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London, England: Routledge and Kegan Paul: 1966, 1966. 372pp including index, b&w illustrations, map, clean copy in like, illustrated, DJ has light wear. Not price-clipped. A re-issue of Burton's 'Mission to Gelele' (2 volumes) published 1864. Clean. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York - London: Oxford Univ Pr, 1962. 238pp. 6 plates, 3 maps, 2 folding genealogies, biblio., index. "This work is the fruit of seven years residence on the Tanganyika Coast from 1952 to 1958." Marked only on edges, inside back cover and dedication page. Text is otherwise clean.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over… Read more about this item

New York: Robert Carter, 1848. 406pp w/engraved frontis and numerous full-page illustrations. The early chapters present the author's views on the origin of the Hottentots, and give his opinions of the work of the London Missionary Society. In addition to giving an account of his missionary efforts, he also describes the customs of the natives he met. 1843. Scattered… Read more about this item

New York: St Martins, 1988. 292pp/maps. This book presents new material and new analysis, which helps to clarify aspects of the record, while advancing new perspectives. What comes across clearly throughout the book is the significant contribution of Nkrumahs vision and personality at a critical moment in the history of Africa and the Third World. Clean - no marks.… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1916. 527pp w/2 folding plates ans 2 folding maps - profusely illustrated throughout on plates and in the text; original cream buckram with pictorial paste-down on upper cover and pictorial label on spine (a small chip at the top). The scarcest of Kunz's major works along with his treatise on pearls.… Read more about this item

Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Inst Press, 1995. 183pp/map. Study of the US Operation Restore Hope in Somalia. Clean no marks. . 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge, England : Cambridge Univ Pr, 1993. 391pp/map. Examines the decline of slavery in Northern Nigeria during the first forty years of colonial rule. At the time of the British conquest, the Sokoto Caliphate was one of the largest slave societies in Africa. Previous owners name crossed out inside front cover. DJ has light rubbing. Text… Read more about this item

Capetown, SA: Purnell, 1976. 413pp/illus. The story of Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi is not just a biography.It is first the life story of a leading South African and world figure.Then it is the story of the struggle of a black man to achieve equality in a world organized and controlled by whites. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+.… Read more about this item

New York: Liverright Inc, 1933. 351pp/illus. End-paper maps. An early biography of Lord Stanley, including of course the famous meeting with Livingstone . Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr, 1988. 291pp/illus/maps. Septimius Severus, the African Emperor, was descended from Phoenician settlers in Tripolitania, and his reign, from AD 193-211, represents a turning point in Roman history. In his illuminating biography, Anthony R. Birley explores how "Roman" this man was and examines his remarkable background and career. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near… Read more about this item

London: Oxford Univ Pr, 1967. 272pp/illus. Rare book. Light wear to dj. Text clean.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Accra, Gold Coast: Goverment Printer, 1956. 63pp. Consolidated legislation related to the Native Courts. Clean. Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Innsbrick, Austria : Perlinger Verlag, 1980. 276pp/illus/end-paper maps. Clean. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Madison, WI, U.S.A.: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. 338pp/maps. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Stanford, CA, U.S.A.: Stanford Univ Pr, 1990. 310 pp Contents: Introduction; Fieldwork Setting & Research Methodology; The Bamenda Plateau as a Regional System; Precolonial Meta'; Patrilineal Descent; Village-Level Leadership: The Ideal Model; Village-Level Rituals &Activities; Ideal & Real in Village-Level Conflict Management; Process & Variation in Village Organization; Political Organization in the Intervillage Sphere; Conflict & Competition in the Intervillage… Read more about this item

Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag, 1972. 180pp/illus/maps. Fold-out color maps inside rear cover. German text. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Capetown, SA: A.A. Balkema, 1971. pp. xii + 259 (including index); black-and-white and colour photographs; drawings of old buildings. Some mild foxing, particularly to dustwrapper, prelims and endpapers. Very good internally in a good dustwrapper. "Pretoria's history is comparatively recent. It was once the capital of Kruger's Republic, a time of turbulence and insecurity; and it was the Western outpost… Read more about this item

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Greenhill Pr, 1995. 224 pages, profusely illustrated with historic B & W photos, drawings and a number of maps. "Zulu Victory and Defeat Hlobane and Kambula, 1879." The Zulu stronghold of Hlobane ('the Painted Mountain') dominated a vast area of disputed land in northern Natal. It was the scene of a terrible reverse for the British, but… Read more about this item

Oxford, UK: The Clarendon Press, 1964. 445pp/maps. DJ has light wear. Text clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1967. 60pp plus 150 illus/some color. Illustrates awide variety of masks. DJ has wear. Text clean.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.