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Europe's Discovery of South Africa

by Welch, the Rev. Sidney R.

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Presumed First.
Published
1935
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Hardcover
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Cape Town, South Africa: Juta & Co. Ltd, 1935 365 pp. text is clean, tight and unmarked. Green cloth boards with gold-stamped titles along spine are clean and intact.. Presumed First.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The legacy of Ladysmith: A novel

The legacy of Ladysmith: A novel

by Crane, John Kenny

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1986
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780671605865
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Linden Press/Simon & Schuster, 1986 398 pp. Novel weaves a family's memory of Ladysmith with a biographer's efforts to uncover the truth. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Publisher's remainder stamp on bottom page edges. DJ is bright and undamaged.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Spiritism in Ghana   A Study in Religious Movements  AAR Studies in Religion 21
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Spiritism in Ghana A Study in Religious Movements AAR Studies in Religion 21

by Wyllie, Robert W.

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Used - Good
Published
1980
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Paperback
ISBN
9781574671889
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Scholars Press, 1980 139 pp. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Covers are intact but a little rubbed.. Trade Paperback. Good.
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Dried Millet Breaking Time, Words, and Song in the Woi Epic of the Kpelle
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Dried Millet Breaking Time, Words, and Song in the Woi Epic of the Kpelle

by Stone, Ruth M.

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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1988
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780253318183
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Indiana University Press, 1988 xvi,150 pp. From the Kpelle people of central Liberia. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Brown cloth boards are bright and intact.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Screams Fromm a Strangled Soul

Screams Fromm a Strangled Soul

by Mwagiru, Makumi

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Published
1980
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Hardcover
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Nairobi: Kenya Literature Bureau, 1980 85 pp. Poetry from Makumi Mwagiru, who is more usually known as a scholar and diplomat. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Red paper covers are clean and intact, rubbed along spine.. Stapled Soft Cover. Good.
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Goldgewichte Aus Ghana
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Goldgewichte Aus Ghana

by Menzel, Brigitte

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Paperback
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Museum Fur Volkerkunde This is a zeroxed copy of the original book complte , spiral-bound and very professionally prepared. by one member of the International Society of Antique Scale Collectors for another who shared an interest in Ashanti weights.. Landscape Format Softcover. Good. 15" x 8".
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Stories From Zulu History  Izindaba Zakwazulu. (signed)
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Stories From Zulu History Izindaba Zakwazulu. (signed)

by Ridgway, Viola

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Published
1946
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Paperback
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Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: Shuter and Shooter, 1946 105 pp with B&W line drawings in text. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Dedication by author dated 1955 on half-title page. Blue paper covers are intact with light fraying at the spine, some fading and soil.. Dedicated By Author. Softcover. Good. 5" x 7".
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An African Experience: Wildlife Art and Adventure in Kenya
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An African Experience: Wildlife Art and Adventure in Kenya

by Combe, Simon

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Published
1994
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781853101243
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Greenwich Pr Ltd, 1994 142 pp. with color illustrations on every page. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. DJ is bright and undamaged.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 10" s 12.5".
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An African Experience: Wildlife Art and Adventure in Kenya

by Simon Combes

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Used - Fine
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Near Fine
Published
1994
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781853101243
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London: Greenwich Pr Ltd, 1994 143 pp with color photography, color illustrations and B&W sketches throughout.. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 10x 13".
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Treasures of Ancient Nigeria
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Treasures of Ancient Nigeria

by Eyo, Epko and Frank Willett

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Edition
Ist Edition
Published
1980
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Hardcover
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1980 13, 161 pp. with numerous b/w and full color plates. Textured beige cardstock endpapers - mint. Text and plates are clean, tight, bright, unmarked and unused. Red cancellation mark across top of pages. Dark blue cloth-bound boards with gold stamping on spine are clean and tight with slightly sunned top corner. Grey DJ with full-color… Read more about this item
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African Miniatures   Goldweights of the Ashanti
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African Miniatures Goldweights of the Ashanti

by Plass, Margaret Webster

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Used - Good
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Good
Published
1967
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Hardcover
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Frederick A. Praeger, 1967 12,ppof text, followed by 90 B&W plates, followed by 26 pp of text. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Library stamp on title page and front endpapers. DJ is bright and undamaged, now in protective mylar.. Hardcover. Good/Good. Slender 4to.. Ex-Library.
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The Africans

