KING SOLOMON'S MINES
First edition, first issue of this enormously influential Lost World work, formative in its genre.
First edition, first issue of this enormously influential Lost World work, formative in its genre.
First edition of Bowles's first short story collection, published without "The Delicate Prey" and "Pages from Cold Point" (both restored in the US edition) to save the fragile sensibilities of English printers and censors.
First edition of Bowles' fourth book and third novel, a political thriller set among the anti-colonial Moroccan independence movement of the 1950s.
First US edition of Dinesen's four-part coda to her classic OUT OF AFRICA, recalling the dreams and memories of her years in Kenya.
Signed special first printing of this story of a talented track runner coming of age during the Rwandan genocide – issued in slipcase as part of the Powell's Books INDIESPENSABLE Series.
Inscribed first edition of Bowles' first collection of short stories and second book, follow-up to his classic THE SHELTERING SKY — with an additional letter signed by Bowles.
Signed, slipcased first edition of Moore's first novel, a historical retelling of Liberia's founding with touches of magic realism, issued as part of the Powell's Books INDIESPENSABLE series.
Beautiful first US edition, review copy with publisher's slip, of this evocative memoir of the author's experiences in Kenya.
First edition of this novel set amid civil war-era Mozambique, chosen as one of the twelve best African books of the 20th century by the panel of African organizations that made the "Africa's 100 Best Books" list.
First printing of Hemingway's travelogue of a hunting expedition in Africa, a great copy with green panel on spine largely unfaded.
First US edition, publisher's review copy of this speculative fiction book about the aftermath of a civil war to end Apartheid, once banned in South Africa – with publisher's review slip and promotional newsletter.
Scarce first edition of Achebe's second novel, set in contemporary Nigeria and following the grandson of Okonkwo, hero of THINGS FALL APART.
True first edition of Gordimer's novel, preceding both the US and UK editions; set in the midst of a near-future revolution, JULY'S PEOPLE was banned in South Africa after publication and remained controversial in later decades.
Rare first Kiswahili translation of "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," sponsored by the Sherlock Holmes Society of Kenya, a scion society of The Bootmakers of Toronto.
First edition of Eggers's novelization of the true story of a Sudanese boy trying to escape his country's violence and political strife.