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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Hardcover, full blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering on spine, 231 pages. Clean, square, unmarked copy. Slight shelf wear. Dust jacket protected in new mylar wrap. 0.0 0.0 0.0.

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Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine (see description). Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine (see description). Norman Reynolds Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, ---a bit of sunning to the spine, Hiley's introduction is quite substantial at about 25 pages, 219 + xxxvii pages, contents include: Illustrations; Introduction; If England Knew; 1. How the Plans of Rosyth were Stolen; 2. The Secret of the Silent Submarine; 3. The Back-Door of England; 4. How the Germans are Preparing for Invasion; 5. The Secret of the New British Aeroplane; 6. The Secret of the New Armour-Plates; 7. The Secret of the Improved 'Dreadnoughts'; 8. The German Plot against England; 9. The Secret of our New Gun; 10. The Secret of the Clyde Defences; 11. The Peril of London; 12. How Germany Foments Strife; 13. Our Wireless Secrets. 14. Playing a Desperate Game, ---"Le Queux was the first and most prolific of all British spy writers, but Spies of the Kaiser was not just another tale of scheming foreigners and plucky British heroes, for this paranoid tale of German secret agents plotting the invasion of Britain played a major part in the formation of MI5, Britain's counter-espionage organisation. In his introduction, intelligence historian Nicholas Hiley explains how Le Queux's powerful blend of fact and fiction inspired a whole generation of British secret service officers, and led MI5 in a nation-wide hunt for a non-existent enemy. "---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)--- Size: 5.75w x 8.75h Inches. Not Signed. Flap Not Clipped.

Green Cloth. Condition: Very Good (AVERAGE). Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE (NEAR NEW). Black-and-White Maps (illustrator). This the New Impression of 1966. Northcote W. Thomas was an acknowledged expert on Australia and wrote many works on the various tribes who originally inhabited that continent. In this present work, first published in 1906, he is concerned with kinship groups and the marriage regulations based on them. He discusses the social organization of various tribes in relation to the descent of kinship from its original and primitive form, devoting one chapter to the definition of the many groups that existed within the tribes, such as the subtribes, local groups, phratries, classes and totem kins. He goes on to consider, among other things, phratry names, the origin of phratries, class names, the various theories of the origin of classes, kinship terms, types of sexual union, group marriage, the complicated distinction between the pirrauru and tippa - malku unions, wife lending, and initiation ceremonies. The reissue of this valuable survey of Australian tribal life, must be welcomed by all students of Australian ethnography. 163pp including 10 page (total) Index of Phratry, Blood, and Class names as well as a subject index. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Green Cloth. Condition: NEAR FINE (NEAR NEW). Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE (NEAR NEW). Black-and-White Maps (illustrator). This the New Impression of 1966. Northcote W. Thomas was an acknowledged expert on Australia and wrote many works on the various tribes who originally inhabited that continent. In this present work, first published in 1906, he is concerned with kinship groups and the marriage regulations based on them. He discusses the social organization of various tribes in relation to the descent of kinship from its original and primitive form, devoting one chapter to the definition of the many groups that existed within the tribes, such as the subtribes, local groups, phratries, classes and totem kins. He goes on to consider, among other things, phratry names, the origin of phratries, class names, the various theories of the origin of classes, kinship terms, types of sexual union, group marriage, the complicated distinction between the pirrauru and tippa - malku unions, wife lending, and initiation ceremonies. The reissue of this valuable survey of Australian tribal life, must be welcomed by all students of Australian ethnography. 163pp including 10 page (total) Index of Phratry, Blood, and Class names as well as a subject index. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Trade Paperback. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. Cover By Zena Flax (of the Interior of a Northumberland Coal Mine ) (illustrator). This the First Edition. Henry Mayhew's London Labour and the London Poor, written for the Morning Chronicle during 1849 to 1851, was only a part of a vast general survey covering the industrial, manufacturing and agricultural areas of England and Wales. This journalistic precedent set the state of the working classes of Britain before the public with clarity, insight and honesty. Consisting mainly of verbatim statements from the people themselves, it was as though the inarticulate masses had learned to speak with one firm voice. These volumes will do much to rectify the deficiencies in our knowledge of working-class life in 19th-century England and Wales, and to sharpen our perspective on and increase our understanding of the impact of industrialization .216pp including index. A FINE (AS NEW) COPY.This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. Paperback.

