Hodson Arnold W (43 results)
Published by Geographical Journal, Ldn, 1910
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Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Larry W Price Books
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Add to basketPamphlet. Condition: Very Good. April, 1910, pp. 166-172 with full page Map showing the routes taken in the Kalahari Desert & 2 Photo Plts, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Seller: Crossroad Books, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.Crossroad Books
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Hardcover. Reprint. Facsimile reprint; "Africana Reprint Library Volume Twelve". Four fold-out maps. Ex-Library copy; with typical markings. Library label residue on the spine tail. Couple tiny, faint spots on the rear board. Else binding quite clean. VERY slight spine twist. Pages clean, but for library markings. No dustjacket.… ; EXH15D; 359 pages; Ex-Library.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition with dust jacket with wear.
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover shows only light cover wear and still bright gilt. Jacket only fair with moderately heavy surface wear. Map intact. Text is unmarked and binding tight with only previous owner stamp on free page. Ships FAST.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Jacket is torn and marked.Tanning.Excellent binding.The book deals mainly with the journeys and hunting expeditions of the author in the Bechuanaland Protectorate[now Botswana]in the years 1904-1910.Africana Reprint Library Volume 12 only.Facsimile reproduction of the… 1912.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 359 pages (complete). Jacket edge worn, small edge tears, marked. Boards shelf rubbed and marked. Mild tanning, top stain, a bit foxing, small tear on the map at the back, minor markings. However, it is still in a very good condition, tightly bound and intact. Volume…12. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Seller: Gardner's Used Books, Inc., Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.Gardner's Used Books, Inc.
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: vg. Hardcover book is in very good condition. Clean text, no markings. Tight binding, light general handling wear. 1987 edition. Dust jacket is mylar-protected. Interior maps are attached. Tulsa's largest used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return p…olicy if not completely satisfied.
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Published by T. Fisher Unwin, London, England, 1913
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Seller: JW Barker Books & Antiques, Natchez, MS, U.S.A.JW Barker Books & Antiques
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Green cloth with black letter. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Second. 2nd edition, good cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) shows fairly sparse notations to text, a number of bent page corners, rubbing and bumping to covers, bookseller sticker at bottom of front endpaper and some other mild trace wear. 359 pages with 85 illustrat…ions and 5 maps with four being foldouts. Solid copy of this telling of the author's journeys through the Kalahari.
Published by T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1913
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Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.The Chatham Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Dj. Second Edition. 359 pages. Green cloth boards with black lettering. Substantial sun toning to the spine, small spots throughout the back cover, and minor wear to the extremities and scuffing on both covers. Substantial foxing throughout the book and the edges of the textblock. Book plate on fro…nt pasted down endpaper. Name of previous owner in ink on front loose endpaper, along with small bookseller sticker near the spine. Some pages are frayed along the edges, but all text remains legible. Includes fold-out map. Size: Octavo. Book.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The jacket is a bit rubbed, sunned and worn. A few internal stains. Library markings. Soundly bound. A little cocked. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. The jacket is rubbed and a little damp marked.Internally clean.Excellent binding.Reprint.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Trekking the Great Thirst: Travel and Sport in the Kalahari Desert
HODSON, ARNOLD W. & NELLEN, A. E. (Ed) & WILLIAMS, Sir RALPH (Introductory Note) & SELOUS, F. C. (Fore)
Published by T. Fisher Unwin 1914, 1914
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Add to basketOctavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 359pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to board corners, moderate fading to spine with light bruising & 1cm crack to top edge, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, moderate foxing sporadically to pages… throughout, light cracking to gutters).
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The jacket is shelf rubbed.Internally clean.Excellent binding.Very good copy.Facsimile reproduction of the 1912 edition.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The jacket is shelf rubbed.Previous ownership inscription.Excellent binding.Very good copy.Facsimile reprint of 1912 edition.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. The jacket is slightly marked and edgeworn. Minor offsetting. Tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United KingdomForgotten Books
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book invites readers to experience the vast and unforgiving Kalahari Desert through the eyes of a seasoned explorer. The author, a police ofcer in the Bechuanaland Protectorate, takes us on a journey through the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as he traverses this inhospitable… region in pursuit of his duties, collecting hut tax for the British government. Beyond the immediate challenges of collecting taxes, this book delves into the complexities of colonial administration, the author's encounters with diverse native tribes, and the inherent dangers of navigating a largely uncharted landscape. While providing fascinating accounts of his hunting experiences, the author also reveals the harsh realities of life in the Kalahari, detailing the scarcity of water and the constant threat of dehydration. This firsthand perspective offers a unique insight into the struggles of early colonial expeditions in Africa, and provides a poignant illustration of the cost of both human and animal life in the pursuit of exploration and expansion. This book's meticulous record of hardship and triumph serves as a compelling testament to the resilience of those who dared to push the boundaries of human endeavor in the face of immense adversity. 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.
