1. Schweinfurth, Georg.

The Heart of Africa – Three Years’ Travels and Adventures in the Unexplored Regions of Central Africa. From 1868 to 1871. Translated by Ellen E. Frewer. With an Introduction by Winwood Reade. In Two Volumes. With Maps and Woodcut Illustrations.

Reprint of the original edition London, 1873. 2 Volumes (complete set). Farnborough, Gregg International Publishers Ltd., 1969. 14 cm x 22 cm. Volume 1: XVI, 559 pages. 79 illustrations by J.D. Cooper. Fold-out map at front showing “Dr Schweinfurth’s Discoveries in Central Africa”. Volume 2: Frontispiece, X, 521 pages. 45 illustrations by J.D. Cooper. Map at front titled “Sketch Map of Dr Schweinfurth’s Routes, 1868-1871”. Recent Hardcover [publisher’s green cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Binding in excellent condition. Tiny blemish to lower spine of Volume two. Otherwise in excellent, close to new condition.

2. Jex-Blake, A.J. [editor]

Gardening in East Africa. A Practical Handbook by Members of the Kenya Horticultural Society and of the Kenya and Uganda Civil Services.

London, New York, Toronto, Longmans, Green and Co, 1934. 15 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, XV, 330 pages. 6 colour illustrations. Hardcover [publisher’s original green cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Maps on pastedowns and endpapers. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior is bright and clean.

3. Eggeling, W.J.

The Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate. With a Foreword by Sir Arthur Hill, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Entebbe, Uganda, The Government Printer, 1940. 21 cm x 25.5 cm. Frontispiece, XXII, 296 pages. 43 full-page-photographs, numerous line drawings. Colour map of Uganda Protectorate’s annual rainfall tipped-in on front endpaper showing Uganda’s Protectorate with its Average Rainfall. Hardcover [publisher’s original green cloth] with lettering on spine and front board. Tree-like design to front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some soiling to front board near head of spine. Interior bright and clean. Binding is firm and strong.

4. Battiscombe, E.

A Descriptive Catalogue of Some of the Common Trees and Woody Plants of Kenya Colony.

London, The Crown Agents for the Colonies, (1926). 18.5 cm x23.5 cm. 142 pages with numerous photographic illustrations and an Index of Vernacular Names. Hardcover [publisher’s original dark green cloth] with gilt lettering on front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean. Binding strong and firm. Front pastedown carries bookplate of the Linnean Society of London – dated February 1922. Tipped into the endpaper is a Pro forma-‘with compliments’ letter to the Linnean Society’s Librarian from The Crown Agents for the Colonies on behalf of the Government of Kenya.

5. Stresau, Frederic B.

Florida, My Eden – Exotic and Native Plants for Use in Tropic and Sub-Tropic Landscape.

Florida, Florida Classics Library, 1986. 23cm x 15.2cm. VIII, 301 pages. With illustrations of beautiful trees, plants and flowers. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner on endpaper.

6. Bruggeman, L.

Tuinboek voor De Tropen. Met 292 Afbeeldingen door Ojong Soerjadi.

Amsterdam, De Spiegel / C.P.J Van Der Peet, 1955. 18.5 cm x 24 cm. V, 221 pages. 292 colour plates throughout. Original Hardcover in protective collector’s Mylar. Good+ condition with some signs of external wear. Foxing evident throughout and mostly to the endpapers and pastedowns. Some notes in pencil on endpaper. The many colour illustrations of the plants are in good condition as well.

7. Kittl, Ernst.

Mittheilungen der Section für Naturkunde des Österreichischen Touristen-Club.

8 volumes in 4. Wien, Steyrermühl, 1889 – 1895. 21.5 cm x 28.5 cm / 22.5 cm x 30 cm Circa 700 pages. Vol.I, 100 / Vol. II-III & V-VI, 352 pages / Vol.IV, 92 pages / Vol.VII-VIII, 172 pages. Numerous monochrome illustrations. Hardcover / Halbleder. With gilt lettering on spine. 2 green marbled boards and 2 dark coloured boards. Vol.IV and Vol.VII-VIII in very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Bindings firm and strong. Interiors clean and unmarked. Slight tanning throughout. Spines of Vol.I and Vol. II-III & V-VI in poor condition but overall still firm. Backstrip missing. Board corners rubbed. Interior clean. Tanning throughout.