London. Longmans, Green. 1900. Second edition. Folding map, 409pp, appendix, 6 + 32 page publisher's catalogue bound in at rear, prelims foxed, neat signature of a prior owner one prelim, upper cloth trifle flecked in one small place, light shelf wear head and tail of spine, inoffensive stain on front..... More
London. Croom Helm. 1977. 291pp, spine of dustjacket faded, edges and endpapers a trifle foxed, generally very good. Centering on the Muslim pastoral tribes and oasis communities which inhabit southeastern Morocco "this book examines the decades of French conquest as an episode in African, rather than colonial or military history..... More
London. Oxford University Press. 1962. x+ 171pp, indices, good ex-library copy with three cancelled stamps, label laid down front free endpaper, good in dustjacket with minor wear, now protected. This is a bibliography of the Sudan which covers the period 1938-58. It follows the Bibliography of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by..... More
London. Ivor Nicholson & Watson. 1936. First edition. Colour portrait of author, black and white photographic plates, 384pp, dustjacket rubbed, 22 x 15.5cm, title page half-browned, insect damage last leaves, good copy. Autographical account of Clare Sheridan's experience of living with the Arabs, particularly with the women. When referring to..... More
Paris. Éditions du Cerf. 1947. 206pp, browned throughout, extremities worn and creased, covers sunned, a sound paperback copy, text in French. "A well-informed description of the rise and objectives of the movement, by a longtime colonial official who opposes any suggestion of French abdication in North Africa." - Foreign Affairs..... More