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New York: Horizon Press, 1962. First thus (reprint ed.). Hardcover. A fine set in near fine price-clipped jackets in archival mylar.. Two quarto volume sin jacket; illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Maps on lining papers; index. A very attractive set. "Sir Samuel White Baker, a British explorer, officer, naturalist, and author, etched his name in history with his significant explorations in Central Africa. His fame rests largely on his discovery of Lake Albert and his relentless pursuit of the Nile River's source. Baker's expeditions, often accompanied by his wife, Florence Baker, were ventures into the unknown that filled gaps in Western contemporary knowledge about the region's geography. His pen proved as mighty as his adventurous spirit, with numerous books detailing his travels, including "The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin of the Nile" and "Explorations of the Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia." Knighted in 1866 for his services to geographical discovery, Baker's legacy continues to inspire, reflecting a…
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The Albert N'yanza: the Great Basin of the Nile and Explorations of the Nile Sources
by Baker, Samuel White, Sir, 1821-1893
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Aliyat tanzim al-sultah fi al-nizam al-siyasi al-Jazairi : dirasah muqaranah
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al-Jazair: Dar Humah lil-Tiba`ah wa-al-Nashr wa-al-Tawzi`, 2002. Paperback. Fine ; as new. Octavo in pale blue-purple wraps; 367 p., bib refs.; 23 cm. In Arabic. Uncommon || Algeria; politics and government; 20th century; comparative study. || Algeria -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Angola, Trabalho e Luta : Panorama histórico, panorama geográfico, panorama polÃtico e social, panorama económico
by Movimento Popular de Libertacao de Angola-Partido de Trabalho.; Departamento de Informacao e Propaganda [Angola]
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[Luanda] Angola: Edicoes DIP, 1985. Hardcover. Near fine thus, with pervious owner name hand-writen in ink and scribbled out, also in ink, to front free enedpaper; in a very good jacket.. Folio in illus jacket; 237 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm. In English, French, and Portuguese. Many worthwhile color photos of Angola from the 1980 and 70s. Uncommon title. / **A large book that weighs 3 lbs before packing. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please inquire.**.
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A Bahian heritage :; an ethnolinguistic study of African influences on Bahian Portuguese
by Megenney, William W.
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Chapel Hill: U.N.C. Dept. of Romance Languages, 1978. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Gentle wear to spine head and top corners, faint marks to front cover, light scratches to rear cover, bright pages in tight binding. Very good+.. White octavo; 230 p, b&w illus ; 24 cm. Portuguese language -- Foreign elements -- African.
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The Banyankole: The Second Part of the Report of the Mackie Ethnological Expedition to Central Africa [And], the Bagesu, and Other Tribes of the Uganda Protectorate: the Third Part of the Report of the Mackie Ethnological Expedition to Central Africa
by Roscoe, John. ; Roscoe, John. ; Bagesu. ; Mackie Ethnological Expedition to Central Africa, 1919-1920
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Farnborough: Gregg, 1968. Facsimile reprint ed. Hardcover. Near fine (not issued with a jacket). Quarto in polished green cloth; [1], xii, 176, xv, 205 pages, 65 plates, illustrations, 2 maps 23 cm. Reprint of 1st ed., London, Cambridge U.P., 1923-1924. A top-quality facsimile reprint as per usual with Gregg. ¶ Banyankolé (Peuple d'Afrique) Nyankole (African people) Banyankole. Mackie ethnological expedition to Central Africa (1919-1920) Roscoe, John, 1861-1932. Roscoe, John, 1861-1932; Bagesu. Mackie Ethnological Expedition to Central Africa, 1919-1920. ¶ "John Roscoe (1861-1932) was an Anglican missionary to East Africa. He conducted anthropological data collection of the Africans he encountered on mission. Roscoe was born in 1861, during the height of the Victorian era. Roscoe's career heavily echoed the Victorian notion of improving natives under British rule. He studied civil engineering before joining the Anglican Church Missionary Society. In 1884, on mission, he travelled to…
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Behavior, Mimetic Songs and Song Dialects, and Relationships of the Parasitic Indigobirds (Vidua) of Africa.; Ornithological Monographs No. II
by Payne, Robert B.
