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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THE NO 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY Alexander McCall Smith - Botswana Fiction See photos & details
THE NO 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY Alexander McCall Smith - Botswana Fiction
The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency is the first of a hugely popular series of books set in Botswana, Africa.
Price: AUD $7.00
THE RAINBIRD A Central African Journey by Jan Brokken (Gabon - Africa) See photos & details
THE RAINBIRD A Central African Journey by Jan Brokken (Gabon - Africa)
A travelogue of the author's journeys in the jungles of Gabon, Africa.
Price: AUD $9.00
THE REMARKABLE EXPEDITION Olivia Manning - The Story of Stanley's Rescue of Emin Pasha from Equitorial Africa See photos & details
THE REMARKABLE EXPEDITION Olivia Manning - The Story of Stanley's Rescue of Emin Pasha from Equitorial Africa
The Remarkable Expedition is 'a vivid and entertaining account of the extraordinary events involved in the rescue by Stanley of Emin Pasha, Governor of Equatoria, a remote province on the upper reaches of the White Nile cut off from the rest of the world as a result of the Mahdi rising in Sudan.

Price: AUD $9.00
THE RIVER AT THE CENTRE OF THE WORLD A Journey Up the Yangtze and Back in Chinese Time by Simon Winchester See photos & details
THE RIVER AT THE CENTRE OF THE WORLD A Journey Up the Yangtze and Back in Chinese Time by Simon Winchester
A hard to find China travelogue, looks like a great read. This is a used travel book in average condition: has been read a few times; pages are browning with age; creased corners; a bit rough but perfectly readable, scarce 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
THE SPIDER'S HOUSE Paul Bowles (Morocco Africa) See photos & details
THE SPIDER'S HOUSE Paul Bowles (Morocco Africa)
THE SPIDER'S HOUSE: Paul Bowles' classic novel set in Morocco.
Price: AUD $8.00
THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM by Olive Schreiner, edited by Patricia O'Neill See photos & details
THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM by Olive Schreiner, edited by Patricia O'Neill
The Story of an African Farm is a classic novel about European settlers in South Africa before the Boer Wars.
Price: AUD $8.00
THE SUNJATA STORY Translated by Gordon Innes & Bakari Sidibe See photos & details
THE SUNJATA STORY Translated by Gordon Innes & Bakari Sidibe
A scarce African classic fable.
Price: AUD $7.00
THE VICEROY OF OUIDAH by Bruce Chatwin See photos & details
THE VICEROY OF OUIDAH by Bruce Chatwin
A classic novel by the legendary travel writer. Book is in good, aging condition: pages are browning with age, light reading wear. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!
Price: AUD $8.00
THE WEEKENDERS Travels in the Heart of Africa - Travel Anthology Including Irvine Welsh, Alex Garland, Tony Hawks See photos & details
THE WEEKENDERS Travels in the Heart of Africa - Travel Anthology Including Irvine Welsh, Alex Garland, Tony Hawks
The Weekenders is an anthology of African travel writing, includes some great authors: Alex Garland, WF Deedes, Tony Hawks, Irvine Welsh, Victoria Glendinning, Andrew O'Hagan and Giles Foden.
Price: AUD $8.00
THE WHITE MASAI Corinne Hofmann (Kenya - Africa) See photos & details
THE WHITE MASAI Corinne Hofmann (Kenya - Africa)
A very popular memoir by a European lady who fell in love with a Masai warrior in Kenya, Africa.
Price: AUD $8.00
THE WILDLIFE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA Vincent Carruthers - A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region (Namibia Botswana South Africa Zimbabwe Mozambique Swaziland Lesotho) See photos & details
THE WILDLIFE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA Vincent Carruthers - A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region (Namibia Botswana South Africa Zimbabwe Mozambique Swaziland Lesotho)
The Wildlife of Southern Africa is a scarce flora and fauna field guide put together by well-known envrionmentalist, Vincent Carruthers.
Price: AUD $20.00
TILL THE SUN GROWS COLD Maggie McCune - A Mother's Compelling Memoir of the Life of Her Daughter (Sudan Africa India) See photos & details
TILL THE SUN GROWS COLD Maggie McCune - A Mother's Compelling Memoir of the Life of Her Daughter (Sudan Africa India)
Till the Sun Grows Cold is the biography of Emma McCune, and aid worker who married a Sudanese war lord, survived the civil war and was killed in a car accident later in Nairobi. Also the subject of the book Emma's War.
Price: AUD $8.00
TO THE HEART OF THE NILE Pat Shipman - Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa See photos & details
TO THE HEART OF THE NILE Pat Shipman - Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa
TO THE HEART OF THE NILE : the extraordinary true story of the unforgettable female adventurer Florence Baker.
Price: AUD $8.00
TOUCHING THE MOON by John Preston See photos & details
TOUCHING THE MOON by John Preston
The author visits the Mountains of the Moon between Uganda and Zaire. Book is in good condition. Pages are clean and tanning with age. Light wear and some creasing to cover. See photos for cover blurb, sample page and condition.
Price: AUD $10.00
TOWARDS ASMARA Thomas Keneally - An African Novel (Eritrea Ethiopia Africa) See photos & details
TOWARDS ASMARA Thomas Keneally - An African Novel (Eritrea Ethiopia Africa)
Towards Asmara is Thomas Keneally's novel (fiction) from 1980 that draws attention to the long-running Eritrean struggle for independence from Soviet-back Ethiopia.
Price: AUD $7.00
TRAVELS WITH PEGASUS Christina Dodwell - A Microlight Journey Across West Africa See photos & details
TRAVELS WITH PEGASUS Christina Dodwell - A Microlight Journey Across West Africa
TRAVELS WITH PEGASUS is an account of Christina Dodwell's journey by tiny teeny plane from the Cameroun rain forest via the Saraha and Tombouctou.
Price: AUD $9.00
UNBOWED Wangari Maathai - One Woman's Story See photos & details
UNBOWED Wangari Maathai - One Woman's Story
A great read for anybody into Kenya.
Price: AUD $10.00
UNDAUNTED Ethnee Holmes a Court - An Autobiography (South Africa Zimbabwe Botswana) -- Hardcover First Edition See photos & details
UNDAUNTED Ethnee Holmes a Court - An Autobiography (South Africa Zimbabwe Botswana) -- Hardcover First Edition
Undaunted is a scarce and popular memoir of Ethnee Holmes a Court, including her early years in South Africa, Rhodesia and Botswana.
Price: AUD $10.00
UNDER AFRICAN SKIES Jo and Gareth Morgan's Epic Ride from Cape Town to London (Africa, Europe) See photos & details
UNDER AFRICAN SKIES Jo and Gareth Morgan's Epic Ride from Cape Town to London (Africa, Europe)
UNDER AFRICAN SKIES: Jo and Gareth Morgan and team's epic motorbike ride.
Price: AUD $20.00
UNDER MY SKIN Doris Lessing See photos & details
UNDER MY SKIN Doris Lessing
The first volume of Doris Lessing's autobiography starting with her childhood in Rhodesia \ Zimbabwe.
Price: AUD $7.00
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