Rhodesiana Reprint Library Gold Series Rare Complete Set of 36 Volumes
Author: Various as per notes in the additional information below
Publisher: Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, Rhodesia
Edition: Various as per notes in the additional information below
Language: English
Condition: Good. Details of the condition as per notes in the additional information below
Binding: Hardcover with dustjackets
Additional Information
A rare opportunity to purchase the complete set of 36 volumes of the first series of the Rhodesiana Reprint Library, which is also known as the "Gold Series". The volumes are facsimile re-productions of rare and out-of-print works on the pioneering and growth of Rhodesia.
The 36 volumes are the standard editions with cloth boards and many with decorative gilt on
upper covers, titled gilt on spines. All volumes have pictorial dustjackets.
Overall condition: Good. The original boards with a DJ are shelf rubbed, and edge worn. The books were read and enjoyed but are still in good overall condition. Tanning/Browning of pages on some books but other books are clean without any markings or browning. Some of the book-blocks appear dusty but this hasnt spread to the book pages. The binding of all the books is excellent. Books are all covered with cellophane covers.
1. The Gold Regions of South Eastern Africa. Thomas Baines. 240 pages. Pint plus images, illustrations and a facsimile of a letter from David Livingstone to Thomas Baines. Newspaper cutting included. Foxing and sellotape marks on the inside of the front and back cover boards.
2. Sunshine & Storm In Rhodesia. F C Selous. 290 pages. Print plus images, illustrations and maps. Clean copy.
3. The Old Transport Road. Stanley Portal Hyatt. 301 pages. Print plus images. Some foxing and sellotape marks on the inside of the front and back cover boards.
4. The Chronicles Of A Contractor. George Pauling. 264 pages. Print with images and maps. Foxing and sellotape marks on the inside of the front and back cover boards.
5. The Ruined Cities Of Mashonaland. J Theodore Bent. 427 pages. Print plus images, newspaper cuttings and a 32-page annexure detailing the works in general literature. Foxing on the inside of the front and back cover boards.
6. Rhodesian Rhymes. Cullen Gouldsbury. 264 pages. Print with images and illustrations. Foxing and sellotape marks on the inside of the front and back cover boards.
7. Men, Mines & Animals in South Africa. 339 pages. Lord Randolph S Churchill. Print with images, illustrations and a detailed map. Markings on the dustjacket and foxing on the inside of the front and back cover boards.
8. Adventures In Mashonaland. R Blennerhassett and L Sleeman. Clean copy. Markings on the dustjacket and foxing on the inside of the front and back cover boards
9. A Nobody In Mashonaland. 330 pages. Print with images. Dedication to previous owner, otherwise a clean copy.
10. Eleven Years In Central South Africa. Thomas Morgan Thomas. 418 pages. Print with illustrations and a detailed map. Makings on the dustjacket.
11. Sally In Rhodesia. Sheila Macdonald. 207 pages. Print with images. Clean copy.
12. On The South African Frontier. William Harvey Brown. 457 pages. Print with images and a detailed map. Clean copy.
13. Memories Of Mashonaland. G W H Knight-Bruce. 242 pages. Print with image and a detailed map. Slight water damage to the dustjacket and first few pages of the book.
14. A Hunter's Wanderings In Africa. F C Selous. 455 pages. Print with images and a detailed map. Clean copy.
15. The Log Of A Native Commissioner. H N Hemans. 224 pages. Print with images and a detailed map. Foxing on the inside of the front and back cover boards.
16. Rhodes A Life. J G McDonald. 403 pages. Print with images, facsimile letters and maps. Markings on dust cover and scattered foxing.
17. The Downfall Of Lobengula. W A Wills and L T Collingridge. 347 pages. Print plus images, illustration and detailed maps. Markings on dust cover.
18. Melina Rorke Told By Herself. 285 pages. Print plus images. Clean copy.
19. The Real Rhodesia. Ethel Tawse Jollie. 311 pages. Print plus images and a detailed map. Markings on dust cover and scattered foxing.
20. With The Mounted Infantry & the M F F 1896. E A H Alderson. Print plus images, illustrations and maps. Rubbing on dustcover and foxing on the inside of the front and back cover boards 21. With Plumer In Matabeleland. Frank W Skyes. 296 pages. Print with images and detailed maps. Dedication to the previous owner and scattered foxing and sellotape marks
22. One Man's Hand. J P R Wallis. 254 pages. Print with images. Clean copy.
23. The Ancient Ruins Of Rhodesia. R N Hall & W G Neal. 404 pages. Print with images and maps. Clean copy.
24. Great Days. Frank Johnson. 366 pages. Print with images and maps. Clean copy
25. Travel And Adventure In South-East Africa. F C Selous. 503 pages. Print with images, illustrations and detailed maps. Clean copy
26. The Autobiography Of An Old Drifter. Percy M Clark. 272 pages. Print with images. Clen copy.
27. Ex Africa. Hans Sauer. 336 pages. Print with images and a detailed map.
28. To The Victoria Falls Of The Zambesi. Edard Mohr. 462 pages. Print with images and a detailed map.
29. The Recollections of an Elephant Hunter 1864-1875. William Finaughty. 244 pages. Print with images and a map.
30. The Jameson Raid. Hugh Marshall Hole. 306 pages. Print with images and maps. Slight wear and teat to dustjacket.
31. Some African Milestones. H F Varian. 272 pages. Print with images. Clean copy.
32. How We Made Rhodesia. Major A G Leonard. 364 pages. Print with images. Clean copy
1974 Titles
33. Through Matabeleland: Ten Months In A Waggon. Col J G Wood. 198 pages. Print with images and a map.
34. Kingsley Fairbridge His Life and Verse. 247 pages. Print plus images. Rubbing on dust jacket and some foxing.
35. Three Years In Savage Africa. Lionel Decle. 594 pages. Print with images, illustrations and detailed maps. Rubbing on dust jacket and some foxing and stains.
36. With Rhodes In Mashonaland. D C De Waal. 356 pages. Print with images. Rubbing on dust jacket and some foxing and stains.
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