Search Results: History: Africa from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY St. Martin's: Griffin, 1999. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed thus, so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use; binding square and secure; text clean. Just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing; pages tanned a bit. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 399pp. Author has, in the process of inscribing and signing his name at the title page, has transformed his name into his email address. Trade Paperback. Africa in Chaos is an excellent book that chronicles the history of post colonial leaders whose interest was in themselves and their wealth but no interests in the education and health of the citizens. George Ayittley blames the corrupt leaders who subcumbed to the chance to enrich themselves and ignored their countries needs. He does point out some that tried to do the right thing but eventually failed or were ousted by the… Read More

Garden City, NY Doubleday: Anchor , 1969. Paperback First Edition Thus, so stated. Twenty-five pages show MARKINGS IN THE TEXT. Else, Good in Wraps: shows indications of considerable use: moderate wear to the extremities; significant rubbing, creasing and soiling; moderate spine lean; the backstrip shows several creases. Despite noted flaws remains a sturdy, functional reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 338pp. First Edition Thus, so stated. Mass Market Paperback. Basil Risbridger Davidson MC (1914 – 2010) was a British historian, writer and Africanist, particularly knowledgeable on the subject of Portuguese Africa prior to the 1974 Carnation Revolution. From 1951, he became a well-known authority on African history, an unfashionable subject in the 1950s. His writings emphasised the pre-colonial achievements of Africans, the disastrous effects of the Atlantic slave trade, the further damage inflicted on Africa by European colonialism and the baleful effects of… Read More

Lagos, Nigeria: C. M. S. Bookshops. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1921. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good: shows mild rubbing to the panels; a little scuffing along the front of the front hinge; a bump to the head of the backstrip and crimp to the heel of same; a couplel of pen marks in the Table of Contents; the outside edge of the fold-out map at the rear shows some wrinkling and tears; the expected light tanning to the text pages due to aging; the binding leans slightly but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text itself. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several minor, unobtrusive imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo (8.75 x 5.8 x 1.4 inches). Edited by Dr. O. Johnson.… Read More

Garden City, NY Doubleday: Anchor , 1965. Paperback Second Edition [1965], Revised. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: shows some spine lean and there are a couple of faint hairline creases at the backstrip; just a touch of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; heavy foxing to the outside edges and some to the covers as well; former bookseller's label affixed to the inside of the front panel; the price has been nearly blacked out at the upper front panel; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Not without flaw, but remains a sturdy, presentable reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 334pp. Appendices, Glossary, References, Index. Second Edition [1965], Revised. First published in 1953. Mass Market Paperback. Timbuctoo is a city in the West African nation of Mali situated 20 km (12 mi) north of the River Niger on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. The town is the capital of the Timbuktu Region, one of… Read More

Paris, France Plon, 1959. Paperback Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use: moderate spine lean; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; foxing at the backstrip, endpapers and the outside edge of text pages; pages have tanned, with age; binding secure; text clean. A clean, sturdy, reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 79pp. Tribune Libre No. 52. Paperback.

Philadelphia, PA: Chilton Book Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1965. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition (1965) , so stated. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: The Book shows some brown spotting to the top edge of the text block and stray pencil markings to the bottom edge of the text block near the outside edge; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing unobtrusive imperfections. The DJ a hint of rubbing to the panels; a couple of patches of brown staining to the top edge of the rear panel (probably coffee stains) ; a couple of short, closed tears along the bottom edge of the front panel and a couple of creases therefrom; mild wear to the extremities otherwise; the price… Read More

Athens, OH: Fountain Publishers. Good+. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. Nine pages early in the text show HI-LIGHTING and three pages show a couple of words UNDERLINED. Else, Very Good+ in Wraps: shows mild rubbing to the panels of the self-wrapper covers; a couple of stress creases near the front 'hinge' from opening the book; light wear to the extremities; three pages have been dog-eared; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections - and of course the noted flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.3 x 0.95 inches) . Illustrated with seven maps. Bibliography. Index. Language: English. Weight: 14.5 ounces. Paperback. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; x, 310 pages .

Johannesburg, South Africa Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2006. Paperback Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities. Binding shows barely discernible lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 752pp. First Published in London by The Free Press in 2005. This is the first South African edition [2006]. Trade Paperback.

Queensway, Gibraltar Ashanti Publishing Ltd. , 1992. Hardcover First Edition [1990]; Second Printing [1991]. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of moderate use. The Book shows moderate wear to the extremities, very slight spine lean; considerable rubbing to the panels; the faintest soiling; the binding is secure; the text clean, but an inked price and another small bit of writing have been blacked out with marker pen at the front free endpaper. The DJ shows moderate rubbing and a hint of soiling; considerable wear to the extremities, with several short, closed tears and scant loss to chipping and rubbing; unclipped. A structurally sound and tightly bound copy, showing some wear, but with a clean text in a lightly worn but intact DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 403 pages. Endpaper Maps. Liberally illustrated with photographs in Color and black & white. Numerous Maps in black & white. First Edition [1990]; Second Printing [1991]. Hardback with DJ.… Read More