Search Results: Africa from Purpora Books

Toronto: Knopf Canada, 1994. As told to Virginia Lee Barnes; foreward and afterword by Janice Boddy, Professor of Anthropology at University of Toronto. Born into a nomadic family of tribal leaders in Somalia, this is the story of Aman's coming of age and gives a candid, intimate portrait of her as a young girl.. First Canadian Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Canada: Self-Published, 2010. A novel, sequel to "Oasis for Expats", set in a ficticious country, patterned on author's experiences in Ghana and Nigeria. 411 pages. Inscribed by author on title page "May the African sun smile on you! John". . Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback Original. Fine..

London: Macmillan, 1980. "Is the first biography of the remarkable Englishman who, as a young naval lieutenant, in 1791 arranged the historic migration of eleven hundred free American blacks from Canada (where they had taken refuge after the American Revolution with other Loyalists) to the West Coast of Africa. There he became the first and best-loved governor of Sierra Leone." 236 pages with index plus 8 pages of B&W plates.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus.

Cape Town: Oxford University, 1953. Light blue wraps faded on spine and small rubber stamp of previous owner's name top of front cover. 40 pages plus ten plates of B/W photo illustrations.. First Edition. Thin Trade Paperback Original. Very Good..

London: International African Institute, 1953. Green wraps with signs of light use and small rubber stamp of previous owner's name top of front cover.. 88 pages; folded map attached inside rear cover.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus..

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1971. Bound in red cloth with silver lettering on spine. Owner name on front pastedown, otherwise internally clean, unmarked and tightly bound. Dust jacket is not price-clipped, has a 1/3" tear top of front spine fold and very minor creasing along the top edge. Issued as St. Antony's Publications No. 2. Deals with a sixty-year period in which Arabs from Oman in Arabia extended their influence over the East African coast from Mogadishu in the north to Cape delgado in the south. 419 pages including comprehensive bibliography and index. . First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine.