The Scramble for Africa, 1876-1912. (2-Volume Boxed Set) by Pakenham, Thomas - 2011

U.S.A.: Abacus, 1992. Paperback. Good. 2005 paperback edition. In good clean condition showing minor use. Examines the exploration and colonization of Africa by five European powers during a period of about thirty-five years. Illustrated. Size: 5 x 8

London, England: Abacus, 1993. First PB Edition. 5th or later Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Thick trade PB in photo wraps. Near Fine w/concave, lightly creased spine, else Fine and unmarked. 738pp inc. Chronology, Select Bibliography, Notes, Index; illustrated in photos on glossy paper, textual and frontis maps.

New York: Random House, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The white man's conquest of the Dark Continent, Large 8vo, illustrated with old photos, 738 pgs., bound in hard boards, very good and wrapped in good dust jacket. two small edge tears on spine edges otherwise a nice copy.

NY: Random House. Very Good-. [c1991]. Hardcover. Top of spine stretched; xxv, 738p. , illus. , index. .

Jonathan Ball, 1991-01-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1991 Ex-Libris. Jacket is attached to copy with clear adhesive, and blurb flap pasted in. Usual library stamps through prelims. Clean contents.

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1992. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1600grams, ISBN:9780297811305

Jonathan Ball, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x7x2. the jacket is a bit shelf rubbed. internally clean and presentable. may require extra postage outside South Africa. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1991) 0947464476. 8vo; original brown boards, titled in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pictorial endpapers; pp. xix + (i) + 738, incl. index; monochrome plates; several maps; some cartoons and engravings in text. Merest trace of spotting to top edge. Very good condition. "The Scramble for Africa astonished everyone. In 1880 most of the continent was still ruled by Africans, and barely explored. By 1902, five European Powers (and one extraordinary individual) had grabbed almost the whole continent, giving themselves 30 new colonies and protectorates and 10 million square miles of new territory, and 110 million bewildered subjects. ... In a tour de force of historical narrative, Thomas Pakenham has written the first full-scale history of this extraordinary episode. It took him 10 years and involved trips to 22 African countries including research in Britain, France, Belgium and Germany. This is historical narrative on the grand scale, cross-cut… Read More

UK: Abacus, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good.