Chicago: American Library Association, 1963. First Edition. Octavo. 69 pp. Black and white illustrations. Illustrated stapled paper wraps. Wraps worn along edges with curling to corners of covers and pages throughout. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
![Item #20008 Diaeli. Le livre de la sagesse noire [Limited Edition]. Andre Demaison, Pierre Courtois](/pictures/thumb/20008.jpg?v=1675534326)
Paris: L'Édition d'Art, H. Piazza, 1931. First Edition, Limited to 50 copies on "Japon impérial," of which this is no. 19. Small octavo; 169pp.; publisher's white pictorial wrappers; illus. throughout. Just About Fine, a lovely, uncut copy. By the noted French novelist who often appropriated African motifs into..... More
Houston and Munich: Museum of Fine Arts Houston and Prestel, 1994. First Edition. Tall Quarto (30x24x1cm); 136pp, including glossary and bibliography. One hundred thirty-three images with those of the 104 objects in the exhibition largely in color. Glossy photographic wrappers over sewn gatherings. Covers clean and sharp with a few..... More
Kingston and Montreal, Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1987. Reprint. Large octavo. 674 pp. Black and white illustrations; map endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Brown boards stamped in gilt. Slightly ex-library with minimal institutional markings. Dust jacket shows general rubbing and ghosts of stickers to spine and rear. Boards show..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.00); [12],291pp. A few small chips and closed tears to jacket extremities occasionally touching text without loss of meaning, spine panel rather toned with two small spots of blue paint (?), faint..... More
Nairobi: Barclays Bank D.C.O., 1966. Octavo. 34 pp. Black and white photographs. Illustrated wraps. Light edgewear to wraps with some creasing and curling at corners. Marker smudge to front near top fore-edge corner. Binding is sound. Pages curl uniformly at bottom front corner. More
![Item #11897 African Ark [Signed]. Carol Beckwith, Angela Fisher](/pictures/thumb/11897.jpg?v=1640899595)
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, 1990. First U.S. Edition. Signed by Beckwith and Fisher with brief inscription on front free endpaper. Tall quarto. 320 pp. Color photographs throughout. Illustrated dust jacket. Gray boards stamped in silver. Light rubbing and some creasing to edges of dust jacket..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. First Edition with "A" and publisher's seal to copyright page. Large octavo. 295 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $2.75 price present. Light green cloth stamped in black and gilt; topstain. Dust jacket chipped and creased along edges with some fading to spine and..... More
New York and Munich: The Museum for African Art and Prestel Verlag, 1996. First Edition. Tall Quarto (31x24x2.5cm); 267pp, including glossary and bibliography. A pristine invitation card for the Baltimore opening of the Baga show, in its envelope, is laid in. Photographic dustjacket. Volume in off-white cloth with green..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1989. First Edition. Quarto. 306 pp. Illustrations throughout, many color. Illustrated dust jacket. Light brown boards stamped in dark brown. Dust jacket lightly rubbed along edges with some general creasing and surface scratching. Boards gently worn at extremities and bow slightly in center..... More
Paris: I.R.E.S. / Éditions Mouton, 1968. Nº d'edition: 49. Thick octavo; publisher's grey paper-covered boards lettered in black and white; 865pp.; five folding color plates loose as issued in chemise mounted to rear pastedown, charts and tables throughout. Boards rather worn and paper glazing chipped, rear joint cracked with rather..... More
Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1955. Deuxieme Edition Revue [second revised edition]. Large, thick quarto; publisher's cream pictorial wrappers printed in brown, teal, and black; [6],554pp.; ten leaves of photographic illus. printed on rectos and versos, numerous maps and plans throughout. Wrappers a bit worn and quite toned, substantial dampstaining..... More
Los Angeles, CA: The John Henry and Mary Louisa Dunn Bryant Foundation, 1970. Fifth printing. Slim octavo. 31-57 pp, with pagination beginning on 31, as indicated in table of contents. Black and white illustrations. Illustrated wraps. Edgewear to wraps with staining and discoloration to front and rear. Chip..... More
