New York, NY: Twayne Publishers, 1962 Twayne Publishers, New York. 1962. Hardcover. Edition not stated. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light upper tip bumps; slight shelfwear to board edges. DJ: Very Good:; NOT Price Clipped ($5.00); chipping to top edge with small missing piece at spine head. Green cloth boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine and front board.352 pp 8vo. This is the story of a woman who fell in love with Africa as bride of her mining engineer (diamond mines) husband. She returned later to view Africa through mature eyes. This book paints a vivid picture of Egypt, the Sudan, Ethiopia, British East Africa, Belgian Congo, Angola, Cameroon, Ghana, and Nigeria through the author's impressions, reminiscences, and hopes. Order form and personal correspondence from the author are included. A clean very presentable copy.

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Bookseller: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006546
Title: A New African Song
Author: Margaret Sally Keach (AUTHOR SIGNED)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Twayne Publishers
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1962
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: Egypt, the Sudan, Ethiopia, British East Africa, Belgian Congo, Angola, Cameroon, Ghana, and Nigeria, Africa, gold mining, diamond mining, personal recollections, personal memoirs, African people,
Bookseller catalogs: Memoirs; Autobiography; African Matters;

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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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