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AFRICAN HERITAGE: An Anthology of Black African Personality and Culture
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New York: Collier, 1964. . Paperback. . Good condition. . Stories, poems, songs, folk tales and essays. Preface by Melville J. Herskovits. ... more information
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THE PALM-WINE DRINKARD and His Dead Palm-Wine Tapster in the Dead's Town
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New York: Grove Press, (1982.) . Trade paperback. . Good only (prev owner's name, toning to the pages.) . A novel originally published in 1953, perhaps the best known work by this important Nigerian writer. Cover praise from Dylan Thomas who called it a 'brief, thronged, grisly and bewitching story.' 130 pp. ... more information
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THE FAMILY
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New York: George Braziller, (1989.) . Trade paperback (BOMC.) . Fair condition only (crinkling to about half the pages caused by dampness, wear to covers, strictly an inexpensive reading copy.) . Award-winning, Nigerian-born author's ninth novel, the story of a young girl from Jamaica who comes to London to be reunited with the parents who deserted her years ago. . 239 pp. ... more information
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PART OF MY SOUL WENT WITH HIM
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New York: Norton, 1985. . Trade paperback. . Part of the text is highlighted, underlined. . Photographs. ... more information
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THE RADIANCE OF THE KING
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New York: Collier, 1971. . First thus- a pocket paperback. . Very good- (notes inside covers in ink, otherwise a tight copy). . Novel by this author who was born in French Guinea, Introduction by Albert S. Gerard, translated by James Kirkup. 253 pp ... more information
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African Silences
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Vintage Books, 1992. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Pages lightly toned. 1992 Trade Paperback. We have more books available by this author!. "African Silences is a powerful and sobering account of the cataclysmic depredation of the African landscape and its wildlife. In this critically acclaimed work Peter Matthiessen explores new terrain on a continent he has written about in two previous books, A Tree Where Man Was Born -- nominated for the National Book Award -- and Sand Rivers. Through his eyes we s... more information
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No Room in the Ark
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Harper & Brothers, 1959. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Dust jacket edge wear. 1959 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 227 pp. "The excitement and mystery of Africa's wild animals and primitive tribes magnificently described." CONTENTS: The Well-Groomed Baboon; The Hyrax in Arcadia; A Pleistocene Day; The Other Side of the Hill; The Poisoned Arrow; A Most Forgiving Ape; The Karamojong; Since Meyerling; The Nile. ... more information
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Area Handbook for Egypt
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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1976. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. No jacket. Minor ink throughout text. 1976 Hard Cover. "This volume is one of a series of handbooks prepared by Foreign Area Studies (FAS) of The American University, designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political, and military institutions and practices of various countries." ... more information
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West with the Night
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New York: North Point Press, 2000. Very Good/No Jacket. ISBN: 0-86547-118-5. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 294 pp. Thirty-fourth printing. Very light shelf soiling to bottom page edges. The author's account of her life in Africa, culminating with her solo flight from England to Cape Breton Island in 1936. Keywords: Adventure. ... more information
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West with the Night
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San Francisco: North Point Press, 1983. Fine/No Jacket. ISBN: 0-86547-118-5. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 284 pp. Eighth printing. Markham's memoirs of life in Africa and her solo flight westwards across the Atlantic. Keywords: Memoirs. ... more information
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Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert
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New York: Vintage, 1997. Fine/No Jacket. ISBN: 0-679-75006-1. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Paperback. 302 pp. First printing thus. Keywords: Africa - Description and Travel. ... more information
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THE PALM-WINE DRINKARD and His Dead Palm-Wine Tapster in the Dead's Town
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New York: Grove Press, (1982.) . Trade paperback. . Near fine (usual toning to the pages.) . A novel originally published in 1953, perhaps the best known work by this important Nigerian writer. Cover praise from Dylan Thomas who called it a 'brief, thronged, grisly and bewitching story.' 130 pp. ... more information
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MATING BIRDS
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New York: St Martin's, 1986. . Trade paperback. . Near fine. . Exiled South African writer's first novel, a story of apartheid. Praise from Coetze & Gordimer. ... more information
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THINGS FALL APART
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New York: Anchor Books, (1994.) . Trade paperback. . Good condition (toning to the pages, no writing in book, straight spine). . A classic of modern African literature. This was recently named as one of the 12 best African books of the 20th century by a panel of 16 African scholars at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair. 209 pp. plus a glossary of Ibo words. ... more information
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A HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA
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Yale University Press,. G+/NONE. 1990. Hardcover. 0300051352 . HIGHLIGHTING, marginal notes o/w tight, serviceable copy. ; . ... more information
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THE WORLD OF 'MESTRE' TAMODA
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New York: Reader's International, 1984. . First English language printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. . Near fine. . Novel originally published in 1974 by this Angolian writer and revolutionary leader, who was imprisoned by the Portuguese for more than a decade. ... more information
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A WALK IN THE NIGHT and Other Stories
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Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 1967 (1987.) . Trade paperback. . Very good in illustrated wrappers. . Collection of short stories by this important South African writer - stories which show the plight of the non-white there. The author, who was the winner of the Afro-Asian Prize for Literature in 1969, and who was forced into exile, was himself imprisoned in South Africa on suspicion of being involved with the underground movement. 129 pp. ... more information
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ANTHILLS OF THE SAVANNAH
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New York: Anchor Books, 1988. . Trade paperback. . Near fine. . A novel of contemporary Africa, shortlisted for the Booker Prize. ... more information
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Out of Egypt: A Memoir
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Riverhead Books, 1996. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Nice copy with minor rubbing & edge wear to wraps, page ridges/edges toned, text unmarked, binding tight. 1996 Trade Paperback. We have more books available by this author!. 340 pp. "Aciman has written a touching and affectionate portrait detailing the lives of his flamboyant Jewish family, from its bold arrival in Alexandria to its defeated exodus three generations later. In elegant and witty prose, Aciman introduces us to the marvelous eccentri... more information
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