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London, Ibadan, Nairobi:: Oxford University Press,, (1971). Very good in glossy black illustrated wrappers (bump to top of spine, prev owner's name). Trade paperback. A collection of 12 essays - based on a series of broadcasts given in the B.B.C. African Service in 1967 - which "looks at current methods of research and shows how archaeology, anthropology and linguistics can be combined with written and oral records to reconstruct African history." Among the contributors are Ivor Wilks, Alan Ryder, Anthony Atmore, Shula Marks and others. Index. viii, 96 p

Cambridge, UK:: Cambridge University Press,, (1975). Near fine in illustrated wrappers (prev owner's name) . First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. A book which focuses on "the enormous changes - political, social and economic - that took place during the period 500 B.C.-A.D. 1400 all over the African continent. Early chapters describe conditions about 500 B.C. when North Africa is already in the Bronze Age, Middle Africa is engaged in Stone Age farming and south of the Sahara most men live by hunting and gathering food. Between 500 B.C. and A.D. 1000 life in settled communities becomes normal throughout the continent. Finally, the Iron Age sees the rise of state systems, the development of long-distance trade and the spread of Islam and Monophysite Christianity." Illustrated with maps, photographs and figures. Suggestions for further reading, index. xi, 228 pp.

London:: Penguin,, (1975). Very near fine (prev owner's name) . Paperback. "Changing Traditional Societies in the Modern World" - a study of the effects of the modern world on the traditional societies of West Africa, including the growth of the educated elite. A title in the Penguin African Library, edited by Ronald Segal. Maps. References. index. 376 pp.

Deerfield Beach, FL: : Health Communications Inc,, (2009). First edition -. Near fine in illustrated wrappers (some crinkling to the upper corners of several pages from dampness).. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A comprehensive guide to traditional African names, which includes more than 5,000 common and uncommon names organized by theme from 37 countries and at least 70 different ethnolinguistic groups (note the cover of this advance copy states 6000+, while the title page notes 4000+ but the final published version has 5000+). Pronunciation guide, naming ceremonies and more. Endnotes, bibliography. Index to come. 397 pp.

New York:: Carnot USA Books,, 2003. SIGNED first edition -. Very near fine in glossy printed gray wrappers.. Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. ) A controversial work by this Moroccan born African scholar, one which focuses on "the failure of the West to take into account the continent's ethnic realities. . . . His book describes a seven-step process leading to a redesign of the borders inherited from the colonial era and a healthy recognition of the ethnic realities that are tearing Africa apart." SIGNED on the half title page and dated in Los Angeles in May 2003 - that is, before publication. Translated and adapted by Tom Clegg. Map, index, footnotes. 225 pp.

New York:: Oxford University Press,, 1972.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket. Uncommon and especially so in this condition. . First printing. The first full-length biography of one of outstanding Africans of the nineteenth century - a medical doctor and officer in the British Army, geologist, botanist, and a pioneer thinker on race and development as well as a prolific author (notably "West African Countries and Peoples" written in 1868.) His life is portrayed against the political and economic background of West Africa in the period before "the fog of the colonial era" descended over black ambitions and achievements. Frontispiece portrait,map, footnotes, selected bibliography, index. xi, 169 pp.

Niwot, CO:: Roberts Rinehart,, 1993.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). First US printing. A candid account of pioneering in the dying days of the African frontier. While the letters tell of adventure and hardship, they also reveal the disregard for, and the ignorance of the culture and traditions of the indigenous people of South Africa. Photographs, index. xxvii, 300 pp.

New York:: International Publishers, , (1971). Very good in glossy brown and orange wrappers. . Small trade paperback. Among the contributors are Oliver Tambo, Dennis Brutus, and Breyten Breytenbach. Introduction by La Guma. Includes poetry and essays. References at the end of each selection. 245 pp.

New York & London:: Verso,, (2001.). Hardcover -. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. Later printing. In June 1960, the former Belgian Congo won its independence; on January 17. 1961, the first democratically elected prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, and a pioneer of African unity, was murdered. Using official sources and first hand accounts, this book attempts to "unravel the appalling mass of lies, hypocrisy and betrayals that have surrounded accounts of the assassination" and reveals a "network of complicity from the CIA to the Belgian government." In fact, this book has prompted the Belgian government to establish an official commission to inquire into the assassination. Translated from the Dutch by Ann Wright and Renee Fenby. Photographs, extensive notes, bibliography, chronology, index. xxi, 224 pp.

