LAMU REPUBLIC OF KENYA  A study in conservation. Usam Ghaidan.  May 1976. East African Literature Bureau. Based on report presented to the Director of Physical Planning, Ministry of Landsand Settlement and the Director of the National Museums of Kenya. 210mmx295mm. 169 pages. Illustrated. Soft covers. "This book is about a living facet of East African coastal history, the fifteenth century town of Lamu: what it looks like, why it looks the way it does, how it is adapting to modern pressures and what to do to guide the changes generated by these pressures". Some brown spotting (foxing) to page edges. Slight wear to corners and spine. Otherwise good condition.