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193820507Milano: Consociazione Turistica Italiana. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large fold-out map at front. The guide in Italian for the then Italian colonies in Africa: Eritrea Amara Harar Addis Abeba Galla & Sidama Somalia. "Con 15 carte Geografiche 16 piante di centri abitati 10 piante di edifici schizzi e stemmi"; Guida D'Italia Della Consociazione Turistica Italiana; 12mo - 7" to 7½" tall; 640 pages . Consociazione Turistica Italiana hardcover
2008SDBOX100-SB11202019-540Municipal Development Partnership for Eastern and Southern Africa 2008-01-01. Good. Good condition with wear and markings. Ex-library. Municipal Development Partnership for Eastern and Southern Africa unknown
193119249New York: Blue Ribbon Books. 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. Light shelfwear to boards. ; "The Chronicle of the first trans-african journey by motor truck from Mombasa on the Indian Ocean to Lagos on the Atlantic Through Central Equatorial Africa". ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 371 pages . Blue Ribbon Books hardcover
189520908London: Edward Stanford. 1895. New Issue. Hardcover. Very Good. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Light marginal wear to a few maps. Vol. 1: Very light toning and foxing to first few pages. ; Green boards with gilt pictorial design and black lettering. Vol. 1: 9 maps and 77 illustrations. Vol. 2: 11 maps and 92 illustrations. ; Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xvi 639 1; xvi 671 1 pages . Edward Stanford hardcover
1987058031Yaounde: United International Publishers 1987. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 94 Pp. Stated First Edition. Inscribed By The Author To Florida Professor William Rideout Jr. And With A Two Page Letter From Cameroon To The Author In 1987 Discussing Her Doctoral Thesis Etc. And With A Copy Of Her Article Based On Her Thesis "Effects Of A Communication Workshop On Attitudes Conducive To Modern Development: A Case Study Of Cameroon". <br/> <br/> United International Publishers paperback
1783038539London: T. Cadell 1783. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. A Fairly Detailed Map Of Africa The Surrounding Islands And The West Coast Of Arabia. 29 X 33 Cm. Folds; Some Light Browning. No Tears Or Chips. Removed From A Book. <br/> <br/> T. Cadell unknown
1928044751New York: Harper & Brothers 1928. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Photographs; Dust Jacket By Wilkins. Xiv 166 Pp. Brown Cloth Stamped In Blue. Stated First Edition On Copyright Page. Dj Priced $3.00. Book Fine. Dj Near Fine Some Browning To Spine Panel And To Edges. As Useless A Tour And As Condescending A Report As Has Ever Been Documented. A Good Example Of The Banality Of New York Publishing Base On The Assumption That Every Reader Is Much Stupider Than The Author. <br/> <br/> Harper & Brothers hardcover
1880174956London.: The London Printing and Publishing Company. Circa1880s. Printed map 24 x 32.1 cm decorative border two original vertical folds paper toned mainly at the edges inner margin of the sheet ragged but in good order. A late edition of the map used for the well-known Tallis map this without the characteristic vignettes and on thinner paper. . The London Printing and Publishing Company. unknown
1899174902New York.: Rand McNally & Co. 1899. Printed colour map 36.3 x 24.3 cm inset map of the Suez Canal and two smaller insets of the Cardagos Crayos Islands Mascarene Islands and Cape Verde Islands central fold and on the verso a printed panel listing the countries in Africa with their territorial governance area and population lower corner creased at the outer margin but in very good condition. An interesting late nineteenth-century map noting colonial governance. . Rand, McNally & Co. unknown
#[31968]No pl. ca. 1759. Allegorical engraving of Africa depicting white and black figures and two pyramids and a sphynx seen to the right after G. Child. Ca. 24 x 16 cm. From: Thomas. Salmon. The universal traveller: or a compleat description of the several nations of the wold. unknown
9786598168537ARARINHA EDITORA. new. Ao longo de dez cap�tulos temÇticos o leitor Ǹ guiado por Mwana Afrika para conhecer diversos aspectos do continente africano desde as descobertas de povos originÇrios da Çfrica como sistemas de escrita atǸ a filosofia africana e sua influ�ncia mundo a fora. Com uma perspectiva afrocentrada a autora apresenta o continente para alǸm dos clich�s e preconceitos e dessa forma ajuda na constru��o de um imaginÇrio digno das riquezas culturais da Çfrica. ARARINHA EDITORA unknown
