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EXPOSITION: ART SENEGALAIS D'AUJOURD'HUI
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1974
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- Paperback
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€47.36
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Paris: Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 1974 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 87 pages, beautifully illustrated art exposition catalogue from the artists of the West African nation of Senegal. Foxing on the endpapers.. Item Price
€47.36
GREAT MOTHER FOREST
by Attilio Gatti
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1937
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- Hardcover
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Hollis Center, Maine, USA
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€14.21
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Very nice copy of this illustrated, 335 pages of observations of the author's in the Belgian Congo.. Item Price
€14.21
Dr. Schweitzer of Lambarene
by Cousins, Norman
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
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- First Edition
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- 1960
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- Hardcover
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Hollis Center, Maine, USA
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€7.34
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NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1960 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Story of the great missionary doctor, illustrated with many photographs. Dust jacket has a vinyl-type covering affixed to it, and this covering is faded and soiled.. Item Price
€7.34
Arab Politics: The Search for Legitimacy
by Michael C. Hudson
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1977
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- Hardcover
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- 9780300020434
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New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1977 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. A "systematic comparative analysis of political behavior throughout the entire Arab world, from Morocco to Kuwait". 434 pages.. Item Price
€7.34
The Politics of Social Change in the Middle East and North Africa
by Manfred Halpern
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
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- 1963
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- Paperback
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Hollis Center, Maine, USA
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€14.16
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Santa Monica, CA: The Rand Corporation, 1963 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. September 1963, R-417-PR - a report prepared for United States Air Force Project Rand. 431 pages, fold-out map. Inked over name on front cover, exterior fading.. Item Price
€14.16
Special Warfare Area Handbook for Guinea
by Special Operations Research Office; George L. Harris, Chairman
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- Used - Very Good
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- Limited First Edition
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- 1961
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- Paperback
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Hollis Center, Maine, USA
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€104.19
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Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1961 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Limited First Edition. Copy number 191 of 2000 copies. Prepared by the Foreign Areas Studies Division. "Presents sociological, economic, political, and military background information essential to the understanding of the likes, dislikes, attitudes, and human strengths and weaknesses of the target group." 534 pages. … Read more about this item Item Price
€104.19
New African Literature and the Arts, Volume I - SIGNED
by Edited by Joseph Okpaku
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1970
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- Hardcover
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Hollis Center, Maine, USA
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€23.69
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1970 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. DATED, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. DATED, INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the Editor on the flyleaf. Includes essays, poetry, short stories, and writings on drama and films, music and dance, and art. 359 pages; includes biographical sketches of the authors.. Item Price
€23.69
Black Review 1974/75
by Thoko Mbanjwa, Editor
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1975
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- Paperback
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- 9780869860410
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Hollis Center, Maine, USA
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€47.31
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South Africa: Black Community Programmes, 1975 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. Writings about the black experiences of the mid-1970's in South Africa - government created political bodies, arrests and detentions, political trials, black organisations, black consciousness, education for blacks, black labour, sport, arts and entertainment, and Namibia. Minor wear, some rub marks, inked name on flyleaf. Item Price
€47.31
David Livingstone and the Victorian Encounter with Africa
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1996
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- Hardcover
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- 9781855141773
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Hollis Center, Maine, USA
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€18.94
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London: National Portrait Gallery, 1996 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Beautifully illustrated "new account of the life and times of this celebrated Victorian, from his humble birth and childhood in Lanarkshire to his remarkable journeys across the African continent".. Item Price
€18.94
Kidnapped - REVIEW COPY
by Dortzbach, Karl and Debbie
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- Used - Very Good +
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- Very Good
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- Review Copy
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- 1975
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- Hardcover
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- 9780060619756
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Hollis Center, Maine, USA
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€9.42
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NY: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1975 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. Review Copy. REVIEW COPY of this compelling real life story of the kidnapping of a pregnant American missionary nurse by the Eritrean Liberation Front in Ethiopia in 1974. Written by the nurse herself and her husband - packed with emotion, personal struggle, and faith. Illustrated. Minor… Read more about this item Item Price
€9.42
The Historical Monuments of South Africa
by Oberholster, J. J.
