Bache Eve (3 results)

large 8vo, 286+8 pages, 32 illustrations, plan : early farming days in KENYA, she was a "New Mayflower" settler and writes of Eldoret and very very well about daily life in British East Africa; hardback, backstrip missing, boards detaching, ex Boots library, one plate frayed to edges, a POOR copy but complete & the textblock is tight, SCARCE, priced accordingly east africa kenya white settlers eldoret british east africa Kenya settlers Eldoret memoirs.…

First Edition. 8vo., dark blue clothbound hardback gilt; 286pp, with 32 black and white plate plus 2 text illustrations, 8pp publisher's list at end. No previous owner inscriptions or annotation. Foxing to edges and throughout, edgewear and a few scuffs and marks to boards, splitting of cloth at sides of spine, fraying to ends. A Good, Sound copy overall. (SHELF 9) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. With 32 illustrations.Farming in Kenya by early settlers in the 1920s and 1930. This is a no nonsense account exposing the various hardships such as labour problems, theft, diseases, cattle lifting lions and marauding elephants, leopards that prey on the livestock and dogs, isolation and loneliness and the pleasures during the harvest - all here brilliantly presented. Hailed as one of the best books on the subject. Hardcover, bottom spine lightly chipped. Overall a very good copy of a scarce title.…