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YOLELE ! Recipes From the Heart of Senegal
by Thiam, Pierre ; [SIGNED]
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- 2008
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New York: Lake Isle Press. Very Good+. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; 182 pages; Clean and secure in original bright pictorial binding. Signed by the author on the title page. In this landmark debut cookbook, author Pierre Thiam shares his passion for Senegal's rich culture and cuisine. He explores its varied influences, delicious traditional… Read more about this item Item Price
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GENERAL BOTHA - The Career and the Man
by Spender, Harold
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- 1916
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good-. 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. 348 pages; Portrait frontispiece, tissue-guarded, PP. 348 including Foreword, List of the 4 Full Page Maps (South Africa, Plan of Battle of Colenso, German South-West Africa, South and Central Africa). Footnotes, full page Genealogical Table, Appendix 1: Botha's Life Dates; 2: The Dinizulu Agreement; 3:… Read more about this item Item Price
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AFRIKANISCHE PLASTIK Kunstwerk-Schriften Band 17. Sonderausgabe der Zeitschrift Das Kunstwerk
by Herrmann, Ferdinand ; et alus
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- 1950
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Baden-Baden: Woldemar Klein Verlag. Very Good-. 1950. Paperback. 66 pages; Contents clean and secure in original yellow pictorial wrappers; dust soiling to wrappers. Contents include: Ferdinand Herrmann - On the Material, Subject Matter and Style of African Sculpture; Eckhart von Sydow - The Animal in African Sculpture; Julius F. Glück - The Art of Brass in … Read more about this item Item Price
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The Wurtzburger Collections of PRIMITIVE ART - Pre-Columbian - Oceanic - Africa
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- 1958
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Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art. Very Good+. 1958. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Wurtzburger Collections; 46; 40; 30 pages; Clean and secure in original gray pictorial boards. This hardcover edition includes the catalogues of the Three Divisions of the Wurtzburger Collections -- The Alan Wurtzburger Collection of Pre-Columbian Art; The Alan Wurtzburger Collection of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Leopold to Lumumba - A History of the Belgian Congo 1877-1960
by Martelli, George
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- 1962
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London: Chapman & Hall. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. xii, 259 pages; "With the Author's Compliments" printed slip laid-in. Clean and secure in original blue cloth binding in very nice dustjacket. Not marked, but from the collection of Kermit "Kim" Roosevelt Jr. Provenance: Kermit "Kim" Roosevelt, Jr.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Long African Day
by Myers, Norman ; [Kermit Roosevelt, Jr.]
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- 1972
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New York: Macmillan. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; 404 pages; Inscribed and Signed by the author on ffep - "Kermit and Polly -- / Best African / salaams! / Norman Myers / 8 May 1974" Contents clean and secure in original green cloth binding in dustjacket with chipping… Read more about this item Item Price
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TO ASMARA - A Novel of Africa
by Keneally, Thomas ; [Kermit Roosevelt Jr.]
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- 1990
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New York: Time Warner. Near Fine. 1990. First Edition Thus. Paperback. 290 pages; Inscription on verso of front wrapper -- "Merry Christmas, father [Kermit Roosevelt Jr.] / I think you will / enjoy this one. If / I recall correctly / you had some early, / fascinating experiences in / Ethiopia yourself! / Love /… Read more about this item Item Price
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Book of Wild Beasts - Animals of East Africa Paintings and Stories by Walter J. Wilwerding
by Wilwerding, Walter J. ; [Mark Roosevelt ]
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- 1963
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. 96 pages; Owner's bookplate and juvenile signature on ffep -- "Mark Roosevelt" Contents are clean and secure in original green cloth binding in edgeworn, chipped dustjacket. Illustrated with twelve wonderful color plates after paintings by the author and several b&w drawings.… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE FON OF BAFUT
by Ritzenthaler, Pat ; [Kermit Roosevelt, Jr.'s copy]
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- 1966
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. Very Good. 1966. Paperback. xii, 221 pages; Former owner's name boldly signed on half-title - "Kim Roosevelt," otherwise clean and tight in original pictorial wrappers. Includes a glossary and an index, customary life pattern of an African culture in Cameroon. Written by an archaeology couple describing the chief monarch (Fon)… Read more about this item Item Price
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![The Times History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 [Complete in 7 Volumes] Volume I - 1899-1900. Volume II - 1899-1900. Volume III - 1899-1900. Volume IV - 1899-1902. Volume V - 1900-1902. Volume VI - 1900. Volume VII - 1899-1902, Index, etc.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/496/597/1458597496.0.m.jpg)
The Times History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 [Complete in 7 Volumes] Volume I - 1899-1900. Volume II - 1899-1900. Volume III - 1899-1900. Volume IV - 1899-1902. Volume V - 1900-1902. Volume VI - 1900. Volume VII - 1899-1902, Index, etc.
