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Huxley Elspeth
Their Shining Eldorado A Journey Through Australia
New York: William Morrow & Company. VG/VG. 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 1st edition/1st printing. Yellow boards with red cloth spine and gilt lettering on the spine are the binding for this clean straight & tight book. Endpapers are illustrated with a map of Australia. There is light bumping from shelving on the spine ends and a small ding on the upper front edge. The interior is completely without marks or tears. Dust jacket is clean and bright price intact & unclipped. Spine is sunned and there is some edgewear and a couple of rather small edge tears that are internally mended. There are two faint pen marks on the front panel and a name neatly written on the inside front flap. Including black and white photographs maps bibliography and index this is a story based on a four month intensive exploration in 1965 in which the author traveled widely in every continental state and territory of Australia. ; B&W Illustration s; 9 1/2" x 6 1/2"; 261 pages . William Morrow & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 8908
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Huxley Elspeth
THEIR SHINING ELDORADO A Journey through Australia
New York: William Morrow & Company Inc. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. DJ with light rubbing to extremities and a bit darkened. ; Four months exploration resulted in this report from the noted author. Maps in endpaper. Much info about the fauna of Australia.; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 432 pages . William Morrow & Company, Inc. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7477
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Huxley Elspeth
Their Shining Eldorado: A Journey Through Australia
William Morrow NY 1967 Cloth. VG/G. William Morrow, NY, 1967 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1551
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Huxley Elspeth
Their Shining Eldorado a Journey Through Australia
London: Chatto & Windus 1967. 1st edition 8vo 382pp photo illustrations fold-out map; some mild creasing about spine o/w VG Copy in DJ a little worn frayed and nicked at spine extrems and corners. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Chatto & Windus Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 20839
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HUXLEY Elspeth
Their Shining Eldorado a Journey Through Australia
London: Chatto & Windus 1967 Illstd with b&w photos. Tight and tidy just faint toning in edges and endpapers. Dust jacket is price clipped lightly rubbed at corners. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall Chatto & Windus hardcover
Bookseller reference : 009700
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Huxley Elspeth
Their Shining Eldorado: A Journey Through Australia
NY: Wm. Morrow. 1967. Orange boards & red cloth. Small dent lower front cover edge orange boards are foxing unevenly to a bright yellow interior very clean/bright: VG/Good dj. 8vo. Black & white photographs & maps colored endpaper maps. Wm. Morrow. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5992080500
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Huxley Elspeth
Their Shining Eldorado: a journey through Australia
Chatto & Windus London 1967. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 750 g; 382 pages triple fold map at the rear of the book indexed bibliography erratum slip tipped in at page 8 20 photographic illustrations in black-and-white six other maps. Colour illustrated dust jacket reproducing a painting by Donald Friend. The dust jacket is rubbed in a couple of spots with some minor loss of colour otherwise the book and jacket are in very good order. In this book Mrs Huxley brilliantly conveys her experience of the Australian continent over which she has travelled widely in a vivid picture of the country and its inhabitants. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Travel; Inventory No: 0212921. . Chatto & Windus hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0212921
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Huxley Elspeth
Their Shining Eldorado. A Journey Through Australia
New York:: Morrow 1967. 1st edition 1st printing. hardcover. very good with very good dust jacket. 8vo. 432pp. 20 plates. endpaper maps. rear cover slightly warped. Professional used bookstore open to the public since 1988. 30 Years of Bookselling Experience backing the careful selection and description of each book we offer. Morrow hardcover
Bookseller reference : 27064
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HUXLEY ELSPETH
THEIR SHINING ELDORADO: A JOURNEY THROUGH AUSTRAILIA
NEW YORK NY: MORROW WM & CO. VG/VG. 1967. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. BOOK IS BUMPED AT THE FRONT TOP FORE-EDGE CORNER. D.J. HAS A SMALLBIT OF WEAR AT CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS WITH A COUPLE SHORT TEARS-ONE WITHASSOCIATED CREASE AT THE TOP OF THE REAR PANEL AND A PUNCTURE/TEAR ONTHE LIGHTLY BROWNED SPINE PANEL. A VERY NICE COPY. Keywords: TRAVEL AUSTRAILIA INVISIBLE ABCDEF. MORROW (WM) & CO hardcover
Bookseller reference : COLLECTI001492I
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Huxley Elspeth Josceline
Vet
Imprint unknown. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. Imprint unknown unknown
Bookseller reference : GRP105451837 ISBN : 0900727837 9780900727832
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Huxley Elspeth
Whipsnade - Captive breeding for survival
