Three boxes of vintage and antiquarian books on Africa from ...

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Three boxes of vintage and antiquarian books on Africa from the collection of Professor Wilks noted Africanist and historian to include: 'Murray's Historical Accounts of Discoveries and Travels in Africa' Volume I & II 1818, 'The Downfall of Prempeh' 1896, 'In the Wilds of Africa' Kingston Library, Oliver, Rowland; 'Sir Harry Johnston and the Scramble for Africa' 1957, 'Love in Black', various editions of 'To Kumassi with Scott', Reading, Joseph H; 'Newest Africa' 1901, Hakluyt Society books, Hutton, Catherine; 'Tour of Africa' Volume III 1821, two volumes of 'Tales from the Outposts', Mccarthy, E.T: 'Incidents in the life of a mining Engineer' and the sequel, 'Life of Sir John Hawley Glover' 1897, Jobson, Richard; 'Golden Trade or a discovery of the river Gambra' 1623 reprinted by E.E Speights & R.H Walpole, 'Kaloolah' 1857, Geil; 'A Yankee in Pigmy Land' 1905, 'Vichy two years of deception', 'A Journal containing the loss of the brig Commerce of Hartford' 1820, 'Fire and Sword in the Sudan', 'A Camera Actress in the wilds of Togoland' 1915, various other books on Togo some foreign language, 'Funeral dirges of the Akan people', 'Fraser of Trinity and Achimota', 'Caravans of the old Sahara' 1933, Mitford, Bertrum; 'The King's Assegai' 1894, Cochelet, Charles; 'The Narrative of the shipwreck of the Sophia' 1822 (missing binding) etc. (3)
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