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1960231931960. African press photo archive credited on the versos to Tomas D.W. Friedmann documenting images of anticolonial war apartheid labor urban growth and locals across Africa in 1970. These press photos translated events in Angola South Africa Nigeria and Tunisia into public facing articles for western audiences. At the time of production Angola was still fighting Portuguese colonial rule in 1970 while South Africa's mining economy and urban development remained bound to apartheid labor structures centered on Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand goldfields. Tomas D.W. Friedmann was a press photographer 1925-2012 traveled globally documenting Africaand its art. <br /> <br /> Photo archive of 9 silver gelatin photographs each 8" x 10" Africa circa 1960-1970. The archive belongs to the late colonial and apartheid era when American editorial photography often compressed Africa into legible news features of conflict labor ritual wildlife and into ethnic stereotypes for news splashes even as decolonization and liberation struggles were reshaping the continent.Verso labels identify specific scenes including "Nigeria: Kano / snake being charmed" "South Africa / Daggafontein gold miners pushing cart with ore underground" "Union of South Africa Johannesburg north-eastern section of town with sand-hills of the goldmines" "Tunisia: boy climbing palm tree and diving into Roman tanks below in which Gafsa boys swim" and two Angola captions describing "rebel held territory" where a patrol meets refugees in the bush and "early morning exercises at rebel army camp Serra de Canda deep inside rain forest." The group image depicts an Angolan rebel army that has been fighting liberation from Portugal since 1961. Another South Africa caption identifies a Durban whaling scene with Africans beginning to cut up a whale while one photograph of men and boys in furred ceremonial dress is marked in later handwriting "South Africa / Xhosa doctors." Light surface and edge wear minor curling otherwise clean and legible; overall very good condition. The group anchors itself in the historical upheaval of decolonization where armed resistance to Portuguese rule entrenched apartheid industry and postcolonial social change were being documented and mediated for western audiences. unknown
200817702Boston: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. Fine in No DJ As Issued dust jacket. 2008. Hardcover. Boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright solid book.; History of International Relations Diplomacy & Intelligence Vol 4; B&W Illustrations; 9.76 X 6.54 X 0.71 inches; 217 pages; "History of International Relations Diplomacy and Intelligence 4 History of International Relations Library 4 France and the Netherlands were both important European colonial powers in the nineteenth century. This book based primarily on archival research is a contribution to the study of the relations between France and the Netherlands overseas in the nineteenth century. It focuses on those regions of the world where these two nations shared colonial borderlands: the island of St Martin in the Caribbean the Gold Coast in Africa and French Guiana and Surinam in South America. The border question in these regions is dealt with in the European context of colonial and international policy as well as in the local context. The work addresses Franco-Dutch relations in the colonies but also the interactions with the slaves on St Martin the peoples of the Gold Coast Ashanti Agni of Sanwi Fanti and Apollonians or Nzema and the Maroons such as the Boni Aluku and the Ndyuka in the Guianese interior. Table of Contents About the author Acknowledgements Introduction Part I The borderland of France and the Netherlands in the Caribbean: St. Martin Part II The borderland of France and the Netherlands in Africa: The Gold Coast Part III The borderland of France and the Netherlands in South America: French Guiana and Surinam Comparison and conclusion Annexes Sources and bibliography Index" . 9004169601 . Martinus Nijhoff Publishers hardcover
1941175891941. Langwill J. P. and Mrs. J. P. Photo album and travel scrapbook 1941 to 1952 a multi format record of civilian travel through southern Africa during and immediately after World War II preserving firsthand observations of colonial infrastructure landscape and local communities. Compiled by an American couple residing in Cape Town and Paarl the album documents movement across South Africa the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Southern Rhodesia at a time when wartime restrictions shaped mobility and access. The inclusion of typed journals alongside photographs and printed ephemera provides a narrative account of travel conditions tourist sites and cross regional routes linking British colonial territories in southern Africa.<br /> <br /> Photo album and scrapbook containing 55 small format black and white photographs 13 larger photographs 15 real photo postcards 79 magazine clippings including photographic reproductions and maps 2 pamphlets 1 folding map 2 newspaper clippings and 8 pages of original typed journal entries housed in a 10 x 13 inch cloth album with a world map affixed to the front cover. Photographs are corner mounted and ephemera tipped or taped to the leaves. The material documents residence in Cape Town beginning in 1941 a July 1944 यातà¥à¤°à¤¾ to Victoria Falls and Southern Rhodesia a 1946 visit to Oudtshoorn and a return to Victoria Falls in 1952. The typed journal titled "Trip to Victoria Falls and Southern Rhodesia July 2 to 25 1944" opens with the statement "Month after month we had postponed our long planned trip because of war restrictions on travel. At last however we decided to go in spite of everything" and proceeds to describe travel through Mafeking the Bechuanaland Protectorate and onward to Victoria Falls including observations of baobab trees the Victoria Falls Hotel and the descent to view the falls and lunar rainbow. Additional entries describe visits to Salisbury and Bulawayo and to gold mining regions near Johannesburg. Photographs include landscapes tourist sites and local scenes including images of Black South African children outside a school documenting colonial educational conditions.