Search Results: Africa from Mainly Books

Oxford University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. 1st US Edition. Hardcover. 0195217276 . Hardcover with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, the black jacket shows rubbing to the glossy surface but is clean and presentable with no other remarkable flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, illustrated throughout in color, "deals with the whole African continent and provides very useful information about the Saharan cultures that are often overlooked" ; 224 pages .

New York: St. Martin's Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, first American printing, illustrated with three folding maps, book has no significant flaws, the binding is clean and tight and the contents are fine, the jacket has two minor flaws: three short tears on the spine and rear panel and mild tanning on the spine, the jacket is clean and attractive, the original price (9.00) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included .

University of Wisconsin Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0299058204 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket is price-clipped and has moderate edge-wear at the spine-tips, "A series of fourteen thought-provoking essays by art historians, anthropologists, and historians analyze the relationship in specific cultures in the broad area watered by the Niger and Congo rivers and their tributaries," illustrated throughout ; 332 pages .

Philadelphia: University Museum. Very Good+. 1957. Trade Paperback. 77-pages, includes several illustrations and a folding map, two minor flaws to this clean, attractive copy: mild fading to the spine, short corner-crease on the rear cover .

New York, NY: Taplinger Publishing Company. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. 1st English Edition. Hardcover. 0800827120 . Hardcover with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket is also in great shape with a hint of edge-tanning only, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "A complete guide to Seychelles birds. 101 species illustrated by Chloe Talbot Kelly," includes a bibliograpjy ; 160 pages .

New York, NY: Burt Franklin / Lenox Hill. Near Fine. 1971. Hardcover. 0833721887 . Hardcover, was issued without a dustjacket, sturdy cloth binding, excellent condition, light rubbing on the bottom edge of the cloth is the only flaw, good quality reprint of this title which was first published in 1872 and describes this French maritime exploration, 229 pages, includes an index, three illustrations and a map of the Canary Islands .

Stanford, California: Hoover Institution / Stanford University. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0817981411 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, mild edge-rubbing is the only book flaw, the binding is clean and tight and the contents are fine, the jacket has rubbing to the glossy surface and the spine is sunned to a different shade of green, the jacket remains presentable and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, The Colonial Office were an early twentieth-century administrative manifestation of the territorial imperative," includes a bibliography ; 258 pages .

Naval Institute Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2013. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 1612510795 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, book and jacket are in excellent condition, there are no remarkable flaws and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, nice gift copy, "fills an intriguing and little-known corner of Congo history" ; ; 256 pages .

WAFA South Africa. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0620230924 . Large format hardcover first printing with dustjacket, beautiful copy with two minor flaws only: the former owner's bookplate on the inside of the front cover and a gift inscription on the first blank end-paper, the jacket is in excellent condition with no remarkable flaws and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "a collection of floral designs from flower arrangers throughout South Africa. In these designs we have set out to feature indigenous and exotic plant materials in typically 'South African' ways," illustrated with color photos ; ; 95 pages .

Nairobi, Kenya: Heinemann Kenya Ltd.. Near Fine. 1991. Paperback. This sturdy pocket paperback is in excellent excellent condition, a small area of surface-wear on the front cover caused by a label-removal is the only remarkable flaw, 339 pages, includes photos, "has an enduring place in the literature of social anthropology" .

London, England: S. P. C. K.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, inscribed, dated and signed by the author: "To all the O'Briens with warmest greeting, Douglas V. Steere 10.10.73." Book is in excellent condition with mild wear at the corners and no other remarkable flaws, the jacket coloring is faded from orange to gray on the spine and an edge-crease is present at the top of the front panel, the jacket is clean and presentable, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, Cripps was an Anglican missionary priest in Rhodesia from 1901-53, "He lived and slept as they did and was their champion against exploitation by the white settlers," illustrated with a frontis photo and a map; Signed by Author .

