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  • SAY YOU'RE ONE OF THEM. by Akpan, Uwem.
    Akpan, Uwem.
    SAY YOU'RE ONE OF THEM.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2008). First edition - Nigerian author's prize winning first book - a collection of five short stories, each set in a different country in Africa, and each a testament to the incredible resilience of children. From a family living in a makeshift shanty in urban Kenya in "Ex-Mas Feast" to a a Rwandan girl who relates her family's struggles to maintain a facade of normalcy amid unspeakable acts, and a young brother and sister coping with their uncle's attempt to sell them into slavery, the toll of poverty and religious conflict becomes clear. Louise Erdrich called this book "A beautiful, bitter, compelling read. The savagely strange juxtapositions in these stories are grounded by…

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    New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2008). First edition - Nigerian author's prize winning first book - a collection of five short stories, each set in a different country in Africa, and each a testament to the incredible resilience of children. From a family living in a makeshift shanty in urban Kenya in "Ex-Mas Feast" to a a Rwandan girl who relates her family's struggles to maintain a facade of normalcy amid unspeakable acts, and a young brother and sister coping with their uncle's attempt to sell them into slavery, the toll of poverty and religious conflict becomes clear. Louise Erdrich called this book "A beautiful, bitter, compelling read. The savagely strange juxtapositions in these stories are grounded by the loving relationships between brothers and sisters forced to survive in a world of dreamlike horror. Open the book at any page, as in divination, and a stunning sentence will leap out. Newspaper facts are molded by Akpan's sure touch into fictional works of great power." Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book (Africa Region) 2009 and PEN/Beyond Margins Award 2009, and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction among other honors. The author has his first novel, second book, coming out in November 2021. Map frontispiece. Includes a conversation with the author. 364 pp.

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    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers with self-flaps. .

    Book ID: 82739
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  • SAY YOU'RE ONE OF THEM. by Akpan, Uwem.
    Akpan, Uwem.
    SAY YOU'RE ONE OF THEM.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2008). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Nigerian author's prize winning first book - a collection of five short stories, each set in a different country in Africa, and each a testament to the incredible resilience of children. From a family living in a makeshift shanty in urban Kenya in "Ex-Mas Feast" to a a Rwandan girl who relates her family's struggles to maintain a facade of normalcy amid unspeakable acts, and a young brother and sister coping with their uncle's attempt to sell them into slavery, the toll of poverty and religious conflict becomes clear. Louise Erdrich called this book "A beautiful, bitter, compelling read. The savagely strange juxtapositions in these stories are…

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    New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2008). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Nigerian author's prize winning first book - a collection of five short stories, each set in a different country in Africa, and each a testament to the incredible resilience of children. From a family living in a makeshift shanty in urban Kenya in "Ex-Mas Feast" to a a Rwandan girl who relates her family's struggles to maintain a facade of normalcy amid unspeakable acts, and a young brother and sister coping with their uncle's attempt to sell them into slavery, the toll of poverty and religious conflict becomes clear. Louise Erdrich called this book "A beautiful, bitter, compelling read. The savagely strange juxtapositions in these stories are grounded by the loving relationships between brothers and sisters forced to survive in a world of dreamlike horror. Open the book at any page, as in divination, and a stunning sentence will leap out. Newspaper facts are molded by Akpan's sure touch into fictional works of great power." SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book (Africa Region) 2009 and PEN/Beyond Margins Award 2009, and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction among other honors. The author's first novel, "New York, My Village", was published in November 2021 to excellent reviews. Map frontispiece. 358 pp. ISBN: 978-0316113786.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 82738
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  • THE BRIGHTEST SUN. by Benson, Adrienne.
    Benson, Adrienne.
    THE BRIGHTEST SUN.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Park Row Books, (2018). SIGNED first edition - The author's first novel. Set in Kenya in the 1990s, this follows three women and the connections between them - one is an American anthropologist who has just given birth to her first child, the second is a lonely expat wife, and the third is a Maasai woman who is unable to bear children of her own. SIGNED on the title page. 323 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 73008
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  • IN THE SHADOWS OF THE MORNING: Essays on Wild Lands, Wild Waters, and a Few Untamed People. by Caputo, Philip.
    Caputo, Philip.
    IN THE SHADOWS OF THE MORNING: Essays on Wild Lands, Wild Waters, and a Few Untamed People.

    Edition: First thus- signed hardcover edition.

