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The River War: An Account Of The Reconquest Of The Soudan
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The River War: An Account Of The Reconquest Of The Soudan

by Winston Churchill

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Published
1933
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Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1933. Hardback. Good. First cheap edition hardback, 1933, with no jacket. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - purple cloth boards rubbed and slightly faded. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text, plans and maps bright and clear… Read more about this item
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In Relief Of Gordon: Lord Wolseley’s Campaign Journal Of The Khartoum Relief Expedition 1884-1885

In Relief Of Gordon: Lord Wolseley’s Campaign Journal Of The Khartoum Relief Expedition 1884-1885

by Adrian Preston (editor)

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Edition
1st
Published
1967
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Hardback
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Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, 1967. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition hardback, 1967, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket rubbed to edges (now protected); boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text… Read more about this item
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Freedom: Being the Rectorial Address Delivered at St Andrews University on Oct. 17th 1934

Freedom: Being the Rectorial Address Delivered at St Andrews University on Oct. 17th 1934

by J. C. Smuts

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Edition
1st
Published
1934
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Hardback
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Alexander Maclehose & Co., 1934. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition hardback, 1934, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket slightly rubbed and tanned to spine and edges; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or… Read more about this item
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The Fashoda Incident Of 1898: Encounter On The Nile

The Fashoda Incident Of 1898: Encounter On The Nile

by Darrell Bates

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Published
1984
Binding
Hardback
ISBN
9780192117717
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Oxford University Press, 1984. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First English edition hardback, 1984, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket with light crease to upper front edge; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text, maps and… Read more about this item
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The Scramble For Africa 1876-1912

The Scramble For Africa 1876-1912

by Thomas Pakenham

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Very Good
Published
1992
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Hardback
ISBN
9780297811305
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Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1992. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback reprint, 1992, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket slightly faded to spine (now protected); boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - previous owners bookplate to… Read more about this item
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When Smuts Goes: A History Of South Africa From 1952-2010

When Smuts Goes: A History Of South Africa From 1952-2010

by Arthur Keppel-Jones

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Published
1947
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Hardback
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Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1947. Hardback. Fair. Left Book Club hardback edition, 1947, with no jacket. An excellent reading copy in fair-to-good condition with some signs of age, handling and storage - boards generally rubbed and faded with light crease to rear. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - RAF Benson Mess Library hand-written to front endpaper, no other… Read more about this item
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Buller’s Campaign

Buller’s Campaign

by Julian Symons

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Published
1974
Binding
Hardback
ISBN
9780856179976
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White Lion Publishers, 1974. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback reprint, 1974, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket faded to spine and slightly rubbed to edges (now protected); boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions;… Read more about this item
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Karari: The Sudanese Account Of The Battle Of Omdurman

Karari: The Sudanese Account Of The Battle Of Omdurman

by Ismat Hasan Zulfo

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Used - Fine
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Near Fine
Published
1980
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Hardback
ISBN
9780723226772
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Frederick Warne, 1980. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. First English edition hardback translated from the Arabic by Peter Clark, 1980, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine, unread condition in a near-fine dust jacket, slightly faded to spin (now protected). Binding tight and appears almost unopened. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; upper page-ends slightly dust-marked but text and maps bright and clear… Read more about this item
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Mission To Khartum: The Apotheosis Of General Gordon

Mission To Khartum: The Apotheosis Of General Gordon

by John Marlowe

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Published
1969
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Hardback
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The History Book Club, 1969. Hardback. Very Good. First History Book Club edition hardback, 1969, with plastic wraps and no jacket as issued. In overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage. Binding tight and appears almost unread. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; upper page-ends slightly dust marked but text and maps to… Read more about this item
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The Centenary Of Italian Armed  Forces In Libya 1911/1912 And Later, With Particular Reference To Censorship 1915/20

