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Narrative of a journey to the Zoolu country, in South Africa. By Captain Allen F. Gardiner, R.N., undertaken in 1835.
Allen F. Gardiner
Book Number: 52965
ISBN:
Publisher: Printed London: Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars. Published by W. Crofts 1836
8vo. 412pp. original tooled leather boards, with gilt decoration to front and rear board and gilt title and decorations to spine. Top of spine is worn, spine and spine fold, and edges of the front and rear boards are rubbed to reveal orginal colour leather. Marbled end pages. Some of the plates have been torn and repaired with no loss. The end pages are aged, but un-foxed and not toned. The copy has toning and foxing throughout. The tissues have been removed from all the illustrations. The lithograph illustrations were all printed by C Hullmandel, and some are Onstone by T M Boyne, others are hand coloured, these appear to have been printed seperately and then added to blank pages in the book, so some of the lithographs have deteriorated around the edges, but the blank page they were put on is not. There is no title page. Fold-out Map at rear is torn in half, with loss and a piece missing from the bottom of the half that is there. Altogether this book is an interesting relic, it is in very solid condition, the pages are not brittle, but are toned throughout.
Price: $200.00

The Chronicles of a Contractor.
Pauling, George
Book Number: 67329
ISBN:
Publisher: Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1969.
8vo. hardcover. 264pp. b/w illus. folding colour map. Very good, foxing to endpapers. / Good d/w with some small tears and small chips on edges.
Price: $30.00

Me Against My Brother: At War In Somalia, Sudan, And Rwanda
Peterson, Scott
Book Number: 64039
ISBN: 0415921988
Publisher: Routlege, New York, 2000.
8vo. hardcover. 257pp. index, colour illus. Very good+. / Near Fine d/w.
Price: $15.00

Africa Explored: Europeans in the Dark Continent, 1769-1889
Hibbert, Christopher
Book Number: 63819
ISBN: 0713913711
Publisher: Allen Lane, London, 1982.
8vo. hardcover. 336pp. index, b/w ilus. Very good, small owner's name on fep. / Good d/w with faded spine.
Price: $12.00

In Search of a Character: Two African Journals.
Greene, Graham.
Book Number: 62801
ISBN:
Publisher: Viking Press, New York 1962
8vo. hardcover. 93pp. Very good. / Very good, rubbed d/w with a small chip on front edge.
Price: $12.00

Crocodiles' Eggs and Other Misadventures in East Africa
Aebi, Albert
Book Number: 47839
ISBN: 0863328512
Publisher: Book Guild Ltd August 1993
8vo Hardcover in d/w. 164pp near fine, d/w front flap creased. Each chapter relates to a country visited duing the authors six month trip in 1990.
Price: $75.00

With The Flag to Pretoria 3. - After Pretoria: The Guerilla War The Suppliment
Wilson, H. W.
Book Number: 60910
ISBN:
Publisher: The Amalgamated Press 1902 Volume 1.
Folio. Leather Hardcover. 528pp. Very good. worn extremes.
Price: $75.00

Zuma's Bastard: Encounters With A Desktop Terrorist
Essa, Azad - Foreword by Ferial Haffajee
Book Number: 61735
ISBN: 9781920137311
Publisher:
8vo. Softcover. 173pp. Very good. With writing adapted from and inspired by the Accidental Academic--a provocative thought-leader blog that challenged the assumptions of contemporary South Africa--this book tackles race and religion, provides an alternative take on the enigma of Julius Malema, tosses fresh insight into the Israel-Palestine conflict, and vents the frustrations and fears of the next generation. It is a collection of critical, irreverent and insightful writings from a man who belongs to "the next generation" - the generation of South Africans who have lived their lives largely outside of apartheid in a democratic country. It expresses the frustrations and concerns of this generation. But it also offers up an incredible amount of hope and positivity - it's like a breath of very welcome and long overdue fresh air.
Price: $14.00

The Arms Deal in Your Pocket
Holden, Paul
Book Number: 51058
ISBN: 9781868423132
Publisher: Jonathan Ball, South Africa 2008.
8vo. hardcover. 357pp. Very good+.
Price: $10.00

Etosha; life & death of an African plain
Reardon, Mitch & Margot
Book Number: 4043
ISBN:
Publisher:
New Holland Press London. 1988. First ed. 4to. Cloth. Hardcover. 160pp. Colour photographs throughout. Near fine ( owner's inscription on fl. / near fine d/w.
Price: $20.00

Storyteller, The Many Lives of Laurens Van Der Post
Jones, J. D. F. [ Laurens Van Der Post ]
Book Number: 61436
ISBN: 0719555809
Publisher: John Murray, London, 2001
8vo. hardcover. 505pp. index, b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $25.00

Venture to the Interior
van der Post, Laurens
Book Number: 33003
ISBN:
Publisher: Hogarth Press 1952
8vo. hardcover. 241pp. b/w frontis. very good, foxing to endpapers. / good d/w.
Price: $12.00

African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe
Lessing, Doris May
Book Number: 61435
ISBN: 0002550199
Publisher: Harper Collins 1992
8vo. hardcover. 442pp. Very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $16.00

Two Missionary Heroines in Africa. Mary Slessor & Jeanie Gilchrist
Ellis, J.J.
Book Number: 28829
ISBN:
Publisher: John Ritchie, n.d.
Two books in one as issued. 8vo. brown decorated cloth hardcover. 79pp. b/w illus. very good, light foxing.
Price: $25.00

