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STRAND MAGAZINE: MY AFRICAN JOURNEY excerpt: “Murchinson Falls”
-Original Magazine-
Churchill’s book, MY AFRICAN JOURNEY was first conceived as a series of articles for The Strand Magazine, a serialization that ultimately comprised nine articles, of which this was the seventh….
MY AFRICAN JOURNEY
-First Hardcover Colonial Edition-
This is an exceedingly good copy of the rare First Colonial cloth edition, “intended for circulation only in India and the British colonies.” Harsher climate conditions in the colonies generally…
MY AFRICAN JOURNEY
-First American Edition (Third Issue)-
This is the far rarer First American edition in unusually fine condition; the Third Issue, according to bibliographer Ronald Cohen, with an undated cancel title page stating “George H. Doran…
MY AFRICAN JOURNEY
-First Canadian Edition-
This is an extraordinarily beautiful copy of the rare First Canadian edition, with vivid cover art, a square, tight binding and a beautifully rounded spine that is virtually unfaded, with…
MY AFRICAN JOURNEY
-First English Edition-
This is a very good First English edition copy, with bright cover art marred by a smattering of light dampstaining spots on the front face. The binding is square and…
MY AFRICAN JOURNEY
-First American Edition (Second Issue)-
This is the far rarer First American edition in very good condition; the Second Issue, according to bibliographer Ronald Cohen, with an undated cancel title page stating: “Hodder & Stoughton,…
MY AFRICAN JOURNEY
-First American Edition (First Issue)-
This is a very good copy of the rare First American edition, First Issue, according to bibliographer Ronald Cohen, with a title page that states: “Hodder & Stoughton, London.” The…
MY AFRICAN JOURNEY
-First English "Cheap" Illustrated Softcover Edition-
This is the extremely rare and fragile early English illustrated softcover edition in unusually fresh condition. Produced in the style of a vintage “pulp” (a kind of Victorian-age comic book),…
SOUTH AFRICAN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE IN WORLD WAR II
This is a very good copy of the First American edition in a price-clipped, mylar-protected dust jacket that has a few chips and small missing pieces along the top edge…
CLASSIC BLACK AFRICAN POEMS
Written by him in French and English and printed on his own press at Paris while he was America's first Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of France
A virtually mint copy of this handsome fine press edition produced by the Eakins Press, with whom Chartwell Booksellers had a long association. The unclipped dust jacket has very faint…
A FLAG FOR THE MATABELE: An Entertainment in African History
An evocative account of the foundation of Rhodesia. A very good copy, spine slightly soiled, in soiled & rubbed dust jacket with chipped corners. (192p., 20 illus.)…
IN SEARCH OF CHURCHILL: A Historian’s Journey
-First English Edition-
Sir Martin Gilbert recounts the story behind his writing Winston Churchill’s official biography; a riveting memoir as well as a stellar defense of Churchill’s life and accomplishments. This is a…