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(west africa) . LA MAURITANIE; LE DAHOMEY
Paris 1932, 1934 Agence Economique de L'Afrique Occidentale Francaise. 2 items, in French. Small octavos, 18pp., 15pp., maps, photo illustrations, wraps. Mauritanie: Fair, cover worn, text browned and some blue pencil underlining in text; Dahomey: Good, cover soiled. 2 items. (a12693)
$30.00 Walters, J.H. and J. C. Waterlow . FIBROSIS OF THE LIVER IN WEST AFRICAN CHILDREN
London 1954 HMSO. Medical Research Council Special Report #285. 71pp., 43 plates, wraps. Fine, owner stamp on front cover. (a17769)
$50.00 Campbell, Albert A. . ST. THOMAS NEGROES: A STUDY OF PERSONALITY AND CULTURE
NY 1943. American Psychiatric Association Volume 55, Number 5, Whole No. 253. Author professsor at Northwestern. Octavo, 90pp., wraps. Good, lightly wrinkled. Very Scarce. (a19510)
$95.00 (africa) . THE GOLD COAST
London no date (c. 1937 from text) Hudson and Kearns. Lg.8vo., photo illustrations, large folding map in rear pocket, pictorial hardcover. Good, a bit worn, no DJ. (a32950)
$28.00 Bevin, H. J. (compiler) . ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE GOLD COAST, 1874-1914 SELECT DOCUMENTS
Legon (Ghana) 1960. Narrow folio, 189 leaves, mimeo on rectos only. Owner signed on front free blank. VG. (a38446)
$180.00 (west africa) . GUID' A. O. F. 1952-1953
Dakar 1952 Agence de Distribution de Press. Afrique Occidentale FrancaiseAddresses of businesses in Dakar, Senegal, Mauritanie, Soudan, Guinee , Haute-Volta, Cote d'Ivoire, Niger, Dahomey and Togo. Maps. Advertisements. Additional information about government structures, communications, transportation, education, religion, etc. In French. Lg.8vo., 476pp., maps, advertisements, wraps. Good, corners chipped off, leaves slightly browned. (a40906)
$65.00 Siegel, Morris . THE MACKENZIE COLLECTION A STUDY OF WEST AFRICAN CARVED GAMBLING CHIPS
Menasha 1940. Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association, Number 55. Lg.8vo., 81pp., illustrations, original printed wraps. VG. (a43273)
$22.00 (politics, culture) . AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES FIELD STAFF REPORTS SERVICE WEST AFRICA SERIES VOLUMES I-VII 1955-1964
Hanover 1955-64. Scholary studies mostly on third world developments. Seven years of reports, with original covers, bound in two quarto volumes, original printed cloth. Institution stamps on fore-edges, stamp on front free blank. VG. Set of 7 years in 2 volumes. (z400)
$150.00 (politics, culture) . AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES FIELD STAFF REPORTS SERVICE WEST AFRICA SERIES VOLUMES 3-6 1959-1963
Hanover 1959-63. Scholary studies mostly on third world developments. Four years of reports, with original covers, bound in two quarto buckram volumes. Institution stamps on fore-edges, stamp on front free blank. VG. Set of 4 years in 2 volumes. (z401)
$100.00 (politics, culture) . AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES FIELD STAFF REPORTS SERVICE WEST EUROPE VOLUME I 1960 AND EAST AFRICA VOLUME 5 1959
Hanover 1959-60. Scholary studies mostly on third world developments. Two years of reports, with original covers, bound in one quarto volume, original cloth. Institution stamps on fore-edges, stamp on front free blank. VG. Set of 2 years in 1 volume. (z700)
$65.00 (west africa) . BIBLIOGRAPHIE DE DOCUMENTS ET RAPPORTS DUR LES PAYS DU SAHEL. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS ON THE SAHELIAN COUNTRIES (1977-1985)
Paris 1989 Club du Sahel. In French. 4to., 198pp., wraps. A few institution and dicard stamps on fore-edges, inside wraps and on front and rear blanks. Good, section of rear wrap torn off. (a50705)
$75.00 Westermann, Diedrich . KULTURELLE WANDLUNGEN UND ANPASSUNGEN IN WESTAFRIKA
