African History And Culture from Focloir

England lmc Thesiger, Wilfred. The life of my choice. London: Collins, 1987, 459 p., [32] p. of plates: illus, index. Very good to fine in like good dust jacket. The front free endpaper top corner has a fold crease where it was probably folded over and then folded back. $20.00 Box 23 … Read more about this item

Africa brgt Bright, R. G. T. (Richard George Tyndall). Expedition from the Sudan to Abyssinia (1899-1900): the diary of Major R.G.T. Bright with annotations and introductory text. Frederic A. Sharf, editor, with Richard Pankhurst. Los Angeles, CA: Tsehai Publishers & Distributors, 2009, 133 pages, bib, index, illustrations, maps. Fine copy in like dust jacket. Note "Manuscript in the… Read more about this item

Ethiopia pji Alvares, Francisco. The Prester John of the Indies : a true relation of the lands of the Prester John, being the narrative of the Portuguese embassy to Ethiopia in 1520 written by Father Francisco Alvares. The translation of Lord Stanley of Alderley (1881) rev. and edited with additional material by G.F. Beckingham and G.W.B. Huntingford. (Series: Works issued… Read more about this item

Religion lbij Lobo, Jerónimo 1595-1678. The Itinerario of Jeronimo Lobo. Translated by Donald M. Lockhart. From the Portuguese text established and edited by M.G. Da Costa. With an Introduction and Notes by C. F. Beckingham. London: The Hakluyt Society, 1984, xxxvi, 417 pages, illus, index. Good copy in dust jacket. $13.50 Box 2022 Jerónimo Lobo,1595-1678, was a Portuguese Jesuit… Read more about this item

Arabic Studies 004 Ashmead-Bartlett, Ellis, 1881-1931. The passing of the Shereefian empire. Westport: Negro Universities Press, 1970, xii p., 1 ℓ., 532 pages, front., plates, ports., 2 folding maps. This is a facsimile reprint of the London, 1910 edition published by Blackwood and Sons. Hardcover in bright red cover, in fine condition. $21.50 Box A103 Notes: "A record… Read more about this item

Africa 7575s Basset, Andre, 1895-1956. La langue berbere. London/New York: Published for International African Institute by Oxford University Press, 1952,72p, bib, maps,1 folding map in back of book. Paperback. Some small spots on front and back cover, good, clean copy else. $20.00

Americana 102 Gonzales, Ambrose Elliott, 1857-1926. The black border; Gullah stories of the Carolina coast (with a glossary). Columbia, South Carolina: The States Company, 1922, 348 p. Book is in generally good condition except the top paper edge is dusty, with some darkening to covers, a small tear to edge of spine, and some ink numbers on top… Read more about this item

Africa 101 African folktales & sculpture. Selected and edited by Paul Radin with the collaboration of Elinore Marvel; sculpture selected with an introduction by James Johnson Sweeney. (Bollingen Series XXXII) New York: Pantheon Books Inc., 1952, xxi, 355p., 187 pages of black and white plates, illus. Bound in tan canvas, black cloth spine, good plus copy. Gift inscription on… Read more about this item

Africa 100Mössner, Jörg Manfred. Die Völkerrechtspersönlichkeit und die Völkerrechtspraxis der Barbareskenstaaten (Algier, Tripolis, Tunis, 1518-1830). (Neue Kölner rechtswissenschaftliche Abhandlungen, Heft 58). Berlin: Walter De Gruyter, 1968, xxxi, 170p, bib, illus. Paperback, some pencil notations, good copy. … Read more about this item

Ancient world 1186 Seibert, Jakob. Hannibal. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1993, xx, 552 p., bib, index, maps. Fince copy in fine dust jacket. Inscription from Seibert on front free endpaper. Signature also of a well known classics scholar just above Seibert's, $40.00 box 18

Ancient world 1149 Sadr, Karim. The development of nomadism in ancient northeast Africa. Philadelphia: University of Philadelphia Press, 1991,180 p, bib, index, ill. Good to very good in dust jacket. $15.00