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1972
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- Hardcover
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- 9780620001922
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Hollis Center, Maine, USA
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€34.57
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Cape Town, South Africa: The Rembrandt van Rijn Foundation for Culture, 1972 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. Coffee-table style, well illustrated "picture of more than 370 historical monuments throughout the Republic". 354 pages. Slight musty odor.. Item Price
€34.57
The Life and Times of the Right Honourable Cecil John Rhodes, 1853-1902 - Volume II (2)
by Michell, The Honourable Sir Lewis
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- First Edition
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- 1910
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- Hardcover
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Hollis Center, Maine, USA
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€7.53
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New York and London: Mitchell Kennerley, 1910 Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Volume Ii of this biography of Cecil John Rhosde - the 19th century British mining magnate, and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. An ardent believer in British imperialism, Rhodes and his British South Africa Company founded… Read more about this item Item Price
€7.53
The Moon to Play With - A Novel of Africa
by Wiles, John
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First American Edition
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- 1955
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- Hardcover
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Hollis Center, Maine, USA
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€8.53
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NY: The John Day Co., 1955 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. "The heart-rending story of loyal, good-humored Pinto, a South African Negro youth engulfed by white civilization." 247 pages. Top inside flap of dust jacket has the corner clipped.. Item Price
€8.53
In Darkest Africa; or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria (In Two Volumes)
by Henry M. Stanley
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- 1890
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- Hardcover
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€28.37
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890 Book. Good. Hardcover. Two volume set. Lacks rear pocket maps. Musty smell, rub marks, scuffs and edge wear. Slightly cocked bindings.. Item Price
€28.37
In Darkest Africa; or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria, Vol. II
by Henry M. Stanley
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- 1891
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- Hardcover
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891 Book. Good. Hardcover. "With two steel engravings, and one hundred and fifty illustrations and maps." Volume 2 only. Rear pocket map has wear and chips on folds and corners. Normal to moderate book wear.. Item Price
€28.37
Lake Ngami; or, Explorations and Discoveries during Four Years' Wanderings in the Wilds of South Western Africa
by Andersson, Charles John
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- First English Edition
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- 1857
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- Hardcover
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Hollis Center, Maine, USA
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€52.10
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New York and London: Dix, Edwards & Co. / Hurst & Blackett, 1857 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First English Edition. Mid-19th century "narrative of explorations and discoveries in the wilds of the Southwestern part of Africa" during two expeditions between 1850 and 1854. The expeditions were in the countries of Damaras (Namibia), the area of the Ovambo peoples,… Read more about this item Item Price
€52.10
The Economics of African Development
by Kamarck, Andrew M.
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- Used - Good
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- Paperback Edition
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- 1971
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- Paperback
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€7.34
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NY, Washington, London: Praeger Publishers, 1971 Book. Good. Soft cover. Paperback Edition. Cover has edge-curling and a small tear on the rear cover. "Authoritative study which deals with virtually every factor bearing on the economic well-being of the African nations.". . Item Price
€7.34
Africa Yesterday and Today
by Clark D. Moore and Ann Dunbar (Editors)
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- Used - Good
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- Paperback Edition
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- 1968
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- Paperback
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NY: Bantam Books, 1968 Book. Good. Soft cover. Paperback Edition. Pages are age-toned; minor wear. "The turbulent story of a continent and its people", with over 75 selections by world-renowned authorities and African leaders.. Item Price
€7.34
A History of Postwar Africa
by Hatch, John
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- Paperback Edition
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- 1965
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- Paperback
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- 9781125378861
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Hollis Center, Maine, USA
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NY and Washington, DC: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1965 Book. Very Good -. Soft cover. Paperback Edition. Cover has light rubmarks. The story of the African continent in the Post World War II period, a period of political revolution following the cessation of European imperialism. 432 pages.. Item Price
€7.34
Prinsloo of Prinsloosdorp: A Tale of Transvaal Officialdom
by Erasmus, Sarel
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- Used - Fair
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- 1899
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- Paperback
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€21.73
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London and South Africa: H. MacLeav, 1899 Book. Fair. Soft cover. "Being incidents in the life of a Transvaal official, as told by his son-in-law". From the South African Series. Cover has significant foxing, light wear, previous owner's name on top of front cover; pages are lightly age-toned.. Item Price
€21.73
