On this page you can travel to Africa and Egypt by browsing through the 111 titles that are on our shelves in Walpole, NH on September 26, 2007.  And, remember, it is easy to order from Ray Boas, Bookseller at any time. Thank you, RAY

1. Arnold, Dieter, BUILDING IN EGYPT - PHARAONIC STONE MASONRY, Oxford University Press, New York, 1991, B&W illustrations, 316pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0195063503 This book traces the methods of Egyptian stone construction from its beginnings at Saqqara, through the pyramids of the Old and Middle Kingdoms, to the great hypostyle hall at Karnak and other architectural achievements. Uncommon in hardcover., (Order No: 49967 ), $150.00

2. Bellotti, Felice (translated from the Italian by Mervyn Savill), FABULOUS CONGO, Andrews Dakers Limited, London, n.d., B&W photographs, 221pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Some time ago the author became particularly interested in the phenomenon that is the Belgian Congo, and this book is the result of the special studies he undertook into its tribes, customs and laws, its manifold species of wild life and vegetation, its prodigious natural resources and fertility and, above all, its fascinating peoples., (Order No: 29569 ), $8.00

3. Benson, Mary, THE AFRICAN PATRIOTS: THE STORY OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICA, Encyclopaedia Britannica Pr., New York, (1964) 1st Amer, B&W illustrations, 310pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 35333 ), $12.50

4. Bernal, Victoria, CULTIVATING WORKERS: PEASANTS AND CAPITALISM IN A SUDANESE VILLAGE, Columbia University Press, New York, (1991) 1st ptg, 224pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0231071728 This case study of the village of Wad al Abbas in the Blue Nile Province of Sudan challenges traditional assumptions about peasants, proletarianization, and agricultural development in the third world. Through an in-depth look at how farming households in the village of Wad al Abbas survive, the book provides insight into transformations that are taking place worldwide., (Order No: 29971 ), $20.00

5. Beshir, Mohamed Omer, THE SOUTHERN SUDAN: BACKGROUND TO CONFLICT, Khartoum University Press, Sudan, (1970) 2nd ptg, 192pp, good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 40732 ), $20.00

6. Bjerre, Jens (translated from the Danish by Estrid Bannister), KALAHARI, Hill and Wang, New York, (1960), 24 B&W ill., 8 color ill., 227pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The author describes his experiences and adventures in one of the world's most inhospitable regions--the Skeleton Coast, the Namib Desert and the Kalahari Desert of Southwest Africa., (Order No: 18314 ), $6.00

7. Boyles, Denis, AFRICAN LIVES, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, New York, (1988) 1st ed, B&W ill., B&W map, 225pp, fine w/fine dustjacket, WHITE LIES, TROPICAL TRUTH, DARKEST GOSSIP, AND RUMBLINGS OF RUMOR - FROM CHINESE GORDON TO BERYL MARKHAM, AND BEYOND. The author sketches portraits not only of some of the great personalities from the past but of the present as well., (Order No: 21786 ), $12.50

8. Brady, Alexander, DEMOCRACY IN THE DOMINIONS - A COMPARATIVE STUDY IN INSTITUTIONS - SECOND EDITION, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada, 1952, 604pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) some pencil marks, Revised and enlarged edition of Professor Brady's noted study of the nature and development of democratic institutions in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Some occasional pencil notes in the margins., (Order No: 50956 ), $7.50

9. Breasted, James Henry (conducted by), EGYPT THROUGH THE STEREOSCOPE - A JOURNEY THROUGH THE LAND OF THE PHARAOHS, Underwood & Underwood, New York, 1908, 360pp, ads, good, brown cloth (hardcover) LACKS MAPS AND PLANS, (Order No: 51848 ), $35.00

10. Bryce, James; Grey, Earl; White, Montagu; and, Carnegie, Andrew, BRITAIN AND THE BOERS - NUMBER TWO - BOTH SIDES OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN QUESTION WITH MAP, North American Review Pub Co, New York, (1900), fold-out map, good+, wraps (softcover), Reprints of articles from THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW from 1899-1900 including: Historical Causes of the War; England and the Transvaal; The Blunders of the British; and, The South African Question., (Order No: 50160 ), $20.00

11. Budge, E. A. Wallis, FROM FETISH TO GOD IN ANCIENT EGYPT, Benjamin Blom, Inc., New York, (1972), 240 B&W ill., 545pp, good+, tan cloth (hardcover), First published in 1934. "It is divided into two Parts in which I have tried to deal with the main facts of the religious beliefs of the EGYPTIAN from the time when the Egyptian savage filled earth, air, sea, and sky with hostile evil spirits and lived in terror of the Evil Eye, and relied upon every branch of magic for help and deliverance from them, to the moment when the Egyptian nation hailed as their One God, or God One, AMEN-RA of THEBES, lord of the thrones of the world.", (Order No: 31315 ), $45.00

12. Budge, Wallis, EGYPTIAN RELIGION: EGYPTIAN IDEAS OF THE FUTURE LIFE, Bell Publishing Company, New York, (1959), 224pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Complete reproduction of the London edition of 1900 with a new introduction and additional illustrations., (Order No: 12464 ), $6.50

13. Burton, Sir Richard (edited with an introduction and notes by C. W. Newbury), A MISSION TO GELELE KING OF DAHOME, Frederick A. Praeger, Pub., New York, (1966), B&W illustrations, 372pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The integral text from MISSION TO GELELE is reproduced here with Burton's notes, together with the editor's introduction, which reassesses Burton's contribution to West African history and the kingdom of Dahmey in the light of later studies., (Order No: 47018 ), $45.00