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NP: American Ornithologists' Union, 1973. 1st edition. Paperback. Spine faded, else Near Fine+.. 4to, blue wrappers, color frontis., 333p, charts. color & bw photos, appendices. Bird songs, Africa,
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Climate Change, Carbon Trading and Civil Society: Negative Returns on South African Investments; edited by Patrick Bond, Rehana Dada and Graham Erion
by Bond, Patrick. Dada, Rehana. Erion, Graham
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Scotsville, South Africa: University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2009. 2nd ed. Paperback. Fine.. Small quarto in glossy photo-illus stiff paper wraps; xvi, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm ; bibliographical references (pages 213-222) and index. Signed and inscribed by primary author. Contents: Dirty politics: South African energy -- Interrogating nuclear and renewable energy -- Low-hanging fruit always rots first: observations from South Africa's carbon market -- Climate fraud and carbon colonialism -- World Bank carbon colonies -- Prototype carbon fund beneficiaries -- Biog oil and Africans -- Oil companies and African wealth depletion -- Oil, climate change and resistance from the South -- Beyond Bali -- Conclusion: leave the oil in the soil. / Climatic changes -- South Africa. Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- South Africa. Climatic changes -- Economic aspects -- South Africa. Carbon offsetting -- South Africa. Pollution -- Economic aspects -- South Africa. Energy policy -- South Africa. Petroleum…
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Cohen of South West Africa
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Windhoek: South West African Commercial Holdings Ltd, 1956. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Some very light and sparse damping which is quite minor; else overall Very Good+ in Very Good+ Dj with gentle edge-wear.. Quarto in color illus brown and beige DJ; 63 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. Inscribed to Mr. J. T. O'Connor by Sam Cohen in Windhoek, 1962. Main text in English with captions and introductory materials in English, German and Afrikaans."Dedicated to the fiftieth anniversary of the Sam Cohen enterprise in South West Africa, commemorating the opening of the new Cohen Building." || Business History. Jews in Africa. Businessmen -- Namibia -- Biography. Cohen, Sam (b.1890). Namibia -- Economic conditions.
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Contributo para uma polÃtica social moçambicana; [escritos]
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Braga: Editora Pax, 1972. Paperback. Near Fine(-) with gentle wear to wraps.. Octavo in black glossy paper wraps; 223 p. 23 cm.; bibliography: p. 221-223. In Portuguese. Signed by the author. An uncommon work. || Community development -- Mozambique. Land tenure -- Mozambique. Mozambique -- Social conditions -- To 1975.
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The Cult of Ifá among the Yoruba.; Volume 1. Folk Practice and the Art
by McClelland, Elizabeth M.
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London: Ethnographica, 1982. Paperback. Very neat red pen ruler-guided underlining throughout; else a near fine copy thus, with no other signs of wear aside from a very wee bit of edge-rubbing.. Oblong quarto in off-white color photo illus glossy paper wraps; 125p., b&w photos throughout, bibliog., glossary, index; ; 21 x 23 cm. Scarce. Only volume 1: Folk practice and the art. || Ifa (Religion) Yoruba (African people) -- Religion. Ifa (Religion) Yoruba (African people) -- Religion. Ifa-Religion Kult. Nigeria, Benin West African Religions. Babaláwo.
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Dan Eldon : the art of life
by New, Jennifer
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San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2001. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Very Fine in Fine DJ with extremely light wear to upper edges.. Medium quarto in color illus DJ; 285 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm. index. A lovely copy of an excellent, poignant work. || Photojournalists -- England -- Biography. Photojournalists -- United States -- Biography. Artists. Journaling. Diaries. Journals. East Africa. Kenya. Somalia. Eldon, Dan, 1970-1993.
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Geographical essays on British tropical lands; by R.J. Harrison Church ... [et al.] Edited by R.W. Steel and C.A. Fisher
by Steel, Robert W. (ed.) ; Fisher, Charles A. (ed.)
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London: G. Philip, 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good++ to Near Fine(-) price-clipped DJ with slighty sunned spine. Binding tight and very clean within. In a transparent plastic protective sleeve. Very small owner signature in ink to front free endpaper.. Medium octavo in x, 344 p. illus., maps. 22 cm.; bibliographical references. Contents: Geography and the tropics: the geographer's contribution to tropical studies, by R.W. Steel.--Some problems of population in British West Africa, by R.W. Steel.--The transport pattern of British West Africa, by R.J. Harrison Church.--Soil erosion in Nigeria, by A.T. Grove.--Migrations in the Sudan, by D.B. Mather.--The trade of Lake Victoria and its marginal lands, by V.C.R. Ford.--Land-use and settlement in Jamaica, by E. Paget.--Rainfall and water-supply in the dry zone of Ceylon, by B.H. Farmer.--The problem of Malayan unity in its geographical setting, by C.A. Fisher. || Colonias (polÃtica) (geografia regional) -- Gran bretanha. Geografia (aspectos…
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The Ghanaian Bead Tradition: Materials, Traditional Techniques, Archaeological and Historical Chronology, Bead Usage, Traditional-Sociological Meaning; Special Paper. ; Ghana Bead Society; 1 [series]
by Kumekpor, Maxine. ; Bredwa-Mensah, Yaw. ; Landewijk, J. E. J. M. van
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Ghana: Ghana Bead Society, 1995. 2nd ed. Paperback. About near fine with minor external wear. Lacks Errata slip.. Octavo in yellow, color illus stapled wraps; viii, 43 pages: b&w illustrations, map ; 21 cm; bibliographical references (pages 33-37). Scarce work on African beads in Ghana. / Broderie de perles -- GhÄna. Beadwork. Manners and customs. Ghana -- Social life and customs. Ghana. Jewelry, Slave beads, Currency, Money, ornament, necklaces. dress, Fashion, Style. Beadwork in West Afrifca.