Published by T Fisher Unwin (1913), London, 1913
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Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.Old New York Book Shop, ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very good. Second Edition. 359p octavo, illustrated, 5 maps, 4 folding. Rubbed along the edges a very good copy in original pictorial green cloth.Wearing at the corners.
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Published by T.Fisher Unwin, London, 1914
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Seller: Wadard Books PBFA, Farningham, KENT, United KingdomWadard Books PBFA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Third Impression. Lieutenant Arnold Hodson was a game hunter and police officer in the Bechuanaland Protectorate. Not only was he successful as a hunter but as a police officer he attained singular credit. His work on the German border during the Herrero War won the appreciation of the Germans an…d special commendation of both the Foreign and the Colonial Office. 359pp with four maps, three of which folding and 85 black and white illustrations.
Published by Johannesburg, Africana Book Society, 1977, 1977
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Seller: Treasure House Books, Franschhoek, WCAPE, South AfricaTreasure House Books
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Add to basketVery good indeed, clean and tight, with all folding maps and beautiful silver illustrations and titles on orange boards. Dust jacket is very good but with edgewear including a small chip at base and at top of side edge and a light stain to the back. Facsimile reproduction of the 1912 edition with new foreword. Africana. Hardback…. With dj.
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Trekking the Great Thirst: Travel and Sport in the Kalahari Desert
Hodson, Arnold W.; edited by A. E. Nellen; Introduction by Sir Ralph Williams; Foreword by F. C. Selous
Published by T. Fisher Unwin (1914), London, 1914
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Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New ZealandRenaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. School prize label on front endpaper. Lacking the folding map at the rear. 1 plate detached. Creasing to one of the folding maps. Creasing to the free endpapers. All illustrations present.; 359, [1] pages + frontispiece + 84 illustrations + 4 of 5 maps ( 3 folding). Charcoal cloth boar…ds with gilt lettering and rule on spine. School gilt stamp on front board (Otago Boys High School). Page dimensions: 194 x 127mm. ; 8vo.
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Published by T Fisher Unwin, 1914
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Seller: Chapter House Books (Member of the PBFA), Sherborne, United KingdomChapter House Books (Member of the PBFA)
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Add to basket3rd Impression. Hardback. Good decorated boards, no d/w. Boards rubbed, bumped, unevenly faded and marked; pages tanned and foxed; hinges weak. Please email for exact postage quote and information on any available discounts (PLEASE NOTE: International Economy shipping is by sea and may take up to 90 days to arrive).
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Add to basketT.Fisher Unwin. London. 1914. Third Impression. Hardback. No DW. Illustrated black cloth. All plates and maps present. 359pp including appendices and index. Generally a clean and sound copy.
Published by London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1922
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Seller: Michael Graves-Johnston, ABA, ILAB, London, United KingdomMichael Graves-Johnston, ABA, ILAB
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Add to basketLondon: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1922 Cr.8vo. 272pp. index. The authors were "His Majesty's Consuls in Ethiopia". The Winterton copy with his bookplate, college blindstamp on title page, occasional other ex-library evidence, spine slightly rubbed, a very nice copy of the first edition in the publisher's red clo…th. 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].
Published by T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1914
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Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, CanadaJ. Wyatt Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: VG-. 3rd Impression. 359 pages in very good, clean condition. Light foxing on outer edges and endpapers. Illustrated with many photographs. Three foldout maps. Purple cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Spine and edges faded, corners bumped. Binding tight. VG-. Book.
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Published by T. Fisher Unwin, London and Leipzig, 1914
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. A fascinating memoir of Sir Arnold Hodson's time spent travelling the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa, illustrated with folding maps and photographs. The third impression of this work, which was first published in 1912. It covers the author's travels across the arid desert, commission trips and di…plomatic missions, camp life, hunting and lion-hunting.Written by Arnold W. Hodson, a colonial administrator who served as Governor of Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast.Illustrated with five maps, four of which are folding, and eighty-five reproductions of photographs throughout. Collated, complete.A smart copy of this work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; a touch bumped to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are spotted, more heavily to the first and final leaves; foredge is also spotted. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.
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Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1922
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A scarce first edition educational work detailing the language of the Oromo people of Ethiopia, constructed by two civil servants based in Ethiopia. The first edition of this scarce guide to the language and grammar of the Oromo peopleThe Oromo are a Cushitic ethnic group and na…tion native to the Oromia region of Ethiopia and Kenya, who speak the Oromo language as their mother tongue. They are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia and currently represent 34.5% of Ethiopia's population.Colonial era documents written by other ethnic groups refer to these people as the Galla, which has now developed derogatory connotations.Chapters explore the phonetic alphabet, nouns, case expression, conditional sentences, pronouns, and many other aspects of the Oromo language. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumped to spine head. Light marks to front board perimeters. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.