by Lamb, David

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Used - Very Good
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Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1982
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Hardcover
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Random House, 1982 15, 363 pps. plus 2 pieces of related epemera. Front endpaper has previous owner's small stamp and label. Text is clean, tight, bright and unmarked. Yellow-gold paper-covered boards with black cloth spine and metallic gold printing are clean, bright and without damage. Red, glossy DJ with bold, outlined title in brown and yellow is tight, bright and… Read more about this item
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The Blue Nile

by Moorehead, Alan

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Used - Good
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Edition
1st Edition
Published
1962
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Hardcover
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Harper & Row, 1962 308 pps. plus 24 b/w plates on semi-gloss stockand 2 fold-out maps. B/W line illustrations used as chapter headings. Bright yellow endpapers with b/w line illustration - VG; have owner's small stamp. Text clean, tight, bright and unmarked. Blue cloth-covered boards with silver printing show some wear and a splash mark.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.… Read more about this item
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Dr. Schweitzer of Lambarene

by Cousins, Norman

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Used - Good
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Fair
Published
1960
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Hardcover
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Harper & Bros., 1960 254 pp Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Previous owner's name on flyleaf. DJ is intact with considerable edgewear. Now in protective mylar.. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Illus. by Urquhart, Clara.
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Horses Like the Wind and Other Stories of Africa

Horses Like the Wind and Other Stories of Africa

by Morrow, Baker H.

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As New
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Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
2001
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780870816260
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Unniversity Press of Colorado, 2001 11, 102 pps. B/W line illustrations by author throughout. Text clean, tight, bright and unmarked - As New. Yellow boards with gold stamping on spine As New. Light burnt orange DJ with white type and graphic on front cover clean and tight with minor surface wear and closed tear at bottom of spine. In protective… Read more about this item
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History of African Civilization
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History of African Civilization

by Murphy, E. Jefferson

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Used - Good
Edition
1st Paperback Ed.
Published
1974
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Paperback
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Delta/Dell Publishing, 1974 24, 430 pps. includes 10 b/w maps. B/W photographs throughout. Text clean, tight, toned and unmarked - Very Good. Black softcover with white and pale blue type and 4 color illustration is tight and bright but shows some wear. Bac cover quote: "The book comes closer to making a successful shift from the European-white viewpoint with its… Read more about this item
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A Foreigner Looks at British Sudan

by Keun, Odette

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Used - Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1930
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Paperback
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London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1930 56 pages. Deckled on top. Text clean, tight, bright and unmarked. Orange softcover with folds tight and bright with a small area of paper loss near bottom front corner and a closed tear on reverse. Cover split at spine but holding. This booklet was # 20 of a series of "Criterion Miscellany" sold for… Read more about this item
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No Room in the Ark

No Room in the Ark

by Moorehead, Alan

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Used - Good
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Fair
Published
1959
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Hardcover
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Harper & Row, 1959 427 pp with 33 color and B&W plates, maps on endpapers and 2 double truck maps in text.Text is clean, tight and unmarked., orange cloth boards are clean, bumped at extremities. DJ is intact, not price-clipped with some edgewear4. Now in protective mylar,.. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Ashanti to Zulu  African Traditions

Ashanti to Zulu African Traditions

by Musgrove, Margaret

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Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Published
Edition
1st Pied Piper Ed.
Published
1980
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780803703087
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Pied piper/Dial, 1980 Unpaginated. A Dial Book for Young Readers with full-color illustrations on every page with subjects from A to Z. Text cleans, bight, tight and unmarked with some buckling on the lower righthand side. Inside front cover and endpaper have chlid's signature. Illustrated glossy cover shows some wear but is overall clean and bright. A Caldecott medal winner..… Read more about this item
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The South and East African Year Book and Guide for 1928 with Atlas

by Brown, Samler

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Used - Very Good
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Edition
34th Edition
Published
1928
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Hardcover
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London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co., 1928 lv, 923 pp followed by 64 pp of color maps + 130 pp of advertisements.Text is clean, tight and unmarked, toned. Grey cloth boards are clean and intact, bumped at spine ends.. 34th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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