151. Marshall, Hélène / Mommsen, Beth.

Field Guide to the West Coast.

Claremont (South Africa), The National Botanical Institute, 1994. 14.6 cm x 21 cm. 135 pages with numerous illustrations and four maps within text. Softcover [publisher’s original] with illustrated boards. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. [Enivonmnetal Resource Guides – Field Guide Series # 1]

152. Maclennan, Ben.

A Proper Degree of Terror: John Graham and the Cape’s Eastern Frontier.

Johannesburg, Ravan Press, 1986. 13.8 cm x 21.5 cm. 252 pages. 21 illustrations. 3 maps within text. Softcover [publisher’s original] with beautifully illustrated boards. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean.

153. Green, Lawrence G.

Tavern of the Seas.

Cape Town Howard Timmins, no year (c.1948). 14.5 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, 205 pages. 13 illustrations including frontispiece. Beautifully illustrated pastedowns and endpapers showing “An interesting old view of Table Valley in 1687.” Hardcover [publisher’s original tanned cloth] with lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Board corners bumped and rubbed. Wear to cloth at head and heel of spine. Hint of tanning to a clean interior.

154. Burton, Richard F / [edited by Burton, Isabel].

First Footsteps in East Africa, or An Exploration of Harar. Two Volumes Bound as One.

New York, Dover Publications Inc., no year (c.1987). 13.5 cm x 21.5 cm. XXXIV, 485 pages (vol.1, 209 pages / Vol.2, 276 pages). 11 illustrations and 2 maps. Softcover [publisher’s original] with illustrated boards. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very minor foxing to top edges. Interior bright and clean

155. [Stanley, Henry Morton] McLynn, Frank.

Stanley: Sorcerer’s Apprentice.

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1992. 13 cm x 19.5 cm. 499 pages. Softcover [publisher’s original] with illustrated boards. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some tanning to page edges of an otherwise bright and clean interior. Binding good and firm and square.

156. Miller, Charles.

The Lunatic Express – An Entertainment in Imperialism.

Nairobi, Westland Sundries, 1987. 10.4 cm x 17.5 cm. VI, 629 pages. 45 illustrations in the photo insert. Cross section of railway also within text. Softcover [publisher’s original] with illustrated boards. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean with hint of tanning to edges. Binding good and firm and square.

157.

General Act of the Brussels Conference Relative to the African Slave Trade. Signed at Brussels, July 2, 1890. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. February 1892.

London, His Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1892. 15.3 cm x 24.3 cm. 82 pages. Softcover / Publisher’s original blue printed wrapper. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Small tears to front cover near spine. Binding still strong and firm. [Treaty Series, No.7]

158. Levine, Donald N.

Wax & Gold. Tradition and Innovation in Ethiopian Culture.

Fifth Impression. Chicago/London, The University of Chicago Press, 1972. 15 x 22,5 cm. XVIII, 314 pages. With numerous illustrations and tables. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear on cover and spine. Previous owner’s name on halftitle.

159. Iversen, Erik.

The Myth of Egypt and its Hieroglyphs in European Tradition.

Copenhagen, Gec Gad Publishers, 1961. 4°. 178 Pages, XXIV Pages (Plates). Hardcover. Very decorative, private Half-Morocco with gilt Lettering on the Spine. Near Fine in wonderful binding (original wrappers bound in).

160. Nickel, Helmut.

Arms and Armor in Africa.

New York, Atheneum, 1971. 23.5 cm x 20.5 cm. 58 pages. 21 illustrations. Frontispiece illustration – Egyptian Hunting Chariot. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

161. Gellner, Ernest.

Saints of the Atlas.

First Edition. London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1969. Octavo. 317 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good copy in publisher’s cloth covered boards in like dust jacket. Author’s presentation card loosely inserted. Inscribed and signed by Gellner on the half title :″With all the best wishes, Ernest.”

162. Adamson, Joy.

Born Free – A Lioness of Two Worlds. With extracts from George Adamson’s Letters. Preface by Lord William Percy. Foreword by Captain Charles Pitman.

Fifth Impression. London, Collins & Harvill Press, 1960. Octavo. 160 pages with wonderful photographs in colour and black-and-white. Original, illustrated Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. With two very interesting original newspaper – clippings on Joy Adamson included.

163. Brain, C.K.

The Hunters or the Hunted ? – An Introduction to African Cave Taphonomy.

Chicago / London, The University of Chicago Press, 1981. Small Folio. IX, 365 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

164. Van Someren, Vernon D.

A Bird Watcher In Kenya.

First Edition. Edinburgh/London, Oliver and Boyd, 1958. 16cm x 23cm. XVI, 270 pages. With 32 full-page illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Minor wear to dustjacket. Otherwise in very good condition. Private gift inscription and a nametag of the previous owner on the front free endpaper.

165. Schonstein Pinnock, Patricia.

Xhosa. A Cultural Grammar for Beginners.

Cape Town, African Sun Press, 1994. 21 x 28,5 cm. 208 pages. Original Softcover. Small damage to lower edge of pages. Otherwise in very good condition with minor signs of external wear.

166. Van Der Post, Laurens.

Venture to the Interior.

First Edition. London, Hogarth Press and The Book Society, 1952. 20.4cm x 13.2cm. XIII 240 (3) pages. Frontispiece photograph of the author. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

167. Brownlee, Charles.

Reminiscences of Kafir Life & History and Other Papers. [Natal and Zululand Fifty Years Ago / Pondos – Xesibes and the Colonial Government / Superstitions and Customs Among the Native Races / Witchcraft / A Chapter on the Basuto War / Present State and Future Prospects of the Kafirs / A Kafir Betrothal Ceremony / Sandile / Xoxo / Tola and Eno / Life of Tyala by R.W.Rose-Innes / Death of Tyala / Lament of Tyala ]. With a brief Memoir by Mrs. Brownlee and other articles.