Fabulous Congo
Bellotti, Felice
Book Number: 53487
ISBN:
Publisher: Andrew Dakers Limited, London, 1954
Large 8vo. hardcover. 223pp. index, b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $15.00

About Blady: A Pattern of Our Time
Van Der Post, Laurens
Book Number: 29342
ISBN: 0701138025
Publisher: London Chatto and Windus, 1991
8vo hardcover 255pp. very good, light foxing. / very good d/w. A true story of people, events, themes and relationships which have formed a special pattern in Laurens van der Post's life. It combines fantasy with personal experience, imaginative contemplation with a dramatic narrative as the story gathers pace towards the climax of Blady's race.
Price: $18.00

I Dreamed of Africa
Gallmann, Kuki
Book Number: 45277
ISBN:
Publisher: Penguin May 1991
8vo hardcover 316pp colour illus. very good. / Very good d/w. Both a dream fulfilled and personal tragedy are revealed in this moving memoir. As a child living in Italy, the author was fascinated with Africa. Then, in 1972 at 25, divorced and with a young son, she visited Kenya with her then-fiance, Paolo Gallmann.
Price: $15.00

One Dry Season: In the Footsteps of Mary Kingsley
Alexander, Caroline
Book Number: 42302
ISBN: 0747500789
Publisher: Bloomsbury 1989
8vo hardcover 290pp index, b/w illus. very good / very good d/w. Kingsley's 1893 West African route up the Ogooue River is retraced by a modern-day adventurer. As she travels in the footsteps of others, she reflects on the different faces of interpretive writing, selective recollection, and the disparity between fact and fiction. But ultimately this is Alexander's own story of discovery and can be read and enjoyed as such.
Price: $15.00

The Splendid Outcast - The African Stories of Beryl Markham
Markham, Beryl
Book Number: 30807
ISBN: 0091726042
Publisher: Hutchinson, London 1987
8vo. Blue cloth with title stamped in red on spine. Tipped on Colour frontis missing from front of front board, otherwise excellent copy in new condition. Stories from Kenya - Something I remember, The Captain and His Horse, The Splendid Outcast, Brothers are the Same, Appointment in Khartoum, Your Heart Will Tell You, The Transformation, The Quitter. 139pp
Price: $12.00

Beloved African
Baker, Jill
Book Number: 39519
ISBN: 0620241179
Publisher: Covos-Day Books, 2000
8vo. hardcover. 464pp. index, b/w illus. very good. / very good d/w.
Price: $12.00

Once Dark Country - Recollections and Reflections of a South African Bishop
Lee, A W
Book Number: 32655
ISBN:
Publisher: London: SPCK, 1949. First Edition.
8vo. hardcover. 202pp. good. / fair d/w.
Price: $12.00

Life and Works of Alfred Aloysius Horn, an Old Vister
Lewis, Ethelreda (editor)
Book Number: 6832
ISBN:
Publisher: London: Jonathon Cape, 1928
8vo. Maroon & black rweb pattern cloth. Hardcover. 320pp. B/w frontis. 1 b/w plate at rear. Good, light wear to spine ends. / no d/w.
Price: $12.00

The Hunter and the Whale
van der Post, Laurens
Book Number: 34119
ISBN:
Publisher: Hogarth Press 1967 first edition.
8vo. hardcover. 312pp. very good+. / very good+. d/w.
Price: $25.00

THE OTHER NILE
Pye-Smith, Charlie
Book Number: 56116
ISBN: 9780670802043
Publisher: Viking, London 1986
8vo. hardcover. 239pp. index, b/w illus. Very good, bookplate & owner's inscription on fep. / Very good d/w with small tear on top corner.
Price: $12.00

African Nights
Gallmann, Kuki
Book Number: 21938
ISBN:
Publisher: Viking London 1994 1st edition
8vo. hardcover. 142pp. + colour & b/w plates. very good. / very good d/w.
Price: $12.00

The Last Elephant: An African quest.
Gavron, Jeremy.
Book Number: 23358
ISBN:
Publisher: London, HarperCollins, 1993. First edition.
8vo. hardcover. 237pp. index, very good, remainder mark bottom page edges. / near fine d/w.
Price: $25.00

Field Guide to the Mammals of Southern Africa
Stuart, Chris & Tilde
Book Number: 24283
ISBN:
Publisher: Struik 1996 reprint
8vo. white printed wraps. red writing to spine. 112 colour plates, depicting land and sea creatures, grouped with related or similar species. including a table of paw prints. Index. 272pp.
Price: $14.00

In the Arms of Africa: The Life of Colin M. Turnbull
Grinker
Book Number: 32137
ISBN: 0312229461
Publisher: New York St. Martin's Press 2000
8vo hardcover 354pp index, b/w illus. near fine / near fine d/w. Colin Turnbull was an anthropologist second in renown only to Margaret Mead, he was acclaimed for his groundbreaking study of the Central African Pygmies. But little has been known about his equally exotic personal life until now. A man of privilege and formidable education, Turnbull poured the full force of his personality into that of his lover of 30 years, a poor African-American named Joe. After Joe's death from AIDS in 1988, he renounced most of his friendships, gave away most of his money, and until his own death from AIDS in 1994, lived as a Buddhist monk.
Price: $15.00