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Africa Today and Tomorrow. An Outline of Basic Facts and Major Problems
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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.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$22.00
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Africa: The Politics of Independence
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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.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$9.00
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Africa and the Islands
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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.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$22.00
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African Textiles: Looms, Weaving, and Design
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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.
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$30.00
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Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful
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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.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$12.00
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Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful
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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.
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$22.00
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Ambiguous Africa: Cultures in Collision
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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.
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$18.00
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An American Visitor
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. 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. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$50.00
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Anti-Apartheid Reader : South Africa and the Struggle Against White Racist Rule
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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.
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$22.00
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Ants Will Not Eat Your Fingers: A Selection of Traditional African Poems
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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. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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$22.00
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The Art of Africa : The Art of the Negro Peoples
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New York: Crown Publishers, 1960. New York: Crown, 1960. First edition, stated. 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.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7&
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$30.00
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Black Nomad: The Story of Adamu Dogon Yaro, messenger to West Africa's Fulani
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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.
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$55.00
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The Bush Rebels: A Personal Account of Black Revolt in Africa
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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1972. 8vo. 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. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾&qu
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$26.00
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Congorilla, Adventures with Pygmies and Gorillas in Africa
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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.
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$22.00
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Cry Amandla!: South African Women and the Question of Power
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Africana Pub, 1984. New York: Africana, 1984. First edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 252 pp. A study of South African women on the eve of revolution in South Africa. Previous owner name. Light wear to dust jacket at extremities. Very good in very good dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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$29.00
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Die natürlichen Faktoren der tropischen Agrikultur
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Leipzig: Verlag von Duncker & Humblot, 1892. First edition. Quarter calf over marble boards. 440 pp. IN GERMAN. Volume I of Handbuch der Tropischen Agrikultur für die deutschen Kolonieen in Afrika auf wissenschaftlicher und praktischer Grundlage. Rubbing to corners, little chip on spine label. Solid book, clean internals, very good.. First Edition. Quarter Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$165.00
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A Difficult Road: The Transition to Socialism in Mozambique
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Monthly Review Press, 1985. New York: Monthly Review Press, 1985. First edition. 8vo. Trade paperback, 420 pp. Light soiling to covers, else appears new, unread. Very good condition.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.
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$22.00
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Dreaming Jungles
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 1987. New York: Knopf, 1987. First American edition. 12mo. Wrappers. New book, stated First English Language Edition, in wrappers. A major new novel by one of France's most important young writers, Dreaming Jungles is the story of an arrogant young scientist who travels to Africa in 1913 to study chimpanzees, but learns far more about the savagery of nature and his own passions.. First American Edition. Wrappers. As New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7
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East African Childhood: Three Versions
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Nairobi: Oxford, 1967. Nairobi: Oxford, 1967. SIGNED/INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on half-title. 8vo. Trade paperback, 139 pp. Light shelfwear, binding seems a little stiff. Good.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$25.00
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Efe Pygmies : Song of the Rainforest
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated, 1999. First edition, 192 pp. More than 150 color photographs and an introductory essay recount William Wheeler's visits with the Efe, a tribe of pygmies in the Ituri rain forest of the Congo who, by virtue of their remote location, are the world's oldest pure-blooded ethnic group. Preparing for hunts, playing musical instruments, caring for the children of the tribe, and laughing, these images are more like portraiture than docu
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$159.00
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