14. Campbell, Alexander, THE HEART OF AFRICA, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1954 1st ed, B&W ill., B&W maps, 487pp, index, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), An up-to-the-minute survey of a continent in turmoil., (Order No: 24674 ), $6.00

15. Carpenter, Frances, THE STORY OF EAST AFRICA, McCormick-Mathers Pub. Co., Wichita, KS, (1967), B&W illustrations, 140pp, very good, wraps (softcover) inscribed by the author, Contents include: The Land; The People; The Cities; The Animals; Religion and Magic; The Arts; Independence; Glossary; Index., (Order No: 51452 ), $10.00

16. Cartey, Wilfred (edited by), PALAVER: MODERN AFRICAN WRITINGS, Thomas Nelson Inc., New York, (1970), 184pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The literature selected is contemporary, but it is also old--full of folk myths which live in the oral traditions of Africa today., (Order No: 44708 ), $14.50

17. Cleator, P.E., ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE MAKING, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1976), B&W photos & ill., 238pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0709155344, (Order No: 8695 ), $5.00

18. Collis, Robert, AFRICAN ENCOUNTER: A DOCTOR IN NIGERIA, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1961) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 211pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This book is an account of what the author has done, seen and heard in Africa, not only at Ibadan but in the course of his travels in this vast country., (Order No: 26152 ), $6.00

19. Conner, Patrick (edited by), THE INSPIRATION OF EGYPT - ITS INFLUENCE ON BRITISH ARTISTS, TRAVELLERS AND DESIGNERS, 1700-1900, Brighton Borough Council, Brighton, UK, 1983, B&W and color illustrations, 168pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of an exhibition held at Brighton Museum, 7 May - 17 July 1983; and at Manchester City Art Gallery, 4 August - 17 September 1983. This exhibition takes as its theme not ancient Egypt itself, but the way in which Egypt's ancient monuments have inspired British travellers, collectors, artists and architects., (Order No: 50252 ), $40.00

20. Cott, Hugh B., LOOKING AT ANIMALS: A ZOOLOGIST IN AFRICA, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1975), ill. by Hugh B. Cott, 221pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), USBN 068414249X A famous zoologist and explorer shares with the reader the fascination and delight he finds among the wildlife of that richest of all regions, East Africa., (Order No: 21446 ), $8.00

21. Cott, Jonathan (in collaboration with Hanny El Zeini), THE SEARCH FOR OMM SETY - A STORY OF ETERNAL LOVE, Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, 1987 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 256pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0385237464, (Order No: 52065 ), $3.00

22. Cottrell, Leonard, EGYPT, Oxford University Press, New York, 1966, B&W & color ill., color map, 280pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Not only does the author describe the scenery, pyramids, temples and tombs, but recalls the great archaeological discoveries; from paintings, carvings and artefacts, reconstructing for us the pattern of life in the ancient past., (Order No: 33705 ), $8.00

23. Crawford, Dan, BACK TO THE LONG GRASS: MY LINK WITH LIVINGSTONE, George H. Doran Co., New York, n.d. (1920s), B&W illustrations, 373pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "The author has based his book on David Livingstone's last pioneer journey: mile by mile he takes us southward through a still untouched Dark Continent and as we travel he pours out for us the great wealth of his African knowledge.", (Order No: 2663 ), $40.00

24. de Kock, Victor, ONS ERFENIS - OUR HERITAGE, Nasionale Boekhandel Beperk, Kaapstad, Cape Town, 1960, B&W and color ill., 244pp, good, dark blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), This book presents a photographic record of some of the things contributed by the various sections of the population to the cultural heritage of South Africa., (Order No: 31347 ), $30.00

25. Dracopoli, I. N., THROUGH JUBALAND TO THE LORIAN SWAMP, J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1914, 44 B&W illustrations, 2 maps, 318pp, very good++, orange cloth, teg (hardcover), "An adventurous journey of exploration & sport in the unknown African forests & deserts of Jubaland to the unexplored Lorian Swamp.", (Order No: 39985 ), $175.00

26. du Sacre-Coeur, Marie-Andre, THE HOUSE STANDS FIRM: FAMILY LIFE IN WEST AFRICA, The Bruce Publishing Company, Milwaukee, WI, (1962), 242pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A presentation of "Africana" gathered by one who for many years worked as a missionary in West Africa. Translated from the French by Alba I. Zizzamia., (Order No: 11640 ), $3.00

27. Eckenstein, L., TUTANKH-ATEN: A STORY OF THE PAST, Jonathan Cape, London, (1924), 160pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) some light wear to cloth, Contents include: On the River; The Drive to the Temple; The Cult of the Sun; The Palace at Akhet; The Place of the Records; The Entertainment; Tutankh-aten at Akhet; The Son of Mert-aten's Adoption; Twelve Years Later; The Visit to the Tombs; Tutankh-aten at Thebes; Moses at Thebes; The Reforms of Horemheb; The Campaign; The Truimph; The Situation in Goshen; The Curtain is Rung Down; List of Authorities Consulted., (Order No: 45685 ), $30.00

28. Edwards, I. E. S. (foreword by Lord Trevelyan), THE TREASURES OF TUTANKHAMUN, The Viking Press, New York, (1972), B&W and color ill., 54pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0670727237 An astonishing glimpse into the legacy of Tutankhamun and his tomb., (Order No: 34203 ), $5.00

