Some Letters from Livingstone 1840-1872

Livingstone, David. Edited by David Chamberlin. Some letters from Livingstone, 1840 – 1872; with an introduction by R. Coupland. New York: Negro Universities Press, 1969. xvii+280p., illustrated with facsimiles of letters, map, and several drawings. Sixty-eight letters. Includes list of books about Livingstone and the Arab slave trad. A fine…

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The Black Journey: Across Central Africa with the Citroën expedition

Georges-Marie Haardt. The Black Journey: Across Central Africa with the Citroën Expedition. New York: Negro Universities Press, 1969. 326 pgs Complete with photos and maps. A fine copy in original cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. No dust-jacket, as issued. Famous trans-Africa 1920’s expedition from Algeria to Capetown, in…

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The Great Thirst Land

Gillmore, Parker. The Great Thirst Land: A Ride through Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal and Kalahari Desert. With a Frontispiece. Cassell, Petter & Galpin. London, Paris & New York. (1878). Hardcover. Illustrated with numerous adventurous drawings, including frontis, which shows native thrown high in the air by a charging rhino.…

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