London:: His Majesty's Stationery Office,, 1951.. First edition -. Very good in blue stapled wrappers (toning to both the cover and the pages) . First printing. Presented by the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations to Parliament in April, 1951, this is a report on "(1) the nature and significance of the large numbers of murders which had taken place in 1947 and 1948 in Basutoland, (2) the proximate causes of and underlying reasons for the apparently increased incidence of the crime, and (3) the steps which the Basutoland Administration might take to remedy the position. Includes a look at the role of native medicine men and the use of 'diretlo' in the making of magical medicines with protective value. Appendices, Diagrams (including two fold-out diagrams) and a fold out map. vi, 104 pp.

London:: Institute of Race Relations / Oxford University Press,, 1965.. First edition -. Very good in light blue wrappers (some rubbing to the covers, prev owner's name stamp, a bit of foxing inside covers). First printing, a trade paperback original. Bechuanaland was one of the United Kingdom's three High Commission Territories, and its location made it a warring ground for different ideologies. vii, Map, 114 pp plus 5 charts.

London:: Institute of Race Relations / Oxford University Press,, (1966). Very good in glossy orange wrappers (prev owner's name). Second edition. The first edition covered events up to January 1959, the month of the Leopoldville Riots, and the second edition goes through the date of independence in June 1960. Illustrated with three maps. vii, 82 pp.

London:: New African Library,, (1967). Good overall in printed wrappers - prev owner's name, some light foxing to edges of textblock.. 1st trade paperback printing. The second of two books looking at the history of Africa by this noted foreign correspondent. Part 3 - Flags and Philosophies - deals with colonial Africa, and Part 4 - Voices and Votaries - covers decolonization. He compares teh colonial policies of Britain, Portugal, Germany, France, Belgium, Spain, and Italy. Select bibliography, index. vii, 399 pp.

London & Nairobi:: Heinemann,, (1979). First edition -. Near fine.. First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. Short biographies of nine key nineteenth-century black leaders in southern Africa, including some well-known figures - Mzilikazi and Cetshwayo - as well as others, such as Mpande and Mswati, who are less known. Contributors include Ngwabi Bhebe, P. I . Bonner, Sandra Burman and others. Illustrated with maps and photographs. Notes and suggestions for further reading at the end of each section. Index. 160 pp.

New York:: Viking,, (2002). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The story of William Sheppard, a 24-year-old African-American and Southern Presbyterian missionary who n 1890 left New York for the Congo. During the next 20 years, he explored that country, discovering a lake that now bears his name; made contact with the Kuba kingdom (he was made a Kuba prince), although he failed in his attempt to create a "utopia of African-American achievement in Africa." He exposed the brutal, genocidal treatment of Africans by the Belgian colonial authorities, which resulted in his being tried for slander, and more. Publisher's Weekly notes that this book "captures the undercurrent of horror found everywhere in the late 19th-century Congo while honoring Sheppard's accomplishments, heroism and character." SIGNED by the author on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Illustrated with many never before published photographs,… Read More

New York:: Viking,, (2002). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The story of William Sheppard, a 24-year-old African-American and Southern Presbyterian missionary who n 1890 left New York for the Congo. During the next 20 years, he explored that country, discovering a lake that now bears his name; made contact with the Kuba kingdom (he was made a Kuba prince), although he failed in his attempt to create a "utopia of African-American achievement in Africa." He exposed the brutal, genocidal treatment of Africans by the Belgian colonial authorities, which resulted in his being tried for slander, and more. Publisher's Weekly notes that this book "captures the undercurrent of horror found everywhere in the late 19th-century Congo while honoring Sheppard's accomplishments, heroism and character." Review copy with publisher's material laid in. Illustrated with many never before published photographs, notes, bibliography, index. xviii, 237… Read More

London:: Institute of Race Relations / Oxford University Press,, 1963.. First edition -. Very good in pale turquoise wrappers (some rubbing to the covers, prev owner's name stamp). First printing, a trade paperback original. "Traces the effect on the relations between France and Cameroon by the United Nations presence and activity - and in particular why these ran contrary to French trusteeship policy." It also discusses events since independence. Map, bibliogaphy. 142 pp.

Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, 1990.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. Based on two years of travel and research in Africa, this tells the stories of scientists who are working in virology, in the study of desertification and the causes of famine, in experimental planting, of those who are trying to combine traditional African methods with the modern scientific methods of the west. Bibliography, index. 304 pp. Map endpapers.

Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, 1990.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket.. First printing. Based on two years of travel and research in Africa, this tells the stories of scientists who are working in virology, in the study of desertification and the causes of famine, in experimental planting, of those who are trying to combine traditional African methods with the modern scientific methods of the west. Bibliography, index. 304 pp. Map endpapers.

Nairobi: : Longman Kenya, , (1974). Very good in stapled printed orange wrappers.. A slim paperback, later printing. An edition modified for use in Kenyan schools. Illustrated with maps and photographs. 46 pp.