African history, art, culture, languages etc.
Cape Peninsula Publicity Association, 1927. 1st. 12Mo Hardcover. 112pp. Bulletin no. 78. Bright pages unmarked with b/w photos. Boards have bumped corners and minor surface wear. Fold out map is poking out front binding with frayed edges. Binding is tight, back hinge is splitting but secure. Endpages are warmly toned.....
Safari Press, 2007. Limited Edition. 8Vo Hardcover. 345pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages with b/w photos. Teal boards are clean and pointed. Glossy green DJ has minimal shelfwear and is unclipped. Binding is tight and square.
Ohio University Press, 2005. 1st printing. Paperback. 8vo. 173p. Crisp, white pages unmarked. Binding square and uncreased. Wraps minimally worn along fore edge.
2005. Reprint. 8Vo Softcover. 173p. White pages are unmarked. Covers are bright with bumped corners and sticker residue on back side. Binding is tight, spine is unbroken. Bookstore stamp and initial present on front endpage.
Ohio University Press, 2005. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 171pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Covers are bright and pointed with minor shelf wear. Binding is tight and square, spine is unbroken.
Nairobi: Kenya Literature Bureau, 1994. Reprint. 8Vo Softcover. 340pp. Text is unmarked with English and Swahili translations. Azure blue covers are glossy and lightly rubbed with crisply pointed corners. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased with a chip on top. Bookstore stamp present on.....
Fulladu Publishing Company, 2001. 1st Printing. 8Vo Softcover. 270p. White pages are unmarked. Green wraps are glossy with minor edge wear. Binding is tight, spine is lightly creased. Some faint stains present on title page.
ECA Associates, 1989. 2nd Printing. 8Vo Softcover. 119pp. Volume 1. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Bound in glossy red covers with lightly upcurled corners, minor shelf wear and a sticker on the back. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased with some foxing present.....
Harper & Brothers, 1861. 8Vo, Hardcover. 414pp. Marbled boards, leather spine with raised ribs, golden lettering on spine. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased natural pages. Fold-out map is fully intact. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, chipping and small abrasions on boards.....
Woeli Publishing Services, 2001. Reprint. Paperback. 8vo. 239p. White pages unmarked. Binding secure. Ends of spine and cover edges moderately worn. Rear cover scuffed.
Heinemann, 2002. 8Vo Softcover. 272pp. Text is unmarked on bright, clean pages. Binding is square and tight, hinges are fully attached. Bound in glossy blue covers with crisply pointed corners and minimal shelf wear. Spine remains uncreased. Bookstore stamp present on front end-page.
GSHRDC, 1999. 1st printing. Paperback. 8vo. 224p. Text unmarked. Binding secure. Wraps moderately shelf worn.
Woeli Publishing Services, 2004. Paperback. 8vo. Scarcely found paperback. Firmly bound. 122p. Title page is notated and stamped though remaining interior is unmarked. Fore edges of covers are drastically curled.
Africa World Press, 1999. First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 128 pp. Printed cover. Some highlighting throughout. Hinges beginning to crack but remains intact. Binding is secure.
Woeli Publishing Services, 2002. Abridged. 8Vo Softcover. 40pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages with b/w illustrations. Stapled binding is secure. Covers are worn with surface scratches, bumped corners and fading. Edges are lightly rubbed. Title page has oil stains and old pencil markings.
Indiana University Press, 1992. 8Vo Hardcover. 243pp. Orange boards, black lettering on spine and front board. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed. Library issue: has library labels, stamps. Moderate overall shelf.timewear, boardwear, some board spotting and abrading, light pageblush.
South African National Gallery, 1994. 1st Printing. 4To Softcover. 112p. Contents unmarked with photos throughout. Wraps are glossy with mild edge wear. Binding firm, spine is unbroken.
Ohio University Press, 2004. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 336p. Text is heavily highlighted and notated throughout, still a good reading copy. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Jacket is unclipped with numerous closed tears along the edges. Red cloth boards are bright and pointed.
Twin Circle Publishing Company, 1967. 1st printing. Paperback. 12mo. Spine uncreased and square. Front hinge creased. Edges lightly edge rubbed with a few small superficial chips taken from margins. Surface marked by patina.154p. Toned pages unmarked aside from stamp on title.
Thames & Hudson, 2008. 1st. Hardcover. Folio. In near fine condition, book is firmly bound with unmarked interior and near fine dust jacket. Board corners are lightly bumped and jacket has minimal shelf wear.
Everest House, 1981. 8Vo Softcover. 193pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages with b/w photos. Black covers have have minimal shelf wear, creases near hinges, and light chipping around edges. Binding is tight and square; spine is unbroken. Text block has minor foxing.
Woeli Publishing Services, 2000. Reprint. Pamphlet. 8vo. Stapled binding square and secure. Wraps sunned around margins and only lightly shelf worn. 24p. Crisp, white pages unmarked.
New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1986. Bryan, Ashley. 1st Edition. 8Vo Hardcover. 87pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Grid cloth boards are clean with light corner bumps. Dust jacket is noticeably torn around edges; unclipped. Binding is tight and square. Author signed and inscribed title page.
Nairobi University Press, 1994. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. 102pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Orange covers are glossy with lightly bumped corners and surface wear. Spine remains uncreased, though lightly rubbed on edges. Soiling on bottom of text-block.
Purnell, 1977. 1st. 4To Hardcover. 134p. Contents are unmarked with b/w photos. Orange boards are gently rubbed to edges and corners. Binding is firm, hinges are secure. Jacket is unclipped with some closed tears and a few chips.