Resultados de búsqueda: Africa from Respectful Exits

New York: Vintage, 1961. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. New York: Vintage, 1961. First edition. 8vo. Trade paperback, 173, v pp. including index. Unread paperback with light shelfwear and spotting to edges of pages. Very good..

New York: Praeger, 1960. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Praeger, 1960. No edition stated. 8vo. Trade paperback, 289 pp. An analysis of the complex forces at work in Africa. Dated, but still germane to understanding the state of the continent today. Corner of back cover bent. Appears to have been little-read, if at all. Very good..

New York: John Wiley & Son, 1967. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo. New York: Wiley, 1967. Second edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 494 pp. Light spotting to binding, name inside. Dust jacket worn at extremities. Very good in good dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 4to. Soft cover. 208 p. Black and white and color photographs. The first comprehensive survey of the design, production, and uses of cloth textiles in African culture. Moderate edgewear. Owner's name. Near fine..

New York, NY: Atheneum, 1961. Book. Illus. by Ardrey, Berdine. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Atheneum, 1961. First American edition. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and lime green lines embossed on spine, gilt lettering on front board, olive green textured endpapers, illustrated throughout, text block upper edge stained pink, 380 pp. This book is at once the story of an unprecedented search and a story of man that has never before been told. It is shocking in that it challenges assumptions of human uniqueness that color every segment of modern thought and every aspect of our daily lives. Yet, it is a remarkably satisfying book, for it reveals the personality of man not as some fragile accident, mundane or divine, but as a dynamic expression of the history of all living things. Beautifully illustrated and includes a fold-out drawing of "The Last Five Hundred Million Years: The Emergence of Complex Life".… Leer más

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1982. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Scribner's, 1982. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Cloth binding, 271 pp. Paton's second novel on South Africa. Gift inscription, else new. Near fine in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

New York: Scribner's, 1982. Ex-Library. Good. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Scribner's, 1982. Reprint. Cloth binding, 271 pp. Paton's second novel on South Africa. Good in very good dustjacket, protected with a library-issued plastic cover..

Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1969. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. First Edition in Paperback. 8vo. Cleveland: The World, 1969. First edition in paperback. 8vo. Trade paperback, 275 pp. How modern civilization is clashing with African traditions. Very good..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. Book. Fine. Cloth. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American edition. 8vo. Cloth. 247 p. On of Cary's great African novels. Fine in near fine dustjacket in mylar cover..

New York: Walker and Company, 1996. Ex-Library. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Walker, 1996. First edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 127 pp. Ex-university library, apparently never borrowed. Aside from usual library markings, in very good condition. Nice collection, organized by tribe and/or nationality, translated into English..

New York: Crown Publishers, 1960. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo. Cloth. 247 p. Index. Bibliography. Over 60 hand-tipped plates in full color with additional black and white photographs and illustrations. The art of the African tribes people. Part of the Art of the World series. Minor edgewear. Dustjacket has a number of tears along the edges. Near fine in good priceclipped dustjacket in mylar cover..

Sudan: The Sudan Interior Mission, 1969. Book. Near Fine. Wrappers. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Sudan: The Sudan Interior Mission, 1969. First edition. 12mo. Trade paperback, 108 pp. illustrated with black and white drawings. Near fine condition..

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. Black cloth binding, 252 pp. Map endpapers. Illustrated with black and white photographs. An American journalist spends time with Guerrillas in Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea. Dustjacket has light shelfwear, a few short closed tears. Fine in very good dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..

New York: Appleton, 1933. Ex-Library. Illus. by Illustrated. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First edition. Frontispiece photograph,180 pp. Ex-library with external label, stampings, pocket. Clean, solid. Good..

New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. Ex-Library. Good. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam. First edition, third printing. Ex-library with library binding on spine and cloth tape repairs to hinges. 8vo. Cloth binding, 281 pp. 41 illustrations and some period dialogue: Good.

New York: Random House, 1980. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo. NY: Random House, copyright 1980, no publication date. Reprint. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 969 pp. plus glossary. Map endpapers in color. No dust jacket. Appears unread. Fine..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Africana Pub, 1984. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo. New York: Africana, 1984. First edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 252 pp. A study of South African women on the eve of revolution in South Africa. Previous owner name. Light wear to dust jacket at extremities. Very good in very good dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

New York: Scribner's, 1948. Book. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo. First edition, later printing. Published in same year as first. 8vo. Cloth binding, 278 pp. A clean solid book with discoloration to the cloth spine, dustjacket is chipped at extremities, but still intact, repaired where possible internally. In protective mylar cover. Good in good dustjacket..

New York: Morrow, 1955. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. New York: Morrow, 1955. First edition. 8vo. Trade paperback, 224 pp. An examination of the racial tensions in Africa from the perspective of the 1950s. Unread paperback, with printing on front cover. Interior unmarked, light soiling and shelf wear to edges. Very good..

Leipzig: Verlag von Duncker & Humblot, 1892. Book. Very Good. Quarter Calf. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. Quarter calf over marble boards. 440 pp. IN GERMAN. Volume I of Handbuch der Tropischen Agrikultur für die deutschen Kolonieen in Afrika auf wissenschaftlicher und praktischer Grundlage. Rubbing to corners, little chip on spine label. Solid book, clean internals, very good..