Search Results: Africa from Pages Past Used and Rare Books

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1938. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 183, (4) pages. Hardcover in grey cloth. The binding has light to moderate wear. The corners are a little bumped. The author G. G. Campbell wrote an inscription on the front flyleaf: "To Major Morrett: To redeem my share of a promise which was unilaterally fulfilled when you so kindly sent me your book. - G G Campbell" There is an addendum, a second inscription: "Dunbar, South Africa - You are not expected to read this, but to hand it on to some member of the rising generation. - G G C". Text is toned, and the plates have some foxing. Black and white photo illustrations throughout.

Mainz am Rhein: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1987. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to. 384 pages. Sof cover bound in black wrappers. Light wear to the binding. A sound copy and clean within. Illustrated throughout.

Morija-Basutoland: Morija Sesuto Book Depot, 1964. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. 207 pages, indexed. Softcover bound in red wrappers with the spine reinforced with white tape. A sound copy with light wear and clean text.

Tunis: Ceres Editions, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. Helmuth Nils Loose. 8vo. 91 pages. Soft cover bound in gray and blue wrappers. Light wear to the binding. The half title has a prior owner's inscription and embossed blind stamp. Text is sound and clean. Illustrated with photos.

Washington DC: Black Orpheus Press, 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 232 pages, indexed. Hardcover in purple and yellow illustrated dust jacket. The jacket is rubbed and has a few little brief edge tears and creases. Spine is a little sunned. Prior owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Text is clean.

Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1955. Second Edition. . Soft cover. Fair. 4to. 95 pages. Soft cover bound in tan wrappers. The binding is worn and is damped along the spine and at the top of the front cover. A sound copy. Text is toned but generally clean. Complete with the foldout sheet at the rear.

New York: HarperVia, 2021. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 426 pages, indexed. Hardcover in a red and black dust jacket. A nice, clean copy. Clean text.

London: Readers Union / Allen and Unwin, 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo. 319 pages, indexed. Hardcover in brown and white dust jacket. DJ has light toning, has been placed in mylar sleeve. Text is toned.

Petersburg (Germany): Imhof Verlag, 2013. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to. 256 pages. Blue and sepia hardcover. Light wear to the binding. The corners are just a bit bumped. TEXT IS IN GERMAN.

Somerset: Archway Books, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oblong Quarto. 144 pages. Hardcover in purple dust jacket. The jacket has light to moderate wear and rubbing. Light toning at edges of pages. Illustrations throughout.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good. Clara Urquhart. 8vo. 254 pages. Hardcover bound in grey cloth. A sound copy and clean within. Illustrated with photos.

Mustang, Oklahoma: Tate Publishing, 2013. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. 210 pages. Soft cover bound in black wrappers. Light wear to the binding. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. Text is clean.

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 262 pages. Hardcover with a blue pictorial dust jacket, now in mylar. Light wear to the jacket, which is clipped at the bottom corner of the front turn-in. Early owner's neat inscription on the title page reads, "Sam from Sacm 12.8.01.

New York : Exposition Press, 1976. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 151 pages. Hardcover bound in black cloth. The binding is rubbed and shows some smudging. Edges are lightly bumped. The text block is slightly uneven. The inner hinges are secure. There is a small liquid stain at the bottom corner of the front end paper. Previous owner's address sticker also on the front end paper. The pages at the rear of the book are creased at the top corners.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 245 pages. Hardcover with a blue and tan pictorial dust jacket, now in mylar. A nice, clean copy. First Edition.

Ashland, Oregon: Story Line Press, 1999. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo. 273 pages. Soft cover with black/illustrated wrappers. Nice clean copy. INSCRIBED by the author to author Max Steele.

Brussels, Belgium: Oeuvres Pontificales Missionaires , 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 115 pages. Hardcover in a dark burgundy buckram. Minimal wear to the binding. Text does not state an exact date or specific publication information. Text is in is French. The title translates to "The Church in Congo and Ruanda-Urundi." The publications page states, "On the occasion of the Vatican exhibition of Indigenous Art in mission countries organized in Rome during the Holy Year, the committees of the Belgian Congo and Rwanda-Urundi sections entrusted the edition of this work to the Pontifical Missionary Works." Illustrated with photographs and a fold out map captioned, "Catholic Missions in the Belgian Congo. 1950." Text is toned but clean and sound.

Paris: Societe D'Editions, 1930. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 259 pages. Hardcover rebound in dark blue buckram. Light wear to the binding. Outer edge of the text block shows a few stains. There is some foxing to the interior pages, most notably to the end papers. Text is toned but clean and sound. The text is in French. The title translates to "The Madagascar Expedition in 1895." Illustrated with a few text maps and several photographs.

Liege (Belgium): H. Dessain, Imprimeur-Editeur, 1889. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 298 pages, indexed. Hardcover rebound in black buckram (NOT an ex-library copy). There is minimal wear to the binding. Prior owner's bookplate on the front pastedown (George Breathett, a professor at Bennett College in Greensboro, NC in the 1950s-1960s). The text is toned but clean and sound. Text is in French. The title translates to, "African Barbary and the Civil Action of Catholic Missions in the Congo and Equatorial Africa Containing, as Preliminaries, a Chapter on the Anti-Slavery Movement and the Speech of Cardinal Lavigerie in London." Scarce First Edition; the title page states, "1st Edition, Speciale pour la Belgique.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1909. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 459 pages. Hardcover bound in original green cloth with lettering in gilt. Moderate wear to the binding. Inner hinges secure. A sound copy with secure inner hinges and clean text. Illustrated with black and white photos. Complete with the double-page map.