Green Cloth. Condition: FINE ( AS BRAND NEW). Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE (NEAR NEW). Black-and-White Maps (illustrator). This the New Impression of 1966. Northcote W. Thomas was an acknowledged expert on Australia and wrote many works on the various tribes who originally inhabited that continent. In this present work, first published in 1906, he is concerned with kinship groups and the marriage regulations based on them. He discusses the social organization of various tribes in relation to the descent of kinship from its original and primitive form, devoting one chapter to the definition of the many groups that existed within the tribes, such as the subtribes, local groups, phratries, classes and totem kins. He goes on to consider, among other things, phratry names, the origin of phratries, class names, the various theories of the origin of classes, kinship terms, types of sexual union, group marriage, the complicated distinction between the pirrauru and tippa - malku unions, wife lending, and initiation ceremonies. The reissue of this valuable survey of Australian tribal life, must be welcomed by all students of Australian ethnography. 163pp including 10 page (total) Index of Phratry, Blood, and Class names as well as a subject index. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Trade Paperback. Condition: FINE (NEW). No Jacket. Line Drawings (illustrator). This the First Paperback Edition 1974. Professor Apter's book is a contribution to the current debate on how the field of politics ought to be restructured, and on the character of political change more generally. It also picks up and clarifies many the issues raised in more abstract form in Professor Apter's major theoretical works. One prominent theme in this collection is the continuing problem of radicalization, its meaning and significance in modernizing and industrial societies. Two essays deal with the need for projective structural method in order to understand political change. A final chapter provides an up-to-date review of literature on the problems of political development in three main areas:The normative, The structural and the behavioural. David Apter is Professor of Comparative Political and Social Development, Yale University. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. A mid 1960s reprint of a book on the tribes of South West Africa. Illustrated with numerous b&w photos. Light edge wear to the DJ with some rubbing to the front flap fold. Light spotting to the bottom edge of the boards. A very good copy.

Blue Cloth. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). Dust Jacket Condition: VERY GOOD (AVERAGE). Jacket design by Sue Henry (illustrator). This is the First Edition. The dictionary of Chinese history is intended as a guide to personalities, events ideas and institutions in China from earliest times right up to the present day. Until now, there has been no single reference work in English to give this information, although specialists have had access to excellent reference works in Chinese, and particularly Japanese. The dictionary should be particular useful to anyone interested in Chinese history for its own sake of in contemporary China, where today's events as so often seen in terms of the pots. It should also help anyone interested in comparing the experience of China with European or American history. Entries are arranged alphabetically with appropriate cross-references, although they have been chosen primarily for the historical significance. Particular care has been taken to include items in a regulated for two in English-language works on China. There are entries on important dynasties,This book is POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . .Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Red Cloth. Condition: Very Good ( Grubby Boards ). No Jacket. No Illustrations (illustrator). This the Reprint Edition 1967. During the short period between the establishment of the Chinese Communist government in 1949 and autumn 1958 the economic organization of agriculture experienced a spectacular revolution. The tiny, fragmented peasant farms of 1.34 hectares, privately owned either by landlords or peasant occupiers, were replaced in turn by mutual aid teams, agricultural producers co-operatives, collective farms, and, finally, by the People's communes. The aim of this essay is to outline some of the many real problems encountered by the Chinese government in carrying through a social and economic revolution in the countryside. 109pp including index A COPY WITH GRUBBY BOARDS BUT VERY CLEAN (fine as new) INSIDE! This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. The book is inscribed, signed and dated 1982 by the minister-consul of the Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa. Also laid in is a 'Compliments of' card also signed and dated 1982 by the Minister-Consul. Signed By Diplomat.

