1929. First Edition. 8vo., 18 pages; VG; tan cover with typed label, staple bound, stains on front cover; clean interior; "Presidential Address Delivered at Cape Town, 22 July, 1929"; "South African Journal of Science, Vol. XXVI, pp. 1-18, December 1929" More about Africa and Science

Washington: Center of Military History, United States Army, 1993. 50th anniversary commemorative edition. Octavo; 50th anniversary commemorative edition; G+; Paperback; Spine, illustrated with blue print; Cover has mild edgewear, creasing to spine, label taped to spine; Text block clean and tight; xxiv, 748 pages, illustrated. More about NORTHWEST AFRICA : SEIZING THE INITIATIVE IN THE WEST (UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II. THE...

London: Faber and Faber, 1956. New and Revised Edition; Octavo; VG/no-DJ; Green fabric spine with gilded text. Boards have general shelf wear, rubbing on edges, slightly sprung, apart from that, binding strong, corners sharp; Textblock has foxing on end papers, otherwise, free of underlining/highlighting; pp 302. More about Race and Politics in Kenya

Tunis: IRMC-ISHMN ALIF, 1994. Octavo; VG/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, red with white print; Boards in red and white paper with white print, slight creasing on spine, otherwise clean and strong; Textblock has some creasing to endpapers, otherwise clean and tight; text in French; 185 pages. More about ITHAF AHL AL-ZAMAN BI-AHBAR MULUK TUNIS WAS AHD AL-AMAN = CHRONIQUE DES ROIS DE TUNIS ET DU PACTE...

New York: Johnson and Ward, 1862. Folio, 99 pages, 64 lithographed maps; G; bound in original publisher's three-quarters calf with embossed green cloth covers, titling in gilt on front cover and spine, marbled endpapers; front gutter partially open; most maps with light foxing; hand-colored plates; shelved above case 3. More about JOHNSON'S NEW ILLUSTRATED (STEEL PLATE) FAMILY ATLAS, WITH DESCRIPTIONS, GEOGRAPHICAL,...

n. p. n. publ. c. 1959. 12mo; pp 42; VG-/no-DJ; beige/black spine without text; leopard patterned cloth has light wear to exterior; strong boards; embossed text to gold plate to front; text block shows slight foxing to edges; illustrated endpapers; light foxing to edges of title page; interior clean; illustrated. More about Safari Koa Chui

NEW YORK: HACKER ART BOOKS, 1967. Octavo; Reprint, originally published 1935-1938; G+/no DJ; Ex-library; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, green with gold print; Boards in green cloth with gold print, bump to front bottom edge, mild wear to corners and spine caps; Text block has library stamp on title page, library pocket affixed to rear pastedown, else clean and tight; Four volumes reprinted in a single volume: Ier volume, Afrique Occitentale Francaise, 41 pages, 64 pages of b&w plates; IIe volume, Guinee Portugaise, Sierra-Leone, Liberia, Cote d’Or, Togo, Dahomey et Nigeria, 39 pages, 58 pages of b&w plates; IIIe volume, Congo Belge, 43 pages, 56 pages of b&w plates; IVe volume, Cameroun, Afrique Equatoriale Francaise, Angola, Tanganyika, Rhodesie, 29 pages, 42 pages of b&w plates; Text in French. More about CENTRES DE STYLE DE LA SCULPTURE NEGRE AFRICAINE

London: Marshall Brothers, Ltd., N.D. Second Edition. Octavo in faded, stamped red cloth, VG+, title in gilt on sunned spine an front board, front board also shows gilt figure. Binding solid, boards straight. Text block age toned,foxed, text clean. Many black and white photos. 224 pages, Shelve 2nd Alcove. More about THE SUDAN: A SHORT COMPENDIUM OF FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT THE LAND OF DARKNESS

Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 2004. US Printing. 8vo. VG/ - no DJ. ivory tipped spine, gold-tone on black segment with dark red author, followed by length of ivory to tail with auburn author and tiny black publisher. lightly thumbed, a touch of curl to softcover front. generally read copy, with many tables and some figures. few minor smudges to its edges. 324 pp. ISBN# 0226461416. More about ISLE OF FIRE : THE POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF LANDSCAPE BURNING IN MADAGASCAR

Accra, Ghana: Koyo G. Kyei and Hannah Schreckenbach, 1976. Second edition. Quarto; pp 80; G/paperback; black spine with white text; covers have moderate wear to exterior, slight rubbing to edges; text block has light wear to exterior edges, light foxing to edges of some pages;. More about No Time to Die

England: Ministry of Overseas Development, 1976. first. Quarto folder in brown soft covers with black and white letters; VG; folder has moderate shelf wear around edges; set of 6 large folded bi-colored maps of land use in good condition; shelved in room 12. More about PROSPECTS FOR IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT AROUND LAKE ZWAI ETHIOPIA MAPS

New York: Aperture Foundation, Inc., 1990. Quarto; pp 143; VG-/G; bluish orange spine with pink/white/blue text; dust jacket has some rubbing to exterior; minor chips to corners; cloth has slight sunning to exterior; lightly bumped fore corner; strong boards; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; slight ink to half title page; pictorial endpapers; profusely illustrated; interior clean. More about A World Out of Time: Madagascar

Addis Ababa; Nairobi; London: Oxford University Press, 1969. Saddle-stitched oblong octavo (11.25"w x 8.25"h); vg-/wraps; minor shelf wear; scuffing; stain to lower edge of rear cover; numerous sketches, with accompanying text, to illustrate the march of Ethiopian history and the wealth of Ethiopian culture; 52pp. More about A HISTORY OF ETHIOPIA IN PICTURES

