Smith Anna H Editor (15 results)

soft cover, embossed leather with gold lettering and decoration covers, marble inside front and back, a rectangle of green leaves around the title on the cover, 134 pages, 4 5/8 x 7 3/8 inches, 1907 edition, good + book condition, no dust jacket, non-fiction.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. the jacket is a bit shelf rubbed. internally clean. well bound. very good copy.[S.Nor]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Green Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 188pp. The text is accomanied by b/w illustrations. There is a light bump to the head of the front board & the edge of the rear board, as well as a slight bump to the head of the spine of the book. There is very slight rubbing to the corners of the spine & maybe two board corners. Clean and tight. The dust wrapper has not been price clipped, though has been repaired in a few places. The spine of the wrapper is ever so slightly faded & there is a nik to the tail of the spine & to one corner of the wrapper - otherwise the wrapper is also clean and tight. A lovely copy.…

8vo; original green boards; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 189, incl. index; monochrome illustrations. Dustwrapper very slightly sunned on spine panel. Very good condition. "Africana Byways edited by Anna H. Smith is a sequel to Africana Curiosities which was published in 1973. In eight chapters a similar amount of topics is dealt with, all subjects of interest to the Africana collector. Topics are: history of photographs and their place in South African history; pictures by some South African churchmen of the nineteenth century; reprints of Africana books; botanical illustration of South African flowers; Johannesburg newspapers and periodicals during the years 1887 to 1899; book-plates; arts and crafts of the Transvaal Ndebele; and early South African cartoons. There are over thirty illustrations to the text as well as an index.".…

8vo; original green boards; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 189, incl. index; monochrome illustrations. Dustwrapper very slightly edgeworn, and sunned on spine panel and adjacent portion of lower panel; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; trace of foxing to top edge and outermost leaves, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Very good condition. "Africana Byways edited by Anna H. Smith is a sequel to Africana Curiosities which was published in 1973. In eight chapters a similar amount of topics is dealt with, all subjects of interest to the Africana collector. Topics are: history of photographs and their place in South African history; pictures by some South African churchmen of the nineteenth century; reprints of Africana books; botanical illustration of South African flowers; Johannesburg newspapers and periodicals during the years 1887 to 1899; book-plates; arts and crafts of the Transvaal Ndebele; and early South African cartoons. There are over thirty illustrations to the text as well as an index.". …

8vo; original brown boards, lettered in white on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 148; illustrations. A little foxing. Very good condition. "Under the editorship of Anna H. Smith, a series of articles on a variety of subjects that are of interest to many Africana Collectors has been brought together in this book. Each chapter is the work of an expert in a particular field of Africana and its collecting and the book includes chapters on early printed maps of Africa, commemorative medals, Cape Almanacs, South African paper money, Xhosa beadwork, Johannesburgiana and coins of the South African Republic. Over twenty pages of relevant illustrations have been selected to support the text and an index has been included to facilitate reference. Africana Curiosities shows many of the interesting sides of Africana and will perhaps inspire Collectors to pioneer new fields and to undertake some serious research in their chosen areas and thus add a little more to our small fund of real knowledge of Africana.".…

leather_bound. Condition: Acceptable. Cracked in several places, some pages loose, but most of the text block is secure. Age-toned, name on front endpaper, otherwise unmarked. Leather cover heavily scuffed, small tears, what appears to be burn marks on top of spine and top edge. Your purchase benefits the world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.…

1st edition. 8vo. 189pp. B/w. frontispiece and illustrations. Original boards. Pictorial light green d/w. lettered in black, rubbed and slightly chipped to edges. ISBN 0949937193 US$15.

Dustwrapper, very slightly soiled, pp. 189, a few illustrations in the text.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by the editor Anna H. Smith on the title page. Book plate tipped in on the front inner cover by Ian Mackenzie. Publication of 189 pages. Frontispiece. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by the editor Anna H Smith on the title page. Newspaper article tipped in on the front free end paper page "The Collecting bug by Anna H. Smith". Book plate tipped in on the front inner board by Ian Mackenzie. Publication of 148 pages. Frontispiece. The jacket is a little shelf rubbed. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed. …

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 128 pages (complete). Ex-school library copy (Bramley School, Johannesburg) with consequent debris, residue, stamps, annotations, markings, wear and tear. Board cover, cloth spine. A much used and referred to book. The cover is much worn about the corners and edges. The cloth spine is worn and has library residue but is stoic and sure. The cover has been dismembered and its various faces attached to the front, inside front and inside back covers. Inside, the contents are heroic in their attachment and tenacity. They are clear, presentable, comfortable, informative and companionable.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The sequel to her other book on collecting Africana, Africana Curiosities. 189 pages with index and b/w photographs. Size: Approx 6" Wide - 9" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A collection of articles that are of interest to Africana Collectors. 148 pages including index and illustrations. Orders over $100.00 are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: Approx 6" Wide and 9" Tall. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Her first book about collecting Africana. 148 pages with b/w photographs and index. --------------------Orders over $100.00 are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: Approx 6" Wide - 9" Tall.