Maroon Cloth Embossed. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. Line Drawings and Charts (illustrator). This is a Facsimile Edition of 1968. Number 24 in the Cass library of industrial classics. Cornwall its Mines and Miners is a new impression of the 1857 second edition, published in facsimile in 1968 and is an extremely comprehensive look at the Mines of Cornwall. Suffice to say the chapter headings - summary of contents, cover nearly three pages. 303 PP A LOVELY VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE) Copy .) MORE THAN ONE IN STOCK PLEASE ASK! This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Red Cloth. Condition: FINE ( AS BRAND NEW). Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE (NEAR NEW). numerous black-and-white Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition of This Edition. A study of the legislation, surveys, and Sales of Royal Estate under the Commonwealth. No book has penetrated with such depth the disposal and management of the lands pertaining to the crown during the 17th century . The author begins with an introductory section on the crown lands before the stuart period and continues with a study of the transfer of these possessions during the Commonwealth, concluding with a restoration of them at the ascension of Charles II. The mass of material is so vast the references and miscellaneous information supplemented by an enormous bibliography so extensive that nearly Thirty years after its first publication this remains an enduring monument to the industry of the author and an invaluable guide to all searches in this field. 499 pages including a general index, numerous illustrations, an audit of the restoration officials ,valuation of Crown lands, documents relating to various places, surveys, sales , avenues and instruments of research , methods of procedure, discovery of frauds control of the market, dis - afforestation , public and land transactions etc. This book is POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . .Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Blue Cloth. Condition: NEAR FINE (NEAR NEW). No Jacket. No Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition 1851 this edition 1968. The exposition of 1851 or views of the industry, the science, and the government, of England is the second edition with additions of 1851 reprinted in 1968. An excellent work chapter headings include: the introduction, error respecting the interchange of commodities, of societies, origin of the exposition of 1851, object and use of the exposition, limits, site and construction of the building, prices, prizes, juries etc., ulterior objects, intrigue of science, calculated engines, position of science, the press, party, rewards of merit, and an excellent appendix inclusive the 11th chapter of Mr. Weld's history of the royal society and excellent book of 289 pages 1 off the Cass library of science and public affairs number two in the series, A FINE COPY. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Red Cloth. Condition: Near Fine (NEAR NEW). Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE (NEAR NEW). Not Illustrated (illustrator). New Impression Edition 1968. Philip Askell Benton was one of the outstanding junior scholar - administrators of his time. Posted to northern Nigeria in 1906, he saw most of his service in the vast Bornu province, the homeland of the Kanuri people centered on Lake Chad. Between 1911 and 1917, he wrote a number of books on various aspects of Kanuri culture. Republished in two volumes under the collective title of "The languages and peoples of Bornu" are four of Benton's works, which have long been inaccessible. Volume 1 contains the classic " Notes on some languages of the Western Sudan ", a remarkable piece of archival research. One of the most important features of the book is its first presentation of Heinrich Barth's manuscript of African vocabularies, and Part IV's copious extracts from the unpublished correspondence of certain aspects of the Barth -Richardson expedition of 1850. Volume 1, also contains a critical introduction by A. H. M. Kirk Green in which he evaluates Benton's work in its historical and contemporary context. ( Cass Library of African studies, general studies, no.64) This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with glassine dustjacket. Please Note that this is Volume 1 only of a 3-volume set, beautiful reprint of this nineteenth century publication with a "concise biographical note from a recognized Barth scholar by way of a mise-en-scene," subtitled "Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Auspices of H. B. M.' s Government in the Years 1849-1855," sturdy green cloth binding, book is in excellent condition, there are no remarkable flaws, 657 pages, many illustrations throughout, including seven folding maps, the glassine jacket has the usual scuffing that is common to this type of jacket but no other flaws.