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The Dark Kingdoms
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New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1975. Subtitled, "The Impact of White Civilization on Three Great African Monarchies". 194 pp. Black boards with bright gilt title on spine. Very minor right lean to book. Light edgewear with bumping on corners and spine ends. Upper corner of front free end paper has ".50" in faded ink and title page has embossed seal of previous owner. Dust jacket has chipping on corners and spine ends. Creasing on edges with a few small tears. A few very small spots of rubbing show on the front cover.. ISBN: 0688029582. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AFRICA, AFRICAN HISTORY, CONGO, LESOTHO, DAHOMEY. more information
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War on the Nile: Britain, Egypt and the Sudan 1882-1898
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1986. 190 pp. Large octavo, 7 1/2"W X 9 1/4"H - Trade paperback is tight and clean with minor rubbing & creasing on wraps. Light corner and edge wear.. ISBN: 0713718587. First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. GREAT BRITAIN FOREIGN RELATIONS 19TH. more information
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The Mountain People
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New York, NY: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1972. 309 pp. Trade paperback has light edgewear and moderate rubbin on wrapper. Pages are yellowing. Good reading copy.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AFRICA, AFRICAN TRIBE, ANTHROPOLOGY. more information
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The Flogging of Phinehas McIntosh: A Tale of Colonial Folly and Injustice Bechuanaland 1933
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Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr, 1988. 1st Ed., 1st Ptg. 248 pp. Clean and bright copy with very slight left lean. Corners have some bumping. Dust jacket has minor edgewear.. ISBN: 0300040989. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. GREAT BRITAIN COLONIES AFRICA HISTORY. more information
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The Washing of the Spears, The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Nation
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New York: Touchtone/Simon and Schuster, 1986. Subtitled, "A History of the Rise and Fall of the Zulu Nation under Shaka and Its Fall in the Zulu War of 1879". Crisp and clean copy without interior markings. Very slight fading on the top edge wof the fabric of the spine and very tiny bit of edgewear. Un-clipped dust jacket is bright with slight edgewear including a 1/2" tear on bottom of spine at hinge and slight creasing, rubbing on back.. ISBN: 067163108X. 1st Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ZULUS, ZULU WARRIOR, ZULULAND, BRITISH COLONIALISM, SOUTH AFRICA, WAR , SHAKA. more information
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Days with Albert Schweitzer
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New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1959. Subtitled, "A Lambarene Landscape", book is written by an assistant to Dr. Albert Schweitzer in his humanitarian work in Africa at Lambarene. Franck was an artist as well as a dentist and has 40 drawings which add interest to this tale of an international hero and his selfless life. Book is Ex-Lib with usual markings, stamps and card pocket. It is tight and crisp. Dust jacket is in library plastic which has been taped to the boards of the book.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ALBERT SCHWEITZER, LAMBARENE, AFRICA MISSION, LEPER COLONY, DR. SCHWEITZER. more information
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Warriors and Strangers
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New York: Harper & Row, 1971. EX-LIB copy with usual markings, stamps and card pocket. Dust jacket is in library mylar cover with index number on spine. Crisp copy with a little play in hinges.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AUTOBIOGRAPHY, AFRICA, EAST NOMADIC TRIBES, PERSONAL NARRATIVE. more information
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No Man's Land: The Last of White Africa
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Dutton, 1983. 1st Ed., 1st Ptg. 298 pp. Tight copy with light corner and spine end wear. Front free end paper has very little residue from label - else clean and bright interior. Dust jacket has light wear and light rubbing, especially on rear. Front has a few small ink marks.. ISBN: 0525241965. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AFRICA POLITICS GOVERNMENT POLITICAL SCIENCE. more information
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Warrior, The Legend of Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998. 1st Ed., 3rd Ptg. Biography of British officer and African adventurer. 295 pp. Crisp and clean copy with minor bumping to spine ends. Dust jacket has light creasing with a little wear on corners and spine ends. Spine is sun-faded.. ISBN: 0312182716. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. BIOGRAPHY, ADVENTURE, AFRICA, BRITISH MILITARY. more information
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The Scramble for Africa
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New York, NY: Random House, 1991. Subtitled, "The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912". (738pp.) Slight right lean and top board has very slight cupping. Light bumping on spine ends and corners. Opens to signature at page 100, where there is a small (coffee?) stain. Faint spotting on page edges. Dust jacket has chipping on corners and spine ends. Damp stain on inside of dust jacket spine does not show through to outside. Spotting and rubbing show on light portions and hinges. Weight of book may incur extra shipping charges - to be determined upon order.. ISBN: 0394515765. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AFRICAN HISTORY, AFRICA, COLONIALISM. more information
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The Royal Navy and the Slavers
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New York: Pantheon/Random House, 1969. 248 pp. EX-LIB copy with usual library stamps, markings, card pocket, etc. Dust jacket is in library mylar taped to boards of book. Index number on spine. Book has slight right lean and is slightly shaken. Clean interior. Good reading copy.. 1st Am. Ed., 1st Ptg.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SLAVERY, ROYAL NAVY. more information
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