London UK: Collins 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. h/b 159 pages condition is very good. <br/> <br/> Collins hardcover
Bookseller reference : 074227 ISBN : 0002163411 9780002163415
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Huxley Elspeth
WHIPSNADE : Captive Breeding for Survival
Collins 1981. 159pp. Hardback DJ VG with foxing spots on flaps foxing spots on end pages First Edition index appendices b&w photos The story of Whipsnade Zoological Park . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Collins Hardcover
Bookseller reference : w120512817 ISBN : 0002163411 9780002163415
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Huxley Elspeth
Whipsnade: Captive Breeding for Survival
William Collins & Sons & Co London United Kingdom 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 159 pages. This book is in very good or better condition and an excellent copy. Ex-library book with normal marks etc. The dust jacket has been protected by a removable clear plastic cover. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is still in tight straight condition. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: The author has written mysteries general novels and many books on animals. Here is another of her triumphs about the Whipsnade Zoological Park. Peter Chalmers Mitchell was an eccentric Englishman who decided to create a revolution by allowing animals from around the world to wander around in open park land. This park land was in Great Britain. Here is the story of that successful enterprise. This is a fascinating story particularly the information on the breeding program in captivity. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Animals Wildlife General Mammals General Ornithology; ISBN: 0002163411. ISBN/EAN: 9780002163415. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0002266. . 9780002163415 William Collins & Sons & Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0002266 ISBN : 0002163411 9780002163415
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Huxley Elspeth.
WHITE MAN'S COUNTRY.
Chatto & Windus. London 1968 with new Preface. Bookplate to front pastedown of both volumes. top edges dusty bright VG copies in lesser dustwrappers For Vol.1 soiled spines tanned & stained. For Vol.2 similar but with significant loss to centre of rear. even so a reasonable-looking set. 2 volumes. green cloth boards. 315pp & 333pp. 2 foldout maps to Vol.1 and also 2 foldout maps to Vol.2. Not merely a biography of Lord Delamere but so wide in scope as also to be a history of Kenya. Interestingly this was the author's first published book. Lord Delamere the son of The 2nd Baron Delamere and his wife Augusta Emily Seymour moved to Kenya in 1901 and acquired vast land holdings from the British Crown. Over the years he became the unofficial 'leader' of the colony's European community. He was famous for his tireless labours to establish a working agricultural economy in East Africa and was the undisputed but unofficial leader and spokesman for Kenyan settlers for 30 years. HEAVY ITEM will incur additional postal charges. Chatto & Windus. London 1968 with new Preface. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 26333 ISBN : 0701108347 9780701108342
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Huxley Elspeth
White man's country: Lord Delamare and the making of Kenya
Chatto & Windus. B0000CILFC 2 volume set published 1953; green cloth covers withi gilt lettering; no dust jackets; each volume has name inside othewise clean text; light to moderate shelf wear; spines and back of vol 2 are somewhat sun faded though lettering is all still readable; a clean and very useable set; careful packaging and UK dispatch - usually within 24hrs always within two working days professional booksellers based in the UK we package with great care and usually dispatch within 24hrs always within two working days please request scans or further information on any of our listings which are all in stock and ready to be dispatched . Good. Chatto & Windus hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7L-ZGTV-DWWP
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Huxley Elspeth.
WHITE MAN'S COUNTRY. 2 volumes.
Chatto & Windus for Westlands Sundries Nairobi. 1980 1st edition thus. No inscriptions. Fine unread copies. Softcover 315pp & 333pp. 2 folding maps in each volume. omits illustration from hardcover editions. Not merely a biography of Lord Delamere but so wide in scope as also to be a history of Kenya. Includes the new preface by author from the 1968 edition. Chatto & Windus for Westlands Sundries, Nairobi. 1980 1st edition thus. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 21615 ISBN : 0701108347 9780701108342
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Huxley Elspeth
White Man's Country: Lord Delamere & the Making of Kenya 1870-1914 & 1914-31.
London: Chatto & Windus 1953. 2 vols. 315pp 2 maps; 333pp 3 maps. Both volumes have the ex-libris bookplate of Government House Nairobi - N.b. they are not ex-library books. No dustjackets both spines sunned and ancient damp stain and wrinkling to the back only of Vol. 1. Else unmarked internally and apparently little used. Originally published 1935 this is the post-Mau Mau and pre-Independence second edition published with a new preface else identical to the First Edition. Delamere was undoubtedly the most central figure in the development of Kenya Colony. An important work now out-of-print & scarce. CB1. 2nd Edition. Chatto & Windus unknown
Bookseller reference : 12282
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Huxley Elspeth
White Man's Country: Lord Delamere & the Making of Kenya 1870-1914 & 1914-31.
