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SANDI, THE KING-MAKER
Written by Edgar Wallace.
Stock no. 1826289
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
No. 26 in the Target Series. "Sanders of the River," who with a handful of Houssas, and a steam launch, kept order in a Central African territory larger than Great Britain. As soon as native Chiefs realised that "Sandi" had gone the fat was in the fire. This story stells of his recall and how he restored peace to the land. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. Endpapers and text block browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at top & tail of spine, lightly edge-worn and is scuffed and grubby to rear panel.
A HISTORY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN AIR WAR 1940-1945 VOLUME THREE: TUNISIA AND THE END IN AFRICA NOVEMBER 1942-MAY 1943
Written by Christopher Shores; Giovani Massimello; Russell Guest; Frank Olynyk; Winfried Bock.
Stock no. 1825996
Published by Grub Street.
1st
2016.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The background to the first major Anglo-American venture - Operation Torch, the invasion of French North Africa. Green pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 680 pages. ISBN: 9781910690000. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased with a few minor marks to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AFRICAN)
- TUNISIA
- AFRICA
THE NUBA: AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE HILL TRIBES IN KORDOFAN
Written by S.F. Nadel.
Stock no. 1825650
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1947.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
This book embraces both anthropological analyses proper - of the Nuba economic system, of kinship organization, of religious beliefs and tribal morality - and the discussion of 'practical' topics such as the policy of Nuba-Arab assimilation, the prospects of native administration in so primitive and heterogeneous a society, and the evolution of a Nuba law adapted to modern conflicts. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Top edge red. Light browning and scuffing to endpapers. Text block browned and dusty. Contents clean. Orange dustwrapper is browned, edge-creased, worn at top of spine, tiny hole to rear edge of spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- AFRICA
- SUDAN
- ANTHROPOLOGY
- BLACK INTEREST
HEMMED IN: A TALE OF THE WESTERN SOUDAN
Written by A.F. Mockler-Ferryman.
Illustrated by John Jellicoe.
Stock no. 1324701
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co..
Circa
1912.
Very good condition.
Green cloth with vignette to spine and pictorial onlay to front cover. 10 b/w plates. 301 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine bumped, slight rubbing to corners. Prize plate to front pastedown. Slight fingering to margins and some light foxing else contents clean.
IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS IN AFRICA AND ASSOCIATED ISLANDS
Written by Lincoln D.C. Fishpool; Michael I Evans.
Stock no. 1324275
Published by Pisces Publications; Birdlife International.
1st
2001.
Very good condition.
Priority sites for conservation. Birdlife Conservation Series No. 11. Large and VERY heavy format. Glazed pictorial boards. 1144 pages. ISBN: 187435720X. Contents are fine. Spine and corners are bumped. 2" splits at top and tail of spine edge on front cover. Top edge of textblock is very slightly grubby. Barcode label to rear cover.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- AFRICA
THROUGH VELD AND FOREST
Written by Harry Collingwood.
Illustrated by Archibald Webb.
Stock no. 1323810
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1914.
Almost very good condition.
An African story. Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 6 tinted plates. 351 pages, all edges green. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink (dated Xmas 1913) to half title-page. Frontis has been reinserted with glue leaving glue marks at inner margins of opposite pages. Some hinges cracked but binding still tight. Foxing to textblock.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- AFRICA
- PICTORIAL BINDING
FLIGHT FIVE: AFRICA
Written by David Scott Daniell.
Illustrated by Jack Matthew.
Stock no. 1323153
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd..
1st
1961.
Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Ladybird series 587. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed, sunned to spine and has remains of white label to top of front panel. Last title listed on rear panel is this one (5 titles listed).
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- LADYBIRD
- LADYBIRD 587 TRAVEL
- AFRICA
THE TIGER KILLS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2140366
Published by HMSO.
1st
1944.
Almost very good condition.
Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. The story of the Indian Divisions in the North African campaign of World War II. Splits to top and tail of spine. Creasing to cover corners. Initials and date in ink to title page. Some foxing and marks to outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- INDIA
- AFRICA
FORAGING FOR SURVIVAL: YEARLING BABOONS IN AFRICA
Written by Stuart A. Altmann.
Stock no. 1823747
Published by University of Chicago Press.
1st
1998.
Very good condition.
One of the most intensive investigations ever carried out on foraging behavior and its consequences for survival and reproduction. This study is based on field observations of eleven yearling baboons. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 0226015963. Spine lightly faded, creasing to top rear corner, a few minor grubby marks to covers. Text block lightly grubby. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
- MONKEY
- AFRICA
- KENYA
BRINGING AFRICA TOGETHER
No author listed.
Stock no. 2138586
Published by Ethiopian Airlines.
1st
1988.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. The Story of Ethiopian Airlines. Colour and b/w photos. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapepr is edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AFRICA
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AFRICAN)
ABU GEILI AND SAQADI & DAR EL MEK
Written by O.G.S. Crawford; Frank Addison.
Stock no. 2137708
Published by Oxford University Press.
1951.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Large format. The Wellcome Excavations In the Sudan Volume III. Large format. Brown cloth with dark brown titles. Text and Plates. Some spotting to covers. Foxing to prelims and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with tears and chips; a few bits of loss; some grubby marks and foxspots.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- AFRICA
- SUDAN
- ARCHAEOLOGY
FROM SKETCH-BOOK AND DIARY
Written by Elizabeth Butler.
Illustrated by Elizabeth Butler.
Stock no. 2137357
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
Circa
1909.
Almost very good condition.
Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. 28 colour plates + b/w illustrations. A & C Black 10 Shillings Series. 2 page original booklist + 4 page additional booklist to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Browning to covers, especially spine and edges. Some fraying to cloth at edges. Foxing throughout. Light browning to plates.