29. Edwards, I. E. S., FROM THE PYRAMIDS TO TUTANKHAMUN - MEMOIRS OF AN EGYPTOLOGIST, Oxbow Books, Oxford, UK, (2000), B&W illustrations, 352pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1842170082 I. E. S. Edwards (1909-1996) was a major figure in Egyptology and at the British Museum from the 1930s onward. His book, THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT, remains a classic study for Egyptologist and the general reader alike. This autobiography describes his early life and childhood, his developing interest and schooling in Egyptology, and his career at the British Museum., (Order No: 50557 ), $22.50

30. Elisofon, Eliot (introduction by Laurens van der Post), THE NILE, The Viking Press, NY, (1964), 212pp ill. w/24 in color, 292pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (and 1" square piece missing from dj), To capture in a book of photographs and text the wonders of a great river that travels through four thousand miles of the African continent and four thousand years of history was Eliot Elisofon's dream twenty years ago. Finally completed, Elisofon brings to the reader a sense of the great adventure in beauty, travel, and history that a trip down the Nile affords., (Order No: 15512 ), $25.00

31. Emerson, Rupert, FROM EMPIRE TO NATION: THE RISE TO SELF-ASSERTION OF ASIAN AND AFRICAN PEOPLES, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1960, 466pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), To what extent are the emergent national patterns of Asia and Africa different from the classical models of Western Europe? A searching investigation is focused upon these differences, resulting in the first full-scale Afro-Asian application of concepts elaborately worked out in relation to European patterns., (Order No: 46756 ), $10.00

32. Farber, Joseph C. (edited and with photographs by) (preface by Homer A. Thompson; translation by Aubrey de Selincourt), DEMOCRACY'S FIRST STRUGGLE: HERODOTUS' HISTORIES, Barre Publishing, Barre, MA, 1975 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 150pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) closed tear on jacket, ISBN 051752094X The author captures the spirit of Herodotus. With his camera in one hand, and Herodotus' HISTORIES in the other, he traveled in Greece and Egypt for three years, photographing the places, temples, statuary, and archeological artifacts related to the text., (Order No: 15324 ), $7.50

33. Featherstone, Donald, CAPTAIN CAREY'S BLUNDER: THE DEATH OF THE PRINCE IMPERIAL - JUNE 1879, Leo Cooper Ltd, London, (1973), B&W illustrations, 240pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0850520606 The death of the Prince Imperial was the biggest story of the year 1879, arousing even more interest and sympathy than had the massacre of an entire British force at Isandhlwana a few months earlier, in which fourteen hundred men lost their lives. It is a story which poses the question--is it preferable to be a live coward or a dead hero?, (Order No: 31841 ), $85.00

34. Gardner, Brian, THE AFRICAN DREAM: FROM CAPE TO CAIRO THE EPIC ADVENTURE OF THE CONQUEST OF AFRICA, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, (1970) 1st Amer, B&W illustrations, 314pp, good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), The epic adventure of the conquest of the "dark continent" of Africa-from Cairo to Cape Town-and of the men who fought for their lives and fortunes on that continent's own uncompromising terms., (Order No: 14031 ), $5.00

35. Golding, William, AN EGYPTIAN JOURNAL, Faber and Faber, Inc., London, (1985), B&W and color photos, 207pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0571135935, (Order No: 8647 ), $4.00

36. Gray, Robert F., THE SONJO OF TANGANYIKA: AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDY OF AN IRRIGATION-BASED SOCIETY, Oxford University Press, London, 1963, B&W illustrations, 182pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) some pencil marks, The first monograph concerning an African people in which an irrigation-based society has been studied in detail and its implications explored., (Order No: 38068 ), $30.00

37. Grove, A. T., AFRICA: SOUTH OF THE SAHARA - SECOND EDITION, Oxford University Press, London, 1970 2nd ed, B&W and color ill., maps, 280pp, maps, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0199130167 This book is concerned with the subcontinental area south of the Tropic of Cancer., (Order No: 34566 ), $10.00

38. Haardt, Georges Marie; Audouin-Dubreuil, Louis; Citroen, M. Andre (introducion by); d'Albe, E. E. Fournier (translated by), ACROSS THE SAHARA BY MOTOR CAR: FROM TOUGGOURT TO TIMBUCTOO, T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd., London, (1924), B&W ill., folding map, 256pp, good, green cloth (hardcover) edgewear, wear/tear top of spine, The extraordingary story of the first Citroen Mission to Central Africa. An uncommon title, this copy has wear to the top and edges of the spine with tears along the spine edge. A clean and tight copy, albiet with these faults to the cloth., (Order No: 50045 ), $250.00

39. Hanna, A. J., THE BEGINNINGS OF NYASALAND AND NORTH-EASTERN RHODESIA, 1859-95, Oxford at the Clarendon Pr., London, 1956, B&W maps, 281pp, maps, good+, black cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), This book traces the early history of missionary and commercial activity in the region of Lakes Nyasa and Tanganyika, and explains how and why the British Government allowed its interest in that region gradually to increase until eventually, in cooperation with the South Africa Company, it assumed political control., (Order No: 34950 ), $20.00

40. Hawkes, C. P., MAURESQUES: WITH SOME BASQUE AND SPANISH CAMEOS, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1926, B&W illustrations, 248pp, good+, green cloth (hardcover), Contents include: Ex Africa; Out of the Spains; Mauresques; and, In Euskalderia., (Order No: 39510 ), $27.50