    Guileford, Connecticut: Lyons Press, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of essays by this Pulitzer Prize winning author on nature, travel and adventure, from Alaska to Cuba, from the Khyber Pass to Kenya in Africa, originally published in 2004. This is a special reprinted edition, SIGNED by the author on the front free-end paper. 317 pp. ISBN: 978-0762796519.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 80898
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  • DEATH UNDERTOW. by Casley, Dennis.
    Casley, Dennis.
    DEATH UNDERTOW.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second mystery featuring Chief Inspector James Odhiambo of Kenya, who finds himself investigating a murder on the Cornish coast of England where he was attending a seminar. 199 pp. ISBN: 0-312-136439.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 63069
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  • TALES TOLD NEAR A CROCODILE: Stories from Nyanza. by Harman, Humphrey.
    Harman, Humphrey.
    TALES TOLD NEAR A CROCODILE: Stories from Nyanza.

    Edition: First American edition.

    New York: The Viking Press, (1967). Hardcover first edition - Stories told by the peoples who live near the Northern shore of Lake Nyanza - or Lake Victoria. Illustrated with black and white drawings by George Ford. 185 pp.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in sturdy illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 64019
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  • TRUE AT FIRST LIGHT: A Fictional Memoir. by Hemingway, Ernest.
    Hemingway, Ernest.
    TRUE AT FIRST LIGHT: A Fictional Memoir.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Scribner's, 1999. First edition - Described as the last unpublished manuscript of Hemingway, this was written in 1953 after returning from safari in Kenya. Edited and with an introduction by his son, Patrick Hemingway, who accompanied him on that safari. Cast of characters, Swahili glossary, 315 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 41545
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  • Hughes, John.
    THE NEW FACE OF AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York & London: Longman's, Green & Co., 1961. dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of the African revolutions by a journalist who had been living in and reporting from Africa since 1946. Describes events in the Congo, South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopa and more - and includes information on the African leaders - Kasavubu, Toure, Tshombe, Lumumba, Kenyatta and Nkrumah. Map endpapers. Index. 296 pages.

    Condition: Near fine in a somewhat edgeworn, but overall good, dustjacket.

    Book ID: 16151
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  • THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA: Memories of an African Childhood. by Huxley, Elspeth.
    Huxley, Elspeth.
    THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA: Memories of an African Childhood.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Morrow, (1961, c 1959.) dj. Hardcover - Classic story of growing up on a coffee plantation in Kenya in the early years of the 20th century. Illustrated. 264 pp. Book club brochure laid in stating that this was the selection for September 1961.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 52874
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  • THE AFRICAN POISON MURDERS. by Huxley, Elspeth.
    Huxley, Elspeth.
    THE AFRICAN POISON MURDERS.

    Edition: Reprint.

    New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c. 1939.). Hardcover - Vintage copy of this mystery surrounding the death of a Nazi, set in Kenya on the eve of World War II, featuring Superintendent Vachol. Originally published in Great Britain under the title "Death of an Aryan." Includes a fair amount of information on various arrow poisons. 279 pp.

    Condition: Very good in orange cloth with black lettering.

    Book ID: 56334
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  • THE AFRICAN POISON MURDERS. by Huxley, Elspeth.
    Huxley, Elspeth.
    THE AFRICAN POISON MURDERS.

    Edition: First thus.

    New York: Viking, (1988) dj. Hardcover - Mystery originally published in 1939, a story of the events surrounding the death of a Nazi, set in Kenya on the eve of World War II, featuring Superintendent Vachol. Originally published in Great Britain under the title "Death of an Aryan." Includes a fair amount of information on various arrow poisons. 214 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder line)

    Book ID: 66368
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  • THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA: Memories of an African Childhood. by Huxley, Elspeth.
    Huxley, Elspeth.
    THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA: Memories of an African Childhood.

    Edition: Paperback.

    London: Penguin, (1974). Classic story of growing up on a coffee plantation in Kenya in the early years of the 20th century. Illustrated. 281 pp. ISBN: 0-140018151.

    Condition: Very good (usual toning to the pages)

    Book ID: 79715
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  • THE TRIAL OF JOMO KENYATTA. by [Kenyatta, Jomo] Slater, Montagu
    [Kenyatta, Jomo] Slater, Montagu
    THE TRIAL OF JOMO KENYATTA.

    Edition: First edition.

    London: Secker & Warburg, (1955.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first comprehensive account of the trial of Jomo Kenyatta, a trial which took 5 months in the winter of 1952-53, on charges of being the leader of Kenya's Mau-Mau. Index of incidents. 255 pp.

    Condition: Very good in a near fine dust jacket (the usual rather severe browning to the pages, front endpaper clipped at top) in a dust jacket for the US market with the price in dollars of $4.50.

    Book ID: 48648
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  • THE EMERGENCE OF AFRICAN FICTION. by Larson, Charles R.
    Larson, Charles R.
    THE EMERGENCE OF AFRICAN FICTION.

    Edition: Revised edition.

