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
Kenya
Papers Presented during the First Conference on the Historical Role of Iranians (Shirazis) in the East African Coast, 2nd-3rd February 2001
Nairobi: Cultural Council of the Embassy of I. R. Iran, (2001). Paperback. 175p. Wrapper. 24cm. Edge wear. More
Racial and Communal Tensions in East Africa.
Nairobi: East African Publishing House, (1966). Paperback. 133p. Softcover in original light green wrapper. 23cm. Title inked on top edge of pages. Contemporary African Monographs, No. 3. 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
Tendi: Six Examples of a Swahili Classical Verse Form with Translations & Notes
New York: Holmes & Meier, (1971). 1st Amer. ed. Hardcover. index, viii, 504p. dj. 22cm. Minor wear. 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
Mill Reef Diggers' Digest, (July 1966)
1966. Paperback. 29p. Partial original wrapper. 3 rusty staples along left side. 28cm. Cover lightly soiled and chipped (lacking back cover). Contains 1 28-page article with photos titled, "The Cradle of Man at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, East Africa and at Olorgesailie, Kenya, East Africa" by Fred Olsen. 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
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
A Special Study of Kenyatta's Kenya
New York: American-African Affairs Association, n.d. [Introduction dated 1968]. Paperback. map, 10p. Wrapper. 28cm. Bound (two staples) along the top in a light blue wrapper which had been folded twice horizontally, probably for mailing in a business-size envelope. Chamberlain was a popular and very conservative American journalist who often wrote..... 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 beige cloth. dj. 22cm. 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
For Love of Our Culture. [cover title]
[Nairobi?]: n..d. [1974?]. Paperback. 48p. Softcover in original wrapper. 24cm. More
The Luo of Kenya: An Annotated Bibliography
Washington, D.C: Institute for Cross-Cultural Research, (c. 1968). 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis, iv, index, 164p. Turquoise Cloth. 23cm. No jacket. 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