Berlin 1951. Article (20pp., in German) in Sociologus Zeitschrift f�r Empirische Soziologie, Sozialpsychologische und Ethnologoische Forschung. Included in a whole issue with several articles. 8vo., wraps. VG. (a55581b)
$40.00 Davis, Shelby Cullom . RESERVOIRS OF MEN: A HISTORY OF THE BLACK TROOPS OF FRENCH WEST AFRICA
Geneva 1934 1st Librairie Kundig. Hardcover. Octavo, 205pp., photo illustrations, black cloth with gilt trim.VG no dj. (a58667)
$24.00 (missionary) . MISSIONARY ANECDOTES SERIES FIRST
Philadelphia (c. 1850) American Sunday-School Union. The Islands of the Pacific; India and Burmah; China; North Africa and Turkey; South Africa and Madagascar; North America and the West Indies. 12mo., 233pp., frontis illustration of Chinese prayer wheel index, gilt decorated purple cloth hardcover. Good, occasional light foxing, front cover almost faded to grey. Scarce. (a62196)
$160.00 Bowler-Kelley, Alice . ETUDE COMPARATIVE DE CERTAINS INSTRUMENTS AFRICAINS ET DES FORMES ANALOGUES EN EUROPE; SUR LA PRESENCE DE MICROBURINS EN AFRIQUE OCCIDDENTAL FRANCAISE; SUR U NE NOUVELLE TECHNIQUE BURINS MICROLITHIQUES EN AFRIQUE DU SUD
Le Mans 1935 Monnoyer. Extrait du Congres Prehistorique de France, 1934. Prehistoric arrowheads. In French. Octavo, 23pp., illustrations, original printed wraps. VG. Scarce. (a64248)
$85.00 Berry, Erick . GIRLS IN AFRICA
New york 1938 (1928) Macmillan. Six stories about young girls in Nigeria and West Africa from different African tribes. Large print. Octavo, 128pp., color frontis, line drawings, orange cloth hardcover. Publishers owner stamp on half title. VG in Good DJ. (a67346)
$22.00 Reeve, Henry Fenwick . THE GAMBIA ITS HISTORY, ANCIENT, MEDIAEVAL AND MODERN
London 1912 1st Smith, Elder. ...Together with its Geographical, Geological and Ethnographical Conditions and a Description of the Birds, Beasts, and Fishes Found Therein.Large octavo, 287pp., photo illustrations, 3 maps, errata, original gilt printed maroon cloth hardcover. Edges gilt. Partially removed name stamp on top gilt fore-ege. VG, occasional light foxing, very slight yellowing around edges of photo plates ,half inch closed tear at head of spine (professionally repaired). (a68132)
$120.00 (africa) . FRENCH WEST AFRICA VOLUME 1: THE FEDERATION ; VOLUME 2: THE COLONIES (2 VOLUME SET)
December 1944 Geographical Handbook Series BR. 512A (Restricted) for Official Use Only. Naval Intelligence Division. Two volumes. Hardcovers. Octavos, photo illustrations, foldout maps, light blue cloth. Ex-library with all usual library markings. Good, spines faded. 2 volumes. (a72166)
$49.00 Biss, Captain Harold C. J. . RELIEF OF KUMASI
London 1901 2nd Methuen. Hardcover. Small octavo, 315pp., 48pp (publisher catalogue> photo illustrations, large folding map, maroon cloth. (some fraying on top edge of map due to inexact folding.) Tiny paper spine label. Some institution stamps and markings. Good, new endpapers, some fraying at top edge of map. (a72764)
$195.00 Guinea . COLONIES PORTUGAISES LA GUINEE
Lisbonne c. 1925 L'Agence Generale des Colonies. In French. 12mo., 30pp., original printed wraps. VG. (a74600)
$29.00 Barnett, Francis Blackman . MORE OF MY TREK IN WEST AFRICA
Offprint from Twenty-Five years after Yale 1902. Octavo, 23pp., one photo plate, original printed wraps with small photo illustrated portrait of Barnett mounted on front. Signed by previous owner John Kirstoff. Fair, worn and moderately foxed but legible and intact. (a75986)
$35.00 (ivory coast) . IVORY COAST OFFICIAL STANDARD NAMES GAZETTEER NO. 89
Washington 1965 GPO. United States Board on Geographic Names. Oblong 4to., 250pp., original decorated blue wraps. Light non-circulating library stamps. VG, light wear. (a76189)
$75.00 (ghana) . GHANA OFFICIAL STANDARD NAMES GAZETTEER NO. 102
Washington 1967 Defense Mapping Agency. Oblong 4to., 282pp., original illustrated wraps. Light non-circulating library marks, no spine numbers, no pocket, no bookplate. VG (a76194)
