Africa

NY: Pantheon, 1983 VERY GOOD First Edition Trade Paperback, clean and tight, one crease on front cover, occasional notes in text. 6" by 9", 352 pages. A masterful collection of nearly 100 stories that illuminate a vast and ancient tradition of storytelling across the African continent. Part of the 'Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library' series.. more information

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NY: Harper and Row, 1988 AS-NEW/FINE First Edition, 1st Printing. Appears brand new, no markings, gift quality. Clipped DJ is nearly perfect with no chipping, no tears. 6.25" x 9.5", 244 pages, index. The author spent 6 weeks with a courageous and devoted group of black reporters from the Johannesburg Star. This book focuses on the dilemma of these men and women caught between the militant black community, the police who harass them mercilessly, and their white editors who, fearful of the truth and wary of government disapproval, sometimes refuse to print the stories the reporters risked their lives to get.. Hard Cover. more information

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NY: Penguin Press, 2004 BRAND NEW/BRAND NEW First Edition, 1st Printing. New old stock. No wear, no markings, gift quality. 5.5" x 9.5", 257 pages. - Best-selling memoirist Alexandra Fuller travels with a strangely charismatic Rhodesian war veteran into a modern-day heart of darkness. When Alexandra ("Bo") Fuller was home in Zambia a few years ago, she asked her father about a nearby banana farmer who was known for being a "tough bugger." Her father's response was a warning to steer clear of him; he told Bo: "Curiosity scribbled the cat." Nonetheless, Fuller began her strange friendship with the man she calls K, a white African and veteran of the Rhodesian war. With the same fiercely beautiful prose that won her acclaim for "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight," Fuller recounts her friendship with K. . Hard Cover. more information

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NY: Rand McNally & Co., 1928 VERY GOOD First Edition HC, no DJ. Maroon & black boards with light rubbing at extremities, slight spine fading only. Square & solid, interiors clean & bright. From the collection of the Margaret Johnson Memorial Library, and marked as such on front endpapers only. A very nice copy for collectors.5.25" x 7.25", 456 pages, index, frontispiece, dozens of photos, 17 maps. . Hard Cover. more information

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Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 2003 NEAR-FINE First Edition, 1st Printing of this scarce book, SIGNED by author Dorothy Millar on the title page. 5.5" x 8.5", 134 pages, illustrated. Major Leonard Millar and Major Dorothy Millar of the Salvation Army re-establish the Army in Uganda and assist in the rehabilitation of the country, 1980 to 1985. . Soft Cover. more information

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NY: Doubleday, 1964 FINE/VERY GOOD First Edition (stated), 1st Printing. Green cloth boards, binding square and solid, all 275 pages clean, tight, unmarked. Clipped DJ has one closed tear, moderate edge wear, a couple of small creases. - - - An excellent novel, winner of the 'Doubleday Canadian Prize.' Set in a coastal resort town in Africa, it is a story of Afrikaner violence, racial tension, and misunderstanding.. Hard Cover. more information

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