41. Headlam-Morley, James, STUDIES IN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY, Alfred H. King, Inc., New York, [1930], 312pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover) in lightly worn slipcase, Essays written by the Historical Adviser to the British Foreign Office. Among the subjects included are the difficult questions of Arbitration, Treaties of Guarantee, and the "Problem of Security" dealing with the Low Countries and the Rhine Frontier. Other chapters give an historical summary of British policy in Egypt up to the present time, and also the history of Russia and the Straits., (Order No: 15249 ), $25.00

42. Henry, Paul Marc, AFRICA AETERNA: THE PICTORIAL CHRONICLE OF A CONTINENT, Sedo S.A. Lausanne, Switzerland, (1965), B&W and color illustrations, 343pp, very+ good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) in very good slipcase, (Order No: 3752 ), $10.00

43. Hermassi, Elbaki, LEADERSHIP AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH AFRICA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY, Univ. of California Press, Berkeley, CA, (1972), 241pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0520021703, (Order No: 38029 ), $25.00

44. Hey, Douglas, WILDLIFE HERITAGE OF SOUTH AFRICA, Oxford University Press, London, 1966, B&W ill., 246pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The whole living community of South African wildlife--Plants, Invertebrates, Insects, Fishes, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals--from the simplest one-celled organisms to the most highly specialized animals, is within the scope of this richly illustrated book., (Order No: 34588 ), $25.00

45. Hilton-Simpson, M. W., LAND AND PEOPLES OF THE KASAI, A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1912, B&W and color illustrations, 356pp, very good+, decorated green cloth, teg (hardcover) LACKS MAP, "Being a Narrative of a Two Years' Journey Among the Cannibals of the Equatorial Forest and Other Savage Tribes of the South-Western Congo." A beautiful - like new copy - BUT sadly LACKS MAP., (Order No: 1206 ), $45.00

46. Hoagland, Edward, AFRICAN CALLIOPE: A JOURNEY TO THE SUDAN, Random House, New York, (1979), B&W maps, 239pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0394504186 A travel writer's account of Africa and the Sudan-an impoverished land bogged in sharp political problems with a fascinating but intractable history., (Order No: 11706 ), $3.00

47. Holl, Augustin F. C., THE DIWAN REVISITED: LITERACY, STATE FORMATION AND THE RISE OF KANURI DOMINATION (AD 1200-1600), Kegan Paul International, London, (2000), B&W tables and figures, 145pp, tables, very good++, red cloth (acetate cover as issued), ISBN 0710305818 Discovered in the 1850s by the German explorer H. Barth, the DIWAN, or genealogy, is a remarkable collection of facts, deeds, and descriptions of the sultans of Kanem-Bornu, one of the most advanced civilizations in West Africa. The DIWAN has traditionally been perceived as a mere fragment of a larger set of the now-lost Royal achives, a compilation of biographies assembled by palace bureaucrats over the centuries. In this volume, Augustin Holl challenges such assumptions. Reevaluating almost 150 years of research, Holl agrees that the Diwan was most probably a segment of a larger, more diversified domain of literary genres--an epic originally situated within a thriving oral tradition., (Order No: 29012 ), $15.00

48. Hopkins, Harry, EGYPT, THE CRUCIBLE: THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION IN THE ARAB WORLD, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, (1970) 1st Amer, B&W illustrations, 533pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), This book reports on the processes of social, economic, and political change in Egypt., (Order No: 29218 ), $7.50

49. Horwitz, Ralph, THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SOUTH AFRICA, Frederick A. Praeger, Pub., New York, (1967), 522pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), This is a major analysis of the economic development of one of the world's fastest-growing economies and of the highly controversial social system of Apartheid., (Order No: 16689 ), $14.50

50. Howarth, David, THE SHADOW OF THE DAM, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1961 1st ptg, 23 B&W illustrations, 175pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The author tells the story of the conception and execution of the Kariba Dam, which supplies electric power to North and South Rhodesia., (Order No: 12978 ), $5.00

51. Howe, Russell Warren, ALONG THE AFRIC SHORE: AN HISTORIC REVIEW OF TWO CENTURIES OF U.S.-AFRICAN RELATIONS, New African Library, London, (1975) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 197pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), Traces the US political role for two hundred years on the Barbary Coast, in West Africa, at the Cape, in Ethiopia, on Madagascar and Zanzibar., (Order No: 38712 ), $25.00

52. Hubbard, Margaret Carson, AFRICAN GAMBLE, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1937, B&W illustrations, 279pp, good+, orange cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 40024 ), $12.50

53. Hyland, Paul, THE BLACK HEART: A VOYAGE INTO CENTRAL AFRICA, Henry Holt and Co., New York, (1988), B&W photos, 288pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 8643 ), $4.00

54. Jinadu, L. Adele, FANON - IN SEARCH OF THE AFRICAN REVOLUTION, Kegan Paul, London, (2003), 262pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0710301855 Approaches Fanon as both a political philosopher and political sociologies of the African experience. It suggests that Fanon's political writings be viewed in terms of his concern with how relations are structured in colonial and post-colonial Africa and the implications of those structure arrangements for political conflict in Africa., (Order No: 41590 ), $100.00

