Complete Caralogue 1976-77 from East African Literature Bureau
Dar es Salaam [etc.]: East African Literature Bureau, n.d. [1976]. Paperback. 215p. Softcover in original wrapper. 22cm. Cover scuffed. Subject and title indexes at end. More
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East African Playing Cards
Vitoria, Spain: Heraclio Fournier, S. A., 1957. 55 cards. Four suits (clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades) of 13 cards (with the fact of each suit printed in a different monochrome color), two jokers and one introductory card. Also a small folded sheet titled "East Africa invites you!" and is dated..... More
Shaw & Hunter Ltd. VI Avenue. Nairobi Gunsmiths and Safari Outfitters Catalogue. Service for Sportsmen. Arms, Ammunition, Fishing Tackle, Flashlights, and all Accessories. [cover title]
Nairobi: The Swift Press, Ltd., n.d. [1920s?]. Paperback. photos, 15p. Softcover in original wrappers. 25cm. Moderate vertical crease.Former owner's name in pencil on cover. Gapped slit or tear (5cm.) at bottom of last interior leaf. Mostly guns and ammunition with some fishing tackle and a couple of pages about skinning..... More
On God's Mountain
Nairobi: Camerapix Publishers International, (c. 1991). 1st ed. Hardcover. full page color photos with accompanying text. 184, [8]p. Original green cloth. dj. 32 cm. Subtitle on jacket: The Story of Mount Kenya. More
Ostafrikanische Volker Zwischen Mission und Regierung: Referate einer Arbeitskonferenz in Erlangen 16-18. Juni 1982
Erlangen: [1983?]. Paperback. 209p. Wrapper. 21cm. Contributions in German or English. More
With Macdonald in Uganda
Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1973. Hardcover. frontis (portrait), photos, folding map, index, xxiv, xiv, 314p. 22cm. No Jacket. Reprint of the London edition of 1903 with the addition of a new Introduction by A. T. Matson. Austin was a Captain on Macdonald's 1897 expedition in Uganda and Kenya and..... More
With Macdonald in Uganda
Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1973. Hardcover. frontis (portrait), photos, folding map, index, xxiv, xiv, 314p. 22cm. Minor scuffing only. No Jacket.Austin was a Captain on Macdonald's 1897 expedition in Uganda and Kenya and went on to have a successful military career in India and elsewhere. This is a reprint..... More
Men of the Trees in The Mahogany Forests of Kenya and Nigeria
New York: Dial Press, 1931. 1st Amer. ed. Hardcover. frontis, photos, 283p. Original cloth. 24cm. Backstrip darkened, lightly frayed at ends. Spine lettering indistinct. Bookplate. No Jacket. INSCRIBED on half-title page by Baker. Preceded by the English edition which was titled "The Brotherhood of the Trees." More
The End of the Game: The Last Word from Paradise. A Pictorial Documentation of the Origins, History & Prospects of the Big Game In Africa ...