Ancient world 406 (Berber language). Hanouz, S. Tissine e[Delta] ta seguemte ou- meslaille I-beurbrieune (se tizeura ene te franciste). Connaissance et syntaxe du langage des berbères (avec version française). Paris: Klincksieck, 1968, 248 p. illus., lexicons, plates. Paperback. Good, clean tight copy, no marks. Bottom corner of front cover panel has a slight fold. [On cover: Grammaire berbère;… Read more about this item

Ancient world 312 L'Africa romana: le ricchezze dell'Africa: risorse, produzioni, scambi: atti del XVII Convegno di studio, Sevilla, 14-17 dicembre 2006. A cura di Julían González, Paola Ruggeri, Cinzia Vismara e Raimondo Zucca. Four volumes. Roma: Carocci editore, 2008, 2866p, index, illus, maps. Paperback, very good, clean, tight copies no marks. The four volumes: $40.00 Questa XVII edizione dell'"Africa romana", pubblicata… Read more about this item

Ancient world 311 L'Africa romana: Mobilità delle persone e dei popoli, dinamiche migratorie, emigrazioni ed immigrazioni nelle province occidentali dell'Impero romano atti del XVI Convegno di studio, Rabat, 15-19 dicembre 2004. Four volumes. A cura di Aomar Akerraz, Paola Ruggeri, Ahmed Siraj ... [et al.]. [Pubblicazioni del Centro di Studi Interdisciplinari sulle Province Romane dell'Università degli Studi di Sassari].… Read more about this item

Ancient world 310 L'Africa Romana: Ai confini dell'Impero; contatti, scambi, conflitti. Atti del XV convegno di studio, Tozeur, 11 - 15 dicembre 2002. [XV Convegno Internazionale di Studi su "L'Africa Romana" Ai Confini dell'Impero: Contatti, Scambi, Conflitti].Three volumes. A cura di Mustapha Khanoussi, Paola Ruggeri e Cinzia Vismara. Roma: Carocci Editore, 2004, 2119p, index, illus, maps.… Read more about this item

Ancient world 309 L'Africa romana: atti del XII convegno di studio Olbia, 12-15 dicembre 1996. A cura di Mustapha Khanoussi with Paola Ruggeri and Cinzia Vismara. (Volume XII). Three volumes.[Pubblicazioni del Dipartimento di storia dell'Università degli studi di Sassari; 31]. Olbia: Editrice Democratica Sarda, 1998, 1675p, indexes, illus. Paperback. Very good clean tight copies. Very heavy set, would require extra… Read more about this item

Ancient world 308 L'Africa romana: atti dell'XI convegno di studio, Cartagine, 15-18 dicembre 1994. A cura di Mustapha Khanoussi, Paola Ruggeri e Cinzia Vismara. L'Africa romana: atti dell'XI convegno di studio, Cartagine, 15-18 dicembre 1994. A cura di Mustapha Khanoussi, Paola Ruggeri e Cinzia Vismara. Ozieri: Editrice Il Torchietto, 1996, pages 578 to 1845, index, illus, graphs, maps, bib. Paperback.… Read more about this item

Africa 1015 Africa in antiquity: the arts of ancient Nubia and the Sudan. Two volumes. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn Museum, 1978, I: The Essays: 143p, bib, maps, charts, illus, many colored. Ten essays by different scholars. II: The Catalogue: 366p, bib, index, bib, maps, charts, illus, mostly black and white. Edited by Steffen Wenig. (Catalog of the exhibition… Read more about this item

RL 1280 Willoughby, W. C. (William Charles), 1857-1938. The soul of the Bantu; a sympathetic study of the magico-religious practices and beliefs of the Bantu tribes of Africa. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1928, xxvi, 476 pages, index, bibliography. Has a few minor smudges on bottom of spine (ink?), a handsome copy else. $60.00

AF 1010 Knappert, Jan. Traditional Swahili poetry. An investigation into the concepts of East African Islam as reflected in the Utenzi literature. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1967, 264p, bibliographical footnotes. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. There are a few chips to the back cover of the dust jacket. Very nice copy of a very scarce book. … Read more about this item