The Soul of Central Africa. a General Account of the Mackie Ethnological Expedition by Roscoe John - 1922

New York, NY: Negro Universities Press, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Published Without Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 336 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Published without dust jacket. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of book binding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

London: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 336p octavo, illustrated, foldout map in the rear. A very good copy in gray cloth, spine very sunned.

Kessinger Publishing. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. This is a reproduction of an out of print title. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the… Read More

Cassell and Company, Limited, 1922. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1922. 336 pages. No dust jacket. Green pictorial cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Hinges are cracked, with some exposed netting and a loose binding. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Cassell and Co, 1922. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 56 plates and fold-out map. In plain blue cloth. No medallion portrait on front board. Fading to cloth on spine..

Cassell and Company, Ltd. Used - Very Good. 1922. Hardcover. Cloth, no dj. Octavo. 336 pp. Green cloth, with black line decoration, and gilt oval line-drawn portrait on front cover. Some scuffing to cover, notably at ends of spine. Cloth beginning to fray at head of spine, corners of front board. Ink smudge at bottom of front cover, along decoration. Boards a little bowed, with top corners slightly bent. Some foxing to endpaper, with pencil marks at front. Photographic frontispiece bent down boarder, but the image is unmarred. Text and plates otherwise pristine, with minor scuffing on title page. Very Good. (Subject: Africa).

New.

New York: Cassell and Company, 1922. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. 336pp. Green cloth, gilt and black stamped and ruled. Illustrated with 56 plates and map. Spine darkened, spine ends and corners lightly worn, still very good. Magruder Gordon Maurys' copy with his decorative bookplate laid on front pastedown. Maurys was a Naval officer, died in 1949 and buried in Arlington National Cemetary.

London: Cassell and Company. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Lacking rear free endpaper. Narrow split to guttter at rear hinge. Fading and flecking to spine cloth. With the front panel, front flap (blank), and rear panel of the dust-jacket. Lacking dust-jacket spine and rear flap. Dust-jacket pieces now held together in archival mylar cover. ; xvi, 336 pages + frontispiece + 26 illustrations on 16 plate leaves + folding colour map. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, black lettering on front board. Oval gilt and black illustration on front board. Page dimensions: 232 x 157mm. .