Wallis Budge, E.A.

The Mummy, Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology. With Eighty-Eight Illustrations.

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1893. 14.5 cm x 23 cm. XVI, 404 pages. 88 illustrations on 59 plates. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt embossment on the front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Library sign to pastedown. Corner boards are bumped. Interior clean and bright. Excellent provenance: This is the former copy of the Bodleian library [now withdrawn as Duplicate]. Two further library stamps of Oxford University’s ‘Radcliff’s Library’ on half-title and title page.

Walsh, Langton Prendergast.

Under the Flag, and Somali Coast Stories.

London, Andrew Melrose, Ltd., no year (c.1910). 16 cm x 23.5 cm. Frontispiece, VIII, 384 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original salmon cloth] with lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and fading. Interior is bright and clean.

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.

Weller, Henry Owen.

Kenya Without Prejudice. A Balanced, Critical Review of the Country and its People. With a foreword by the Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain.

London, East Africa, 1931. 12.5 cm x 18.5 cm. Frontispiece-Map of Kenya, XI, 162 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Small notch on front board. Interior bright and clean.

Wells, A.W.

South Africa- A Planned Tour of the Country To-Day Describing Its Towns, Its Scenic Beauties, Its Wild and Its Historic Places, and Telling of the Men Who Made Or Discovered Them. With 32 pages of Coloured Maps, 30 Photogravure Illustrations and Reference Sections.

First Edition. London, J.M Dent & Sons Ltd., 1939. 13.5 cm x 19 cm. Frontispiece, XV, 432 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Blind stamp on front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Spine faded. Binding still firm and strong. Interior very bright and clean. Preowner details on front pastedown (″D.A.Cannon – Durban, June 1941”).

[Weston, Frank] Smith, H. Maynard.

Frank Bishop of Zanzibar – Life of Frank Weston, D.D., 1871-1924. With Portraits.

Tenth Thousand. London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1926. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, XI,326 pages. 9 plates. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Good condition with some clear signs of external wear. Rubbed staining to front board. Interior bright and clean. Ocassional spotting to edges. Preowner details on front endpaper.

[Weston, Frank] Smith, H. Maynard.

Frank Bishop of Zanzibar – Life of Frank Weston, D.D., 1871-1924. With Portraits.

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1926. 15 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, 326 pages. 9 black-and-white photographs. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior very bright and clean with sharp corners. Preowner’s name on front endpaper. Discreet bookseller’s label on front pastedown.

Wilkinson, Mrs (Annie Margaret).

A Lady’s Life and Travels in Zululand and the Transvaal During Cetewayo’s Reign – Being The African Letters and Journals of the Late Mrs Wilkinson.

London, J.T Hayes, 1882. 13 cm x 19 cm. VIII, 264 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original blue cloth] with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Name of preowner on endpaper in ink: “J. Babington Jones – June 1894” [possibly Julian Babington Jones]. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean.

Wilkinson, Mrs. [Annie Margaret] /

A Lady’s Life and Travels in Zululand and the Transvaal During Cetewayo’s Reign. Being the African Letters and Journals of the Late Mrs Wilkinson.

London, J. T. Hayes. 1882. 13 cm x 19.5 cm. Frontispiece, VIII, 264 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original cloth] with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Front and rear boards carry pictorials. Richly coloured pastedowns and endpapers. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor tear to frontispiece. Tissue guard in good condition. Interior bright and clean. Preowner’s name on front pastedown.

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.