55. Jones, William O., MANIOC IN AFRICA, Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, (1969) printing, 315pp, fine, green cloth (hardcover), A publication of the Food Research Institute, and first published in 1959. From his preface the author states, "It was my intention to described the production and trade in manioc and the ways and amounts in which manioc appeared in human diets in each of the major tropical regions, with the objective of appraising its competitive position as an agricultural crop and as a starchy staple foodstuff.", (Order No: 13743 ), $20.00

56. Karefa-Smart, John (ed), AFRICA: PROGRESS THROUGH COOPERATION, Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1966, 288pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Studies of the racial and economic problems of Africa and of the rapid changes taking place are made by leading authorities in the affairs of that continent. These subjects were explored at an African Conference on Progress through Cooperation held in 1965 at Makerere University College in Kampala, Uganda, under the auspices of the Council on World Tensions., (Order No: 11759 ), $10.00

57. Keltie, J. Scott (edited by), THE STORY OF EMIN'S RESCUE AS TOLD IN STANLEY'S LETTERS, Negro Universities Press, New York, (1969), B&W maps & illustrations, 176pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0837121779 Originally published in 1890. Published by Mr. Stanley's permission., (Order No: 49159 ), $15.00

58. Lavie, Smadar, THE POETICS OF MILITARY OCCUPATION: MZEINA ALLEGORIES OF BEDOUIN IDENTITY UNDER ISRAELI AND EGYPTIAN RULE, University of California Pr., Berkeley, CA, (1990), B&W ill., B&W maps, 398pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0520068807 In her moving firsthand account, anthropologist Smadar Lavie asks how the South Sinai Mzeina have adapted to constant military rule., (Order No: 22489 ), $7.50

59. Law, Virginia, APPOINTMENT CONGO, Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, (1966) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 289pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "Vivid picture of an American family's life in Central Congo, and of the purpose and nature of the work of the church in that part of the world.", (Order No: 14499 ), $3.00

60. Lawson, William, THE WESTERN SCAR: THE THEME OF THE BEEN-TO IN WEST AFRICAN FICTION, Ohio University Press, Athens, OH, (1982), 151pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0821406493 Although other scholars have noted the frequent use of the theme of the African recently returned from the West, none has discussed it at length. This study defines the convention, describes its characteristics, and traces its history through the analysis of major and minor works of We st African fiction through 1974., (Order No: 15417 ), $10.00

61. Lipscomb, George D., TALES FROM THE LAND OF SIMBA, The Beechhurst Press, New York, (1946), illustrated by Felice Worden, 96pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Contents include: THE PIGMIES; SIMBA BWANA, The Lion Master; KUBWA SIMBA, The Great Lion; THE SON OF KUBWA SIMBA; JAHO TEMBO, The Ghost Elephant. Uncommon in Dustjacket., (Order No: 44618 ), $30.00

62. Little, W. J. Knox, SKETCHES AND STUDIES IN SOUTH AFRICA, Isbister and Company Ltd., London, 1899 2nd ed, 328pp, good, red cloth (hardcover) light edgewear, EX-LIB minimal marks, (Order No: 13254 ), $20.00

63. Mackenzie, Jean Kenyon, AFRICAN ADVENTURERS, The Central Committee, West Medford, MA, (1917), 19 B&W ill., 119pp, good, pictorial boards (hardcover) light edgewear, Published by The Central Committee on the United Study of Foreign Missions and the Missionary Education Movement of the United States and Canada., (Order No: 12909 ), $15.00

64. Marquard, Leo, A SHORT HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA, Praeger Publishers, New York, (1970) 2nd ptg, 8 B&W plates, 8 maps, 272pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The author traces the story of the various peoples that have contributed to the making of modern South Africa. He lays the goundwork for his study with an account of the native cultures of South Africa and discusses economic and political developments in Europe that fed the drive for trading posts, and eventually for colonies, along the trade routes to the East. He also stresses the importance of colonialism in shaping the character of South Africa's social, political, and economic life., (Order No: 13964 ), $7.50

65. Marshall, Lorna, THE !KUNG OF NYAE NYAE - THE KUNG OF NYAE NYAE, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1976, 433pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0674505697 The area known as Nyae Nyae in South West Africa is an arid region of some 550 square miles. This is a record of the hunting-gathering society of bushman in an unexplored part of the Kalahari Desert in that region., (Order No: 51778 ), $30.00

66. Maspero, Gaston, EVERYDAY LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT AND ASSYRIA, Kegan Paul, London, (2003), B&W illustrations, 376pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0710308833 Written by the eminent French Egyptologist who was Director of Archaeology for the French government in Egypt, this book is a complete account of the ancient worlds of Egypt and Assyria. All aspects of society, from royalty to peasantry, religion to death, war to peace are described here in great detail., (Order No: 40850 ), $95.00

67. McEvedy, Colin, THE PENGUIN ATLAS OF AFRICAN HISTORY, Penguin Books, London, (1988), 142pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0140510834 First published in 1980. "From 175 million years ago to the present, concisely explained in 59 clear maps and a lucid text." A succinct account of civilization in the continent that gave birth to the human species., (Order No: 14497 ), $5.00

68. McEwan, P. J. M. (edited by), AFRICA FROM EARLY TIMES TO 1800, Oxford University Press, London, 1968, B&W maps, 436pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), Contents include: Prehistory; Early Peoples of West Africa; Kingdoms of the Western Sudan; Early Peoples in North Africa; The Arab Conquests; Early Peoples of East Africa; Racial Movements in the South; Early European Activity; Early Patterns of Trade; Ethiopia; Egypt; The Spread and Influence of Islam; Spread and Influence of Christianity; African REligious Movements., (Order No: 35236 ), $15.00