London: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1970. Eleventh Impression, Octavo; VG/Wraps; Black spine with white text; Heavy shelf wear to covers, large crease on front tail edge, creasing along corners, light bumping to covers; Previous owner's inscription on front free end page, toning to pages; Toning to text block exterior, text block clean; 159 pp. More about The African Child

Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press, 1976. Octavo; pp 408; VG-/G; Black/Ivory spine with black text; dust jacket has light sun fading and wear to exterior, minor rubbing to corners; cloth is clean and boards are strong and intact; text block show very slight wear to exterior edges, head edge fore corner torn off, interior clean;. More about Kalahari Hunter-Gatherers: Studies of the !Kung San and Their Neighbors

Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1959. First Edition Thus. Octavo; 83pp; original wraps printed in black; minor toning and wear; owner name front end paper; contents very good. [Spine; narrow black titles on buff paper]. More about A DICTIONARY OF MOCA (SOUTHWESTERN ETHIOPIA

Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1966. Second edition. Octavo; pp 315; G/G-; ivory spine with black text; dust jacket shows moderate sunning to spine, sticker to rear, slight chipping to edges; cloth has sunning to spine, some wear to edges; text block shows slight staining to exterior edges; interior clean;. More about Wax and Gold: Tradition and Innovation in Ethiopian Culture

Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1954. Small Quarto; pp 245; Fair/no-DJ; yellowish-peach spine with white text; cloth has heavy soiling to exterior; noticeable rubbing wear to edges; rear joint has splitting toward head edge; some fraying to corners; text block has light age toning to exterior edges and spine edges; blind stamped illustration to front; text block shows light foxing to exterior edges; slight foxing throughout text, most plates not impacted; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; arts - Non Western; French text; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about Les Chefs-D'Oeuvre de La Peinture Egyptienne

luanda: Instituto De Investigacao Cientifica de Angola, 1971. Octavo; VG condition paperback. Beige/off-white image along spine with red text. General rubbing and edgewear along covers, rubbing & slight bumping to corners, binding strong; Pages have some age-toning to them (to be expected), otherwise clean and free of markings, book contains several B&W images, two folding maps, and an errata bound at the rear of the book. 427pp. No ISBN. Please see photos for details. WT Consignment, give tag to Allan after sale. eb/nd. More about Fonctions Sociologiques des Figurines de Culte Hamba dans la Societe et dans la Culture Tshowke...

London: Elliot and Kay and C. Elliot, 1789. Revised Second Edition [First English Language Edition]. Octavo, 500 pages, VG; three-quarter-bound in brown leather, marbled boards, paneled spine with burgundy label, gilt lettering, other compartments with blind-stamped diamond design; mild shelfwear to boards, mild waving/age-toning to text-block; mild age-toning/foxing to leaves, lettering somewhat affected and faded yet legible, occasional ink blotting to lettering, occasional marginalia in ink, last leaf [i.e., pp. 499-500] separated from text-block; collation complete, gathered in 30 quires of 8 leaves, accidental omission of "the" to first line of p. 89; additional essays by various authors to this edition from p. 382 to end of volume; shelved Case 9. More about A VOYAGE TO ABYSSINIA BY FATHER JEROME LOBO, A PORTUGUESE MISSIONARY

Boston: Dana Estes & Company, Publishers, 1909. 10mo; pp 232; VG-/no-DJ; tan spine with gilt text; this volume only; leather boards have slightly sunned spine, some scratches to exterior; raised bands and gilt decorations to spine; triple gilt border to front; gilt roll to edge; gilt roll to turn in; minor rubbing to joints; minor wear to edges; text block has slight toning to exterior edges, top edge gilt; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; slight foxing toward front and rear of text; clean interior. More about The Vicious Virtuoso

Casablanca: Banque Commerciale du Maroc, 1992. first edition. folio in navy blue hardcovers with navy and orange DJ in brodart; VG+/VG+; in good condition; three essays followed by plates of art and calligraphy in full page color photographs and plates; pp. 207; in FRENCH; shelved in Arts (Africa) section; LR consignment. More about PEINTURE ET MECENAT. UNE COLLECTION MAROCAINE

London: Edward Arnold, 1897. no edition given. large octavo, G+/no DJ, burgundy spine with faded gilt text: shelfwear; corners & spine ends bumped and worn; front hinge cracked; POS on ffep verso; gutter cracked in two places; text block age-toned, with minor foxing to first 10 pages, including ffep & tissue covering frontispiece, frontispiece itself NOT affected; minor pencil marks on several pages, text block else clean. All plates and maps present, including frontispiece, 1 fold-out map and 7 extended maps (2 closed tears in margins of fold-out map, map itself not affected; all other maps & plates fine). Shelve in glass case. More about SOLDIERING AND SURVEYING IN BRITISH EAST AFRICA, 1891-1894

New York: Peter Fenelon Collier & Son, 1900. Folio; Fair/no-DJ; Green spine without text; Cloth is slightly age toned with moderately rubbed & worn edges, with some rubbing and smudging on exterior; Text block has lightly age toned pages which has slight foxing throughout and cracking between front end papers, at pp 80-81 and at rear hinge between rear end papers and along binding; pp 208. Additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about The War in South Africa: A Narrative of the Anglo-Boer War from The Beginning of Hostilities to...

Warszawa: Alipsa, 2006. Serial. Wide octavo; vg+/wraps; yellow spine with green and blue text; ex libris, signature, half-title page; minor shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; 306 pp.; illus., frontispiece, plates, photos, tables, plans, and text figures; some with color; else very good; ---SOME TEXT IN AMHARIC. More about ETHIOPIAN STUDIES IN HONOUR OF JOANNA MANTEL-NIECKO ON THE OCCASION OF THE 50TH YEAR OF HER WORK...