Search Results: History: Africa from Bookmarc's

New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 1987. AN5 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has wrinkling, chipping, and crease on some edges and corners, fading on the spine, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has light reading wear with some wrinkling and crease, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Foreword by Cyrus R. Vance.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Oxford University Press, 1977. F2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has price clipped, light wrinkling on the edges, and light discoloration (browning) otherwise very good. Book has previous library's name stamped on the top and on the copyright page, "discard" stamped on the top, label on the copyright page, card holder glued on the back of the last page, tape stains on the top and bottom of front and back cover, front loose end paper, and lightly on the bottom of the front fixed end paper, wrinkling on the spine edges and some corners, some wear on the edges, some discoloration mostly on the cover and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Same date appears on the title page and copyright page. This book is concered with the creation and organization of the principal African Kingdoms.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, USA: John Day Company, 1972. BX2 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ condition. Stated first American edition with no additional printings indicated on the copyright page. A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated green and white cloth covered boards with minor overall shelf wear plus there is a patch of surface damage (about 0.5"x0.5") on the front board cover from where the dust jacket was taped to the boards plus there is also some tape staining on the front and back free endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps and labels on the front board surface, front fixed endpaper, front and back free endpapers, and table of contents page. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus there is a library label on the spine plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. This is a title in the publisher's Young Historian Book series. This is a young adult nonfiction book on the history of… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1987. BX4 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in silver wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus some light soiling on the outside paper edges plus some very, very light creasing on the covers. The story of the author's growing up white in the remote Transkei Territory of South Africa, his increasingly passionate struggle against the pro-Apartheid government, the guerilla tactics used by and against him, and his dramatic life with his wife and children. A revealing and provocative story about a one-man fight against racism that gained the attention of the world. Indexed, 373p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.5"x8.5".

New York, New York, USA: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1968. BZ4 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black cloth covered boards with silver and metallic green lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus some fading on the endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps, marks, and pocket on the copyright page and back endpaper plus there is some tape staining on the inside surfaces of the front and back boards and front and back endpapers plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows minor overall wear mainly in the form of some very, very light edge wear plus there is the usual library label on the spine plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. A book about the history of Cairo and its development from the time of the ancient pharaohs to the Nasser government.… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990. M5 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ and book have library markings, DJ has inside flaps glued to the sides opposite the spine of the fixed endpapers, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has chipping on the front bottom edge, black line mark on the top and bottom of the title page, dog-eared page, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise very good. This is a book about ideas in action, an intellectual odyssey that explores the human drama of Western science colliding with traditional culture.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: The American Museum of Natural History in association with W.W. Norton & Company, 1987. AP1 - Book has discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Cooper, Martha (Photographs by). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: HarperCollins Canada, Limited, 1987. CB5 - A tight, clean, sound copy in yellow, black, and purple vinyl covered boards with the usual library marks and stamps on the inside surface of the front board, top and bottom outside paper edges, and title page plus the residue of a library label on the front endpaper plus some yellowing of the paper edges. A book about life under apartheid. It is about a year inside a so-called colored high shcool in South Africa. Indexed, 418p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.25"x8". Ex-Library.

New York: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., 2008. CS2 - An advance reading copy trade paperback book in near fine condition. Foreword by Dean King. Death in the Sahara is an amazing true story that is as dramatic as it is frightening. 9.25"x6", 286 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 1988. CH6 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has label on the spine and three on the back, wrinkling and crease on some edges and corners, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has library stamping with light stains on the page edges, label on the copyright page, cardholder adhered on the back loose endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Eastern African Studies.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

London, East Sussex, United Kingdom: Penguin Books, 1995. CE2 - A trade paperback book in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with some light creasing on the spine plus there is some light creasing on the front cover at the extreme top right and bottom right corners and on the back cover at the extreme top left and bottom left corners plus there is some light scattered surface chipping along the spine edges plus there is some very light yellowing of the outside paper edges plus there are several dogeared pages plus the book is very slightly shelf cocked. A book about the author's exploration of a the southern beginnings of a 'road to the north' planned by British colonialists and imperialists. It involves travels in the area of the north-western border of the Republic of South Africa, Botswana, and the west-central region of Zimbabwe and examines the history of the region. this includes conflict between the Boers and Britons as well… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970. CE3 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear plus there is tape staining on the outside board surfaces and front and back free endpapers from where the dust jacket was taped to the boards plus there are teh usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, copyright page, and back free endpaper. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A bicentennial appraisal of the first successful decolonization movement and its continuing significance in the 1970s. Indexed, 238p. This book weighs more than 2 pounds when packaged to ship.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Little, Brown and Company, 1987. CF2 - A tight, clean, sound copy in dark blue textured paper covered boards quarter bound in textured navy paper with silver and gold lettering on the spine and a graphic blind stamped on the front with pictoral printed full color endpapers with only very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear. A book that explores the history and current state of the Mediterranean Sea and the lands surrounding it and its effects on the development of civilization. This book particularly centers on the human impact on the region and the transformation of the entire area that resulted from this development. Acknowledgments, picture credits, bibliography, indexed, 240p. This book weighs more than 2 pounds when packaged to ship.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).

New York, New York, USA: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1969. CG1 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear with some light fading along the top edges of the boards plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library marks, stamps, label, and pocket on the top outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, the title page, and the copyright page plus there is some very slight soiling on the outside paper edges plus there is a small post of very light staining on the right outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear with some very slight fading on the spine plus there is a library label on the spine plus the front and back endflaps are glued to the fixed endpapers plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus there is some very, very slight edge wear along the top and bottom edges of the front and back endflaps. A detailed survey of Africa by geographers with the continent divided… Read More

New York: Grove Press, 2003. Y5 - A first American edition hardcover book signed and inscribed by author to previous owner in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges, light scratches and rubbing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, light stains/smudge on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. 8.5"x5.75", 278 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Trade, 2001. CH4 - A trade paperback advance reading copy (ARC)/advance uncorrected proof first edition book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). A tight, clean, sound copy in white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus the book is slightly shelf cocked. A book the authors' founding of the Mountain Gorilla Project at the same times that the Rwandan civil war degenerated into genocide. 370p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines: International Rice Research Institute, 1982. BY6 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated brown wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some light overall rubbing. An examination of the institutional and technological changes on all peasant groups within the same rice-growing villages in the Philippines after a period of agrarian reform begun in the mid-1960s. References cited, glossary of Hiligaynon terms, abbreviations, 215p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

South Africa: Covos-Day Books, 2000. AR6 - Book has old price label on the back and light shelf wear otherwise fine. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago, Ilinois, USA: University of Chicago Press, 1994. BC2 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ condition with no dust jacket. No additional printings are indicated on the copyright page. A tight, clean, sound copy in light brown cloth covered boards with red lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some patches of light fading (about 0.5"x1.25") on the front and back boards from a library label plus there are the usual library stamps and pocket on the front free endpaper, half title page, title page, and back fixed endpaper. An ethnological study of the Gusii Women of East Africa. Bibliography, 391p. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Hyperion, 2007. CS2 - An advance uncorrected proof paperback book in very good condition that has some light discoloration and shelf wear. Foreword by Elie Wiesel, Introduction by Senator Barack Obama & Senator Sam Brownback. 8.25"x5.25", 250 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).