Fair Oaks, California: Rudolf Steiner College Press. Near Fine. N.D.. Trade Paperback. 0945803273 . Large paperback, one minor flaw: mild rubbing to the glossy cover, the binding is clean and tight and the contents are fine, "Teachers will find a multitude of stories, tales and fables rich with African lore and culture - addresses the conspicuous absence of an accurate source of the African story"; 404 pages .

Pasadena, CA: Birds Nest Publishing. Near Fine. 2009. Trade Paperback. 0984264507 . Large paperback in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, inscribed, signed and dated by the author: "For my cousin Carl Seidel, wishing you all the best, Mary Lou Acosta 12-4-10." "Two previously undeciphered inscriptions tell us that written history began in Africa. The inscriptions were translated by Mary Acosta. She has a Masters degree in Linguistics and a lifelong collection of dictionaries and grammars"; 385 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0525245960 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, inscribed signed and dated by the author: "To Beatrice & Edna - I hope this strikes you as true of Ghana! Thanks so much for coming tonight and for your support. Wendy Belcher 4/10/88." Also included is a promotional glossy photo of the author and the Invitation from the Seattle Public Library to "Meet Author Wendy Belcher," the book is in excellent condition with no remarkable flaws, the jacket has one minor flaw: moderate rubbing to the glossy surface, it remains clean and attractive, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, an account of a young woman's return journey to her childhood home of Ghana, West Africa" ; 188 pages; Signed by Author .

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington. Very Good+. 1890. Hardcover. 2-volume set, 529 and 472 pages, bound in 1/4 brown leather and marbled boards, the end-papers and page-edges are also marbled, illustrated with 150 woodcuts and maps, one large color folding map in Volume 1, two color folding maps in Volume 2 which also includes a fold-out Table of Languages, a color plate at page 307, a map of The Nile and The Nile Basin and a series of small maps on pages 269-275, both volumes have some surface-wear to the spine-edges and corners, mild foxing is present on a small number of pages only and it is basically confined to the top margins, the map in Volume 1 has a short tear but no loss, the bindings are tight and clean and the text and illustrations are in great shape .

Edinburgh: Canongate Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0862414024 . Hardcover with dustjacket, this is a fine gift copy, book and jacket are in excellent condition, there are no remarkable flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, illustrations and maps, includes a select bibliography, "takes Livingstone from his birth in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, to his death beside a swamp in central Africa, and finally to his posthumous apotheosis" ; ; 366 pages .

St Martins Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0312093209 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket has a small surface-bruise at bottom of spine and is in excellent condition otherwise, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, originally published in 1911, "here is Boyes's own classic account in a facsimile edition with a new introduction by series editor Mike Resnick"; ; 240 pages .

Nairobi, Kenya: Self-Published. Fine. 1991. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Large paperback in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, "40 Circuits in Kenya off the beaten tracks for one, two or three days, with your own car. Also few walking circuits. All circuits start from Nairobi. For each circuit: a sketch-map and detailed mileage - 54 pictures, 60 sketch-maps; 109 pages .

Cape Town, South Africa: Prince Alfred's Guard & Books of Africa (Pty.) Ltd.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, "This edition is limited to 1,500 copies of which this is No. 1276," a superb collector's copy, book is in excellent condition, new-looking with no remarkable flaws, the dustjacket has moderate wear at top of spine and light wear at the corners, else excellent condition, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, illustrated with a color frontis and 4 other color plates, black & white illustrations, and maps, including a color end-paper map and a fold-out map, "In the military sphere, South Africa is probably unique in having been able to rely for more than a century on standing Volunteer units for active service not only in local emergency but also in the major operations of two World Wars" .

London: John Murray Publishers Ltd. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1968. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0719518229 . Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition, no significant flaws, the jacket is price-clipped with mild rubbing to the glossy surface, the jacket is clean and very presentable and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "traces the history of Rhodesia from earliest times up to the referendum of 1922 when the Rhodesian electorate decided to seek independence under the Crown, rather than accept the South African Government's generous term for union," the illustrations include a double-page map .