Africa

Africa
A fine selection of second-hand travel books from the home of Malawi Gin and the world's most beautiful English accents... Used books from Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. And more!

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BROTHERS TO US Kristin Williamson - The Story of a Remarkable Family's Fight Against Apartheid (South Africa)
BROTHERS TO US: Kristin Williamson tells the story of four white South African brothers who become heavily involved in the struggle against apartheid. [SIGNED!]

Price: AUD $10.00

BUKRA INSHA ALLAH A Look into Sudanese Culture by Ellen Ismail
A scarce and interesting primer on Sudanese culture. Book is in good condition with clean white pages, light reading wear to corners. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $9.00

BWANA GAME George Adamson - The Life Story of George Adamson (Africa)
BWANA GAME: an autobiography of the African lion conservationist, best known from Born Free. A scarce hardcover first edition.

Price: AUD $10.00

CAIRO: How to See It Alexander R. Cury - Vintage 1941 Travel Guide Booklet (Egypt)
CAIRO: a lovely little pocket sized guide book dated 1941, first published in 1919. Measures 14.5 x 10cms, 54 grams, light card cover.

Price: AUD $12.00

DARK STAR SAFARI Paul Theroux - Overland from Cairo to Cape Town
A great African travel memoir by a legendary travel writer.

Price: AUD $8.00

DARK STAR SAFARI Paul Theroux - Overland from Capetown to Cairo
Dark Star Safari is an African travel classic by legendary travel writer, Paul Theroux.

Price: AUD $6.00

DEAD AID Dambisa Moyo - Why aid is not working and how there is another way for Africa
DEAD AID:In the modern globalized economy, simply handing out more money, however well intentioned, will not help the poorest nations achieve sustainable long-term growth. This title analyses the history of economic development over years and shows how aid crowds out financial and social capital and feeds corruption.

Price: AUD $8.00

DESERT DAWN Waris Dirie - by the author of the world bestselling Desert Flower
In this follow-up to the most excellent Desert Flower, Waris Dirie returns to Somalia.

Price: AUD $7.00

DESERT FLOWER Waris Dirie - The Extraordinary Life of a Desert Nomad (Africa \ Somalia)
DESERT FLOWER is an incredible read. Somalian Waris Dirie tells of her traumatic childhood including female circumsicion before becoming a famous model and spokesperson for women's rights in Africa.

Price: AUD $5.00

DESERT SONGS Western Images of Morocco and Moroccan Images of the West by John Maier
A very hard to find book on Morocco. Book is in good, read condition. Pages are nice and clean and aging lightly. Some wear and creasing to cover. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $12.00

DON'T LOOK BEHIND YOU BUT Peter Allison - Tales From an African Safari Guide (Africa)
DON'T LOOK BEHIND YOU BUT is Peter Allison's sequel to the most popular Whatever You Do Don't Run. True stories from his time as a safari guide in South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique and Namibia.

Price: AUD $8.00

DRY WATER Diving Headfirst into Africa by Tammie Matson
A very popular book: the Australian author works in safari parks in Zimbabwe and Etosha National Park in Namibia. This book is quite hard to find. This is a used travel book in good condition: clean with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD $12.00

ELECTIONS AND ERECTIONS Pieter-Dirk Uys - A Memoir of Fear and Fun
A scarce South Africa autobiography, author Pieter-Dirk Uys is an activist, entertainer and drag queen.

Price: AUD $20.00

EOTHEN A.W. Kinglake - (Middle East - Syria Palestine Egypt)
A scarce travel classic, the English author travels to the 'East', Syria, Palestine and Egpyt, around 1834.

Price: AUD $8.00

ESPRIT DE BATTUTA Pamela Watson - Alone Across Africa on a Bicycle
A scarce African cycling travel book.

Price: AUD $12.00

FINDING MR MANDINI by Jonathon Morgan and the Great African Spider Writers
A very hard to find and interesting looking book from South Africa. This is a used book in fair condition: pages are browning with age; cover is worn and creased; mild corner curls; looks rough but perfectly readable, rare and cheap. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD $5.00

FRENCH LESSONS IN AFRICA Peter Biddlecombe - Travels With My Briefcase Through French Africa
Author Peter Biddlecombe has travelled French Africa for over 10 years on business and is well versed in African affairs. French Lessons in Africa is his first book about it.

Price: AUD $9.00

GOING HOME Doris Lessing
A classic on Africa.

Price: AUD $5.00

HEART OF DARFUR Lisa French Blaker (Sudan Africa)
HEART OF DARFUR: Lisa French Blaker's nine month stint as a nurse in Sudan.

Price: AUD $8.00

IN THE COUNTRY OF MEN Hisham Matar
A novel (fiction) based in Tripoli, Libya.

Price: AUD $6.00