31. Stott, M.D.

The Real Algeria. With 36 Illustrations from Photographs by the Author.

London, Hurst & Blackett, 1914. 14 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece. XVI, 319 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original orange cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Occasional signs of foxing along edges and on some pages throughout. Interior otherwise bright and unmarked.

32. Ross, William McGregor.

Kenya From Within – A Short Political History. With Eight Illustrations from Photographs, And Eighteen Maps and Diagrams.

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1927. 14 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, 486 pages. 8 photographic plates including frontispiece. 11 maps, including those of Mombasa Island, Kenya Colony, Localities of Tribes in Kenya, The Insurrectionary Area (1922-1923), within the text. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Blind stamp on lower front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor signs of foxing. Board corners slightly rubbed and bumped. Binding good and firm. Interior bright and clean and sharp cornered. Errata leaf inserted between p.96-97. Private gift-inscription dated “Christmas 1943” on endpaper by one William Wallace to [Captain] H.G. Gregory Smith [District Officer in Colonial Kenya].

33. Mair, L.P. / [Lucy Philip Mair].

An African People in the Twentieth Century.

Frontispiece, XV, 300 pages. 8 illustrations. Map near front. London, George Routledge & Sons, 1934. 14 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, XV, 300 pages with Index. Eight monochrome plates including frontispiece. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Front pastedown carries bookplate / Exlibris of Charles P Groves.

34. Park, Mungo.

Travels in the Interior of Africa.

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1893. 14 cm x 18 cm. Frontispiece, XVIII, 392 pages. 5 engraved illustrations including frontispiece. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering and design on spine and front board. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some foxing to edges. Internally, tight, bright and clean with sharp corners. Front pastedown carries presentation bookplate with message “St Patrick’s School, Salter Street, Prize Awarded to Evan Jenkins for Regular Attendance Year Ending Oct 31st 1895 – 402 out of 422 times.”

35. Hobley, C.W.

Bantu Beliefs and Magic. With a Particular Reference to the Kikuyu and Kamba Tribes of Kenya Colony; Together with some Reflections on East Africa After the War.

London, H. F. G. Witherby, 1922. 15.5 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece with guard, 312 pages. 11 plates. Hardcover [publisher’s original green cloth] with gilt lettering and blind stamp on spine. Blind ruling to front board. Deckled fore and tail-edges. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean. This being the copy of Charles Marsh Beadnell, with his name on the front endpaper.

36. Wright, Noel.

Glimpses of South Africa. Containing Sixteen Pages of Illustrations From Photographs by the Authors.

London, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1929. 14 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, VIII, 246 pages. 31 monochrome photographs. One fold-out map of Cape of Good Hope Peninsula at front. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with lettering and design on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Foxing to edges. Occasional spotting to some pages. Interior bright and clean otherwise.

37. Johnson, Osa.

Four Years in Paradise.

New York, Garden City Publishing Co. Inc., 1941. 15 cm x 23.5 cm. 345 pages. 54 illustrations on 34 plates. Hardcover [publisher’s original faded- green cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Very good- condition with clear signs of external wear. Tail of spine lightly frayed / Cover slightly stained. Small abrasions to lower corners of boards. Light damp stains on front and rear boards. Signed and inscribed by the author, Osa Johnson, on half-title: “Best African Wishes – Osa Johnson”.

38. Weeks, John H.

Among Congo Cannibals – Experiences, Impressions, and Adventures During A Thirty Years’ Sojourn Amongst the Boloki and Other Congo Tribes With A Description of Their Curious Habits, Customs Religion & Laws. With 54 Illustrations & A Map.

London, Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1913. 15 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, 352 pages. 40 illustrations including frontispiece. Fold-out map at rear showing “Among Congo Cannibals.” Hardcover [publisher’s original teal cloth] with lettering on spine and pictorial on front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Crack to gutter between pastedown and front endpaper at heel of spine. Binding still firm and strong and square. Lightly tanned throughout and dust-toned edges from age. Unmarked interior.

39. Tremearne, A.J.N.

The Tailed Head-Hunters of Nigeria – An Account of an Official’s Seven Years’ Experiences in the Northern Nigerian Pagan Belt, and a Description of the Manners, Habits, and Customs of the Native Tribes. With 38 Illustrations & a Map.

London, Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1912. 15.5 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, XVI, 342 pages. 38 illustrations. Fold-out map near rear showing ‘Northern Nigeria for “The Tailed Head-Hunters of Nigeria.”’ Hardcover [publisher’s original orange cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt lettering and pictorial to front board. Gilt top edge. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor abrasions to board cloth near spine. Slight tanning throughout. Interior bright and clean. Binding good and firm. Text-block tight and square.

40. [Slessor, Mary Mitchell] Livingstone, W.P.

Mary Slessor of Calabar – Pioneer Missionary.

Ninth Edition. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1917. 15 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, XI, 347 pages. 12 plates. Hardcover [publisher’s original blue cloth] with lettering on spine and front board with small pictoral. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior very bright and clean with sharp corners.