About this title: Martin Johnson, the famous explorer and nature photographer who brought home stunning movies of Africa and the South Seas to eager Americans, spent more than 25 years crossing the country and the world with his cameras and his wife. Osa's colorful biography is also a wonderful love story. 94 photos, maps, index.
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Edition: second impression
Binding: Pictorial Cover grey cloth
Publisher: Lippincott, Philadelphia
Date Published: 1940
Description: good. The life and adventures of martin johnson. X-library book many illustrations and pictures. Corners are bumped, library plates, no dustcover. read more
Description: Good+ with no dust jacket. Hardcover. 8vo. Halcyon House. 1942. 376 pgs. Reprint edition issued on Halcyon House. No DJ. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. Photos sent upon request. Bx445; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 376 pages. read more
Edition: First Revised Edition
Binding: Hard Bound
Publisher: William Morrow & Co
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780688086879ISBN:068808687X
Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. Size: 8vo-7¾"-9¾"; F/VG in Mylar. 1st revised edition. Unmarked. Unclipped. PHOTOGRAPHS. Endpaper Maps. read more
Description: Very Good. Very Good condition Acceptable dust jacket. Hardcover edition. Only the back half of Dust jacket remains, tucked inside. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia: New York [etc. ]
Date Published: 1940
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. book tight clean, bright pages, slight corner edge rubs. 376 p. plates, ports. 24 cm. Includes: Portraits, Plates. Illustrated title on two leaves; illustrated lining-papers. read more
Description: 45.90. VERY GOOD CONDITION IN POOR CHIPPED DUST JACKET-Hard Cover- Book-of-the-Month Club edition-Owner's initials on end paper-No other writing or marks in book-Nice Clean Tight Copy- Lippincott NY (1940) Book-of-the-Month Club edition-Very Good Sound Binding and Hinges-Large Heavy Format, same size and quality as the First Edition-Same Format and Photos as First Edition-Nice heavy cloth zebra pattern Cover-Lippincott is the original publisher of this title which has a slightly larger format ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Lippincott
Date Published: 1940
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Binding is good. Some soiling. Inner pages are fine. Good reading copy. Some fading to cover. Animal skin print boards. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Halcyon House, N.Y.
Date Published: 1942
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Brown and white cloth covered boards, has wear on edges, water stain along edges of book, has a bookplate with previous owners name, 376 pages, no d.j. This is a completely charming and thrilling story of great love and adventure, excitement and warmth and tribute. read more
Description: Philadelphia-New York-London-Toronto. J. B. Lippincott Company. 1940. First Edition. 4to. 376 pp including index. Black and white plates. Bound in brown and cream patterned cloth with brown titles. Decorated end papers. Pictorial dust jacket. Very good in a near very good dust jacket with light edge wear. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott, New York, NY
Date Published: 1940
Description: Very Good+ No Jacket. 8vo. 376 p. Bound in brown and cream zebra-patterned cloth. Lacking dust wrapper. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Very Good+, with minor bumping and rubbing to corners of binding, light fading to head and tail of spine, previous owners' small address label to front and rear pastedowns. Pages clean, hinges sound. Very attractive copy. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia
Date Published: c1940
Description: Good. No dust jacket. The Zebra patterened cloth covered boards have some fading on the spine, with minor soil spots or foxing. top page edges colored light brown, side edges are faded. The front and back endpapers have scenes with giraffs. Book is tight and intact. Unknown printing. Illustrated by. 376 p. plates, ports. 24 cm. 85 aquatone illustrations of Johnsons travels-when world areas were still primitave, He traveled on schooner, South Seas, voyages on Jack London's Snark, Congo, safari's ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia
Date Published: 1940
Description: Very Good+ No dustjacket. No additional printings listed. Clean brown and beige zebra patterned buckram cloth boards. Very small spot of wear to two corner tips. No other fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean maroon top-stained page edges. Clean sepia toned photo illustrated endpapers (two very small light tape abrasion marks to rear fixed endpaper near page bottom). No names, writing or bookplates. 376 pgs. Illustrated with photographs ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia
Date Published: 1940
Description: Very good+ condition. Very good-condition (DJ) Octavo (8vo). 376 pages of text including an index. Hardcover patterned cloth binding with minimal shelfwear; bright and attractive. Unclipped dustjacket ($3.50 original price intact) with a few very small chips, several small tears and creases, and minor shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Stated "First Edition. " Illustrated by numerous black & white photographs. read more
Edition: Book of the Month Club
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia
Date Published: 1940
Description: Very Good++ in Very Good+ jacket. Very clean unfaded zebra striped brown and beige cloth boards. "Seventh Impression" stated on copyright page; Book-of-the-Month Club Edition. SIGNED by author. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean photo illustrated endpapers. Inscribed and signed: "Best African wishes-Osa Johnson" on verso of half-title page. Previous owner name on verso of front free endpaper. 376 pgs. with index. Illustrated with beautiful sepia ... read more
Description: Very Good. 1940, 3rd printing, signed by author on reverse of half-title page, ink gift inscription of former owner to half-title page, animal print brown and beige cloth, nice condition, clean and sound, giraffe eps, b/w plates, bright dust jacket is edgeworn and torn. read more
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