$60.00 (gambia) . GAMBIA OFFICIAL STANDARD NAMES GAZETTEER NO. 107
Washington 1968 Defense Mapping Agency. Oblong 4to., 35pp., original illustrated wraps. Light non-circulating library marks, no spine numbers, no pocket, no bookplate. VG (a76195)
$45.00 (guinea) . PORTUGUESE GUINEA OFFICIAL STANDARD NAMES GAZETTEER 105
Washington 1968 Defense Mapping Agency. Oblong 4to., 122pp., original illustrated wraps. Light non-circulating library marks, no spine numbers, no pocket, no bookplate. VG (a76206)
$65.00 (mauritania) . MAURITANIA OFFICIAL STANDARD NAMES GAZETTEER NO. 100
Washington 1966 Defense Mapping Agency. Oblong 4to., 149pp., original illustrated wraps. Light non-circulating library marks, no spine numbers, no pocket, no bookplate. VG. (a76213)
$75.00 (religion) . THE UNITED BRETHREN'S MISSIONARY INTELLIGENCER AND RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY 4 SEPARATE ISSUES 1826-1828
1826- 1828. Four issues, each octavo about 40pp., in original printed stringbound wraps. Issues for 1st, 3rd and 4th Quarters 1826, and 1st Quarter of 1828. One has contemporary signature of Miss G. Parker. Each issue has discard stamp of Historical Society on the title page. Good with some wear, fraying of most edges and bumping of corners. 4 issues. (a76799)
$140.00 Brooks, George E and Frances K Talbot . THE PROVIDENCE EXPLORING AND TRADING COMPANY'S EXPEDITION TO THE NIGER RIVER IN 1832-1833
1975. Article at pp. 77-96 in a single issue of The American Neptune. Several additional articles in issue as well. Octavo, original printed wraps. VG. (a76855)
$30.00 Hoffman, Carl (editor) . THE JOURNAL OF WEST AFRICAN LANGUAGES VOLUME IX, NO 1 MARCH 1974
1974. One complete issue. Includes articles on Recapitualing Pronouns in Kuteb; On Serial Verbs and Verbal Status; Consonantal Labialization in Ga, etc. Octavo, 58pp., original printed wraps. VG plus. (a77705)
$35.00 (military) . MANUEL A L'USAGE DES TROUPES EMPLOYEES OUTRE-MER - DEUXIEME PARTIE - FASCICULE II AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE ET EQUATORIALE ANTILLES ET GUYANE
Paris 1926 Charles-Lavauzelle.In French. Narrow octavo, 338pp., large foldout map, printed salmon-colored boards. VG, light wear, no ownership marks. (a77784)
$75.00 Shaw, C. T. . REPORT ON EXCAVATIONS CARRIED OUT IN THE CAVE KNOWN AS BOSUMPRA AT ABETIFI, KWAHU, GOLD COAST COLONY
1944. Single complete issue of Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 4to., 67pp., 15 pages of line drawings, 3 photo plates, 1 map, original printed wraps. VG. (a78111)
$75.00 Gruvel, A. . L'ANGOLA
1911. Article at pp. 439-450 avec six figures dans le texte in single complete issue of La Geographie Bulletin de la Societe de Geographie. Other articles as well in same issue. 4to., originall printed wraps. Good, cover worn and a few small chips on spine and rear. (a78184b)
$35.00 Bauer, P. T. . WEST AFRICAN TRADE A STUDY OF COMPETITION, OLIGOPOLY AND MONOPOLY IN A CHANGING ECONOMY
Cambridge 1954 1st Cambridge University. Hardcover. Octavo, 450pp., blue cloth. VG, no DJ. (a80110)
$27.00 Lefevre, Raymond . LE CAMEROUN 1957
1957. Statistics, reference book, and tourist guide. In French. Octavo, 109pp., photo illustrations, small maps, material indexed with color tabs along right edge of text, wraps. VG. (a80837)
$45.00 Davis, Shelby Cullom . RESERVOIRS OF MEN: A HISTORY OF THE BLACK TROOPS OF FRENCH WEST AFRICA
Geneva 1934 1st Librairie Kundig. Hardcover. Octavo, 205pp., photo illustrations, black cloth with gilt trim. Good, no DJ. (a81967)
$20.00 Levtzion, Nehemia . MUSLIMS AND CHIEFS IN WEST AFRICA A STUDY OF ISLAM IN THE MIDDLE VOLTA BASIN IN THE PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD
Oxford 1968 First Edition, Clarendon. Hardcover. Octavo, 227pp., cloth. Institution stamps on fore-edges, label at heel of spine. VG, new endpapers, no DJ. (a82846)
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