<br /> <br /> The album provides a civilian perspective on wartime and postwar travel within the British colonial network of southern Africa where infrastructure such as rail lines and hotels facilitated movement even under wartime constraints. The juxtaposition of personal narrative commercial imagery and photographic documentation illustrates how travelers encountered and recorded colonial spaces natural landmarks and local populations. The presence of American travelers marking events such as the Fourth of July abroad further situates the album within transnational wartime experience. Light wear to covers; clippings show moderate toning; ephemera with light soiling; photographs remain clean and well preserved. Overall good to very good condition. unknown
1962051291Lambarene Gabon: Robert Washer 1962. Original Photograph . No Binding. Fine. Original Color Photograph Taken In 1962 By Robert Washer At Lamarene Printed 1964. <br/> <br/> Robert Washer unknown
2007052840Denver CO: Sundance Publications 2007. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Copy number 158 signed on the half-title page by Abbott McCoy and McLeod. Mining produced tonnage requiring efficient transportation. W.A.H. Loveland developed the Colorado Central and laid track beside Clear Creek to reach Black Hawk and eventually Central City and Georgetown where the greatest mining claims lay. 416 pages with historic photographs maps roster car diagrams bibliography and index. Map endpapers. Fine in fine clear vinyl dust protector. <br/> <br/> Sundance Publications hardcover
200742569Denver CO: Sundance Publications 2007. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Number 208 signed on the half-title page by Abbott McCoy and McLeod. Mining produced tonnage requiring efficient transportation. W.A.H. Loveland developed the Colorado Central and laid track beside Clear Creek to reach Black Hawk and eventuually Central City and Georgetown where the greatest mining claims lay. 416 pages with historic photographs maps roster car diagrams bibliography and index. Map endpapers. Fine in fine clear vinyl dust protector. <br/> <br/> Sundance Publications hardcover
200742570Denver CO: Sundance Publications 2007. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Copy number 854 signed on the half-title page by Abbott McCoy and McLeod. Mining produced tonnage requiring efficient transportation. W.A.H. Loveland developed the Colorado Central and laid track beside Clear Creek to reach Black Hawk and eventually Central City and Georgetown where the greatest mining claims lay. 416 pages with historic photographs maps roster car diagrams bibliography and index. Map endpapers. Fine in fine clear vinyl dust protector. <br/> <br/> Sundance Publications hardcover
200729410Denver CO: Sundance Publications 2007. First edition first printing First printing. Hardcover. Fine. Number 208 signed on the half-title page by Abbott McCoy and McLeod. Mining produced tonnage requiring efficient transportation. W.A.H. Loveland developed the Colorado Central and laid track beside Clear Creek to reach Black Hawk and eventuually Central City and Georgetown where the greatest mining claims lay. 416 pages with historic photographs maps roster car diagrams bibliography and index. Map endpapers. Fine in fine clear vinyl dust protector. <br/> <br/> Sundance Publications hardcover
1989053332Denver CO: Sundance Publications Limited 1989. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine. Copy number 412 signed by Abbott on the half-title page. 376 pages with numerous vintage photographs some in color maps rosters and building car and locomotive diagrams bibliography and index. Errata slip laid in. Fine in fine original clear vinyl dust protector. <br/> <br/> Sundance Publications Limited hardcover
196548721Denver CO: Rocky Mountain Railroad Club / World Press Inc. 1965. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Limited edition number 4327 of 6000 copies signed by Cafky on special limitation page. 467 pages with many photos and color illustrations plus five maps in the rear pocket. Near fine in about very good dust jacket with faded spine panel four tape mends to the reverse and several small chips and edge tears. <br/> <br/> Rocky Mountain Railroad Club / World Press Inc. hardcover
196535272Denver CO: Rocky Mountain Railroad Club/World Press Inc. 1965. First edition first printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Limited edition number 616 of 6000 copies signed by Cafky on special limitation page. Two letters from the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club laid in. 467 pages with many photos and color illustrations and five maps in rear pocket. Neat gift inscription on page iii. Fine in near fine dust jacket with just a hint of wear. A very attractive copy with the original shipping box from the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club. <br/> <br/> Rocky Mountain Railroad Club/World Press Inc. hardcover
