Category: Africa

The Okavango River: a Narrative of Travel, Exploration, and Adventure

Price: £650.00

Publisher: London, Hurst and Blackett Publishers : 1861

Seller ID: 097388

Condition: Very Good

Book measures 9 x 6 inches. Collation, xxi,364pp, wood engraved frontispiece of an African elephant, engraved title page with a vignette - a portrait of the author, additional title page,,15 plates, complete as listed. Bound in original publishers cloth. At some time the cloth has been restored, but has lost most of the original gilt, and is quite faded.. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, text block bound slightly to tightly, a couple of brown spot marks on engraved and printed title, a few pages slightly rough on edges. Pages and plates in good condition. A good clean copy, in...
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Narrative of an Exploratory Tour to the north-east of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope

By: Arbousset T. & Daumas F. [ the Revs ]

Price: £325.00

Publisher: Cape Town, A. S. Robertson : 1846

Seller ID: 012373

Binding: Half Calf

Condition: Very Good

Book measures 21.5x14.cm. xii, 313,[1]pp. Bound in modern green half calf, calf corners, raised bands, gilt tooling, top gilt edge, marble endpapers. Calf light rubbed/faded. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, pages clean. A very nice well bound copy.
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The Diary of a Working Man [ William Bellingham ] in Central Africa, December, 1884, to October, 1887.

By: Bellingham William [ Edited By J. Cooke Yarborough ]

Price: £38.00

Publisher: London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge : 1888

Seller ID: 013027

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Very Good

Book measures 19x13.cm. [5],141pp, 8pp catalogue, illustrated frontis, map, illustrations. Bound in original publishers decorative cloth, marble endpapers. Cloth lightly rubbed, slight lean on spine, private library number on spine. Binding in very good clean condition. Internally, private library stamp on endpaper. Pages in very good clean condition. A nice clean copy.
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On the Trail of the Pigmies

By: Bergh Leonard John Vanden Dr

Price: £40.00

Publisher: New York, The James A. McCann Company : 1921

Seller ID: 098467

Binding: Publishers Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Book measures 8 1/2 x 6 inches. xiv,264pp, frontis, illustrated. Bound in original publishers green cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, gilt faded. Binding in very good clean condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A very nice clean copy.
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The Works. [ Memorial Edition. Complete in 7 Volumes ]

By: Burton Sir Richard F. Captain

Price: £950.00

Publisher: London, Tylston and Edwards : 1893

Seller ID: 013561

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Complete in 7 volumes. Books measure 22x15.cm. Volumes 1 & 2. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah. Volumes 3 & 4. A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome. Volume 5. Vikram and The Vampire of Tales of Hindu Devilry. Volumes, 6 & 7. First Steps in East Africa. With 41 maps, plans, full page illustrations, of which 14 are coloured, without image listed on page 62, in volume 7, [ possibly omitted ]. Bound in original publishers black cloth, with gilt image on boards, gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, some age wear on head and tail of spines, short tear on one hinge joint, ...
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Rambles in South Africa. The Cape, Natal and Transvaal. A Record of Holiday Travel.

By: Campbell John Kerr

Price: £55.00

Publisher: London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co : 1891

Seller ID: 097389

Binding: Decorative Gilt Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Book measures 9 x 6 inches. No date, but circa 1891. Collation, 300pp, 4pp adverts. illustrated. Bound in original publishers maroon cloth, gilt title lettering, black coloured image on top board, decorative endpaperrs. Cloth very lightly rubbed, minor wear. Binding in very good clean condition. Internally, slightly weak front hinge joint. Pages in good clean condition throughout. A very nice copy.
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The City of Capetown Minute of His Worship the Mayor for the Year Ending 11th September, 1925.

By: Capetown

Price: £68.00

Publisher: Cape Town, Cape Times Limited : 1926

Seller ID: 010849

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Book measures 34x21.cm. [5],100, cv,vi,pp. Bound in original publishers cloth backed, printed paper covers. Rubbed on edges and corners, some abrasion wear, dust marking, library label. Binding in good condition. Internally, occasional library stamp, [ about 10 in all ]. Pages clean. A good clean copy, in a good binding.
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The City of Capetown Minute of His Worship the Mayor for the Year Ending 7th September, 1919.

By: Capetown

Price: £68.00

Publisher: Cape Town, Cape Times Limited : 1919

Seller ID: 010852

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Book measures 34x21.cm. [4],64,41,xlii, xix,iv,[1],lxxi,v,vii, v,11,pp. Bound in original publishers cloth backed, printed paper covers. Top cover lacking corner, rubbed on edges and corners, some abrasion wear, dust marking, library label. Binding in good condition. Internally, occasional library stamp, [ about 10 in all ]. Pages clean. A good clean copy, in a good binding.
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The City of Capetown Minute of His Worship the Mayor for the Year Ending 7th September, 1924.

By: Capetown

Price: £68.00

Publisher: Cape Town, Cape Times Limited : 1924

Seller ID: 010851

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Book measures 34x21.cm. [12],64,xci,vi,pp. Bound in original publishers cloth backed, printed paper covers. Rubbed on edges and corners, some abrasion wear, dust marking, library label. Binding in good condition. Internally, occasional library stamp, [ about 10 in all ]. Pages clean. A good clean copy, in a good binding.
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The City of Capetown Minute of His Worship the Mayor for the Year Ending 7th September, 1927.