London: Chatto & Windus 1980. Paperback 2 vols.; Vol. 1: 315pp 2 maps VG; Vol. 2: 333pp 3 maps. Cover marked unmarked internally. VG. Originally published 1935 reprinted with new preface 1968 first paperback edition 1980. Delamere was the leading figure as well as the greatest role model in the development of Kenya as a settler colony. His story is very much the story of the development of Kenya itself. An important work now out-of-print & scarce. L44. Chatto & Windus paperback
Bookseller reference : 11994
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Huxley Elspeth
White Man's Country: Lord Delamere and the Making of Kenya 1870-1914 & 1914-31.
London: Chatto & Windus 190. Paperback 2 vols.; V1: 315pp 2 maps VG; V2: 333pp 3 maps Unmarked internally. VG. Originally published 1935 reprinted with new preface 1968 first paperback edition 1980. Delamere was perhaps the most influential figure in the development of Kenya Colony. An important work now out-of-print & scarce. L44. Chatto & Windus paperback
Bookseller reference : 08158
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Huxley Elspeth
White Man's Country: Lord Delamere & the Making of Kenya 1870-1914 & 1914-31.
London: Chatto & Windus 1968. 2 vols. 315pp 2 maps; 333pp 3 maps. Both volumes VG in VG dust-jackets that of vol. 1 is protected. Originally published 1935 reprinted with new post-independence preface 1968. Delamere was perhaps the most central figure in the development of Kenya Colony. An important work now out-of-print & scarce. A nice set. 4th edn. Chatto & Windus unknown
Bookseller reference : 07668
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Huxley Elspeth
White Man's Country: Lord Delamere & the Making of Kenya 1870-1914 & 1914-31.
London: Chatto & Windus 1968. 2 vols. 315pp 2 maps; 333pp 3 maps. Both volumes VG in VG dust-jackets that of vol. 2 is very slightly marked. Originally published 1935 reprinted with new post-independence preface 1968. Delamere was perhaps the most central figure in the development of Kenya Colony. An important work now out-of-print & scarce. An apparently little used set. 4th edn. Chatto & Windus unknown
Bookseller reference : 07273
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Huxley Elspeth
With forks and hope;: An African notebook
W. Morrow 1964. Hardcover. G / G. GOOD-PLUS HARDBACK-WITH-DUSTJACKET W. Morrow hardcover
Bookseller reference : 96667
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Huxley Elspeth Joscelin Grant
With forks and hope;: An African notebook
W. Morrow. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Book Good. No dust jacket. Slightly dampstained. W. Morrow unknown
Bookseller reference : SB09J-01172
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Huxley Elspeth
WITH FORKS AND HOPE An African Notebook
New York: William Morrow. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. DJ with light shelfwear and a bit tanned. ; Eastern Africa during the drive for independence as reported by Ms. Huxley; B&W sketches; 8vo; 398 pages . William Morrow hardcover
Bookseller reference : 18453
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Huxley Elspeth
With Forks And Hope An African Notebook
New York: William Morrow & Co. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1964. First US Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket has foxing rubbing browning and some small chips. . William Morrow & Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 256889
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Huxley Elspeth
WITH FORKS AND HOPE : An African Notebook
William Morrow & Co. 1964. 398pp. Hardback DJ has minor chips at top spine edge small tear to front lower corner index b&w illustrations The author's observations while visiting Africa for three months . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Jonathan Kingdon . William Morrow & Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : w140116412
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Huxley Elspeth
With Forks and Hope: An African Notebook
New York : William Morrow & Co. 1964. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 398 pages b&w illustrations. Dust jacket with light wear soil. Record # 406407 William Morrow & Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 406407
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Huxley Elspeth
With Forks and Hope: An African Notebook
New York: William Morrow & Company. 1964. First American Edition. H Hard Cover. Very Good - Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xi 398 pp author's note Round In Circles; In a Crater; Olduvai; Plants and Men; Students and Witches; A TAlk with the President; Dar Es Salaam; The Inheritors; Lamuria; The Inheritors II; Nairobi; New Men; Tsavo Park; The Blazing North; Twin Thorns; The Silent Hyrax; Uganda's Beasts; Ugnada's Labyrinth; Uganda's Men; Doctors Artists and a Political Prisoner; The Two Faces of Nationalism; African Dreams; index with b&w illustrations by Jonathan Kingdom. First American Edition 1964. "The author offers her observations on the complex changes of East Africa during the mid-sixties. For Tanganyika Uganda and Zanzabar had all ended their era of colonialism between '61 and '63 and Kenya would join the community of independent African nations in 1964. Fueled by a multitude of questions of a continent undergoing changes at a bewilderng pace she presents a panorama of the politicians and peasants the outgoing white settlers and incoming black ones students and witches wildebeest migrations and Kampala nightclubs consuls and chameleons." Price clipped. Some closed tears to dj with lightly age-toned spine of same. Faintly age-toned text block edges with only the slightesst wear else Pristine. Clean tight and strong binding with no underlining highlighting or marginalia. Blue quarter-cloth with marled paper-covered boards and black lettering to spine. William Morrow & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001075