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Good (BELOW AVERAGE). Dust Jacket Condition: Good (BELOW AVERAGE). Tables and Census (illustrator). This the First Cass Edition 1966. Heavy staining and a crease to the rear board , Tear to the back of the jacket , Contents FINE (AS NEW). . This book was first published in 1858. A new impression was printed in 1906. A further new impression, this one, was printed in 1968. Mcclean's compendium of Kafir Laws and Customs was the First Book of Its Kind. Indeed, It Represents One of the Very Few Attempts Made in the Nineteenth Century Anywhere in Africa, to Come to Grips with African Law. First Published, As has been said in 1858, When Nearly All Information on African Social Organisations Was Derived from the Writings of Missionaries and Travelers, It Reflects the First Systematic Attempt To Record and Describe the Indigenous Customary Law of an African People, the Xhosa and Related Groups of the Eastern Portion of the Cape Colony. Intended Originally As a Guide for the Use of Magistrates and Other Administrators, The Compendium Contains Invaluable Information on Customary Rules Relating to Tribal Government, Crimes and Civil Wrongs, Marriage and Divorce, Inheritance, Guardianship and Land, Which Has Formed the Basis for Several Subsequent Inquiries by Government Commissions As Well As Scholars. And Even Today Descriptive Material Continues to Be of Interest, Not Only for Those Concerned with a History of African Legal Institutions, but Also for Those Who Seek to Measure the Extent and Quality of the Changes Which Have Occurred in African Society during and after the Colonial Period.171pp A LOVELY COPY! This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Green Cloth. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). Dust Jacket Condition: VERY GOOD (AVERAGE). Over 20 Black and White Illustrations (illustrator). This the First Edition 1967. This new work by G. E. Fussell is a thorough examination of the role played by the English dairy farmer over the past 400 years. Beginning his study with the cow, he gives an account of the improved breeding and feeding methods that make todays cow a totally different beast to that of the Tudor farmer. A chapter is devoted to the cultivation of fodder crops and another to the comfort of the cow for, as the author states, pleasant conditions are an important factor in encouraging its productivity. The dairy industry, no less than any other in the 19th century, was the scene of numerous devices and inventions designed to improve milking methods. This, together with the development of the sale of milk in liquid form, is discussed in later chapters. The practical difficulties of transporting milk had until about 1850 caused the major part of the milk produced to be turned into butter and cheese and the varying products of differing regions are fully described. Towards the end of 19 century, however, the number of dairies prepared to retail milk grew in number to accommodate an ever-increasing rate of milk consumption. Numerous farming textbooks published during the period and contemporary descriptions of the farming scene form the background for this scholarly appraisal. No other book has treated the English dairy Farmer in such detail, and in drawing upon a such a wealth of illustrative material to support his conclusions, G. E. Fussell has produced a work, which will be valued by all agricultural historians. 357pp inclusive of index and bibliography. A LOVELY COPY! This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Green Cloth. Condition: NEAR FINE (NEAR BRAND NEW). Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE (NEAR NEW). Outline map of England (illustrator). This the Second Edition 1968. Sir James Caird's English Agriculture in 1850-51 is without doubt the most important single source for the study of mid-19th century agrarian conditions, as it was also the major work of this greatest of contemporary agricultural writers. Indeed, it was this book which established Caird's reputation as the leading authority of his day, and made such an impression that it was published also in the United States and was translated into French, German and Swedish. In English agriculture of the reader will find a comprehensive and penetrating survey of English farming and its prospects under the newly introduced regime of free trade. The work is essential for an understanding of the meaning and methods of high farming and it remains the best account of the achievements and failings of English agriculture in its heyday. 'Caird was in the tradition of the great commentators on English farming.' G.E.Mingay writes in his new introduction. 'He reported fairly what he found, and he knew what he wanted to say and was not afraid to say it. 548pp including a 16 page index. A VERY FINE COPY! This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Green Cloth. Condition: NEAR FINE (ABOVE AVERAGE). Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE (NEAR NEW). Over 20 Black and White Illustrations (illustrator). This the First Edition 1967. This new work by G. E. Fussell is a thorough examination of the role played by the English dairy farmer over the past 400 years. Beginning his study with the cow, he gives an account of the improved breeding and feeding methods that make todays cow a totally different beast to that of the Tudor farmer. A chapter is devoted to the cultivation of fodder crops and another to the comfort of the cow for, as the author states, pleasant conditions are an important factor in encouraging its productivity. The dairy industry, no less than any other in the 19th century, was the scene of numerous devices and inventions designed to improve milking methods. This, together with the development of the sale of milk in liquid form, is discussed in later chapters. The practical difficulties of transporting milk had until about 1850 caused the major part of the milk produced to be turned into butter and cheese and the varying products of differing regions are fully described. Towards the end of 19 century, however, the number of dairies prepared to retail milk grew in number to accommodate an ever-increasing rate of milk consumption. Numerous farming textbooks published during the period and contemporary descriptions of the farming scene form the background for this scholarly appraisal. No other book has treated the English dairy Farmer in such detail, and in drawing upon a such a wealth of illustrative material to support his conclusions, G. E. Fussell has produced a work, which will be valued by all agricultural historians. 