Across Widest Africa An Account of the Country and People of Eastern, Central and Western Africa As Seen During A Twelve Months' Journey From Djibuti to Cape Verde (complete in two volumes) by A. Henry Savage Landor - 1907

Charles Scribner's Sons. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Volume 2.(history, africa, djibuti, cape verde) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

London Hurst and Blackett, 1907, First Edition. hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Printed on laid paper by The Chapel River Press. -- Illustrated by 160 half-tone reproductions of photographs and a 12x34-inch color map of the route. There is a small map of Lake Tchad as partly surveyed by the author. Landor states of his journey of 8,500 miles over one year, "Pleasure was its sole object." -- Hardcover, 396+511 pages, 7.5x10x4.3 inches, bright spine and cover lettering on navy blue cloth. Condition: very good minus (mild to heavy foxing throughout--the glossy plates are not affected; tips lightly bumped; no jackets). A substantial and attractive copy.

E-302. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. Large 4to. Published by Hurst and Blackett, Ltd, London, UK. 1907. xvi, 396 pgs; xii, 511.pgs. Illustrated with 160 half-tone reproductions of photographs and a map of the Route. First UK Edition/First Printing. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Landor was an English painter, writer and explorer who travelled the world. With an assignment to paint Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, Landor took the opportunity to make a trip across Africa. The journey took about a year and he covered eight thousand miles. Arnold Henry Savage Landor (2 June 1865 – 26 December 1924) was an English painter, explorer, writer, and anthropologist. Landor wrote in an often witty style. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Hurst and Blackett,, 1907. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. 2 vols. Original blue cloth with slight rubbing to edges, otherwise near very good indeed and complete.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. Volume 1, 396 pages. Frontispiece illustrated with black and white plate of the author and a Somali. Illlustrated with 67 reproductions of photographs and a fold out Map of the route. Volume 2, 511 pages. Frontispiece illustrated with b/w plate of cannibals. Further illustrated with 99 half tone reproductions of photographs. Some pages of Volume 1 have very light foxing at edges. Both volumes pages are good condition. Back 3 pages of Volume 2 have light pencil drawings. Volume 1 has previous owner's name/address on ffep and book-plate on front paste down endpaper. Both volumes original blue cloth with volume 1 upper cover and both spines sunned, brownish. Both books embossed gilt borders and titles on upper cover and gilt titles on spine. Edges, head/tail of spine and corners worn and bumped. Both GOOD+. 1st US Edition. Hard Cover. Good+.

London, England: Hurst and Blackett Ltd, 1907. Hardcover. Very Good. Two Volumes: black cloth, thick octavos with titles in gilt to spines and covers. Corners bumped, some light spotting to covers and spines, textblocks square, bindings tight. Volume 1: xv, 396pp+4 page Hurst catalogue. Large foldout map at rear, 67 illustrations. Volume 2: xii, 511pp+1 page publisher advert. Index, 99 illustrations. NOTE: Lacks route map to volume 2. Inscribed and signed on endpaper to volume 1 by Landor: To "Dr. C.M. Sneed with kindest regards, Henry Savage Landor, London, Sept. 19th , 1913." The front pastedown to both volumes have the signature of C.M. Sneed in pencil. Two short handwritten letters in original postmarked stamped envelopes from Landor to C.M. Sneed written on Savoy Hotel stationary and posted from London on January and February 1924, laid in. Some browning to endpapers, light overall toning to pages, no marks, etc. The journey covered 8,500 miles. Arnold Henry Savage Landor [1865-1924] was a… Read More