by Amery, L. S. ; Basil Williams ; Erskine Childers
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- 1900-1909
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London: Sampson Low, Marston and Co.. Very Good. 1900-1909. Hardcover. A complete set of this important Anglo-Boer War history -- seven volumes in publisher's original red cloth bindings with gilt lettering at spines. All text blocks clean and secure in their bindings; some superficial soiling and uneven fading at spines. OCLC 2326904 Cloth worn/chipped at… Read more about this item Item Price
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Congo-Nil Guide du Congo-Belge 1948 - 1949
by Van Asshe, A. ; (editor)
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- Sixth
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- 1948
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Bruxelles: Societe Des Chemins De Fer Vicinaux Du Congo / Imprimerie Lelateur. Very Good. 1948. Sixth. Paperback. 639, (1) pages; Complete and secure in original pictorial wrappers; institutional mark on tp stamped "withdrawn", small ink number at base of spine, otherwise clean and unmarked. Wrappers worn and chipped along yapped edges. Two folding maps… Read more about this item Item Price
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![The War in South Africa - Morosi's Stronghold in Basutoland [Wood Engraving] From a Sketch by Our Special Artist](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/387/469/1396469387.0.m.jpg)
The War in South Africa - Morosi's Stronghold in Basutoland [Wood Engraving] From a Sketch by Our Special Artist
by Unknown
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- 1879
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London: The Illustrated London News. Very Good+. 1879. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. 2089; Vol. LXXIV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page wood engraving from the June 28, 1879 issue of The London Illustrated News depicting The War in South… Read more about this item Item Price
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![THE ZULU WAR - Garrison of Fort Pearson, on the Lower Tugela, at Gatling Gun Practice [Wood Engraving]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/386/469/1396469386.0.m.jpg)
THE ZULU WAR - Garrison of Fort Pearson, on the Lower Tugela, at Gatling Gun Practice [Wood Engraving]
by Overend, William Heysham; (artist) ; W.I.M. (engraver)
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- 1879
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London: The Illustrated London News. Very Good+. 1879. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. 2073; Vol. LXXIV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. This illustrated titlepage of the March 8, 1879 issue of The London Illustrated News has a banner illustration of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Dinner to the Earl if Dufferin, the new Viceroy of India at Belfast AND Our Dispute with the Boers - Sketches in Bechuana Land [Wood Engravings]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/385/469/1396469385.0.m.jpg)
Dinner to the Earl if Dufferin, the new Viceroy of India at Belfast AND Our Dispute with the Boers - Sketches in Bechuana Land [Wood Engravings]
by Unknown
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- 1884
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London: The Illustrated London News. Very Good+. 1884. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. ; Vol. LXXXIV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page engraving with several illustrations from the October 25, 1884 issue of The London Illustrated News depicting Dinner to… Read more about this item Item Price
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![The Zulu War - Sailors of H.M.S. Shah Crossing the River the River for the Relief of Ekowe [Original 1879 Wood Engraving]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/384/469/1396469384.0.m.jpg)
The Zulu War - Sailors of H.M.S. Shah Crossing the River the River for the Relief of Ekowe [Original 1879 Wood Engraving]
by Woodville, Richard Caton ; Jr.