New York: Special Edition commemorating the Exhibition at the International Center of Photography, November/December 1977, (c. 1977). Hardcover. frontis, photos (black and white), (280)p. Original grey cloth. 28cm. No jacket. Fading on backstrip and cover edges.faded. GIft inscription on half-title. No jacket. More
Armies and Parties in Africa
New York: Holmes & Meier, (1978). 1st ed. Hardcover. index, x, 278p. Original green hardcover binding. dj. 23cm. More
The Company of Adventurers
London: "East Africa" 1928. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis (map), photos, xvi. 318p..Original cloth. dj. 22cm. Jacket has moderate chipping at ends of backstrip and modest chips at ends of folds. Former owner's name on endpaper. Travel and adventure, including elephant shooting in what was then called the Lado Enclave. More
The Giriama and Colonial Resistance in Kenya, 1800-1920
Berkeley: University of California Press, (1981). 1st ed. Hardcover. index, xiii, 196p. dj. 24cm. More
![Item #91383 UN Decade for Women Conference Nairobi, Kenya 15-26 July 1985 [a Calendar for 1985]....](https://mcblainbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/91383.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1625589793)
UN Decade for Women Conference Nairobi, Kenya 15-26 July 1985 [a Calendar for 1985]
n.p. Kenya National Steering Committee for the UN Decade for Women Conference 1985, n.d. [1984?]. Kenya National Steering Committee for the UN Decade for Women Conference 1985. Wall Calendar 60 x 42 cm. Large color photo, apparently from Kenya, on each monthly calndar page by Charles Butler, P.C.V. Original front..... More
Afrique en Images: A l'Ombre du Kilimanjaro
New York: Preebles Press, (c. 1975). 1st ed. Hardcover. text followed by uncaptioned full-page photos (many black and white and some color), pages unnumbered. Original green boards. dj. 31cm. Cover corners bumped. Jacket has modest wear. More
The East African Home Doctor
Nairobi: The Eagle Press/ East African Literature Bureau, 1957. 1st ed. Paperback. frontis, 149p. Softcover in original wrapper.22 cm. More
Als Naturforscher in Ostafrika: Schilderung einer Expedition zum Mt. Elgon, Rudolfsee, Omo-Fluss
Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Erwin Nagele), 1935. Hardcover. frontis, photos, 119p. plus (1)p. folding map. Original cloth. dj. 22 cm. German text. More
The Game Animals of East Africa
Nairobi: S.P.C.K. and C.M.S. Bookshop, 1944. Paperback. Text illstrations, 35p. Original wrapper. 19cm. Cover has light foxing and wear. More
Out in the Blue
London: Methuen & Co., (c. 1927). 1st ed. hardcover. numerous photos (including frontis), folding map, index, xvi, 254p. Original blue cloth. 23cm. Backstrip faded. Ends of backstrip rubbed with modest loss of cloth. Contents sound and clean with only modest age-toning. No jacket. Vivienne, only in her mid-twenties, accompanied her..... More
Lillibullero or the Golden Road
Zanzibar: Privately Printed, (1947). 3rd ed. Hardcover. double-page map, xii, 312p. Orioginal cloth. 25cm. Ends of somewhat stained backstrip worn. Other, mostly moderate, wear. Former owner's name. No jacket. More
Telephone Directory Kenya September, 1974
Nairobi: [1974]. Paperback. P24, B22, O7, 320, G24, Y46(p.) Softcover in original wrapper. 28cm. Cover scuffed and rather worn (including a repair with masking tape). Contents sound. Includes a listing for the father of U.S. President Obama. More
Wildlife "Spotter"
Nairobi: The Society, n.d. [1970s?]. Really just a card wheel on a wheel (in a tiff envelope). The smaller outer wheel can be rotated to give information about animal longevity, getstation priod, weight and height as well as where (which Parks/Reserves in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania) the various animals are..... More
Eastern Africa as a Field for Missionary Labour. Four Letters to His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury
London: John Murray, 1874. 1st ed. Hardcover. lightly colored folding map, 11p. plus [2]p. publisher's advertisements. Original cloth. 19cm. Binding slightly swaybacked partly because the rear cover has been bent heavily enough toward the top to cause a jagged split of the rear pastedown. Armorial bookplate (Augustin Cochin). INSCRIBED by..... More
Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a Narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's Exploring & Hunting Expedition in Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888 by His Companion. [Volume One only]
London: Longmans, Green, 1894. 1st ed. in English. Hardcover. This volume only (of 2). frontis, illustrations, folding map (partially reinforced), index, xx, 435p. Original blue cloth. Small gilt figures on front cover, with gilt animal head on backstrip. 24cm. Ends of backstrip lightly rubbed. Corner tips frayed. Translated (and slightly..... More
Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; A Narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's Exploring & Hunting Expedition in Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888 by His Companion
London: Longmans, Green, 1894. 1st edition in English. Hardcover. 2 vols. Translated (and slightly condenced) by Nancy Bell. frontis, illustrations, 5 colored maps on 2 folding sheets (partially reinforced), index, xix, 435, xii, 397p. Original brown cloth.. Small gilt figures on front cover, with gilt animal head on backstrip. 24cm..... More