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| F714 | Africa A Social, Economic, and Political
Geography of its Major Regions Fitzgerald, Walter Methuen & Co. Ltd. New York: 1957 |
Reprint. Covers the Physical Environment, Immigrant and Native People, and Regional Studies of South Africa, Madagascar, The Nile Valley, Abyssinia, and more. Green cloth with gilt titling on spine, 104 black and white in-text maps throughout, appendixes, index. Top inch of front board and spine have been sunned, minor shelf wear, dotted foxing on bottom text block edge, previous owner's name on small sticker on free front end paper, interior very good. 511 pages. G+ | $8.50 |
| F712 | Central Africa - a Travel Survival Kit Newton, Alex Lonley Planet Publications Hawthorn, Australia: 1994 |
Second Edition. Travel guide to Congo, Central African Republic, Chad, Cahmeroon, Gabon, DR of Congo, and more. Illustrated front cover, white titling on front and on brown spine, map and book review on back cover, color plate photographs throughout, black and white in-text maps and drawings. Edges and corners slightly worn, some minor shelf wear, interior clean. 559 pages. G+ | $7.00 |
| F707 | Daffodil and Golden Eagle Yeatman, Jonathan Aidan Ellis Publishing Limited England: 1972 |
Subtitled "The saga of two balloons crossing the Sahara", photographs by Jon Gardey. Orange cloth with gilt titling on front and spine, interesting illustrated map end papers, color plate photographs throughout. Ex library book with usual markings including areas where tape has been removed, corners and spine ends slightly worn, interior is in very good condition. Dust jacket has minor edge wear, has not been price clipped. 165 pages. VG-/VG | $8.50 |
| F706 | East Along the Equator - A Journey up
the Congo and into Zaire Winternitz, Helen Atlantic Monthly Press New York: 1987 |
"East Along the Equator is at the same time an adventure story and a first-hand political introduction to a barbaric government." Illustrated front cover, black titling on white spine, book review on back cover, bibliography. Edges and corners slightly worn, some smudges on back cover, lightly browned around page edges. 274 pages. G | $5.00 |
| F705 | East Along the Equator - A Journey up
the Congo and into Zaire Winternitz, Helen Atlantic Monthly Press New York: 1987 |
"East Along the Equator is at the same time an adventure story and a first-hand political introduction to a barbaric government." Illustrated front cover, black titling on white spine, book review on back cover, bibliography. Edges and corners slightly worn, some smudges on back cover, lightly browned around page edges. 274 pages. G | $6.00 |
| F709 | East From Tunis Carrington, Richard Travel Book Club London |
An account of journeys from Tunis to Egypt taking into account many ancient and modern towns including Carthage, Khartoum, Alexandria and more. Yellow cloth with black titling on spine, eight pages of black and white plate photographs, index. Corners and spine ends slightly worn, previous owner's name in blue ink on free front end paper, browning on back end papers, interior in very good condition, tightly bound. Dust jacket very lightly browned around edges. 232 pages. VG-/VG- | $6.00 |
| F716 | Four Guineas A Journey Through West Africa Huxley, Elspeth World Books Society Toronto |
An illustrated exploration of Gambia, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast (Ghana), and Nigeria. Black cloth with gilt titling on a red label on spine, red top text block edge, 12 pages of black and white plate photographs, five black and white maps, index. Book slightly bends inwards, interior is tightly bound and is clean. Dust jacket has a sunned spine and some gray smudges on covers, no chips or tears. 320 pages. VG-/G+ | $10.00 |
| F711 | Great Zimbabwe - Described and Explained Garlake, Pete Zimbabwe Publishing House Harare, Zimbabwe: 1985 |
Revised Edition. Red covers with black and white illustrations and titling, black and white photographs throughout, staple binding. Edges and corners slightly worn, some shelf wear. 64 pages. G | $2.00 |
| F704 | Greenwood Guide to South Africa, The Greenwood, Simon & Fiona Greenwood, Adam Barnes, Guy Mavor Greenwood Guides London: 2002 |
Second Edition. Special Hand-Picked Accommodation, Guest houses, B&Bs, farms, game lodges and self catering cottages, Including Phophonyane Lodge in Swaziland and Malealea Lodge in Lesotho. Illustrated front cover, book review on back cover, color photographs throughout. No condition problems. 174 pages. Fine | $6.50 |
| F702 | Horn of Africa, The Buchholzer, John Adventurers Book Club London: 1959 |
Translated from the Danish by Maurice Michael. Beige covers with red titling on spine, black and white plate photographs throughout on glossier paper than text. Corners and spine ends slightly worn, interior in very good condition. 199 pages. VG- | $8.50 |
| F713 | Inside Africa Gunther, John Harper & Brothers New York: 1955 |
A thorough travel guide of all of Africa with a regional approach. Black cloth with black titling on gilt and green label on spine, map end papers, untrimmed side text block edge, index. Corners and spine ends slightly worn, some minor shelf wear. Dust jacket had edge wear, a small chip at the top of the spine, has not been price clipped, some shelf wear. 951 pages. VG-/G | $5.00 |
| F708 | Muddling through in Madagascar Murphy, Dervla Century London: 1986 |
One of a collection of the author's well known and enjoyable travel story books. Flower illustrations on covers with white titling on front and spine, index. Edges and corners slightly worn, creases down spine, interior clean. 274 pages. G+ | $7.50 |
| F616 | Somewhere South of Suez Reed, Douglas Jonathan Cape London: 1950 |
First Edition. Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine. Severe shelf wear, edges and corners worn, ex-library book with usual markings, several small damp stains on back board, interior clean, tightly bound. Ex-library. 428 pages. G | $6.50 |
| F710 | South Africa In a Nutshell 1951 |
Travel guide to South Africa with an interesting historical perspective. Illustrated covers, white titling on front, staple binding, two tone illustrations throughout. Edges and corners slightly worn, some minor shelf wear, interior in good condition. 96 pages. G | $3.00 |
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Uganda Our
Homeland Richards, C.G., J.T. Gleave & E. Lucas MacMillan & Co Ltd London: 1962 |
This little book sets out to describe
the history, geography, and plant and animal life of Uganda in a form
suitable as a Supplementary Reader for Junior Secondary pupils in Ugandan
schools. Brown and black illustrated covers with brown titling on white
on front, black titling on spine, back cover is same as front, a few
black and white photographs and drawings. Edges and corners slightly
worn, cover edges slightly browned, tightly bound. 144 pages. Useful
for study, a historical reference, or a travel guide, a very difficult
to find book. G+ |
$15.00 |
| F700 |
White Nile,
The Moorehead, Alan Penguin Books Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: 1971 |
Reprint. Illustrated front cover, white titling on orange spine, book review on back cover, eight pages of black and white plate illustrations on glossier paper than text at center of book. Creases down spine, edges and corners slightly worn, some light browning around cover edges, crease on front cover corner, weak front hinge. 384 pages. G | $3.00 |
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