By: Capetown

Price: £68.00

Publisher: Cape Town, Cape Times Limited : 1928

Seller ID: 010850

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Book measures 34x21.cm. [5],88, cxi,vii,pp. Bound in original publishers cloth backed, printed paper covers. Rubbed on edges and corners, some abrasion wear, dust marking, library label. Binding in good condition. Internally, occasional library stamp, [ about 10 in all ]. Pages clean. A good clean copy, in a good binding.
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The City of Capetown Minute of His Worship the Mayor for the Year Ending 7th September, 1930.

By: Capetown

Price: £68.00

Publisher: Cape Town, Cape Times Limited : 1931

Seller ID: 010853

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Book measures 34x21.cm. [6],66, 4, 2, 6,2, 48,16, 15, 5, 4, 116, 6, 4,pp. Bound in original publishers cloth backed, printed paper covers. Covers rubbed on edges and corners, some abrasion wear, dust marking, library label. Binding in good condition. Internally, occasional library stamp, [ about 10 in all ]. Pages clean. A good clean copy, in a good binding.
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Ten Weeks in Natal. a Journal of a First Tour of Visitation Among the Colonists and Zulu Kafirs of Natal

By: Colenso John William [ Edward Lear's Copy ]

Price: £475.00

Publisher: Cambridge, Macmillan & Co : 1855

Seller ID: 013588

Binding: Publishers Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Edward Lear his copy. Inscribed Edward Lear. 1862. 15 Stratford Place. Book measures 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches. Collation, xxxi,[1],271,16pp, 16pp catalogue, folding map, 4 tinted plates. Bound in original publishers cloth, gilt title lettering. Cloth very lightly rubbed, slightly faded. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A very nice clean copy.
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Izibongo Zulu Praise-Poems Collected By James Stuart

By: Cope Trevor

Price: £48.00

Publisher: Oxford, Oxford at the Clarendon Press : 1968

Seller ID: 012919

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good Plus

Book measures 22x14.5.cm. x, 229,[1]pp. Bound in original publishers black cloth with gilt lettering. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, minor abrasion wear, dust marked. Jacket in good condition. Internally, pages clean. A nice clean copy.
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The South African Exhibition, Port Elizabeth , 1885.

By: Cowen Charles [ Edited By ]

Price: £250.00

Publisher: Cape Town, The '' Argus '' Printing and Publishing Co : 1886

Seller ID: 097498

Book measures 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Collation, xv,474, [1]pp, half title, 1 folding coloured plate. Bound in original publishers blue blind stamped cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, corners of boards bumped, a few small nicks to cloth. Binding in good clean condition. Internally, previous owners bookplate, browining to endpapers, occasional light spotting. Pages in good clean condition. A nice copy.
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Bay-Tree County a Story of Mashonaland

By: Cripps Arthur Shearly

Price: £65.00

Publisher: Oxford, B. H. Blackwell : 1913

Seller ID: 013017

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good Plus

Book measures 18.5x12.5.cm. 108pp. Bound in original publishers illustrated hardcover. Covers rubbed, some wear loss on head and tail of spine. Generally binding in good clean condition. Internally, previous owners stamp/name, dated 1913. Pages in good clean condition. A nice copy.
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James Hannington. First Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa

By: Dawson E. C.

Price: £40.00

Publisher: London, Seeley & Co : 1887

Seller ID: 098468

Binding: Publishers Cloth

Condition: Near Very Good

Book measures 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches. viii, 392pp, frontis, folding map. Bound in original publishers brown cloth, with gilt lettering, gilt sword on top board. Cloth lightly rubbed, some minor wear on edges. Binding in good condition. Internally, previous owners name on title page. Pages in good clean condition. A good clean copy.
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The Castle Line Atlas Of South Africa

By: Donald Currie [ Published By ]

Price: £380.00

Publisher: London, Donald Curries & Co : 1895

Seller ID: 097452

Condition: Very Good Plus

Book measures 11 x 7 1/2 inches. Collation, 47pp, 16 coloured double page maps, 13pp index. Bound in original publishers illustrated boards, cloth backed. Binding lightly rubbed, very minor loss on edges, lightly dust/dirt marked. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, one map has a short split on fold, without loss. Pages and maps in very good clean condition. A very nice clean copy.
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London Atlas Map of West Africa. Showing the British Possessions

By: Edward Stanford [ Publisher ]

Price: £110.00

Publisher: London, Edward Stanford : 1900

Seller ID: 010512

Condition: Very Good

No printed date, circa 1900. Nice coloured linen backed map, measures 69x51 cm. folding into 18 secition. House in original attached publishers case. A very good copy
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The Settlers and Methodism 1820-1920 [ Inscribed Copy ]

By: Eveleigh William Rev

Price: £75.00

Publisher: Cape Town, Methodist Publishing Office : 1920

Seller ID: 010251

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Inscribed copy, '' to Rev C. K. Hodges '' Book measures 19x13.cm. v,[2],198pp. Bound in publishers green cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A very nice inscribed copy.
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Imagining the Post-Apartheid State an Ethnographic Account of Namibia

By: Friedman John T.

Price: £38.00

Publisher: New York, Berghahn Books : 2011

Seller ID: 013179

ISBN-13: 9780857450906

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Very Good Plus

Book measures 23.5x15.5.cm. xii, 312pp. Bound in original publishers illustrated laminated hardcover. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, pages clean. A very nice clean copy.
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Category: Africa

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