The Centenary Of Italian Armed Forces In Libya 1911/1912 And Later, With Particular Reference To Censorship 1915/20

by David Trapnell

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Published
2011
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Paperback
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Forces Postal History Society, 2011. Paperback. Very Good. Centenary special edition paperback, 2011, in overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - edges a touch rubbed. Stapled binding tight and appears almost unread. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. A4-sized paperback pamphlet (36pp) edited… Read more about this item
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Morocco: Its People And Places
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Morocco: Its People And Places

by Edmondo De Amicis

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Published
1882
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Hardback
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Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, 1882. Hardback. Very Good. Illustrated English edition hardback translated by C. Rollin-Tilton, 1882, in full leather school prize binding with no jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - maroon leather binding with gilt crest to front, the spine with five raised bands and… Read more about this item
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West African Resistance: The Military Response To Colonial Occupation

West African Resistance: The Military Response To Colonial Occupation

by Michael Crowder (editor)

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Used - Very Good
Published
1978
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Paperback
ISBN
9780091340315
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Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers), Ltd, 1978. Paperback. Very Good. New edition paperback with minor emendations and additions in the Hutchinson University Library For Africa series, 1978, in overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - covers a touch rubbed. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions;… Read more about this item
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Call Of The Jungle
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Call Of The Jungle

by H. C. Engert

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Used - Good
Edition
1st
Published
1957
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Hardback
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Robert Hale Limited, 1957. 1st. Hardback. Good. First edition hardback, 1957, with no jacket. In overall good used condition with some minor signs of age, handling and storage - boards rubbed to edges, spine a touch tanned and trace of old sticker to lower front cover. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions… Read more about this item
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Temples, Tombs And Heiroglyphs: The Story Of Egyptology

Temples, Tombs And Heiroglyphs: The Story Of Egyptology

by Barbara Mertz

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Published
1978
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Hardback
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Book Club Associates, 1978. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. BCA hardback edition in association with Victor Gollancz, 1978, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket rubbed to edges and spine a touch faded (now protected); boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read.… Read more about this item
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Round Africa: Being Some Account Of The Peoples and Places Of The Dark Continent
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Round Africa: Being Some Account Of The Peoples and Places Of The Dark Continent

by C. Bruce

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Published
1898
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Hardback
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Cassell & Company, Limited, 1898. Hardback. Very Good. Undated twelfth thousand hardback edition, c.1898, with no jacket as issued. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - bevel-edged boards slightly rubbed to edges. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - Harvey Grammar School Prize… Read more about this item
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H. M. Stanley: The African Explorer

H. M. Stanley: The African Explorer

by Arthur Montefiore

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Published
1889
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S. W. Patridge & Co. Ltd, 1889. Hardback. Very Good. Sixth edition hardback in the Popular Missionary & Biography series, 1889, with no jacket as issued. In overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - boards a touch faded to spine. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation… Read more about this item
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The Beach Of Morning: A Walk In West Africa

The Beach Of Morning: A Walk In West Africa

by Stephen Pern

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
1st
Published
1983
Binding
Hardback
ISBN
9780340262368
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Hodder and Stoughton, 1983. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition hardback, 1983, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket a touch rubbed; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text, maps and illustrations bright… Read more about this item
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The Chains Of Heaven: An Ethiopian Romance

The Chains Of Heaven: An Ethiopian Romance

by Philip Marsden

Condition
Used - Fine
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Fine
Published
2005
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Hardback
ISBN
9780007173471
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HarperCollins Publishers, 2005. Hardback. Fine/Fine. Third printing first edition hardback, 2005, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine condition. Binding tight and appears almost unopened. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - small name and address label to front endpaper; text and illustrations in the text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.
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Round Africa; Being Some Account Of The Peoples And Places Of The Dark Continent
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Round Africa; Being Some Account Of The Peoples And Places Of The Dark Continent

by C. Bruce

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Published
1882
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Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, 1882. Hardback. Very Good. First edition hardback in the World In Pictures series, 1882, in full brown leather presentation binding with gilt decoration and tooling to edges and gilt school crest to front, the spine with five raised bands, gilt decoration and black leather gilt title label. In overall very good used condition… Read more about this item
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Invitation To Morocco
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Invitation To Morocco

by Rom Landau

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Used - Very Good
Edition
1st
Published
1950
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Hardback
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Faber and Faber, 1950. 1st. Hardback. Very Good. First edition hardback, 1950, with no jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - green cloth boards a touch rubbed (now protected). Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - small name and address label to… Read more about this item
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