357pp inclusive of index and bibliography. A LOVELY COPY! This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Good (BELOW AVERAGE). Dust Jacket Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). Tables and Census (illustrator). This the First Cass Edition 1966. Heavy staining and a crease to the rear board , Contents FINE (AS NEW). . This book was first published in 1858. A new impression was printed in 1906. A further new impression, this one, was printed in 1968. Mcclean's compendium of Kafir Laws and Customs was the First Book of Its Kind. Indeed, It Represents One of the Very Few Attempts Made in the Nineteenth Century Anywhere in Africa, to Come to Grips with African Law. First Published, As has been said in 1858, When Nearly All Information on African Social Organisations Was Derived from the Writings of Missionaries and Travelers, It Reflects the First Systematic Attempt To Record and Describe the Indigenous Customary Law of an African People, the Xhosa and Related Groups of the Eastern Portion of the Cape Colony. Intended Originally As a Guide for the Use of Magistrates and Other Administrators, The Compendium Contains Invaluable Information on Customary Rules Relating to Tribal Government, Crimes and Civil Wrongs, Marriage and Divorce, Inheritance, Guardianship and Land, Which Has Formed the Basis for Several Subsequent Inquiries by Government Commissions As Well As Scholars. And Even Today Descriptive Material Continues to Be of Interest, Not Only for Those Concerned with a History of African Legal Institutions, but Also for Those Who Seek to Measure the Extent and Quality of the Changes Which Have Occurred in African Society during and after the Colonial Period.171pp A LOVELY COPY! This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Publicity Stills (illustrator). This book presents a fascinating panorama of the development of the motion picture from its sources in ancient pantomime, sculpture and drawing, through the golden era of silent films. The years following its original publication have established it as a classic, standard work on the subject. The contents of this edition are identical with those of the original, published in 1926 in a two-volume limited edition, each copy of which was personally signed by Thomas A. Edison. While this book is in excellent condition, the dust jacket is worn and has pieces missing. Book.

Red Cloth. Condition: Near Fine (NEAR NEW). No Jacket. Maps and Photographs (illustrator). First Cass Facsimile Edition 1968. First published 1898, Harold Bindloss's IN THE NIGER COUNTRY is exactly what it says, a tour of the Niger country at this time. This new impression of 1968 is in excellent condition and forms part of number 48 of Travels and Narratives in the Cass Library of African Studies. James Pinnock's BENIN, which forms the other half of this book is a lecture delivered before the geographical societies of Liverpool, Newcastle On Tyne Etc by Mr. James Pinnock sometime around 1897 and contains many photographs and a map. This of course is the new impression of 1968. Two books in one. IN THE NIGER COUNTRY is 338 pp., inclusive of index and map. BENIN the surrounding country, inhabitants, customs, and Trade, takes us to a total of 396 pp. for the two volumes in one inclusive of it's 41 photograph's and 1 map. A LOVELY COPY. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Previous owners signature, sunning to dust jacket spine, foxing on some pages, foxing on page edges top, stains to page edges side.

Red Cloth. Condition: FINE ( NEW ). Dust Jacket Condition: FINE ( NEW). No Illustrations (illustrator). This is the Second Edition 1978. The introduction of firearms into the Muslim world is a subject which few scholars have ventured to scrutinise in detail. In this work, therefore Professor Ayalon has sought to fill this gap on the basis of material supplied by chroniclers of the Mamluk Kingdom. Having established the first certain date when the Mamluks used gunpowder, the author devotes some attention to fixing the meaning of technical terms. The main part of the work however, is dedicated to the fascinating study of the human aspect of the problem: how the highly organized and stylised world of Mamluk chivalry, displayed a bitter resentment towards the new weapon, which it so rightly saw as a threat to its whole way of life. Not only is this study an important contribution to the highly specialised field with which it deals , but for the less specialized historian the analysis of the role, which firearms play in establishing the destiny of the Middle East is full of interest. For the general reader, too, conscious of the unhappiness which the new and terrible weapons of our own time have sown among professional soldiers the world over, there are numerous fascinating parallels in the story, which Dr. Ayalon unfolds. 