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- 1879
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London: The Illustrated London News. Good+. 1879. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. 2081 ; Vol. LXXIV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. This illustrated titlepage of the May 3, 1879 issue of The London Illustrated News has a banner illustration of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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![The Late Commandant Piet Uys, Transvaal Mounted Colunteers, Killed in the Zulu War AND The Holloway Sanatorium at Virginia Waters [Wood Engravings]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/383/469/1396469383.0.m.jpg)
The Late Commandant Piet Uys, Transvaal Mounted Colunteers, Killed in the Zulu War AND The Holloway Sanatorium at Virginia Waters [Wood Engravings]
by Unknown ; C. R.
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- 1879
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London: The Illustrated London News. Very Good+. 1879. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. 2096; Vol. LXXV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page with two wood engravings from the August 16, 1879 issue of The London Illustrated News depicting The Late… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Sketches of The Zulu War - Rear Guard of the 99th Regiment Crossing the Amatikulu River AND Our Three Generals Watching for the Returm of the Zulu Ambassadors [Wood Engraving] From a Sketch by Our Special Artist](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/382/469/1396469382.0.m.jpg)
Sketches of The Zulu War - Rear Guard of the 99th Regiment Crossing the Amatikulu River AND Our Three Generals Watching for the Returm of the Zulu Ambassadors [Wood Engraving] From a Sketch by Our Special Artist
by Prior, Melton ; "Our Special Artist"
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- 1879
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London: The Illustrated London News. Very Good+. 1879. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. 2096; Vol. LXXV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page with two wood engravings from the August 16, 1879 issue of The London Illustrated News depicting Sketches of The… Read more about this item Item Price
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![The War in South Africa: Mr. Moodie, Magistrate of Ladysmith, Collecting Native Hut Tax AND The Afghan War - Hill near Gundamuk, where the 44th Foot made Their Last Stand, January 1842 [Wood Engravings] First from a Sketch by Our Special Artist Mr. Melton Prior](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/380/469/1396469380.0.m.jpg)
The War in South Africa: Mr. Moodie, Magistrate of Ladysmith, Collecting Native Hut Tax AND The Afghan War - Hill near Gundamuk, where the 44th Foot made Their Last Stand, January 1842 [Wood Engravings] First from a Sketch by Our Special Artist Mr. Melton Prior
by Prior, Melton; unknown
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- 1879
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London: The Illustrated London News. Very Good+. 1879. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. 2089; Vol. LXXIV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page with two wood engravings from the June 28, 1879 issue of The London Illustrated News depicting The War… Read more about this item Item Price
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![The Zulu War - View of the Spot where the Prince Imperial was Killed, Looking East [Wood Engraving] From a Sketch by Our Special Artist , Mr. Melton Prior](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/378/469/1396469378.0.m.jpg)
The Zulu War - View of the Spot where the Prince Imperial was Killed, Looking East [Wood Engraving] From a Sketch by Our Special Artist , Mr. Melton Prior
by Prior, Melton ; (artist)
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- 1879
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London: The Illustrated London News. Very Good+. 1879. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. 2094; Vol. LXXV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page wood engraving from the August 2, 1879 issue of The London Illustrated News depicting The Zulu War - View… Read more about this item Item Price
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![The Zulu War - Ulundi in Flames - Burning Cetewayo's House [Wood Engraving]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/376/469/1396469376.0.m.jpg)
The Zulu War - Ulundi in Flames - Burning Cetewayo's House [Wood Engraving]
by Prior, Melton ; (artist)
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- 1879
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London: The Illustrated London News. Very Good+. 1879. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. 2097; Vol. LXXV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. This illustrated titlepage of the August 23, 1879 issue of The London Illustrated News has a banner illustration of the City… Read more about this item Item Price
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