31. Father James.

African Adventure.

Dublin, The Father Mathew Record Office, 1936. Octavo. Portrait Frontispiece of Father Matthews in Livingstone, 201 pages wihth several photographs and plus folded map of Father Matthews’ Travels from Capetwon, South Africa, to Kimberley, Mafeking, Bulawayo in S. Rhodesia, Livingstone, Mongu Barotseland in North Rhodesia to Angola. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

32. 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 !

33. Robinson, Charles H.

Hausa Grammar – With Exercises, Readings, and Vocabularies, and Specimens of Hausa Script.

Fifth Edition, Revised (Eleventh Impression). London, Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1941. 12.5 cm x 19 cm. VII, 218 pages. Fold-out grammar-table within rearboard-pocket. Hardcover [publisher’s original orange cloth] with lettering on spine and front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Scoff marks, shelfwear and fading to boards evident. Interior bright and clean and sharp cornered. Binding firm and strong. Preowner’s details on front endpaper (C.E.Wortley – R.A.F. Regiment – August 1942).

34. Scobie, Alastair.

Adventurer’s Paradise.

London, The Travel Book Club, 1955. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. 249 pages. 12 illustrations. One map near front. Hardcover [publisher’s original blue cloth] with lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inked mark and smudges on spine. Interior bright and clean with very minor spotting. Front pastedown carries preowner’s name and reference (empty) card holder.

35. St. Barbe Baker, Richard.

Sahara Challenge [The Sahara University Expedition 1952-1953] [Including “A map showing the route of the Expedition and the advance of the desert”].

London, Lutterworth Press, 1954. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, 152 pages including a Bibliography and Index. With 54 illustrations and a map. Hardcover [publisher’s original green cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean.

36. Treatt, C. Court.

Out of the Beaten Track – A Narrative of Travel in Little Known Africa. With 46 Illustrations.

London, Hutchinson & Co, no year (c.1931). 16 cm x 22.5 cm. 288 pages. 37 illustrations. Hardcover [publisher’s original cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Scoff marks to front board. Rubbing to head and heel of spine. Some foxing to interior but otherwise clean and bright. Binding and book-block firm and strong. Preowner’s name on both pastedowns.

37. Holmes, F. Ratcliffe.

Through Wildest Africa – A Story of Travel.

London, Geoffrey Bles, no year (c.1925). 14.5 cm x 22.2 cm. Frontispiece, 318 pages. 20 photographic illustrations on 11 plates. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Map of the Kenya Colony on front pastedown and endpaper. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very minor foxing to edges. Interior bright and clean and sharped cornered. Preowner’s name on front pastedown.

38. Lehnert & Landrock [Publishers].

In the Land of the Pharaohs – 40 Artistic [Photographic] Views of Karnak – Luxor – Thebes – Assuan – Kom Ombo – Edfu – Denderah – Abydos [with a very early photograph of the tomb of ‘Tut-Ankh-Amen’ [Tutankhamun] – possibly taken shortly after Carter’s discovery.

Trilingual publication in german – english – french. Cairo, Copyright by Lehnert & Landrock Art-Publishers, no year [c.1922]. Oblong Octavo. 40 pages with original photographs of famous and important tourist locations in early 20th century Egypt. Original Softcover. Small tear to frontcover. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

39. Barth, Henry [ed. G.T. Bettany].

Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa. Including Accounts of Tripoli, The Sahara, The Remarkable Kingdom of Bornu, and the Countries Around Lake Chad.

London, New York and Melbourne, Ward, Lock and Co., 1890. 12 cm x 18.5 cm. Frontispiece, XXXII, 608 pages. 8 plates, 98 other illustrations. Hardcover [publisher’s original green cloth] with gilt lettering and design on spine. Beautifully illustrated pastedowns and endpapers. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Corners of boards very slightly bumped and rubbed. Tissue guard in good condition. Interior is very bright and clean. [The Minerva Library of Famous Books].

40. Carnochan, F.G.[Frederic Grosvenor] / Adamson, Hans Christian.

The Empire of Snakes.

London, Hutchinson & Co, no year (c.1935). 14 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, 256 pages. 26 illustrations. Discreet colour map attached near front. Hardcover [publisher’s original purple cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Very good- condition with some stronger signs of external wear. Spine and boards faded. Interior bright and clean with occasional spotting. Annotations on pastedowns and throughout the book. Preowner’s name on front endpaper.