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Africana: Incorporating the Journal of the East African Wild Life Society. Volume I, Number 1 (March, 1962) - Volume I Number 10 (June, 1964)

By: N/A

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Nairobi, African Life Publications:

Seller ID: 025147

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good

Ten issues, making a complete set of Volume I. All issues show general handling wear and some with vertical creases. All issues remains fairly tight and clean. Due to size and weight, extra fees will be assessed for Priority and/or international shipping.
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Africana: Incorporating the Journal of the East African Wild Life Society. Volume 2, Number 1 (September, 1964) - Volume 2 Number 10 (December, 1966)

By: N/A

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Nairobi, African Life Publications:

Seller ID: 025148

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good - Very Good

Ten issues, making a complete set of Volume 2. Number 5 shows a two inch, mostly closed tear from top edge of front cover only in back ground and not affecting lettering or main image of front cover. Number 10 shows a one by three inch open tear at the lower, outside, corner of the rear cover partially affecting ads. Issues are otherwise tight and in fairly good condition, showing general handing wear and a few bumped corners. Due to size and weight, extra fees will be assessed for Priority and/or international shipping.
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Africana: Incorporating the Journal of the East African Wild Life Society. Volume 3, Number 1 (March, 1967) - Volume 3 Number 12 (January, 1970)

By: N/A

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Nairobi, African Life Publications:

Seller ID: 025149

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good+ to Very Good

Twelve issues, making a complete set of Volume 3. General light handling wear, though overall tight and clean copies. Due to size and weight, extra fees will be assessed for Priority and/or international shipping.
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Africana: Official Quarterly Handbook of the East African Wild Life Society and Incorporating the Journal of the East African Wild Life Society. Volume 4, Numbers 1 (April, 1970), 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12 (January, 1973)

By: N/A

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Nairobi, East African Wild Life Society:

Seller ID: 025150

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good - Good+

Ten of Twelve issues (Missing numbers 4 & 7). Most issues with "50" in magic marker ink just below the title on the front cover. General fairly light wear, though issues remain tight and otherwise clean. Due to size and weight, extra fees will be assessed for Priority and/or international shipping.
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Prayer Book / New Testament writings in Ge'ez

By: N/A

Price: $1,500.00

Seller ID: 034869

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: Fair

No date, though circa mid-late 18th century. 144 leaves (288 pages) on velum leaves, bound in leather. Sinew tied. Mostly black lettering, though with some in red. One full page illustration in color of Madonna and Child. There are a few decorative breaks between sections of text. Written in Ge'ez, an ancient South Semitic language originating in Eritrea and the northern region of Ethiopia. Once the official language of Aksum and Ethiopia, it now remains primarily used in the liturgy of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and to a lesser degree by the Beta Israel Jewish Community (Wikipedi,...
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The Marine National Parks of Kenya

By: N/A

Price: $15.00

Publisher: The Board of Trustees of the National Parks of Kenya:

Seller ID: 035630

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

No date of publication, though circa early 1970s. 34 pages, followed by 14 pages of ads. Saddle stapled into illustrated covers. Old price inked on first page, with inked stamped inventory number just below. Otherwise a bright and clean copy.
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1936 Photo Album of Trip to Egypt (197+ Photographs)

By: N/A

Price: $250.00

Publisher: Self Published:

Seller ID: 036177

Binding: Stiff Cloth Binder

Condition: Very Good

Photo album with 197, 2 x 3 inches photographs that are mostly originals, plus a few larger commercial photos and post cards. Photos include In and around Cairo; The Nile; Pyramids and the Sphynx; Bi-Plane and flight; Ships; Etc.
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Notes of a Naturalist in the Nile Valley and Malta: A Narrative of Exploration and Research in Connection with the Natural History, Geology, and Archaeology of the Lower Nile and Maltese Islands

By: Adams, Andrew Leith

Price: $500.00

Publisher: Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas: 1870

Seller ID: 030561

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Good+

295 pages, plus all plates and the map; Illustration listed to face page 97 is present, though faces page 139 as published and is the case with other copies reported and examined; Cloth covers are lightly rubbed; Two inch separation of title page along center of binding, though leaf remains well attached; Volume is very tight, and is otherwise clean and intact.
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A Voyage to Senegal, the Isle of Goree, and the River Gambia

By: Adanson, M. [Michel]

Price: $500.00

Publisher: London, J. Nourse and W. Johnston: 1759

Seller ID: 035504

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: Good

337 pages, plus folding map. Map was originally bound in as the frontispiece, though is now detached and laid in. Full leather covers are rubbed and show wear at spine ends. Top joint of cover at spine is cracked and top cover is loosened, but still attached. Small closed tear on map from bound edge entering about one inch into border. Volume otherwise remains tight and generally clean.
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Image for The Egyptian Soudan: Its Loss and Recovery, Including I.- A Rapid Sketch of the History of the Soudan. II.- A Narrative of the Dongola Expedition, 1896. III.- A Full Account of the Nile Expeditions, 1897-8

The Egyptian Soudan: Its Loss and Recovery, Including I.- A Rapid Sketch of the History of the Soudan. II.- A Narrative of the Dongola Expedition, 1896. III.- A Full Account of the Nile Expeditions, 1897-8

