, was the earliest to appear in print, in this fullness of detail, in any language. It was also the earliest detailed account of any part of Black Africa, by an Englishman. Jobson's account, almost entirely original, has special interest in its author's observations on the African scene, particularly those on the African peoples and individuals encountered. Jobson discusses such topics as local agriculture and trade, the role of Islam, political culture, and the position of women. Despite the limits of his experience, his observations are seemingly accurate and generally perceptive, as well as being (perhaps unexpectedly) often tolerant and even sympathetic. 1999, First edition. A fine, unmarked copy in a near fine d/w with only light sun fading of the spine. 2.5 Centimeters X 18.4 Centimeters X 25.6 Centimeters. …

Super octavo hardcover (Near FINE) in d/w (VG+); 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: F/NF. First Edition. Series III, Volume 2. Colour frontis, black and white illustrations and maps. A fine copy in like jacket. xv, 341 pp.