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Sierra Leone and the Interior, to the Upper Waters of the Niger. by GARRETT, G. H - 1892

by GARRETT, G. H

Sierra Leone and the Interior, to the Upper Waters of the Niger. by GARRETT, G. H - 1892

Sierra Leone and the Interior, to the Upper Waters of the Niger.

by GARRETT, G. H

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London: Royal Geographical Society, 1892. 23 pages; Plus a large fold-out colour map, measuring 16 x 9 inches (41 x 23cm). Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. Accompanied by a detailed route map of the author's expedition, this account reveals the secret politico-religious society of Poro among the Sherbro people, includes comments on polygamy and female/male circumcision among the Mendis. He also mentions the coveted diamonds, chronicles fascinating interactions, recounts an attempt to rescue slaves when the practice was still rampant. Sherbro people are native people of Sierra Leone whose history dates back to pre-colonial times. In the 18th century the Sherbro began to get involved in the slave trade and became more powerful than the white slave traders. They began to employ the Mende people to work for them to find slaves to meet the growing demand for slaves. . First Edition.
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Analog Science Fact & Fiction, February 1961 (Volume 66, Number 6)

Analog Science Fact & Fiction, February 1961 (Volume 66, Number 6)

by John W. Campbell; Everett B. Cole; Mack Reynolds; Teddy Keller; H. B. Fyfe; Christopher Anvil; Mark Phillips; Randall Garrett; Laurence Janifer; G. Harry Stine

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New York: Street & Smith Publications. February 1961. Digest-size Magazine. Good. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover by Van Dongen for "The Weakling" (novelette, Hugo honorable mention) by Everett B. Cole. Includes: "Freedom" (novelette, Hugo honorable mention) by Mack Reynolds; "The Plague" by Teddy Keller; "The Outbreak of Peace" by H. B. Fyfe; "The Ghost Fleet" by Christopher Anvil; "Occasion for Disaster" (serial, part 4 of 4) by Mark Phillips [Randall Garrett & Laurence Janifer]; "Progress Report: Super V-2 Program" (science fact) by G. Harry Stine; "On the Selective Breeding of Human Beings" (editorial). Illustrated by Douglas, Schoenherr and van Dongen.
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ANALOG Science Fact & Fiction: February, Feb. 1961

ANALOG Science Fact & Fiction: February, Feb. 1961

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NY: Street & Smith, 1961. Vol. LXVI, No. 6. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Van Dongen for "The Weakling" (novelette) by Everett B. Cole. Includes "Freedom" (novelette) by Mack Reynolds; "The Plague" by Teddy Keller; "The Outbreak of Peace" by H. B. Fyfe; "The Ghost Fleet" by Christopher Anvil; "Occasion for Disaster" (pt. 4 of 4) by Mark Phillips [Randall Garrett & Laurence Janifer]; . Science Fact: "Progress Report: Super V-2 Program" by G. Harry Stine. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: On the Selective Breeding of Human Beings"; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller. Illustrated by Douglas, Schoenherr and van Dongen. Foxing/soiling; tanning; stress.. SingleIssueMagazine. Good+ to Very Good-.
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THE TREASURY OF SCIENCE FICTION CLASSICS: The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion; The Star; When Worlds Collide; The Maracot Deep; Round the Moon; Last and First Men; The Machine Stops; R.U.R.; Brave New World; Invasion Mars; Edison's Conquest of Mars

by Kuebler, Harold W. (editor) (Edgar Allan Poe; H. G. Wells; Edwin Balmer; Philip Wylie; Arthur Conan Doyle; Jules Verne; Olaf Stapledon; E. M. Forster; Karel Capek; Aldous Huxley; Howard Koch; Garrett P. Serviss; F. Scott Fitzgerald; S. Fowler Wright)

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THE TREASURY OF SCIENCE FICTION CLASSICS: The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion; The Star; When...

THE TREASURY OF SCIENCE FICTION CLASSICS: The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion; The Star; When Worlds Collide; The Maracot Deep; Round the Moon; Last and First Men; The Machine Stops; R.U.R.; Brave New World; Invasion Mars; Edison's Conquest of Mars

by Kuebler, Harold W. (editor) (Edgar Allan Poe; H. G. Wells; Edwin Balmer; Philip Wylie; Arthur Conan Doyle; Jules Verne; Olaf Stapledon; E. M. Forster; Karel Capek; Aldous Huxley; Howard Koch; Garrett P. Serviss; F. Scott Fitzgerald; S. Fowler Wright)

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THE TREASURY OF SCIENCE FICTION CLASSICS: The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion; The Star; When Worlds Collide; The Maracot Deep; Round the Moon; Last and First Men; The Machine Stops; R.U.R.; Brave New World; Invasion Mars; Edison's Conquest of Mars

by Kuebler, Harold W. (editor) (Edgar Allan Poe; H. G. Wells; Edwin Balmer; Philip Wylie; Arthur Conan Doyle; Jules Verne; Olaf Stapledon; E. M. Forster; Karel Capek; Aldous Huxley; Howard Koch; Garrett P. Serviss; F. Scott Fitzgerald; S. Fowler Wright)

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Spanish Armada
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Spanish Armada

by Mattingly, Garrett; Mattingly, Leonard H.; McCollum, Richard G

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ANALOG Science Fact & Fiction: February, Feb. 1961

ANALOG Science Fact & Fiction: February, Feb. 1961

by Analog (Everett B. Cole; Mack Reynolds; Teddy Keller; H. B. Fyfe; Christopher Anvil; Mark Phillips - aka Randall Garrett & Laurence M. Janifer; G. Harry Stine)

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NY: Street & Smith, 1961. Vol. LXVI, No. 6. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Van Dongen for "The Weakling" (novelette) by Everett B. Cole. Includes "Freedom" (novelette) by Mack Reynolds; "The Plague" by Teddy Keller; "The Outbreak of Peace" by H. B. Fyfe; "The Ghost Fleet" by Christopher Anvil; "Occasion for Disaster" (pt. 4 of 4) by Mark Phillips [Randall Garrett & Laurence Janifer]; . Science Fact: "Progress Report: Super V-2 Program" by G. Harry Stine. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: On the Selective Breeding of Human Beings"; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller. Illustrated by Douglas, Schoenherr and van Dongen. Creasing; tanning; scuffed at lower front spine corner; pen test on rear.. SingleIssueMagazine. Very Good-.
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Why Me?: Harnessing the Healing Power of the Human Spirit
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Why Me?: Harnessing the Healing Power of the Human Spirit

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Successful Public Speaking

Successful Public Speaking

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Regional Geochemical Lake Sediment Survy, East-Central Saskatchewan (Paper series 75-41)

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