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Huxley Elspeth
WITH FORKS AND HOPE An African Notebook
New York: William Morrow & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. Small stamp. Neat notes in half title page; Eastern Africa during the drive for independence as reported by Ms. Huxley; B&W sketches; 8vo; 398 pages . William Morrow & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 12942
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Huxley Elspeth
With Forks and Hope An African Notebook
NY: William Morrow and Co. VG. 1964. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall . First U.S. edition. A couple of small spots to the cloth spine else book about fine. Dj is price clipped has light dust soiling. . William Morrow and Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 20533
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Huxley Elspeth
WITH FORKS AND HOPE An African Notebook
New York: William Morrow. Good. 1964. Hardcover. Binding strong text clean and complete. A writing of modern Africa. Light browning to upper edge of covers. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. Tracking on every package. ; Drawings; 40380 . William Morrow hardcover
Bookseller reference : 6584
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Huxley Elspeth; Koch Isenburg Ludwig; Matthiessen Peter; Maxwell Gavin; Van Der Post Laurens
Worlds of Discovery. Five Travel Books Slipcased
New York: Pyramid Books. The Flame Trees of Thika; The Realm of the Green Buddha; The Cloud Forest; People of the Reeds; The Lost World of the Kalahari. Hused in a near fine illustrated slipcase. 12mo-over 6"-7" tall. . Mass Market Paperback. 1963. Pyramid Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 016617
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Huxley Elispeth.
The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1987. First U.S. edition. Owner's gift inscription small spot to front panel else fine in very good price-clipped dust jacket with some light wear and rubbing to spine tips and minor edgewear in mylar cover. Illus. by Francesca Pelizzoli. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1987. First U.S. edition. unknown books
Bookseller reference : Embry 191629
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HUXLEY Elspeth
East Africa
London: Britain in Pictures Ltd nd. First edition. Hardcover. 47 pages. Text by Huxley accompanied by 12 color and 17 black and white illustrations. A very good copy with some foxing in a very good dust jacket that is lightly soiled and with some slight foxing. Still a pleasing copy. Britain in Pictures Ltd unknown books
Bookseller reference : 171784
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HUXLEY Elspeth
East Africa
London. hardcover. Illustrated in color and black and white. 48pp. Slim 4to. London n.d.<br/><br/> unknown books
Bookseller reference : 123550
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HUXLEY Elspeth
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
London: Chancellor 1975. Large 8vo pp. 254. Bibliography index. With 16 pages of color plates and almost 100 illustrations in black and white. Tan cloth stamped in gilt. VG in chipped and price-clipped dj. Huxley concentrates on Nightingale's contradictory and multi-talented personality: martinet loyal friend compassionate nurse an authority on hospital design brilliant administrator expert on Indian affairs. Chancellor unknown books
Bookseller reference : 50469
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Huxley Elspeth
Florence Nightingale
NY: Putnam. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st US ed. of this 4to pictorial biography very good in very good dust jacket quite nice but for stain on verso of rear panel. . Putnam hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 018127
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Huxley Elspeth
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. NY 1975 . 254 pages small quarto very good condition in dust jacket. . Other hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 30397
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HUXLEY Elspeth
Forks and Hope: An African Notebook
London: Chatto & Windus 1964. hardcover. very good/very good. Illustrated. 8vo blue cloth pictorial d.w. worn. London: Chatto & Windus 1964. Second impression. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Chatto & Windus unknown books
Bookseller reference : 123554
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HUXLEY Elspeth
Four Guineas: A Journey through West Africa
London 1955. hardcover. Many Illustrations. Small 12mo. London: The Reprint Society 1955.<br/><br/> unknown books
Bookseller reference : 123555
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Huxley Elspeth
Livingstone and his African Journeys
Saturday Review Press 1974. Very Good. Huxley Elspeth. Livingstone and his African Journeys. NY: Saturday Review Press 1974. 224pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with gently bumped edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with gently bumped corners and tiny stain on front flap. Saturday Review Press hardcover books
Bookseller reference : UHUXLIV00LAW
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Huxley Elspeth
Livingstone and His African Journeys
