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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.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$30.00
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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.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$22.00
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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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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.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$18.00
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An American Visitor
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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.
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.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$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.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$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. 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.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$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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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.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$26.00
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Cecil Rhodes
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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.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$22.00
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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.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$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. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$22.00
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Cry, the Beloved Country
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New York: Scribner's, 1948. First edition, later printing. Published in same year as first. 8vo. Cloth binding, 278 pp. A clean solid book with discoloration to the cloth spine, dustjacket is chipped at extremities, but still intact, repaired where possible internally. In protective mylar cover. Good in good dustjacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$22.00
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The Dark Eye in Africa
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New York: Morrow, 1955. New York: Morrow, 1955. First edition. 8vo. Trade paperback, 224 pp. An examination of the racial tensions in Africa from the perspective of the 1950s. Unread paperback, with printing on front cover. Interior unmarked, light soiling and shelf wear to edges. Very good.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$22.00
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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.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$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.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$22.00
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