Campbell, John.

Journal of Travels in South Africa. Among the Hottentot and other Tribes; in the Years 1812, 1813, and 1814. By John Campbell, Minister of Kingsland Chapel, London. Abridged by the Author.

First Edition. London, Religious Tract Society, 1834. c. 15 x 10 cm. vi, 228 pages. Illustrated. New (2026) plain brown cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title and decorations. New end papers. New binding. Internally a little dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing.

Chapman, Abel.

On Safari. Big-Game Hunting in British East Africa. With Studies in Bird Life. With 170 Illustrations by the Author and E. Caldwell. Sketch-Maps and Photographs.

First Edition. London, Edward Arnold, 1908. 21 x 14 cm. xvi, 340 pages. Illustrated. Fine dark half morocco over cloth covered boards. Gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Small abrasion to rear board (see images). Edges dust dulled and mildly foxed. Occasional mild foxing, mainly to first and last few pages. Ex Libris of previous owner (Alan Francis Brooke) on front paste down (see notes below). Internally clean. A very nice copy in a sturdy very attractive binding.

Colenso, John W.

Zulu – English Dictionary. By the Right Reverend John W. Colenso, D.D., D.C.L. Bishop of Natal.

First Edition. Pietermaritzburg, P. Davis, 23 Church Street, 1861. 17 x 12 cm. viii, 552 pages. New (2025) deep red buckram. Black morocco spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. New sound binding. Internally a little dust dulled. Large corner of page 199/200 missing.

Ebers, G. / Birch, S. (Introduction) / Bell, Clara (Translator).

Egypt: Descriptive, Historical, and Picturesque.

Volume 1 ONLY! London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, Cassell & Company, 1887. 32 x 24 cm. xxiv, 314 pages. Illustrated thoughout. Original decorated cloth. Hard cover. Bevelled boards. Gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional mild foxing internally, otherwise clean.

Gordon, Major-Gen. C.G.

The Journals of Major-Gen. C.G. Gordon at Kartoum. Printed from the original MSS. Introduction and Notes by A. Egmont Hake. With Portrait, two Maps and thirty Illustrations after Sketches by General Gordon.

First Edition. London, Kegan, Paul, Trench, & Co., 1885, 18 x 12 cm. xlvii, 416 pages. Two maps, one of them folding. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front free end paper.

Last, Murray.

The Sokoto Caliphate. Ibadan History Series.

First Edition. London, Longman, Green and Co., 1967. 21 x 14 cm. lxxxii, 280 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Five folding charts in pocket at the end of the book. Original green cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Livingstone, David.

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years’ Residence in the Interior of Africa, and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the West Coast; Thence Across the Continent, down the River Zambesi, to the Eastern Ocean. With Portrait, Maps by Arrowsmith, and numerous Illustrations.

First Edition. London, John Murray, 1857. 22 x 14 cm. ix, 711 pages plus eight pages publishers list. Folding Map in rear pocket. Complete with all Maps, Plans and Illustrations, as listed. Original brown textured cloth. Gilt title on spine. Blind decorations. Brown end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Armorial Ex Libris on front paste down. Both inner hinges cracked. Binding weakened, but holding. Maps and Illustrations in very good condition. No annotations. Overall a very nice, complete copy.

Pankhurst, Richard.

An Introduction to the Economic History of Ethiopia from early times to 1800.

First Edition. London, Lalibela House, 1961. 21 x 14 cm. xvii, 454 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard cover. Gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Stoddard, John L.

Portfolio de Photographies. Des Villes, Paysages et Peintures Celebres Rassemblees sous la Direction du Distingue Conferencier at Voyageur John L. Stoddard.

Chicago, The Werner Co. Not dated [1890 – 1900]. 27 x 34 cm. 260 unnumbered pages with photographs in B&W. Oblong half leather over marbled boards. Decorated end papers. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine slightly rubbed and bumped. Some age darkening. A few minor closed tears. Minor foxing on some pages.

Swayne, H.G.C.

Early Days in Somaliland and other Tales. A Pioneer’s Notebook.

First Edition. Durham, The Pentland Press, 1996. 23 x15 cm. vi, 233 pages. Illustrated throughout with maps and B&W photographs. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Illustrated end papers (map). Very good in very good dust jacket. Top edge dust dulled, otherwise, as new.