Saturday Review Press 1974. Very Good. Huxley Elspeth. Livingstone and His African Journeys. New York: Saturday Review Press 1974. 224pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 4to. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with lightly rubbed and bumped edges and spine gently rolled. Saturday Review Press hardcover books
Bookseller reference : UHUXLIV00MEL ISBN : 0841502897 9780841502895
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HUXLEY Elspeth
Livingstone and his African Journeys
New York: Saturday Review Press 1974. hardcover. very good/very good. Color frontis. portrait. Color & black & white illustrations throughout. 224pp. tall 8vo boards dust wrapper. New York: Saturday Review Press 1974. Very good.<br/><br/> Saturday Review Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 137946 ISBN : 0841502897 9780841502895
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Huxley Elspeth
Livingstone: And his African Journeys
Saturday Review 1974. Fine. Huxley Elspeth. Livingstone: And his African Journeys. NY: Saturday Review 1974. 224pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. Small 4to. Cloth. Book condition: Near fine with lightly bumped edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with lightly bumped edges. Saturday Review hardcover books
Bookseller reference : UHUXLIV00CGM
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HUXLEY ELSPETH
Murder On Safari
New York: Harpers 1938. First Edition - American. Former ownership inscription dated 1938. Very good in neatly price-clipped bright dust jacket with some internal tape strengthening. A jewel theft and a murder are at the heart of this mystery set in a luxurious Africa safari. Harpers unknown books
Bookseller reference : 11206J
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HUXLEY ELSPETH
Murder On Safari
New York: Harpers 1938. First Edition - American. Near fine copy with a 1†sliver of darkening to the cloth at the bottom edge of the front cover near the spine in a very good lightly dust soiled dust jacket with some tiny chips and tears and a neat 1/2†corner cut from the top of the rear flap. A jewel theft and a murder are at the heart of this mystery set in a luxurious Africa safari. Harpers hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 13491E
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Huxley Elspeth
Out in the Midday Sun: My Kenya
Viking 1987. Fine. Huxley Elspeth. Out in the Midday Sun: My Kenya. New York: Viking 1987. 262pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. 1/4 light brown cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Near fine with slightly bumped head of spine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with lightly rubbed and bumped edges. Viking hardcover books
Bookseller reference : UHUXOUT00EF
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Huxley Elspeth
Out in the Midday Sun: My Kenya.
London: Chatto & Windus 1985. First edition early printing of Huxley's memoirs of her adult life. Octavo original cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the title page "Elspeth Huxley For Joe Ferrier with gratitude for a continuing interest 1986." The recipient Joe Ferrier was a fan and pen pal of Huxley's. They often exchanged letters books and article clippings between England and the United States. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Nellie and Major Josceline Grant arrived in Thika in what was then British East Africa in 1912 where they became colonial settlers and established a coffee plantation. Their daughter Elspeth had quite an unconventional childhood which she later wrote about in her best known work The Flame Trees of Thika 1959 which examined how unprepared for rustic life the early British settlers really were. Out in the Midday Sun: My Kenya continues the story of Huxley's adult life beginning in 1933 when she returned to Kenya after an interval of eight years. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 101423
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Huxley Elspeth
Scott of the Antarctic
Atheneum 1978. Very Good. Huxley Elspeth. Scott of the Antarctic. New York: Atheneum 1978. 303pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Book condition: Very good with subtly bumped and rubbed corners. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with subtle soiling on spine. Atheneum hardcover books
Bookseller reference : UHUXSCO00LAW ISBN : 0689108613 9780689108617
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Huxley Elspeth
The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood.
London: Chatto & Windus 1959. First edition of Huxley's autobiographical work based on her early life among white settlers on her father's coffee plantation in Kenya. Octavo original cloth. Signed by Elspeth Huxley on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rosemary Seligman. Uncommon signed. Elspeth Huxley prolifically wrote thirty books but she is best known for her lyrical books The Flame Trees of Thika and The Mottled Lizard. Both are based on her experiences growing up in a coffee farm in Colonial Kenya. Her husband Gervas Huxley was related to both Thomas and Aldous Huxley Lownie 2006. A year after the publication of The Flame Trees of Thika Huxley was appointed an independent member of the Advisory Commission for the Review of the Constitution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. She was an advocate of colonialism early in life and later called for independence for African countries Ibid. In the 1960s she served as a correspondent for the National Review magazine. It was later made into the well received television series originally airing in 1981. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 110441
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