69. McEwan, Peter J. M. & Sutcliffe, Robert B. (editiors), MODERN AFRICA, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, NY, (1965), 5 B&W maps, 444pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), EX-LIB, A collection of writings by established authorities about aspects of African civilization and contemporary life. EX-LIB - only one mark on top edge., (Order No: 12979 ), $7.00

70. McKenzie, John, SOUTH AFRICAN STEAM JOURNEY IN COLOUR, published by the author, Crawley, West Sussex, UK, 1982, color illustrations, 61pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Per the author's comment this is not intended to be "a definitive work on South African Railways ... It is more a recollection of happy memories of my most recent visit through the medium of colour photography.", (Order No: 43873 ), $25.00

71. Milton, Joyce (preface by William Kelly Simpson), SUNRISE OF POWER: ANCIENT EGYPT, ALEXANDER AND THE WORLD OF HELLENISM, Boston Publishing Company, Boston, MA, (1986), over 300 color ill., 174pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0150040425 Part of EMPIRES: THEIR RISE AND FALL series. Through pictures and words, this book brings the reader face to face with one of the world's greatest empires., (Order No: 16413 ), $4.50

72. Montet, Pierre, ISIS OR THE SEARCH FOR EGYPT'S BURIED PAST, Editions Ferni, Geneva, (1977), B&W illustrations, 252pp, very good+, decorated blue boards (hardcover), (Order No: 42489 ), $8.50

73. Moraes, Frank, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING BLACK: AN ASIAN LOOKS AT AFRICA, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1965) 1st ptg, B&W ill., map, 436pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The author, a veteran Indian journalist, reports on the Africa with which West and East must learn to live. This is the Africa of the underdeveloped nations, of lingering tribalism, and of the "one-party, one-man" governments that defy our traditional concept of democracy., (Order No: 15728 ), $17.50

74. Murphy, E. Jefferson, THE BANTU CIVILIZATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York, (1974) 1st ptg, drawings by Louise Jefferson, 273pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0690003994, (Order No: 8634 ), $8.50

75. Norstrom, Wanda (designed and edited by Georgiana Peacher), AN AMERICAN ARTIST IN AFRICA, 1937: SKETCH BOOK AND DIARY, Pearl Shedding Press, South Portland, ME, (1991) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 112pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0963035703 The contents of this book were taken from Wanda's diary, letters, and sketches in graphite, ink, and water color., (Order No: 45158 ), $25.00

76. Ogunbowale, P. O., THE ESSENTIALS OF YORUBA LANGUAGE, David McKay Company, Inc., New York, (1970), music examples, 206pp, good, wraps (softcover), A comprehensive study of the Yoruba language of Nigeria for Yorubas; and for non-Yorubas with some knowledge of the language. Each aspect of the language and literature is explained with examples translated into English., (Order No: 27488 ), $30.00

77. Owen, D. F., MAN IN TROPICAL AFRICA: THE ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICAMENT, Oxford University Press, New York, 1973, 16 B&W illustrations, 214pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0195197461, (Order No: 14496 ), $8.00

78. Paton, Alan (Abridgement by Dudley C. Lunt), SOUTH AFRICAN TRAGEDY - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JAN HOFMEYR, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1965) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 424pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The story of South Africa today is inextricably bound to the life of Jan Hofmeyr. For Hofmeyr represented perhaps the last hope for a liberal policy in government as opposed to the prsent extremist policies of apartheid., (Order No: 48315 ), $5.00

79. Petrie, W. M. Flinders, SYRIA AND EGYPT FROM THE TELL EL AMARNA LETTERS, Ares Publishers, Inc., Chicago, IL, 1978, 187pp, very good+, red cloth (hardcover) owner's name, ISBN 0890052344 Reprint of the 1907 London edition., (Order No: 47227 ), $50.00

80. Pieterse, Cosmo and Munro, Donald (editors), PROTEST & CONFLICT IN AFRICAN LITERATURE, Africana Publishing Corp., New York, (1971), 4 B&W ill., 128pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), The essays range from the politics of negritude to protest against apartheid, and from cultural conflict to satire against the elites. Through the works of such leading African writers as Achebe and Soyinka, Senghor and Fanon, Mphahlele and Ngugi, the contributors offer new and stimulating insights into the dynamics of African societies of yesterday and today., (Order No: 15097 ), $12.50

81. Pirenne, Jacques, HISTORIA DE LA CIVILIZACION DEL ANTIGUO EGIPTO - VOLUMEN II (ONLY), Editorial Exito, S. A., Barcelona, Spain, (1966) 2nd ed, B&W illustrations, 550pp, good+, tan cloth (hardcover) nice clean and tight copy, Volume II only of this three volume set with great photographs illustrating the history of Egypt. Text in Spainish., (Order No: 47503 ), $60.00

82. Post, K. W. J., THE NIGERIAN FEDERAL ELECTION OF 1959: POLITICS AND ADMINISTRATION IN A DEVELOPING POLITICAL SYSTEM, Oxford University Press, London, 1963, B&W ill., tables, maps, 518pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The author examines the working of a developing political system of 35,000,000 people on the eve of their independence, using the federal election as a focal point. His study includes an examination of the political, administrative and judicial structures of the country as they affected the election, as well as material on the parties and the bases of their support., (Order No: 28593 ), $30.00

