Chasing Devil Search Africas by Tim Butcher (35 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Jacket edges are creased, and board spine ends are bumped. Page block and page edges are lightly tanned. Binding is sound and pages are otherwise clear. LW. Used.

1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original red cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. 325, illus with b&w plates, drawings and maps (no inscriptions).

Softcover. Condition: Good. wraps are shelf rubbed and creased. light foxing and marks. inscribed and signed by author. well bound. good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. 1st Edition. 325 pp bw illustrations, red cloth gilt title, black endpapers, Signed and dedicated by author on title page. Edges a little tanned and marked, stain to bottom part of rear cover, slight lean to spine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 0701183608. with unclipped dustjacket, dedication SIGNED AUTHOR, bright clean copy, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981.

232 x 151 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 325, incl. index; photographs, line drawings and maps in text. Trace of foxing to edges. Very good condition. "For many years Sierra Leone and Liberia were too dangerous for outsiders to travel through, bedevilled by a uniquely brutal form of violence from which sprang many of Africa's cruellest contemporary icons - child soldiers, prisoner mutilation, blood diamonds. With their wars over, Tim Butcher sets out on a journey across both countries, trekking for 350 miles through remote rainforest and malarial swamps. Just as he followed H. M. Stanley through the Congo - a journey described in his bestseller Blood River - this time he pursues a trail blazed by Graham Greene in 1935 and immortalised in the travel classic Journey Without Maps. Greene took 26 bearers, a case of scotch, and hammocks in which he and his travelling companion, his cousin Barbara, could be carried. Tim walks every blistering inch to gain an extraordinary ground-level view of a troubled and overlooked region.".

paperback octavo (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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

Paperback. Condition: Good. wraps are shelf rubbed and a bit creased. inscribed and signed by author. light marks. well bound. fairly good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Paperback. Condition: Good. wraps are shelf rubbed and a bit creased. inscribed and signed by author. light marks. well bound. fairly good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Paperback. Condition: Good. wraps are shelf rubbed. light marks. inscribed and signed by author. well bound. good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Chasing the Devil. The search for Africa's fighting spirit. A clean and tightly bound book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by author on title page, without dedication. Dustwrapper is protected. Faint tanning on upper page edges. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Sally Stephens; Jane Flanagan (illustrator). 1st Edition. *** BOOK in very good clean tight and unmarked condition. slight yellowing of pages. Red boards with gilt title on spine. Signed by author on title page (no date or other inscription. 325 pages including index and bibliography. Line sketches as chapter heads. Map of Sierra Leone and Liberia, sketch maps. Occasional b&w photos in text. *** DUST JACKET in fine condition, no nicks or tears and not price clipped. Advertising sticker for Blood River on front. Now Trimsleeve rotected. *** CONTENTS: The author undertook a 350 mile trek through post civil war Liberia and Sierra Leone, following the route undertaked by Graham Greene in 1931. Desmond Tutu said of this book; "An inspirational account of humanity's wonderful spirit to survive.". Size: 240x160mm. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s)the wraps are bit edge worn and shelf rubbed. slight creasing. a bit marked. Inscribed and Signed by the author. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.O.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A near fine UK first edition, first printing hardback (bump to top of front board) in an fine dustjacket (protected by a removable, clear thin mylar sleeve) - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - For many years Sierra Leone and Liberia have been too dangerous to travel through, bedevilled by a uniquely brutal form of violence from which sprang many of Africa's cruellest contemporary icons - child soldiers, prisoner mutilation, blood diamonds. With their wars officially over, Tim Butcher sets out on a journey across both countries, trekking for 350 miles through remote rainforest and malarial swamps. Just as he followed H M Stanley through the Congo - a journey described in his bestseller "Blood River" - this time he pursues a trail blazed by Graham Greene in 1935 and immortalised in the travel classic "Journey Without Maps". Greene took 26 bearers, a case of scotch, and hammocks in which he and his cousin Barbara were carried. Tim walks every blistering inch to gain an extraordinary ground-level view of a troubled and overlooked region. As a journalist in Africa, Tim came to know both countries well although the wars made trips to the jungle hinterland far too risky. This is where he now heads, exploring how rebel groups thrived in the bush for so long and whether the devil of war has truly been chased away. He encounters other 'devils', masked figures guarding the spiritual secrets of jungle communities. Some are no more threatening than schoolmasters but others are much more sinister, relying on ritual cannibalism as a source of their magical power. Tim encounters these devils on an epic journey that demands courage, doggedness and good fortune. "Chasing the Devil" is a dramatic travel book touching on one of the most fraught parts of the globe at a unique moment in its history. Weaving history and anthropology with personal narrative - as well as new discoveries about Greene - it is as exciting as it is enlightening - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Chatto and Windus, London 2010. 325 pages. Orig. boards in dust wrapper. Very Good.

First edition. 8vo., original red boards, dust jacket. London, Chatto & Windus. A fine copy, inscribed on the title page "For David. A walk on the African wild side. Best wishes. Tim." Cornwell had given a glowing comment on Butcher's earlier book Blood River. From the library of David Cornwell aka John Le Carré. Maggs Bros. Ltd., Catalogue 1526, John Le Carré: Books from The Library of Jane and David Cornwell at Tregiffian, Item 43.