Second Edition. South Africa, Lovedale Mission Press, 1916. 14.5 x 21.5 cm. Frontispiece, vi, 384 pages. With eight illustrations including Frontispiece. Original Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some annotation and underlining.

168. [Sudan] Ribière, Jean- Pierre.

Le Soudan au fils des jours.

Paris, EDIFRA, 1990. 31 x 25 cm. 116 pages with a map and several photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

169. De Leeuw Beyers, C.P.

Lurking Danger in the Kruger Park.

Pretoria, C.P. de L. Beyers, no date (c.1970). 23.9cm x 18.5cm. 64 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. One page cleanly detached.

170. Pagan, John Hamilton.

The Flower of the Hidden Crown. And Other Letters To Boys and Girls from a South African Stoep.

Edinburgh / London, Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier, 1913. 13 cm x 18 cm. 87 pages with a photograph of John Hamiton Pagan. Original hardcover with protective plastic cover. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Pages yellowing with age and some slight stained in places. Inscribed note to the owner on title page. Also signed and inscribed by the author. A small hand written note inserted at the back. Clean inside with solid binding.

171. Conner, Patrick.

The Inspiration of Egypt. Its Influence on British Artists, Travellers and Designers, 1700-1900.

Brighton, Brighton Borough Council, 1983. 24cm x 16cm. viii, 168 pages. Original illustrated softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

172. Russell, P.E.

Prince Henry the Navigator. Canning House Seventh Annual Lecture, 4 May 1960.

London, The Hispanic & Luso-Brazilian Councils, 1960. 14 cm x 21.5 cm. 30 pages and fold out map. Original pamphlet. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. [Diamante XI]

173. Anonymous.

A General Introductory Guide to the Egyptian Collections in the British Museum.

London, British Museum, 1930. 13 cm x 21 cm. XV, 460 pages. Original hardcover. Good condition with minor signs of external wear. Slight tear on binding. Discolouration/spotting on flyleaves.

174. Hunter, J.A.

Hunter.

Seventh Impression. London, Hamish Hamilton, 1954. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. XIII, 242 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with several small tears and fold-creases on the dustjacket, and an inscription by the pre-owner.

175. George Philip & Son.

Philips’ Special Map of the Nile Valley and the Approaches to Khartum. Showing the Entire Course of the Nile from the Great Lakes to the Sea, and the Approaches to Khartum from the East Coast to Illustrate the British & Italian Operations in the Eastern Sudan & Red Sea Littoral.

London, George Philip & Son, 1896. 13 cm x 20 cm. Folded colour map in addressed enveloppe. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Binding of protective covers of map detached.

176. Hamburg & Anglo-American Nile Company.

Hamburg & Anglo-American Nile Company. Formerly Known as the Anglo-American Nile Steamer & Hotel Co. and Still Under the Same Management. Season 1913-1914.

English Edition. London, “African World”, 1913-1914. 12 cm x 21 cm. 82 Pages with additional 2 unnumbered pages of publisher’s advertising. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Slight tearing on upper spine. Slight stains to covers and some pages due to rust in binding.

177. The Daily Telegraph.

Map of Abyssinia. In 6 Colours.

London, George Philip and Son, No Date (c.1935). 12.5 cm x 19 cm. Folded colour map. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

178. Raven, Susan.

Rome in Africa.

Third Edition. London, Routledge, 1993. 16 cm x 23.5 cm. XXXIII, 254 pages. With. c 80 illustrations. Original Hardcover, with original dustjacket. Excellent condition, like new.

179. Gavaghan, Terence.

Of Lions and Dung Beetles – [A Man in the Middle of Colonial Administration in Kenya].

Elms Court / Ilfracombe, Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd., 1999. Octavo. III, 322 pages. Illustrated with many photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author on the titlepage. Rare publication !

180. Reynolds-Ball, Eustace A.

The City of the Caliphs – A Popular Study of Cairo and its Environs and the Nile and its Antiquities.

Boston, Dana Estes & Company, 1897. 20.9cm x 15cm. 348 pages with 20 illustrations (photogravures of Cairo and its environs). Original, breathtakingly beautiful, illustrated Hardcover with original slipcase and original cloth-dustjacket. First layer with Frontispiece slightly loosened. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear (some staining to slipcase and jacket only). Extraordinary beautiful cover with gilt patterns, gilt ornament and lettering. An overall exceptional binding with the rare cloth-dustjacket in original case.

181. Johnson, Peter / Bannister, Anthony / Bond, Creina.

Okavango: Meer im Land, Land im Wasser. Text von Creina Bond.

Sechste Auflage. Cape Town, Struik Publishers, 1988. 25 x 31cm. 202 Seiten, mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen. Original Hardcover / Gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag. Sehr guter Zustand.

182. Steevens, G.W.

From Capetown to Ladysmith: An Unfinished Record of the South African War. Edited by Vernon Blackburn.

First edition. Edinburgh / London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1900. 13 x 19.5cm. (8), 180 pages, with a map of the Country round Ladysmith and a large fold-out map at the rear, illustrating the Seat of War in South Africa. Includes a 32 page publisher’s catalogue to rear. Original clothbound hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Deckled edges. Very good condition. Minor signs of external wear, including bumping to corner and small stain to front board. Front endpaper starting to tear. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper.

183. Arnott, Kathleen.

African Myths and Legends. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.

London, Oxford University Press, 1970. 14.5 x 22cm. 211 pages, with illustrations. Original clothbound hardcover with original dustjacket and illustrated endpapers. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear, including small (1cm) tear to dustjacket spine. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper. [Oxford Myths and Legends Series].