Paris: Éditions Albert Morancé, 1923. First edition. Original printed wrappers; 75 pp., adverts; 33 plates. A small French language monograph on Egyptian art and covering architecture, sculpture, painting and the minor arts. Wrappers are browned with triangular piece chipped from bottom corner of the front wrapper; minor foxing to a.... More
Somerville, Mass. New England Free Press, n.d. First edition thus. Saddle-stapled wrappers with photograph of Biko to front cover; 17 pp. Reprints two articles by the South African martyr, Steve Biko, founder of the Black Consciousness Movement. He died in police custody in 1977. A Very Good copy, although scuffing... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1933. First edition. Octavo (21.5 cm). Blue cloth stamped in gilt; color illustrated endpapers; xiv, 273 pp.; 26 photographic plates. A memoir of the author's life in central Africa, Tanganyika Territory, in which she hunts big game in the wilds of the African jungle... More
New Rochelle, N.Y.: America's Future, Inc. 1978. First edition. Tall, stapled wrappers; 22 pp. The author contends that the Carter administration has miscalculated South Africa’s strategic importance regarding the Soviet Union and Communism due to its moral approach regarding apartheid. A Fine copy, and uncommon. More
Lisbon: General Overseas Agency, 1963. First edition. Stapled wrappers; 34, [1] pp. A lecture given by the Portuguese politician on the competition for Africa's resources by the world's superpowers, but more importantly the sub-development of Africa due to its harsh physical environment and complex social structures. Importation stamps to rear... More
New York: The Africa Fund, [1976]. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo (22 cm). Saddle-stapled blue wrappers printed in black; 45 pp.; 3 maps. A scarce pamphlet on the liberation of Angola by the MPLA. No other copies currently for sale in commerce (July 2016). Faint soiling to rear wrapper; Very Good+. More
New York: Missionary Education Movement of the United States and Canada, 1928. First American edition. Perfectbound (19 cm); 207 pp.; color map. Fraser, a Scottish reverend, describes Africa’s physical and racial characteristics and the role Christianity can play in an effort to “update” the African people and usher in racial... More
New York: New Amsterdam Book Company, 1899. 12mo. Brown cloth boards; xxx, 244 pp. An update on Haggard's first book, "Cetywayo and His White Neighbors" (1881), in which he examines the British's role in the South African Repubic (Transvaal) after its annexation in 1877. He provides a history of the... More
Virginia: [Published by the author?], 1979. First edition. Pamphlet. Octavo (22 cm). Saddle-stapled, photo-illustrated, glossy wrappers; 80 pp.; photographs. The author, a Ghanian who appears to have relocated to Virginia in 1977, explains the workings and significance of four African religious practices: 'vudu' (voodoo); 'afa', an ancient African practice of... More
[New York]: N. W. Rodgers, [ca. 1939]. First American edition. Stapled, illustrated wrappers; 28 pp. The published speech by Eric H. Louw, M. P. before the House of Assembly on Feb. 24, 1939, in which he argues for the passage of the Aliens Amendment and Immigration Bill. Built on the... More
Richmond, B.C.: LSM Information Center, 1975. First edition. Stapled, photo-illustrated wrappers; 30, [2] pp.; one photograph, one illustration. Reprints two 1974 speeches by FRELIMO President, Samora Machel: “FRELIMO’s Tasks in the Struggle Ahead,” delivered “on the occasion of the investiture of the transitional government of Mazambique, 20 September 1974” and... More
London: Congo-Africa, 1962. First edition. Octavo. White, saddle-stitched wrappers printed in green; 24 pp.; map; black & white photographs throughout. The author, a British journalist, asserts that the uprising in Angola is the result of American missionaries and outside Communist agitators and argues for the continuance of Portuguese colonialism. Note... More
Pinetown, Natal: South Africa: Dolphin Press (PTY) Ltd. 1977. First edition. Stapled wrappers (18 cm); iv, 45 pp. Introduction by Ivor Benson. The last publication by the British right wing journalist, playwright and author, Douglas Reed, in which he comments on the conspiratorial plan for Communist domination, the Protocols, and... More
[Washington, D. C.: Agency for International Development, Department of State?], [1966]. First edition. Corner-stapled, mimeographed sheets; 13 pp. In this paper prepared for the Ninth Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, the author argues that the Liberian-based educator, journalist and diplomat, Edward Wilmot Blyden (1832-1912), was the first Pan-Africanist... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1923. First edition. Octavo. Orange cloth stamped in black; xiv, 338 pp.; 17 illustrations. A collection of essays on Egypt and the Pharaohs from the noted Egyptologist, archaelogist, set designer and novelist, Arthur Weigall. A VG+ copy with some light rubbing to cloth, foxing... More