Sierra Leone from Books of the World

London: Penguin, 1980. Trade Paperback. Ninth printing. Very Good+. Interior unmarked, but lightly tanned. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Crease to rear cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 250 pages. Map. A travelogue by Graham Greene, about a 350-mile, four-week walk through the interior of Liberia in 1935. It was Greene's first trip outside of Europe. He… Read more

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Sarah Crichton Books, February 2007. Hardcover. First Edition (stated), later printing. Fine book in a Fine Jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. Not clipped. 229 pages. In A Long Way Gone Beah tells a riveting story: how at the age of twelve, he… Read more

New York: Collier Books, 1964. Mass Market Paperback. First Paperback Edition. Collier AS554V. With an introduction by "John Blaize" (John Collard). Good+. Interior pristine. Spine cocked with a single crease. Rubbing and reading wear to covers. Two adhesion scars to front cover. No ownership markings. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 124 pages + 16 pages of… Read more

New York: St. Martin's Press / Thomas Dunne Books, August 2002. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition (stated) / full number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends bumped. Corners bumped. Jacket clean and bright with light edgewear at spine. Black remainder dot to bottom edge. Not from a library. Not clipped. 308… Read more

New York: St. Martin's Press / Thomas . Hardcover. 2002. First U.S. Edi. Fine. New York: St. Martin's Press / Thomas Dunne Books, August 2002. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition (stated) / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail lightly bumped. Jacket c lean and bright with slight edgewear at… Read more

New York: Ecco / HarperCollins, April 2006. First U.S. Edition / full number line. Fine book with pictorial cover in a Fine half jacket. Not from a library. As New but for a black remainder mark on the bottom edge. xiv + 478 pages. In response to a declaration by the last royal governor of Virginia that any rebel-owned slave who… Read more

New York: Sterling / Fall River Press, 1999. Hardcover. Second Edition / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Slight shelfwear, otherwise As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 397 pages. Ebola, Lassa Fever, AIDS--few natural disasters inspire such utter panic as a rampaging virus. In this gripping, true account of the war against… Read more

New York: Philomel, January 2000. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Black remainder mark to bottom edge, otherwise book As New. Light rubbing to jacket. Not from a library. Not clipped. 183 pages. When shy fourteen-year-old Jodie accompanies her anthropologist mother to live in Sierra Leone, she befriends a local girl but encounters a cultural divide that cannot… Read more

London: Century, 2004. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition / full number line. Very Good. Interior unmarked. Spine creased, but straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Light foxing to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xx + 459 pages. This book chronicles the story of the single most daring Special Forces operation since World War… Read more

Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing, January 2013. Trade Paperback. Fine. Slight reading wear to corners, otherwise pristine. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Not damaged. Suitable for gifting. 163 pages. The 25 authors of this book were volunteers in the first Peace Corps rural community development project in Africa: Sierra Leone, 1965-67. They are also the first group… Read more

Freetown, Sierra Leone: People's Educational Association of Sierra Leone, 1987. Staple-bound pamphlet. Near Fine. Interior unmarked. Securely bound by two rusted staples. Original price penciled to front cover. Not from a library. 47 pages. B&W photos. Stories collected at Towaama village, Bo District, Souther Province, May 1st, 1986 and later translated by Frederick Bobor James.

RARE! Freetown: Sierra Leone Adult Education Association, January 1994. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Fine. Interior pristine. Securely bound with two clean staples. Rubbing to covers. 39 pages.

The Hague: Mouton, 1975. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Former owners' impression seal to first two pages. From the collection of anthropologist Penn Handwerker. Text block unmarked. Spine creased and faded. Shelf and reading wear to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. x + 385 pages.

Rare! Freetown, Sierra Leone: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, March 1980. Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Cover clear and bright. Light shelfwear. 4to. 47 pages.

New York: Dell, April 1965. Mass Market Paperback. Dell 1921. Fourth Dell printing, June 1965. With an introduction by "John Blaize" (John Collard). Very Good+. Interior tanned, but unmarked. Spine square and tight with a slight crease at front hinge. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 159 pages. One of two non-fiction books… Read more

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1981. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. As New book in a Fine jacket with the slightest edgewear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 352 pages.

Geneva: Femmes Africa Solidarité, 1997. Trade Paperback. Very Good. As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not damaged. 99 pages.

Washington, DC: Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center, August 1973. Series 1501 Air; Sheet NC 29-13; Edition 2; Map. Reprinted by NIMA October 1997. 22" x 29" sheet, folded to 11" x 7.5". NIMA Stock No. 1501ANC2913. Color. Printed on one side.

Washington, DC: Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center, 1967. Map. Series 1501 Air; Sheet NC 28-16; Edition 2. Printed by DMA August 1995. 22" x 29" sheet, folded to 11" x 7.5". DMA Stock No. 1501ANC2816. Color. Printed on one side.

Washington, DC: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1967. Map. Series 1501 Air; Sheet NB 28-4; Edition 1. Printed by Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, April 1968. 22" x 29" sheet, folded to 11" x 7.5". DMA Stock No. 1501XNB2804. Color. Printed on one side.