1680I24G435YONN5Amsterdam: Nicolas Visscher 1680. In passepartout 56 x 66 cm. Engraved double-page map image size: 43.5 x 54 cm; leaf size: 51 x 60 cm coloured by a contemporary hand. With title in a decorated cartouche on the top right flanked by two Africans and two putti and dedication to Gerardus Schaap in a decorated cartouche on the bottom left with Schaaps coat of arms on top and flanked by mythical figures. Further illustrated with small ships and African animals including lions monkeys rhinoceros and ostriches. Second state of Visscher's engraved map of Africa with the privilege added to the bottom right. It shows the whole continent of Africa the southern Mediterranean coast and a substantial part of the Arabian Peninsula. Primarily the coastline is accurately depicted with great detail to the South African coastline in particular - the interior of Africa was not accurately mapped until the 19th century. This map was based on Willem Blaeu's map of 1608 and used in atlases by the Visscher family up to 1696.With the centrefold strengthened at the back; paper browned and with a few small smudges but the colouring still bright.l Koeman Vis 86; V.d. Krogt & De Groot 35:04 first state; Norwich Africa 55. Nicolas Visscher, unknown
1957056599<p>Harrisburg PA: Stackpole Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket first printing as stated on copyright page book is in excellent condition the former owner's discreet small name-stamp on the first blank end-paper is the only remarkable flaw the gold jacket is slightly sunned to a lighter shade of yellow some mild edge-wear is present at the corners moderate rubbing to the surface near the fore-edge the jacket is clean the flaws are minor the original price 5.00 is present and a professional removable mylar cover is included a splendid copy .</p> Stackpole Company hardcover
1990241c7182USA: Harry N Abrams Inc 1990. Book. Illus. by Beckwith Carol; Fisher Angela. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 320 pages. "Inspired by a deep knowledge and love of the region this magnificent book from two of the world's outstanding photographers is the record of a five-year jouney of discovery. A true celebration of the lives of those who still inhabit the cradle of mankind." - from dust jacket. 328 illustrations including 244 plates in full color 75 line drawings and 9 maps. A very heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. Worthy as a reference copy only. Harry N Abrams Inc Hardcover
1999844G0628Los Angeles: The James S. Coleman African Studies Center 1999. Magazine. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 96 pages. Features: Beads Body & Soul - Art and Light in the Yoruba Universe; Delivering Views - Distant Cultures in Early Postcards; Pois et sculpteurs de l'ouest Cameroun - La panthere et la mygale; Makonde - "Mapiko"; A Sense of Wonder - African Art from the Faletti Family Collection; Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou - A Curriculum Resource Unit; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. The James S. Coleman African Studies Center, Paperback
2000844G0626Los Angeles: The James S. Coleman African Studies Center 2000. Magazine. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 96 pages. Features: The African Collection of the Wereldmuseum Rotterdam; Hip-Hop Assemblage - The Chris Ofili Affair; Art and Oracle - Spirit Voices of Africa; Artists' Reputations - Negotiating power through separation and ambiguity; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. The James S. Coleman African Studies Center, Paperback
1997844G0633Los Angeles: The James S. Coleman African Studies Center 1997. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 96 pages. Features: The Life of Stephen Kappata; Akinjobi of Oke-Odan - An Egyptian Yoruba Carver; Bogolanfini in Bamako - the Biography of a Malian Textile; Zerihun Yetmgeta portfolio; Africa in the Dictionary of Art review article; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. The James S. Coleman African Studies Center, Paperback
1999844G0629Los Angeles: The James S. Coleman African Studies Center 1999. Magazine. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 92 pages. Features: New Traditions from Nigeria - Seven Artists of the Nsukka Group; West African Popular Theatre; Readings in African Popular Culture; The Tervuren Museum - Masterpieces from Central Africa; African Art - An Aesthetic Inquiry; An Inside Story - African Art of Our Time; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. The James S. Coleman African Studies Center, Paperback
1998844G0632Los Angeles: The James S. Coleman African Studies Center 1998. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 96 pages. Features: Elephant Women - Furious and Majestic - Women's Masquerades in Africa and the Diaspora; Women's Masks and the Power of Gender in Mande History; Honoring Ejagham Women; Women - Masks - Initiation Arts in North-Western Province Zambia; "Dressing Up and Looking Good" - Afro-Creole Female Maskers in Trinidad Carnival; Women in Masquerade and Performance research note; Playing with Prohibitions - women agency and masquerades research note; Men Portraying Women - Representations in African Masks; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. The James S. Coleman African Studies Center, Paperback