Washington, DC: The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., 1972. First Edition. Octavo. [16] pp. Black and white photographs. Illustrated wraps. Very mild curling to corners of wraps, binding sound, and pages unmarked. Scarce with three holdings in OCLC and no copies in retail..... More
Lusaka, Zambia: Zambia Information Services, 1968. First Edition. Octavo. 55 pp. Black and white photographs. Printed paper wraps. Light edgewear to wraps. Binding sound and pages unmarked. More
Paris: Éditions Paris-Méditerranée, 2003. First Edition. Folio; 214pp. Text in French. Pictorial dustjacketover textured ochre boards with brown stamping on spine. Jacket very lightly rubbed along bottom edge. Boards square with light bumps to corners and spine ends. The third in a series of three volumes by Vidal-Bué surveying..... More
Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1927. First Edition. Octavo. 488 pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering (now dulled) to spine. No dust jacket. Boards worn along edges with brief exposure, collapse with separation to top of spine, mild general scuffing. Binding is sound. Ownership inscription to..... More
![Item #12999 Wizard of the Crow [Signed]. Ngugi wa Thiong'o](/pictures/thumb/12999.jpg?v=1651240791)
New York: Pantheon Books, 2006. First U.S. Edition [stated First Edition, with full numberline]. Signed by Thiong'o with brief inscription to previous owner at title page. Thick octavo. 768 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Beige and green boards stamped in silver. Unclipped dust jacket rubbed along edges. Boards bumped..... More
![Item #14389 [Circus] [South Africa] Two Photo / Postcard Albums of Pagel's Circus, 1920s-30s...](/pictures/thumb/14389.jpg?v=1666969707)
[South Africa]:[ca. 1922-1938]. Two photo albums in pronged, clear-fronted folders (11.5” x 9.75”), with 96 items in 23 pages and 131 in 22. Photo-album featuring a mix of portraits and headshots (personal and promotional), postcards, pitch ephemera, and personal tour/vacation photos of Pagel’s Circus – a South African traveling performance..... More
London: Philip Chetwind, 1670. "Revised, Corrected, and Inlarged [sic] by the Author himself immediately before his Death." Folio (34cm.); modern half sheep over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine in six compartments, retaining original endpapers; [12],1095,[44]pp. (collated complete, collation available upon request); steel-engraved frontispiece and added title page printed in red and..... More
![Item #12824 Shadows of Africa [Signed by Both]. Peter Matthiessen, Mary Frank](/pictures/thumb/12824.jpg?v=1648839487)
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1992. First Edition. Signed by both Matthiessen and Frank without inscription on front free endpaper. Quarto (10" x 10.5); 120pp. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards with black lettering. Jacket shows a few scratches to surface and a bit of fading to spine. Boards..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1961. Early Printing, without edition statement. Octavo (24.5cm.); publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket, brown topstain; [2],380pp.; illus. Minimal shelf wear, though spine panel quite toned, corners very slightly bumped, topstain faded, else Very Good and sound overall. Presumed first edition, though unusual for Atheneum the printing..... More
Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1972. Reprint. Octavo. 199 pp. Black and white illustrations. Black boards with silver lettering to spine. No dust jacket. Light rubbing to extremities, binding sound, and pages unmarked. More
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1976. Reprint. Octavo; publisher's teal cloth, spine lettered in black; xii,308pp.; maps and photographs throughout. Light shelf wear and dust-soil, boards very slightly bowed, else Very Good overall. First published in 1961. More
Johannesburg: Architectural Student's Society /University of the Witwatersrand, 1937. First Edition, Limited to 100 copies. Quarto (30cm.); original cream card wrappers printed in brown, yapp edges; [4],103pp.; one mounted color plate, illus. in text throughout, one other in color. Extremities a bit chipped and toned with brief but crude repair..... More