1. Cagnolo, Fr. C.

The Akikuyu – Their Customs, Traditions and Folklore. English Translation, With Illustrations and a Map.

Nyeri, Kenya, Mission Printing School, no year (c.1933). 17 cm x 24.5 cm. Frontispiece, XV, 324 pages. 3 colour illustrations, 164 monochrome photographs and 18 text drawings. Fold-out map at rear showing Kenyan region. Hardcover [publisher’s original navy cloth] with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Magenta text block trim. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Spine slightly faded. Binding is firm and strong and the book block is square with sharp corners.

2. Ellis, Alfred Burdon.

The Tshi-Speaking Peoples of the Gold Coast of West Africa. Their Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws, Language, Etc.

London, Chapman and Hall, 1887. 15.5 cm x 23 cm. VII, 343 pages. Map near front showing Gold Coast. Hardcover [publisher’s original burgundy cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Blind tooling to boards. Dark brown surface-paper endpapers and pastedowns. Deckled edges. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rubbing to corners and spine ends with minor scuff marks to boards. Very minor staining to spine. Cracking to gutter between front pastedown and endpapers near head of spine. Cracking to gutter between rear pastedown and endpaper also but binding still strong. A hint of browning to a nice and clean interior.

3. Wilson-Haffenden, J.R.

The Red Men of Nigeria – An Account of a Lengthy Residence Among The Fulani, Or ‘Red Men’ & Other Pagan Tribes Of Central Nigeria, With A Description Of their Headhunting, Pastoral & Other Customs, Habits & Religion. With Illustrations & Map.

London, Seelet, Service & Co. Limited, 1930. 15 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, 318 pages. 22 illustrations, including frontispiece. Map for “The Red Men of Nigeria” at rear. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Blind tooling to front board edges. Maroon text-block trim. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.