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
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
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 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
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
![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
![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
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
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. Fourth Edition (per Cole & Vail), published same date as the first, with additional illustrations. W.B. Conkey seal to copyright page. Large octavo. 583 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Drab olive cloth with elephants vignette to front. Light wear to edges..... More
![Item #10987 Horning Into Africa [Signed]. W S. Van Dyke](/pictures/thumb/10987.jpg?v=1632859088)
[N.p.]: California Graphic Press, 1931. First Edition. Signed by Van Dyke on front free endpaper with inscription, "Bill, there was plenty of trouble in this system! W.S. Van Dyke July 11, '34." Tall octavo. 219 pp. 26 Black and white photographs with Van Dyke's commentary below, complete. Blue cloth stamped..... More