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New York: Vintage, 1961. New York: Vintage, 1961. First edition. 8vo. Trade paperback, 173, v pp. including index. Unread paperback with light shelfwear and spotting to edges of pages. Very good.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. ... more information

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New York: Praeger, 1960. New York: Praeger, 1960. No edition stated. 8vo. Trade paperback, 289 pp. An analysis of the complex forces at work in Africa. Dated, but still germane to understanding the state of the continent today. Corner of back cover bent. Appears to have been little-read, if at all. Very good.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: John Wiley & Son, 1967. New York: Wiley, 1967. Second edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 494 pp. Light spotting to binding, name inside. Dust jacket worn at extremities. Very good in good dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo. ... more information

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New York, NY: Atheneum, 1961. New York, NY, Atheneum, 1961. First American edition. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and lime green lines embossed on spine, gilt lettering on front board, olive green textured endpapers, illustrated throughout, text block upper edge stained pink, 380 pp. This book is at once the story of an unprecedented search and a story of man that has never before been told. It is shocking in that it challenges assumptions of human uniqueness that color every segment of modern thou... more information

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London: Michael Joseph, 1951. London, Michael Joseph, 1951. Reprint. 12mo. Dark red cloth with light blue lettering on spine and front board. A classic C. S. Forester adventure, made into the popular 1951 film of the same name starring Humphrey Bogart he won an Oscar for this role and Katherine Hepburn Oscar-nominated for Best Actress in this role. No dust jacket, except for the front wrap-around flap. Spine is lightly sunned, endpapers foxed, text block lightly tanned but not brittle, clean, appears g... more information

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London: Peter Davies, 1961. First edition. Burgundy cloth binding. 180 pp. Preface by Graham Greene. Never borrowed ex-lib in near-new condition.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Oblong 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. ... more information

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London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1979. 4to. Soft cover. 208 p. Black and white and color photographs. The first comprehensive survey of the design, production, and uses of cloth textiles in African culture. Moderate edgewear. Owner's name. Near fine.. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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New York: Scribner's, 1982. New York: Scribner's, 1982. Reprint. Cloth binding, 271 pp. Paton's second novel on South Africa. Good in very good dustjacket, protected with a library-issued plastic cover.. Reprint. Cloth. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. ... more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1982. New York: Scribner's, 1982. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Cloth binding, 271 pp. Paton's second novel on South Africa. Gift inscription, else new. Near fine in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1969. Cleveland: The World, 1969. First edition in paperback. 8vo. Trade paperback, 275 pp. How modern civilization is clashing with African traditions. Very good.. First Edition in Paperback. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. ... more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. First American edition. 8vo. Cloth. 247 p. On of Cary's great African novels. Fine in near fine dustjacket in mylar cover.. First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, 1989. New York: Grove/Atlantic, 1989. Stated First Evergreen Edition. 8vo. Thick trade paperback, 538 pp. Near fine.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Walker and Company, 1996. New York: Walker, 1996. First edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 127 pp. Ex-university library, apparently never borrowed. Aside from usual library markings, in very good condition. Nice collection, organized by tribe and/or nationality, translated into English.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. ... more information

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New York: Crown Publishers, 1960. 8vo. Cloth. 247 p. Index. Bibliography. Over 60 hand-tipped plates in full color with additional black and white photographs and illustrations. The art of the African tribes people. Part of the Art of the World series. Minor edgewear. Dustjacket has a number of tears along the edges. Near fine in good priceclipped dustjacket in mylar cover.. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1874. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1874. First edition. 4to. Unbound original article, 5 pp. on the relationship between the British and the Ashante. Faint foxing. Very good.. First Edition. Unbound. Very Good. 4to.. ... more information

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Sudan: The Sudan Interior Mission, 1969. Sudan: The Sudan Interior Mission, 1969. First edition. 12mo. Trade paperback, 108 pp. illustrated with black and white drawings. Near fine condition.. First Edition. Wrappers. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Trade Paperback. ... more information

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Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972. First edition. Black cloth binding, 252 pp. Map endpapers. Illustrated with black and white photographs. An American journalist spends time with Guerrillas in Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea. Dustjacket has light shelfwear, a few short closed tears. Fine in very good dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Appleton, 1933. First edition. Frontispiece photograph,180 pp. Ex-library with external label, stampings, pocket. Clean, solid. Good.. First Edition. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. ... more information

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New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam. First edition, third printing. Ex-library with library binding on spine and cloth tape repairs to hinges. 8vo. Cloth binding, 281 pp. 41 illustrations and some period dialogue: Good. Reprint. Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. ... more information

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New York: Random House, 1980. NY: Random House, copyright 1980, no publication date. Reprint. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 969 pp. plus glossary. Map endpapers in color. No dust jacket. Appears unread. Fine.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo. ... more information

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