83. Redford, Donald B., EGYPT, CANAAN, AND ISRAEL IN ANCIENT TIMES, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, (1992), B&W illustrations, 488pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0691036063 Covering the time span from the Paleolithic period to the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C., the eminent Egyptologist Donald Redford explores three thousand years of uninterrupted contact between Egypt and Western Asia across the Sinai land-bridge., (Order No: 46364 ), $7.50

84. Robinson, Ronald and Gallagher, John (with Alice Denny), AFRICA AND THE VICTORIANS: THE CLIMAX OF IMPERIALSIM IN THE DARK CONTINENT, St. Martins Press, New York, 1961, B&W maps, 491pp, good, red cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, This study is an enquiry into the motives behind Victorian expansion. Obliquely, it is therefore a commentary upon the historical truth of modern theories of imperialism, using the classic model of the African partition., (Order No: 51629 ), $10.00

85. Roehrig, Catharine H. (foreword by Kent R. Weeks), EXPLORERS AND ARTISTS IN THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS, The Amer. Univ. in Cairo Pr., Cairo, Egypt, (2001), B&W and color illustrations, 96pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) author inscribed, ISBN 9774247051 This volume presents some of the wealth of etchings, sketches, and watercolors that were produced by European travelers to western Thebes between about 1740 and 1860 and tells the story of Europe's rediscovery of the ancient civilization of Egypt., (Order No: 51962 ), $12.50

86. Rosenthal, Eric, GOLD! GOLD! GOLD!: THE JOHANNESBURG GOLD RUSH, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1970) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 372pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A stirring account of the fabulous Rand gold fields--the discovery that revolutionized the world's economy., (Order No: 26994 ), $7.00

87. Samivel, TRESOR DE L'EGYPTE, Arthaud, France, (1960), B&W & color ill., 214pp, good+, white cloth w/original acetate cover (hardcover), (Order No: 31169 ), $20.00

88. Schreiner, Olive (with an introduction by Dan Jacobson), THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM, Peter Smith, Gloucester, MA, 1976, 301pp, very good+, green cloth (hardcover), First published in 1883. Olive Schreiner was born on a mission station on the borders of the Cape Colony in 1855. She had little formal education, and left home at an early age to become governess to a succession of Boer families in the semi-desert Karroo district of the colony., (Order No: 45156 ), $5.00

89. Schwab, Jewel Huelster, IN THE AFRICAN BUSH: A COURSE FOR JUNIOR BOYS AND GIRLS, Friendship Press, New York, (1928), 130pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) small tears two pages, This book designed for teachers and their pupils includes a number of stories based on African life, suggestions for worship services, and for handwork and dramatization., (Order No: 15818 ), $10.00

90. Scott, Joseph and Scott, Lenore, EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHS FOR EVERYONE - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WRITING OF ANCIENT EGYPT, Funk & Wagnalls, New York, (1968) 6th ptg, B&W illustrations, 96pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0308802233, (Order No: 47093 ), $4.00

91. Segy, Ladislas, AFRICAN ART STUDIES: VOL. 1, A COLLECTION OF PUBLISHED ORIGINAL REPRINTS OF ESSAYS ON AFRICAN SCULPTURE, Wittenborn & Co., New York, [1956], B&W illustrations, good, clay colored cloth (hardcover), The author has grouped his published papers as follows: 1.The Aesthetic Approach; 2.The African Background, which is divided into four sections: a)African Concepts b)African Symbolism c)Monographies of specific tribal art products d)Historical considerations., (Order No: 48026 ), $75.00

92. Singleton, F. Seth and Shingler, John, AFRICA IN PERSPECTIVE - HAYDEN SERIES IN SOCIAL STUDIES, Hayden Book Company, New York, (1967), B&W illustrations, 310pp, good+, pictorial boards (hardcover), (Order No: 25826 ), $5.00

93. Spitzer, Dan (photographs by Marzi Schorin), WANDERLUST: OVERLAND THROUGH ASIA AND AFRICA, Richard Marek Publishers, New York, (1979), B&W ill., maps, 276pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0399900365 From the mosques and minarets of Istanbul, across the blazing sands of Afghanistan, through the awesome Himalayas and the tangled rain forests of Southeast Asia, Dan Spitzer and his companion trekked overland, recording a journey as exciting and exotic as any imaginable., (Order No: 15506 ), $7.50

94. Stevens, Phillips, THE STONE IMAGES OF ESIE, NIGERIA, Ibadan University Press, (1978), over 1,500 B&W ill., 399pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small bump bottom edge, ISBN 978121029X An exhaustive and enlightening coverage of the largest and most impressive and mysterious collection of stone carvings in Africa., (Order No: 13047 ), $14.50

95. Stewart, Desmond, YOUNG EGYPT, Allan Wingate, London, (1958) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 198pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Contents include: Introduction; Napoleon to Cromer; Revolution; The Revolution and the Outside World; Egypt and Nasser., (Order No: 40329 ), $10.00

96. Stewart, Ian, AMBUSHED: A WAR REPORTER'S LIFE ON THE LINE, Algonquin Bks of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2002 1st ed, B&W map, 310pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) minute bump bottom corner, ISBN 1565123808 A compelling and vivid glimpse inside the often surreal world journalists inhabit as they bear witness to violence and give voice to the unspeakable., (Order No: 40069 ), $12.00

