Two books on Kenya: An African Sketchbook; Kenya Camera Studies

AN AFRICAN SKETCHBOOK: Ray Nestor travelled to Kenya to work as a surveyor two years before the First World War began. He returned to Kenya after enlisting and being seriously injured in the first Battle of the Somme. 111 pages detailed text and delightful book, illustrated by the author. Dustcover is not clipped, small closed tears at head of spine front and back hinge has caused a bit of curling of the top edges. KENYA CAMERA STUDIES: Mustard colour softcover wraps are rubbed and edges frittered. Map to inside of wraps. BEP heavily nibbled. Slip tipped in at fep denoting that 12 pages have been withdrawn from circulation. Stubs remain bound in where these pages have been removed, and hence pagination is not consecutive. xvi pp of preliminary text followed by 128pp of monochrome plates (less 12 as stated above).