1914230209Thomas Nelson And Sons 1914. 1st. Hardback. Very Good. First edition hardback 1914 with illustrated boards and no jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age handling and storage - boards rubbed to edges. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean no annotation - Christmas gift inscription neat to front endpaper dated 1920; tanning to page-ends but text maps to endpapers and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book. Thomas Nelson And Sons hardcover
1999005972New York NY U.S.A.: Harry N. Abrams 1999. This is a very large two-volume boxed set of color photographs of African rituals based on ten years of field work across East West and Southern Africa; the authors' intent was to create a visual exploration of the meaning and power of traditional rituals and ceremonies they had witnessed before they disappeared forever; the 43 ceremonies from 26 countries are divided into three sections: Birth & Initiation Courtship & Marriage and Royalty & Power; each section includes an introduction describing the ceremonies black cloth with gold lettering on the spine & photo in gold frame on the front; each volume in nearly perfect condition except for previous owner's name on the front end paper; box has some shelf war; otherwise these are bright clean tight volumes; in stock & available for immediate shipment from a reliable independent bookstore. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 14" X 10.5". Boxed Set. Harry N. Abrams Hardcover
74962c.1880. . Albumen print. Good tonal range and in good condition.<br /> <br /> [c.1880]. unknown
1896185041896. German colonial forces operating in German South West Africa present day Namibia execution photograph documenting colonial military punishment of African prisoners during the early period of German imperial rule circa 1896. The image records a scene of public hanging in which numerous African men appear suspended from a gallows while German soldiers stand nearby. The photograph emerges from the violent regime of colonial control established after Germany declared the territory a protectorate in 1884. Armed resistance against German occupation began during the 1890s including uprisings among communities identified in colonial records as Herero and Nama. German authorities responded with punitive campaigns intended to suppress rebellion and enforce imperial authority. The photograph preserves visual evidence of colonial execution practices and racialized violence used by imperial administrations to control subject populations.<br /> <br /> Albumen photograph approximately 6 x 4 inches black and white circa 1896. Caption beneath the image reads "German So. W Africa Hanging Party. 312 Negroes Hanged." The photograph depicts a gallows structure with numerous bodies visible while soldiers stand in the foreground observing the execution site. Several African men appear present among the assembled personnel alongside European soldiers illustrating the complex composition of colonial forces that often included locally recruited auxiliaries. The composition presents a stark view of the aftermath of execution and the organized display of punishment within the colonial military environment of German South West Africa.<br /> <br /> German colonial warfare in the region escalated during the following decade culminating in the Herero and Nama wars beginning in 1904 during which German forces carried out systematic campaigns of killing forced displacement and imprisonment against indigenous populations. Historians widely recognize these events as one of the earliest genocidal campaigns of the twentieth century. Photographs documenting punitive executions from the earlier phase of German rule provide visual context for the structures of coercion and racial hierarchy that defined colonial governance in the territory. Minor paper loss at the lower left corner and a closed tear measuring approximately three quarters of an inch repaired on the verso; image largely unaffected and overall condition very good. unknown
199021671Montreal: Galerie Amrad African Arts 1990 . First edition. Oversized Paperback. Very good. Thin quarto oversized Slight wear to covers. Name of former owner written inside front cover 143 p. w/many b&w illus. Dols are groups and discussed by region and country. <br/><br/> Galerie Amrad African Arts paperback
200022849Milan: Skira 2000. hard cover in dust jacket. one very small dj corner nick. tiny bits of wear to few places on exterior. no other flaws. clean. no markings. no bumps. strong binding hinges.; english text.; 297pp. illustrated throughout in color. photos bt lynton gardiner. covers a wide geography and is divided into sections. furniture containers musical instruments textiles among others. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Skira Hardcover