Privately Published 1st (108 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. 285 pages, BRAND NEW in new dust jacket. First edition. Never Read.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Oversize; address stamp on fep; foxing to fore-edges, DJ flaps and first few pages, including title page; coverwear to edges, corners and spine tips, with rubbing to both DJ panels; 178 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardbound, with the DJ, VG/FAIR.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 92p, illustrations by Nick Vivian, paperback, fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 114 pages, many photos and other illustrations in the text, hardback, inscribed and signed by the author, a VG+ copy in a VG+ dustwrapper. Signed by Author(s).

14+236 pages : his experiences of 4 years as the last British Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malawi, fascinating; glossy limp covers vg+ isbn 9991201386 south africa nyasaland lilongwe gaborone malawi malawian banda malawi university african university.

6+64 page booklet : 22 letters & articles from "The Times" by and about Burton, many relate to his African adventures; glossy thin card covers, quality paper, MINT , LIMITED edition to 200 copies xn UP UP UP.

32 page booklet, double column text, b & w photographs, glossary : illustrated catalogue of the exhibition of the Chesterman terracotta collection held in 1978-79 in Bristol, Germany, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester & Cardiff with helpful text an annotated list of 120 exhibits; thin card covers vg.…

432 pages, coloured plates, line drawings, plan : a collection of reminiscences of expatriate life in Eastern Nigeria earlier this century; a lively and interesting read, limp covers, MINT isbn 0473062941 Africa West eastern Nigeria memories nigerian colonialism british empire.

Condition: as new. Pbk square 8vo stapled card covers 64pp illustr throughout b+w photos an excellent clean tight unmarked copy as new.

Condition: near fine. near fine. Hbk 82pp illustr INSCRIBED by the author on front endpaper dj rubbed at extremities with a small closed tear front lower edge now in protective sleeve clean crisp red cloth boards and internally an excellent clean tight unmarked copy almost as new.

32 different crosswords with solutions at the rear of the book. Stapled, illustrated card wraps. Mint.

9+374 pages, maps, photographs, notes on contributors : large anthology of recollections of District Officers from the 1940s until just after Independence, fascinating; glossy limp covers almost vg SCARCE isbn 0646280465 east africa uganda ugandan district officers amin uhuru uganda british african administration ugandan history d.o.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 3+183 pages, photographs : a biography of his wife, Olive, 1930-1995, her early life in Scotland and their many years together in Sierra Leone, Uganda & Mauritius, with much on bush life, local people & family circumstances; paperback FINE x5 x5 x5 isbn 095319650X africa general sierra leone uganda mauritius colonial african service agricultural officer.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 9-page stapled leaflet, some soiling to covers - otherwise VG. Curiously rare Hughes item where Hughes speaks on behalf of the Arvon foundation, partly on practical matters concerning their writing courses in Yorkshire and Totleigh Barton, Devon. Ted Hughes donated his Lumb Bank house in Yorkshire for use by the foundation.…

178 pages, 100s of coloured photographs, maps : practical colour-coded guide with descriptions of 540 species of animals & plants; paperback vg+ isbn 9780797800663 south africa swaziland swazi animals flora african plants swaziland.

7+322 pages, map, photographs, bibliography, Background Notes : based on his letters home the life & times of Charles William Lynn, a Colonial Agricultural Officer in the GOLD COAST 1929-1947, in North Mamprusi, Lynn became friends with Meyer Fortes while the latter was working on his Tallensi study; paperback NEW, MINT isbn 9780755207107 west africa ghana gold coast tamale colonial agricultural officer tallensi charles lynn mamprusi tamale meyer fortes gold coast ghanaian agriculture british african empire.…

4to, 199 pages, large coloured folding map, list of directors, plates (some coloured) : "Permanent Way" man writes this lavish company history examing the growth of the firm, its influence on the neighbourhood and on Kenya in general; hardback, vg almost vg dw (sl frayed to top of spine) east africa kenyan business magadi kenya industry kenyan history kenyan factory Kenya company history.…

12+79 pages, ep maps, photographs : a record of his trip to South Africa, to Port Elizabeth, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Liebig's Ranch, Bulawayo & Victoria Falls, East London from January to October; hardback, simulated leather boards, gilt lettering, vg+ isbn 0620042265 south africa travel port elizabeth east london victoria falls.…

small 8vo, 38pp, line drawings : three children's stories in verse written anonymously but probably by Lois Hatton of Allerton, near Liverpool, pleasant tales; hardback vg SIGNED by Pip Hatton (grandchild and editor).

96pp, photographs, drawings : her autobiography, including early life in Liverpool and sailing round the U.K. and parts of Europe in the Pandora; strong card boards vg in vg dw, SIGNED AUTHOR.

72pp : a private collection of his poems, many set around Oxford and some of World War One; hardback, bright boards, gilt lettering, sl foxing to eps, clear tissue paper dw, almost vg/almost vg SCARCE.

312 pages, map, photographs : her letters and diaries describing their diplomatic and domestic life in South Africa 1959 to 1963, revealing and well crafted; limp covers Fine.

187pp, portrait frontispiece : her diary of their exciting tour by sea, rail, river-boat, motor, giving piano recitals along the way! She writes very well; limp covers Fine travel cape to cairo african travels africa african travel british expatriates africa british administration.

prelims + 249 pages, short bibliography, coloured and b & w photographs, maps : his life as an Agricultural Field Officer in TANGANYIKA from1949 to 1964 posted to Njombe, Iringa, Handeni & Dar; glossy limp covers, vg+ SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY "Terence (Gavaghan). With best wishes, John Ainley, October 2005", loosely inserted is a typed SIGNED letterfrom the author about the book UNIQUE isbn0954094409 east africa tangnayika agriculture british colonial officer tanzania iringa njombe dar es salaam handeni. …

4to, 11+202 pages, line drawings, glossary of Masai words, ep maps : author grew up among the Masai writes historical novel based on a thorough knowledge of their customs and traditions; hardback, vg in sl frayed dw east africa kenya masai customs traditions kenyan tribes sanjan masai ethnography.

328 pages, photographs : autobiography 1950-2000 including his experience as a Colonial Agricultural Officer in Sierra Leone & Uganda & lecturing in Mauritius, much on bush life & family experiences; paperback FINE x5 x5 x5 isbn 9780953196517 africa general travel african colonial agricultural officer sierra leone ugand mauritius west africa.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 519pp. 820g. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering in grey panel. FINE in near FINE d/w with sunned spine. Illustrated with 20pp. of b/w photographs plus endpapers in colour, and with map.

12+40 page booklet, photographs, drawings, coloured plates, CD-ROM in rear pocket : guide to and history of The Old Slave Lodge in Cape Town, with CD-ROM (and instructions for use); glossy colour-illustrated wraps FINE south africa african slavery slave trade cape town old slave lodge.