97. Swearingen, Will D., MOROCCAN MIRAGES: AGRARIAN DREAMS AND DECEPTIONS, 1912-1986, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, (1987), 17 B&W ill., tables, figures, 217pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 069105505X, (Order No: 15563 ), $10.00

98. Thielicke, Helmut, AFRICAN DIARY - MY SEARCH FOR UNDERSTANDING, Word Books, Publisher, Waco, TX, (1974), 213pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 50389 ), $6.00

99. Tregenza, L. A., EGYPTIAN YEARS, Oxford University Press, London, 1958, B&W ill., B&W maps, 198pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The author, a twenty-five year resident of Egypt, describes the Nile and its agriculture at the different seasons of the year., (Order No: 34256 ), $15.00

100. Tregenza, L. A., THE RED SEA MOUNTAINS OF EGYPT, Oxford University Press, London, 1955, B&W illustrations, 247pp, good+, orange cloth (hardcover) no dj, some red marginal marks, (Order No: 51360 ), $14.50

101. Watson, R. G. T., TONGAATI - AN AFRICAN EXPERIMENT, Hutchinson & Co., Publishers, London, (1960), B&W illustrations, 260pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "The story of an experiment in living. On a sugar estate, founded in the early days of Natal, there has grown up a multi-racial community - European, African and Indian - existing in mutual harmony and trust.", (Order No: 50209 ), $15.00

102. Weigall, Arthur E. P., TRAVELS IN THE UPPER EGYPTIAN DESERTS, Kegan Paul, London, (2003), B&W illustrations, 193pp, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover) bump lower corners, ISBN 0710309309 Originally published in 1909. The author, onetime Chief Inspector of Upper Egypt for the British government, details here the various journeys he made across the Egyptian deserts during the course of his research into the various remains and artefacts found there., (Order No: 40698 ), $145.00

103. Weigall, Arthur, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CLEOPATRA QUEEN OF EGYPT: A STUDY IN THE ORIGIN OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE - NEW AND REVISED EDITION, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, (1925) 5th ptg, B&W illustrations, 445pp, good, black cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 40866 ), $8.00

104. Welch, Galbraith, THE UNVEILING OF TIMBUCTOO: THE ASTOUNDING ADVENTURES OF CAILLIE, William Morrow & Co., New York, 1939 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 351pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The true story of the first white man to reach the fabulous secret city of Timbuctoo--on a one-man expedition into the heart of Africa--and to bring himself back alive., (Order No: 51630 ), $17.50

105. Werner, A., THE LANGUAGE-FAMILIES OF AFRICA, Promoting Christian Knowledg, London, 1915, B&W map, table, 149pp, map, good+, brown cloth (hardcover), Contents include: The Five Families of African Languages; The Sudanian Family; The Bantu Family; The Hamitic Languages; The Key to the Bantu Languages; The Bushman Languages; The Semitic Family; Bibliography., (Order No: 34441 ), $30.00

106. Werth, Alexander, THE STRANGE HISTORY OF PIERRE MENDES-FRANCE AND THE GREAT CONFLICT OVER FRENCH NORTH AFRICA, Barrie Books, Ltd., London, (1957), 428pp, very good, light green cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, Pierre Mendes-France resignedin May, 1956 as Minister of State over the Algerian issue., (Order No: 50031 ), $7.50

107. West, John Anthony (preface by Peter Tompkins), SERPENT IN THE SKY - THE HIGH WISDOM OF ANCIENT EGYPT, Julien Press, New York, (1987), B&W illustrations, 256pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0517566354 In this study of the life work of philosopher and mathematician R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz, John Anthony West presents a revolutionary reinterpretation of ancient Egyptian civilization., (Order No: 48114 ), $12.00

108. Williams, John G., SAFARI JOURNAL: A HANDBOOK AND PERSONAL RECORD FOR VISITORS TO THE NATIONAL PARKS OF KENYA, UGANDA AND TANZANIA, Collins, London, (1968), B&W illustrations, 224pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) author inscribed, ISBN 0002117797 Where to find East Africa's rare mammals and birds. Checklists of East African mammals and birds. Safari Notes., (Order No: 51525 ), $7.50

109. Williams, John G. (plates by Rena Fennessy), A FIELD GUIDE TO THE NATIONAL PARKS OF EAST AFRICA, Collins, London, (1972) 4th ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 352pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) author inscribed, ISBN 0002121034 A tourists' guide to all the Parks, Game Reserves and important wildlife area of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Incorporating Field Guides to the mammals and rarer birds of the area. 343 birds and mammals described and illustrated, 191 in color., (Order No: 51528 ), $7.00

110. Wood, Michael (photographs by David Coulson), DIFFERENT DRUMS: A DOCTOR'S FORTY YEARS IN EASTERN AFRICA, Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York, (1987) 1st Amer, B&W and color illustrations, 223pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517566559 Dr. Michael Wood, cofounder of Kenya's Flying Doctor Service, brings a beautiful and troubled land into sharp focus in his eloquently written account of 40 years in Africa., (Order No: 50874 ), $7.00

111. Wynn, Wilton (introduction by Louis Lyons), NASSER OF EGYPT: THE SEARCH FOR DIGNITY, Arlington Books, Inc., Cambridge, 1959, B&W illustrations, 213pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), An absorbing and authentic account of Nassar's career and of the meaning of Arab nationalism by the Middle Eastern Correspondent of the Associated Press., (Order No: 29279 ), $8.50