154pp inc index etc. A LOVELY COPY, FINE MEANS FINE! (Like NEW to the non bookseller!) .This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Blue Cloth. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). Dust Jacket Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). Tables and Census (illustrator). This the First Cass Edition 1966. Some fading to the board edges , Contents FINE (AS NEW). . This book was first published in 1858. A new impression was printed in 1906. A further new impression, this one, was printed in 1968. Mcclean's compendium of Kafir Laws and Customs was the First Book of Its Kind. Indeed, It Represents One of the Very Few Attempts Made in the Nineteenth Century Anywhere in Africa, to Come to Grips with African Law. First Published, As has been said in 1858, When Nearly All Information on African Social Organisations Was Derived from the Writings of Missionaries and Travelers, It Reflects the First Systematic Attempt To Record and Describe the Indigenous Customary Law of an African People, the Xhosa and Related Groups of the Eastern Portion of the Cape Colony. Intended Originally As a Guide for the Use of Magistrates and Other Administrators, The Compendium Contains Invaluable Information on Customary Rules Relating to Tribal Government, Crimes and Civil Wrongs, Marriage and Divorce, Inheritance, Guardianship and Land, Which Has Formed the Basis for Several Subsequent Inquiries by Government Commissions As Well As Scholars. And Even Today Descriptive Material Continues to Be of Interest, Not Only for Those Concerned with a History of African Legal Institutions, but Also for Those Who Seek to Measure the Extent and Quality of the Changes Which Have Occurred in African Society during and after the Colonial Period.171pp A LOVELY COPY! This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Red Cloth. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). Dust Jacket Condition: VERY GOOD (AVERAGE). No Illustrations (illustrator). This the First Cass Edition 1969. This is the first complete translation of Frank Edgar's TATSUNIYOYI NA HAUSA, a three volume Corpus of Hausa Folklore, History and Miscellanea The Original Hausa Volumes Contain 1200 Pages, Comprising 800 Individual Items, Ranging from Riddles to Lengthy Eyewitness Accounts of the British Occupation and Events Immediately Preceding It. There is One seventy Page Legal item, a version of the Risala (a summary of the maliki code of muslim law which was in use in Nigeria at that time). The Translation Is Also in Three Volumes, but the Order Has Been Rearranged to Bring the Folklore into the First Two Volumes and the Other matter into the Last volume. The Folklore Itself Has Been Arranged so That the Variants and Tales of Similar Genre appear in the Same Section. A Concordance Has Been Added to Each Volume to Enable Reference to Be Made to the Original Hausa Volumes. Cross-References Are Also Given to Other Collections of Hausa tales in Translation. Professor M. G. Smith has provided a sociological introduction, and there is also an introduction by the translator, who is associate Professor of Hausa at the University of Wisconsin. 440pp A LOVELY COPY! This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Red Cloth. Condition: Very Good Contents Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE (NEAR BRAND NEW). Two Large Foldout Maps (illustrator). This the First New Edition of 1968. This was the first work devoted to an account of the geography, people, history and administration of Aden to be published and as such rates a special place amongst works on this controversial part of the Yemen. Written in 1877 of the request of the Indian government, it is a comprehensive survey of Aden at that time, which remains of considerable value today. There is a full geographical and physical description of the settlement and account of the population, the various tribes, their habits and occupations and a careful summary of the trade and commerce carried out within the peninsula. xii +232pp A FINE COPY in a near fine dustwrapper. In the 1870s, ate them was administered by the Indian government and the author describes the various means of administration in detail the history of Aden before the British settlement in 1939 is briefly summarized and that of the following is told more fully. In view of the present situation in Eitan. It is felt that many readers will find this insight into the early years of the British involvement of great interest.Small Damp stain to front board.This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Red Cloth. Condition: FINE ( AS BRAND NEW). No Jacket. Maps and Photographs (illustrator). First Cass Facsimile Edition 1968. First published 1898, Harold Bindloss's IN THE NIGER COUNTRY is exactly what it says, a tour of the Niger country at this time. This new impression of 1968 is in excellent condition and forms part of number 48 of Travels and Narratives in the Cass Library of African Studies. James Pinnock's BENIN, which forms the other half of this book is a lecture delivered before the geographical societies of Liverpool, Newcastle On Tyne Etc by Mr. James Pinnock sometime around 1897 and contains many photographs and a map. This of course is the new impression of 1968. Two books in one. IN THE NIGER COUNTRY is 338 pp., inclusive of index and map. BENIN the surrounding country, inhabitants, customs, and Trade, takes us to a total of 396 pp. for the two volumes in one inclusive of it's 41 photograph's and 1 map. A LOVELY COPY. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.