Chronicles Basutoland by Germond (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair (Protective cover). tight binding; signed by previous owner first page; discolored around fore-edge; dust jacket has some wear/tear and rubbing Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within south Africa. The jacket is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. It is protected in cellophane. The boards show little wear. Internally, clean. Tightly bound. r*16/01/2025. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Translation of letters written by French missionaries in nineteenth century Lesotho (then Basutoland) that paint a history of the colonization of the southern African country. Includes numerous fold out maps. Copy is in very good condition. Some minor edge wear to the blue leather boards. Interior is immaculate: all leaves clean and unmarked. Virtually as new. Dust jacket is very good also with some minor edge wear and scuffing. Small, closed tear of approx. 1 cm at rear base of spine. Wrapped in protective Brodart cover. A very handsome copy of a scarce title. Due to the size and weight of this book, additional shipping charges will be required.…

8vo; original blue rexine, lettered in gilt on spine, with gilt device to upper cover; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 583, incl. index; photographs; maps, incl. folding. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed and edgeworn; gift inscription to front free endpaper. Very good condition. "Dr. R. C. Germond has rendered a service to Basutoland, to South Africa, and to students of history in general in publishing these translations of the letters of the early French Protestant missionaries in Basutoland. . These letters tell the story of men of God who came to Basutoland primarily to preach the Gospel and never forgot that first calling, but who almost unwillingly found themselves often cast for the role of ambassadors or special pleaders for the Basuto people. They tell the story also of their heroic wives, whose part in the pioneering story is certainly not of minor importance. Let the letters speak for themselves. They tell a dramatic story and tell it with candour and simplicity. Those who love Basutoland, will thank Dr. Germond for his work." - From the Foreword, by Edgar H. Brookes.…

An edition limited to 3000 copies. 8vo; original blue rexine, lettered in gilt on spine, with gilt device to upper cover; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 583, incl. index; photographs; maps, incl. folding. Dustwrapper edgeworn and rippled, with earlier owner's tape repairs to reverse; slightest trace of damp-staining to bottom edge; endpapers and edges a little foxed. Good to very good condition. "Dr. R. C. Germond has rendered a service to Basutoland, to South Africa, and to students of history in general in publishing these translations of the letters of the early French Protestant missionaries in Basutoland. . These letters tell the story of men of God who came to Basutoland primarily to preach the Gospel and never forgot that first calling, but who almost unwillingly found themselves often cast for the role of ambassadors or special pleaders for the Basuto people. They tell the story also of their heroic wives, whose part in the pioneering story is certainly not of minor importance. Let the letters speak for themselves. They tell a dramatic story and tell it with candour and simplicity. Those who love Basutoland, will thank Dr. Germond for his work." - From the Foreword, by Edgar H. Brookes.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. The dust jacket is slightly shelf rubbed and edge worn. It will still look good in cellophane though. The boards are in a very good condition. Some scars are visible within the front board. Internally clean and tightly bound. Complete with 583 pages. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Printing. About new book in pebbled blue leather-like boards with gilt-decoration; tight clean unmarked, about new; bright dj with light edgewear. First edition limited to 3000 copies; 583 pp, erratum sheet laid-in.