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Great mother forest
by Gatti, Attilio
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New York: C Scribner's Sons, 1937. First printing (stated). Hardcover. Slight wear to spine foot/head, gently bumped corners and hinge, small red ink ownership signature to half-title page; binding is tight. Very good.. Brown-cloth occtavo; xvi, 355 p, b&w illus; 23 cm. Nature; Africa; Travel.
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The Hakima, a tragedy in Fez; [by] William Betsch ; with an introduction by Paul Bowles
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1991. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. Small folio in color illus DJ; 138 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. Photography, Artistic. Betsch, William. Fes (Fez) Morocco -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works. Islamic Culture ; North Africa ; Maghreb ; Maghrib.
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Heroes of the Black Continent
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New York: Presiding Bishop and Council, 1922. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Faint water-stain to front cover, crease to spine, very gentle wear to corners, bright pages in tight binding. Very good+.. Brown duodecimo; 79 p. Rare. No WorldCat record found. || Africa; Christianity; Religion. Christian missionaries in Africa.
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In Africa ;; hunting adventures in the big game country
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Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1910. First edition (unstated). Hardcover. No DJ (as issued?) ; wear to spine including crease down middle, as well as to edges and to joints ; shelf wear to corners ; spotting and some transparent stains to front and back boards ; glued library stamp to paste-down ; newspaper clipping stain to front free end paper and rear of front board (clipong laid in); small dirt smudges to back paste down and free end paper ; dusting to top of page edges ; else pages in very nice condition. Overall, binding slightly shaken and loose, but genrally a Very Good(-) to Good(++) copy.. Small Quarto in gilt-titled, polished olive boards; 7 p. l., 402 p. front., illus., plates, ports., map. 26 cm. Hunting , Africa, British East, travel || "A great part of this material appeared originally in the Chicago tribune." (WorldCat) || Illustrated with photographs and cartoons by the author || Author was an American newspaper political cartoonist who was known as the "Dean of American…
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Into the blue, the Lake Tana Expedition, 1953
by Ferguson, Lionel
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London: Collins, 1955. First edition presumed (no subsequent printing or editions noted). Hardcover. Very good with very light foxing to endpapers and extremely light foxing to top board edges only; in an about very good(-) to good(+) partly chipped and worn jacket now housed in mylar acetate. Small price sticker to secondary front free endpaper verso.. Octavo in white and blue photo-illus jacket; 255 pages illustrations (numerous b& white photos throughout; b&w maps) 22 cm. Lake Tana Expedition, 1953. Africa -- Description and travel. Ethiopia -- Description and travel. Africa, North -- Description and travel. Tana, Lake (Ethiopia) Africa. North Africa. Ethiopia. Ethiopia -- Lake Tana. Tana, Lac (Ãthiopie) -- Découverte et exploration.
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Jamal Abd al-Nasir fi al-mizan
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Bayrut [Beirut]: al-Muassasah al-Arabiyah lil-Dirasat wa-al-Nashr, 2003. al-Tab`ah 1. Paperback. Very slight wear to spine head/foot, bright pages; tight binding. Very good+.. Light brown octavo; 207 p : b&w ill. ; 22 cm. In Arabic. || Egypt -- Politics and government -- 1952-1970.
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La Vega ; Lettere di A. E. Nordeskiold ; raccontanti la scoverta del passaggio Nord-Est del Polo Nord ; 1878-1879 ; con prefaziones di Nicola Lazzaro. (Edizione illustrata dal ritratto del Prof. Nordenskiold dal ritratto del tenente Bove e da una carta geografica del viaggio compiuto) [together with] Esplorazioni in Africa di Gustavo Bianchi. Memorie ordinate e pubblicate dal dottor Dino Pesci.; (Edizione illustrata dal ritratto del Prof. Nordenskiold dal ritratto del tenente Bove e da una carta geografica del viaggio compiuto)
by Nordenskiold, A. E. ; Bianchi, Gustavo
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Napoli, Roma ; Milano, Napoli, Torino: Enrico Detken ; Dottor Francesco Vallardi, 1880. First Italian edition of both works (presumed). Hardcover. Board edges rubbed in parts ; binding tight; leaves clean. Very Good+ thus.. Two works bound as one book. Custom bound in octavo in purple quarter leather and marbles paper boards; xv, 254 p., frontis; vii, 323, [4] p. illus and two-page color map (in Bianchi) ; 18 x 12.7 cm. In Italian. Unique thus, two works bound as one. Scarce editions both. No copies located in OCLC World Cat for this 1880 La Vega ; only two copies the Bianchi. La Vega is the Italian translation of: Vegas fard kring Asien och Europa. || Voyages and travels. Vega (Ship) ; Northwest Passage. Arctic regions. || Africa, Abyssinia, Ethiopia.
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