African history, art, culture, languages etc.
teNeues, 2010. English and German Edition. Folio Hardcover. 276pp. Text is unmarked with bright photographs throughout. "Elephant" textured boards are clean with gently bumped corners. Dust jacket has minor surface wear. Binding is tight and square.
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.
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.....
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.....
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.
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.
Chronicle Books, 1988. 1st printing. Paperback. 4to. Text is unmarked with numerous full page b/w photos throughout. Binding is secure though covers are slightly bowed in the center. Self-wraps are clean and lightly bumped at the corner.
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.
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. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 102pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Orange covers are glossy with lightly bumped corners and surface wear. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased but lightly rubbed on edges. Soiling on bottom of text-block.
HarperCollins Publishers, 2004. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 74pp. White pages are unmarked with b/w photos. Glossy covers are bright with gently bumped corners and a vertical crease that runs down the back. Spine is unbroken, binding is uncreased.
The Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2003. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 554pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages. lllustrated covers are glossy and crisp with a creased top corner. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased. Bookstore stamp present on front end-paper.....
Fort Hare University Press, 1992. 1st. 4To Hardcover. 220pp. Text is unmarked with bright paintings and illustrations. Black paper boards are lightly rubbed on bottom edges and corners. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with minor edge wear and a closed tear on upper corner. Binding tight and square.
The Associated Publishers, Inc., 1931. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 313pp. Text is unmarked on warm pages. Purple boards are pointed with gold lettering, a sunned spine and a few small stains. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. First few pages have a 1" inch closed tear on top edge. Title page.....
Karnak House, 1989. Paperback. 8vo. 202p. Pages unmarked aside from a few penned notations and dog ears. Binding curled upwards, front hinge creased. Wraps slightly yellowed around margins with moderate shelf wear. Corners bumped.
Akademie-Verlag Berlin, 1986. 3rd. 8Vo, Softcover. 278pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased natural pages. Spine is uncracked, textblock is square with lightly bumped corners. Cover is off-white cardstock. Minimal overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, small abrasion at bottom of spine.
International African Institute, 1967. Paperback. 8vo. In lettered green wraps, firmly bound with minor shelf wear. Light bumping to corners and spine ends. 110p. Pages unmarked.
Pomegranate, 1998. 1st printing. Oblong Paperback. 8vo. 128pp. Inscribed by Neville Garrick on first page. Fully photographed pages otherwise unmarked. Binding firm. Self wrapped covers minimally shelf worn.