    Bloomington, IN and London: Indiana University Press, (1972.) dj. Hardcover - Described as the first comprehensive study of the African novel, illustrating what is particularly different about African fiction and showing that the Western literary is irrelevant to the contributions being made by modern African writers - including Chinua Achebe and Amos Tutuola (Nigeria), James Ngugi (Kenya), Peter Abrahams (South Africa), Camara Laye (Guinea) and others. Foreword by Newton P. Stallknecht. Map frontispiece. Notes, selected bibliography, index. 305 pp. ISBN: 0-253-319455.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a near fine dust jacket (peeled spot near bottom of dj spine.)

    Book ID: 42855
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  • THE MIND GAME. by MacDonald, Hector.
    MacDonald, Hector.
    THE MIND GAME.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Ballantine, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel - "Cutting edge science and the logic of game theory combine to form an utterly original novel of suspense." An expert in animal behavior, James Fieldhead wants to test a new device that may offer the key to understanding human emotions. Oxford student Ben Ashurst agrees to participate in the study, at a luxury resort on a pristine beach in Kenya, only to find himself ensnared in layer upon layer of deception. SIGNED on the title page. 360 pp. ISBN: 9780345440228.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 60666
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  • STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING: The Biography of Beryl Markham. by [Markham, Beryl, 1902--1986] Lovell, Mary S.
    [Markham, Beryl, 1902--1986] Lovell, Mary S.
    STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING: The Biography of Beryl Markham.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1987) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first biography of this English-born Kenyan aviator who became Africa's first female thoroughbred trainer and its first female bush pilot. In 1936, she became the first pilot to fly solo from England to North America - against the headwinds. Shortly before her death, Lovell was able to interview Markham, and they become friends.Illustrated with photographs. Notes, bibliography, index. xxiv, 408 pp. ISBN: 0-312010966.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 78730
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  • SOME PERSPECTIVES ON THE MAU MAU MOVEMENT: Kenya Historical Review, Vol. 5 No. 2, 1977 by Ochieng, William R. and Karim K Janmohamed, editors.
    Ochieng, William R. and Karim K Janmohamed, editors.
    SOME PERSPECTIVES ON THE MAU MAU MOVEMENT: Kenya Historical Review, Vol. 5 No. 2, 1977

    Edition: First printing.

    Nairobi: Kenya Literature Bureau, 1977. First edition - A Special Issue of the Kenya Historical Review, Vol. 5 No. 2, 1977 with twelve articles on the topic, and an introduction by Bethwell A. Ogot. Slightly oversized trade paperback. pp 169-403.

    Condition: Very good in green illustrated covers.

    Book ID: 82512
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  • UNDER THE BACKYARD SKY. by Shulman, Neil and Sibley Fleming (illustrations by Stan Mullins.)
    Shulman, Neil and Sibley Fleming (illustrations by Stan Mullins.)
    UNDER THE BACKYARD SKY.

    Edition: First printing.

    Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Story of a young girl who learns something of Masai culture and of how to cure her own lonliness when she goes with her father to Kenya, and he brings back a young girl who needs a heart operation. Beautifully illustrated in full color by Stan Mullins. Inspired by the work of the Heart To Heart Foundation. 30 pp. ISBN: 1-56145-093-6.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 43219
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  • THUNDER CAVE. by Smith, Ronald.
    Smith, Ronald.
    THUNDER CAVE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Hyperion, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Young adult novel - A young boy and a Masai join forces in Kenya as Jake tries to find his father who is researching the elephants there, and the Masai is trying to end the drought - and together they succeed in stopping the poachers who are killing elephants for their tusks. SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the title page. 250 pp.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 64484
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  • THE FIRE NEVER DIES: One Man's Raucous Romp Down the Road of Food, Passion and Adventure. by Sterling, Richard.
    Sterling, Richard.
    THE FIRE NEVER DIES: One Man's Raucous Romp Down the Road of Food, Passion and Adventure.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Berkeley, CA: Traveler's Tales, (2001). SIGNED first edition - A "poignant and hilarious worldwide tour of culinary and romantic adventures" that "exhibits Lowell Thomas Award winner Richard Sterling at his tough and tender best." SIGNED on the dedication page. Prologue, epilogue. x, 286 pp. ISBN: 1-885211708.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 55763
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  • Swiderski, Richard M.
    ELDORET: An African Poetics of Technology.

    Edition: First printing.

    Tucson: University of Arizona Press, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Based on two years of living in the market town of Eldoret, in the highlands of Kenya, this is a look at how Africans 'make do' with both modern and traditional materials, both imported and indigenous, to create a useful technology. An unconventional approach to cultural anthropology and a lively picture of a growing urban area. Illustrated with line drawingsby the author. Bibliography, index. 228 pp. ISBN: 0-8165-14941.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 26823
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