Africa

Aldred, Cyril New York, Thames and Hudson, 1987. A Like New Trade Paperback. Size is 8vo. and there are 216pp. There are 148 illustrations some in color. Cyril Aldred's panoramic survey takes us northward down the Nile river from Nubia to the cities of the Delta; and from the first Stone Age settlements to the climax of the Egyptian civilization..." A clean, tight copy. . more information

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London: The Religious Tract Society, No date, gift inscription dated 1916. A VG hardcover in brown pictorial cloth. Size is 8vo. and there are 123 pages & 4 pages of publishers advertisments to rear. Beautiful and clean colour frontispiece. A few spots of foxing but generally a very nice copy of this rare book. . more information

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Knopf, New York, 1993, First edition. A Like New hardcover in a Like New DJ. Size is 8vo. and there are 322pp. with index. No markings. A clean, tight copy. . more information

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London, Gramercy Books, circa 1996, a reprint of 1959 edition. A VG hardcover in a VG jacket. There are B/W illustrations. Gift condition. Size is 8vo. and there are 224pp. The author was Keeper of the Egyptian & Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum.. more information

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New York/Oxford: Facts on File, 1991. A New hardcover in a New DJ. Size is 4to. and there are 291pp. Profusely illustrated throughout. A great reference book. Not a blemish on this fine copy. . more information

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Illustrated by Illustrated. A Doctor in Africa London: Reprint Society,[1956] A VG hardcover in a VG jacket.Size is 12mo. and there are. 272pp. Translated by Kathleen Naylor. Autobiography of this senior official,Duke Denti di Pirajno, in the Italian colony of Abyssinia.Except for previous owner's signature inside,a clean tight copy. . more information

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New York, Thames & Hudson, 1989. A Like New hardcover in a Like New DJ. Size is 9.5" X 7.5" and there are 192pp. "Mummies, Myth and Magic is the definitive book of the mummy and the Egyptian way of death. Christine El Mahdy reveals how the practice of mummification arose, how it was perfected and how it came to play a central part in the ancient Egyptian quest for eternal life." A cpllector's copy. . more information

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New York, Simon & Schuster, 1988. First Edition. A Like New hardcover in a Like New DJ. Size is 8vo. and there are 219pp. There are 16pp. of B & W illustrations. Story of an Italian mercy mission to drought-ravaged Africa. A beautiful copy. No markings.. more information

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London, Hart Davis, Macgibbon, 1975. First Edition. A G+ hardcover in a VG jacket with slight corner wear. Illustrated by Celia Dearing. Size is 8vo. and there are 350pp. Except for the fact that the back endpaper is missing an excellent copy. This enthralling narrative is combined with personal experience of the author's 2600-mile trip down the entire length of the river. Illustrated with engravings and drawings from the explorers' journals, maps, portraits and historical and contemporary photographs, this book is the fullest account ever of the history of the Niger. . more information

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Thames and Hudson, 1987. A Like New versized Hardcover with a VG jacket. A complete guide to ancient Egypt. Fully illustrated with stunning photographs, maps and diagrams, it provides the modern traveller, student or enthusiast with all the information necessary to appreciate this giant among early civilizations. Detailed maps and site plans, mostly color. A clean, tight copy. Price: US$ 15.00 (Convert Currency) Bookseller . more information

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New York: Mason/Charter, 1975. A VG Hard Cover in a Good DJ with a small piece out of the spine. Book Club Edition. Size is 8vo. and there are 500pp. with index, bibliography and maps. A clean, tight copy.. more information

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Austin: U. of Texas Press, 1989, second printing. A New hardcover in a New DJ. Size is 4to. and there are 223 pp. Not a blemish on this fine copy. Profusely illustrated in Color and B & W. . more information

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(2 vols. slipcased) Deluxe Edition. American Heritage, NY, 1971. A Like new set of hardcover books in a good slipcase with minor wear. Size is 11" X 8.5" and there are 529pp. + index. Loaded with color and black & white illustrations. A very nice set of books. . more information

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Crown New York 1976. A VG hardcover in a Good+ DJ with some minor chipping at the edges. Size is 12" X 9" and there are 60pp. Foreword By T.g.h.james. Illustrated in color throughout. . more information

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Harper & Brothers,NY,1959.A VG+ hardcover without the DJ.Size is 8.5" X 5.5" and there are 227pp.Writing principally of the spectacular wild life, seemingly sentenced by the gun and the car to the doom of the American bison, Alan Moorehead records here three journeys he made in Southern and Eastern Africa. The pages are alive with the life, the history, and the vastness of the huge, hot continent.There are map endpapers and B & W illustrations throughout.A clean,tight copy. . more information

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The Reprint Society, 1960. A VG hardcover in a VG jacket. Size is 12mo. and there are 219pp. A clean, tight copy. An account of the authors journeys through Eastern and Southern Africa,. Complete with some wonderful photographs. . more information

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Harper & Brothers, NY 1959.A VG hardcover without the DJ. Probably BCE. There are numerous B&W and colored photos. Also, map endpapers. Big Game hunting in Africa. . more information

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Time Life, 1992. A Like New hardcover. Size is 4to. and there are 168pp. Clean and tight. A 1st printing Lost Civilizations Series. . more information

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Batsford/Putnam, 1967. Third Impression.. A VG hardcover in a VG price-clipped DJ. Size is 8vo. and there are 200pp. with index. A clean, tight copy. Illustrated throughout.. more information

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