By: Alford, Henry S. L. And W. Dennistoun Sword

Price: $35.00

Publisher: London, Macmillan and Co.: 1898

Seller ID: 037704

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Good

336 pages. Private library book plate on front paste down. Masonic Grand Lodge stamp on top edge of text block. Light wear on spine where a small library sticker was removed. Upper edge of top cover is a little faded. Tissue guard prior to title page is creased and shows a little foxing. Title page is a little darkened opposite tissue guard. Volume remains tight and is otherwise bright and clean
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The American Museum Congo Expedition Collection of Bats [Bulletin of The American Museum of Natural History, Vol. XXXVII, Art. XVIII

By: Allen, J. A., Herbert Lang and James P. Chapin

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, The American Museum of Natural History: 1917

Seller ID: 037697

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good

Pp 405 - 563, plus twelve pages, one of which is color. General light wear and handling, though overall a fairly tight and clean copy.
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Image for Carnivora Collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition (Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. XLVII, Art. III, Pp. 73-281)

Carnivora Collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition (Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. XLVII, Art. III, Pp. 73-281)

By: Allen, J. A., Herbert Lang and James P. Chapin

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, The American Museum of Natural History: 1924

Seller ID: 038026

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Fair

Paper covers are chipped and worn. Text block is loosened along center, though holding. Contents are clean and otherwise intact.
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Animals of Africa

By: Allen, Thomas B.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: N/P, Beaux Arts Editions:

Seller ID: 026073

ISBN: 088363368x

Binding: Cloth - Hardcover

Condition: Fine

N/D (copyright is 1997); 252 pages.
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Image for Mammals of Northern Rhodesia: A Revised Check list with Keys, notes on Distribution, Range Maps, and summaries of breeding and Ecological Data

Mammals of Northern Rhodesia: A Revised Check list with Keys, notes on Distribution, Range Maps, and summaries of breeding and Ecological Data

By: Ansell, W. F. H.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Lusaka, The Government Printer: 1960

Seller ID: 038043

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

155 pages, plus plates and maps. Book remains tight and clean, though with general light use and age. Lower portion is cut out from the inside front flap of the dust jacket. Jacket shows chips over spine ends and at corners. Dust jacket is generally clean, and is now in a clear Brodart protective sleeve.
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Mammals of Malawi: An Annotated Check List and Atlas

By: Answell, W. F. H. & R. J. Dowsett

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Cornwall, The Trendrine Press: 1988

Seller ID: 037693

ISBN: 0951256203

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

The Birds of British Somaliland and the Gulf of Aden: Their Life Histories, Breeding Habits, and Eggs (Volume III Only of Four Volume Set)

By: Archer, Geoffrey and Eva M. Godman

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Edinburgh and London, Oliver and Boyd: 1961

Seller ID: 033763

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

pp 628-1042, plus plates and folding map. There is a penciled notation by a previous owner of this volume regarding a chance to see all of the original paintings used for the color plates in this volume. Volume remains tight, otherwise very clean, and bright. Dust jacket with price clipped out and new price inked in. Jacket shows wear over spine ends, and other rubbing and light wear. Jacket is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve. Due to the weight of this volume, additional fees will apply for Priority and/or International shipping.
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The Birds of Tropical West Africa, with Special Reference to Those of the Gambia, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and Nigeria (Eight Volumes)

By: Bannerman, David Armitage

Price: $400.00

Publisher: London, The Crown Agents for the Colonies:

Seller ID: 032917

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Fair

Complete in eight volumes published from 1930 to 1951. Condition varies, though volumes II, III, IV, and VII show broken top hinges (internal). Text blocks remains tight and well attached to covers. Other four volumes are fairly tight. Scattered, mostly light, foxing, and some scattered light soiling. Light moisture stains on the very edges of a few leaves. Book plates on front paste down of most volumes. General light wear. Plates are good and contents are generally clean and intact. Due to size and weight of this set, extra charges will apply for Priority and/or International shippi...
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Notes on South African Wild Life Conservation Parks and Reserves: A Report Prepared for the American Committee for International Wild Life Protection (Special Publication of The American Committee for International Wild Life Protection, No. 7)

By: Barbour, Thomas and Margaret Dewar Porter

Price: $75.00

Publisher: N/P, American Committee for International Wild Life Protection: 1935

Seller ID: 038492

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

34 pages, plus three plates, saddle stapled into brown paper wrap cover. Covers show light creasing and handling along edges. Otherwise tight and very clean copy.
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Image for Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855 (Five Volumes)

Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855 (Five Volumes)

By: Barth, Henry

Price: $2,000.00

Publisher: London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts: 1857

Seller ID: 031745

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Mixed editions, with the first three volumes being second editions published in 1857, and the last two being first editions published in 1858. Collated and complete with all color plates and folding maps. Some older moisture stains on edges affecting some plates. Leaves of volumes I, III, and V remain unopened. Hinges of all volumes have been professionally reinforced. Occasional small tears and other stains. Maps are all in very good condition. Overall tight and fairly clean copies. Five volume set will require additional postage charges for priority and/or international mail.
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La Vida Animal En La Guinea Espanola Descripcion y Vida De Los Animales En La Selva Tropical Africana

By: Basilio, Aurelio

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Madrid, Instituto De Estudios Africanos: 1962

Seller ID: 038023

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good+

187+ pages. Light general use and wear, though overall a tight and clean copy.
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Category: Africa