Cape Town; Oxford; New York: David Philip Publishers; James Currey Publishers; St. Martin's Press, 1997. Second edition. Paperback. Octavo in black, red, green and gold wrappers (red spine); 231 pages ; 24 cm. In English. Out of print. Foreward by President Nelson Mandela; "This book is about the process of..... More
London: Secker & Warburg, 1991. First UK edition. Hardcover. 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. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1986. Third printing. Paperback. Light orange quarto; xxii, 281 p, b&w illus ; 27 cm. Contents: Mende history and culture : a brief overview -- The Sande Society -- Kpanguima : the world of beauty that Sande makes -- Physical and metaphysical aspects of Mende..... More
Oran: Université d'Oran, CRIDSSH, 1984. Paperback. Quarto in pale blue-grey stapled wraps; 13 p., bibliographical references (p. 13).; 31 cm. In English. "Dup" hand-written in red ink to front wrap. Scarce. Series:Etudes et recherches en linguistique, no. 4. || Arabic language -- Dialects -- Algeria -- Oran. Arabic language --..... More
al-Jazair: Dar Humah lil-Tiba`ah wa-al-Nashr wa-al-Tawzi`, 2002. Paperback. 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. More
Durham: Duke University Press, 1996. Paperback. Octavo in pale grey green illus wraps; ix, 298 p. : ill. ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (p. [271]-292) and index. Contents: Cleanliness and "civilization" : hygiene and colonialism in Southern Africa -- Education, domesticity, and bodily discipline -- Buckets, boxes, and "bonsella"... More
Pietermaritezburg: Shuter & Shooter, 1995. Third edition. Paperback. Blue octavo; ix, 519 p ; 19 cm. English language -- Dictionaries -- Zulu. More
Monaco: Rocher, 2004. Paperback. Large octavo in white, color illus wraps; 446 p. ; 23 cm. In French || Culture. Cultural relations. Arts and religion. International relations and culture. Fêtes religieuses -- Maroc -- Fès. Spiritualité. Mondialisation. Culture et mondialisation. Musique et mondialisation. Communication interculturelle. || Fes -- Festival de..... More
Braga: Editora Pax, 1972. Paperback. 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. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. White octavo; 354 p : b&w illus/map ; 22 cm. Advance Reader's Edition with publisher's label to front cover. || The author traces her childhood in war-torn Liberia and her reunion with a foster sister who..... More
Oran: Université d'Oran, CRIDSSH, 1984. Paperback. Quarto in pale blue-grey stapled wraps; 36 p. ; 29 cm; bibliographical references; 31 cm. In French. Uncommon. "Dup" hand-written in red ink to front wrap. Scarce. Series: Etudes et recherches en linguistique, no. 6. || / Arabic language -- Semantics. German language --..... More
Tihran: Muassasah-i Mutala`at-i Andishah’sazan-i Nur, 2007. Chap-i 1. Paperback. Large octavo in dark green picotrial wraps; 63 p. : maps, bib. refs., ; 24 cm. In Persian || Africa -- Uganda -- Foreign relations. Uganda -- Strategic aspects. Great Lakes Region (Africa) -- Politics and government. Uganda's dominant role in..... More
New York: C Scribner's Sons, 1937. First printing (stated). Hardcover. Brown-cloth occtavo; xvi, 355 p, b&w illus; 23 cm. Nature; Africa; Travel. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Quarto in grey DJ; iii, 295 p ; 26 cm. South Africa -- Foreign relations administration. More
Windhoek: South West African Commercial Holdings Ltd., 1956. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. 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..... More
Cape Town: M. Miller Ltd, 1950. Fourth Edittion. Hardcover. Octavo in orange DJ; vii-xv, 223 p, b&w illus (part color); 21 cm. Birds; Africa. More
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1980. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates or printings stated). Hardcover. Octavo in pale beige illus DJ; x, 326 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill., index; 23 cm. British -- Kenya -- History -- 20th century. Grant, Nellie, 1885-1977. Kenya -- Social life and customs..... More
Nairobi, Kenya: Camerapix Publishers International ; Ethiopian Tourist Trading Enterprise. 2013. Revised fifith edition. Paperback. Small folio in color illus (predominantly) purple coated wraps; 213 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 30 cm. A very well realized work with many quality, color photos and a highly interesting, infomrative text..... More
Khartoum?]: British Council, 2002. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Red-white octavo; viii, 332 p ; 25 cm. Sudan -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- History. More
New York, NY ;: Museum for African Art ; Prestel, 1999. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Large quarto / small folio in glossy black DJ and olive green cloth ; 190 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. Numerous color plates. Contents: Preface / Elsie Crum McCabe..... More
Cherry Hill, N.J. Africana Homestead Legacy Publishers, 2003. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Quarto in white DJ; xiv, 281 p : maps ; 26 cm. Inscribed and signed by author. || United States -- Foreign relations -- Liberia. More
al-Jazair: Dar Humah, 2006. al-Tab`ah 13. Paperback. Octavo in pale grey-white wraps; 319 p. ; 24 cm. In Arabic. An introduction to law and jurisprudence in Algeria. || Law -- Algeria. Jurisprudence -- Algeria. More
[Düsseldorf]: E. Diederichs, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo in handsomely illus DJ; 262 p. 8 plates, map (on lining paper) 22 cm; bibliography: p. 257-262. Africa -- Civilization. Text in German. The original editon. Anthropology; History, Slavery; West Africa, Diaspora. More
[Rabat]: Manshurat al-Jamiyah al-Maghribiyah lil-Bahth wa-al-Tabadul al-Thaqafi, 2009. Paperback. Blue octavo; 111 p : ports. ; 24 cm. In Arabic. || Morocco -- Cultural policy -- Congresses. More
Cape Town: C. Struik, 1984. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Small folio in illus DJ; 171, [4] p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm ; index; bibliography: p. [175]. A very well done production, with many interesting photos in color throughtout. || Coasts -- South Africa. Coasts..... More