1975053014Denver CO: Sundance Publications 1975. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Unnumbered copy of 250 copies signed by Mangan on the special limitation page with Jackson print "Crossing Timberline on the Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway". This contact solar print was made from an original glass plate by William Henry Jackson. From the plush surroundings of the Victorian photographic galleries to the rugged terrain of the Rocky Mountains the glass plates were transported sensitized exposed developed and stabilized to capture on glass the image of the rapidly changing face of the Centennial State. They are typical of Colorado photography during the pioneer age. 406 pages with historic photographs one as long foldout of Denver and directory of early Colorado photographers by Opal Murry Harber. Fine in fine clear vinyl dust cover protector housed within a fine example of the publisher's slipcase. <br/> <br/> Sundance Publications hardcover
1975053016Denver CO: Sundance Publications 1975. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Copy number 1975 stamped on the half-title page. From the plush surroundings of the Victorian photographic galleries to the rugged terrain of the Rocky Mountains the glass plates were transported sensitized exposed developed and stabilized to capture on glass the image of the rapidly changing face of the Centennial State. They are typical of Colorado photography during the pioneer age. 406 pages with historic photographs one as long foldout of Denver and directory of early Colorado photographers by Opal Murry Harber. Fine in fine clear vinyl dust cover protector. <br/> <br/> Sundance Publications hardcover
197514742Falcon Press 1975. Gebunden mit Schutzumschlag. Falcon Press unknown
054944Portland OR: Cross & Dimmitt no date 1920s. Postcard. Fine. Nineteen Columbia River Highway postcards. Cross & Dimmitt photo numbers 251 254 269 273 372 374 377 391 395 396 399 400 408 413 415 416 418 427 432. Minimal indication that some were mounted in an a previous album with postage stamp hinges. They are currently mounted in a custom album by two corners in slitted pages. All are fine. Housed within a custom brown leatherette folder. <br/> <br/> Cross & Dimmitt [no date, 1920s] unknown
199237786Trenton NJ Africa World Press 1992 paperback. Paperback printing African Writers Library. -- Softcover. Condition: very good minus scattered marks otherwise sharp and tight. -- Author 1935-2013 was Ghanaian poet dramatist novelist critic; he was later Ghana's representative to the United Nations. Africa World Press paperback
2001045811Columbia University Press 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Clean unopened copy in like new covers. Crisp unworn jacket is a little faded on spine. Benefits the Friends of the albany Ca library. <br/> <br/> Columbia University Press hardcover
1842036089Washington DC: s.n. 1842. First Edition. Printed self-wraps. Good. 63pp; two folding cross-sections of midship sections of vessels. Tied gatherings untrimmed; light foxing. 10" x 6.25" Kennedy 1795-1870 statesman and writer from Maryland authored works of fiction and biography along with pamphlets such as "A Defense of the Whigs" 1844. Here he speaks to petitions filed by citizens of several states and the Republic of Texas "regarding the expediency of allowing the benefit of drawback on cotton imported inland from the Republic of Texas and on foreign goods exported inland to Texas and Mexico." American Imprints does not record this pamphlet. WorldCat locates four copies. s.n. unknown
19230006271923. 1923. Commercial & Railway Map of South America.edited by Barclay with Handbook and Index. Green board covers with inside blue marbled papers. Covers part faded. Back cover has come away from board but could be easily reattached if wished. Large Folded map of linen backing - in very good condition. <br/><br/> unknown
1994301117Scolars Press for the Navy Records Society 1994-12-15. hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 30 to 37 cm tall Folio. Title - Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy 1660-1815. Volume 1. Published by Scolars Press for the Navy Records Society. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Scolars Press for the Navy Records Society hardcover
CON-FOL-PADOC-06-28-18Hardcover. Fair. 1901 Volume VI. Heavy wear to leather covers upper part of spine missing/loose. Binding cracked near front of book. Pages are good to very good clean with no markings or writing. Volume VI includes Annual Report of Internal Affairs - Statistics Bureau of Mines Supplement to 28th Annual Report of Industrial Statistics. hardcover
19724041972. Gebunden mit Schutzumschlag. unknown
175881348Barcelona: Jolis 1758. kart. Jolis unknown
1824218516Dalla Tipografia di Antonio Strauss Vienna. A spese di Paolo Schubart in Trieste 1824. Softcover Zustand: Beschädigung: Der Rücken ist verletzt er wurde vor langer Zeit repariert. Das Buch hält gut zusammen Ecken Kanten bestoßen. Exemplar einer Privatbibliothek mit Kennungen. Innen sauber. Für Sammler gilt: Foto anfordern. Dalla Tipografia di Antonio Strauss, Vienna. A spese di Paolo Schubart in Trieste, paperback
194770125Washington DC: Army Map Service 1947. Tri-color map 25 x 38 in. 1:250k scale; showing roads settlements elevation etc.; some short closed tears at edges one old fold University of Chicago discard stamps on verso very good. While Conakry is present on the map the focus is on the greater region stretching out into Sierra Leone. University of Minnesota only in OCLC. Army Map Service unknown
