Africa from Old Saratoga Books
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Military Power and Politics in Black Africa
by Baynham, Simon (editor)
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Owner stamp on front free endpaper, jacket lightly worn.
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- 1986
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- Hardcover
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- 9780709932802
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London: Croom Helm. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Owner stamp on front free endpaper, jacket . lightly worn.. 1986. Hardcover. 0709932804 . Collection of ten scholarly articles about civil-military relations in Africa by various authors. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
US$20.00
Zulu Vanquished: The Destruction of the Zulu Kingdom
by Lock, Ron; Quantrill, Peter
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Several dog-eared pages, jacket lightly worn, page tops foxed.
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2005
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- Hardcover
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- 9781853676604
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London: Greenhill Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Several dog-eared pages, jacket . lightly worn, page tops foxed.. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 1853676608 . Foreword by David Rattray, maps, illustrations, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. Detailed analysis of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and Great Britain's eventual destruction of Zululand and the torching of its capital of oNdini. ;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Johannesburg: A Sunshine City Built on Gold
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- Used - Very Good; Covers lightly worn.
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- 1929
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- Softcover
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Harbours Administration. Very Good; Covers lightly worn.. 1929. Softcover. Illusrated softcover. Cover illustration by A. E. Mason. Map, photos. Promotional booklet about Johannesburg, South Africa. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 110 pages . Item Price
US$15.00
The Living Forest: A World of Animals
by Poortvliet, Rien
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
- Edition
- First English Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780810909113
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NY: H. N. Abrams. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1979. First English Edition. Hardcover. 0810909111 . Most famous for his bestselling book about Gnomes, Dutch artist Poortvliet here concentrates on the birds and animals of the forest. 139 color illustrations. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 160 pages . Item Price
US$20.00
The Bush Rebels: A Personal Account of Black Revolt in Africa
by Cornwall, Brbara
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Pages toned, jacket lightly worn.
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- First Edition
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- 1972
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- Hardcover
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NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Pages toned, jacket lightly worn.. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Many photos, map endpapers. The American journalist recounts her time spent with guerrilla revolutionaries in Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 252 pages . Item Price
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A Catalogue of Books on Africa: Mainly South of the Equator, in the Library of Ida and F. W. Hosken
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Lower corners bumped.
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- 1981
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- Hardcover
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- 9780620049733
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US$60.00
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Johannesburg, South Africa: Self Published. Very Good with no dust jacket; Lower corners bumped.. 1981. Hardcover. 0620049731 . Blue leather spine with gray suede boards. ix, 224pp. Descriptions of a little over 3000 Africana titles in the authors' personal library. Black and white illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
US$60.00
Homesteads
by Klopper, Sandra; Magubane, Peter
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Printing
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- 2001
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- Hardcover
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- 9781868725175
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London: Struik Publishers. Very Good. 2001. First Printing. Hardcover. 1868725170 . Text by Sandra Klopper, color photos by Peter Magubane. Softcover with French flaps. Text in English, French, and German. A volume in the African Heritage series. Visual survey of the colorful, creative structures of rural South Africa. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages . Item Price
US$20.00
Bibliography of Sierra Leone with an Introductory Essay on the Origin, Character, and Peoples of the Colony
by Lukach, Harry Charles
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.
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- 1910
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- Hardcover
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US$50.00
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Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.. 1910. Hardcover. Brown cloth binding. Heraldic bookplate of Cecil Thornton Reaney on front pastedown endpaper. Two folding maps at rear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages . Item Price
US$50.00
Assignment Safari: A Newspaper Reporter in Africa
by Taber, Wallace
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- Used - Very Good; Covers toned and worn.
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- Third Edition
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- 1953
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- Softcover
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US$25.00
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Denver, CO: Self Published. Very Good; Covers toned and worn.. 1953. Third Edition. Softcover. Other copies note an author inscription of Hope you enjoy my safari saga, but this is printed on the title page, not an author inscription. Many black and white photos. The author was the Outdoor Sports Editor for the Denver Post and was sent on assignment… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gun and Camera in Southern Africa: A Year of Wanderings in Bechuanaland, the Kalahari Desert, and the Lake River Country, Ngamiland
by Bryden, H. Anderson
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.
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- Reprint
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780935632736
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Prescott, AZ: Wolfe Publishing Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.. 1988. Reprint. Hardcover. 0935632735 . Off-white leatherette. Facsimile reprint of this 1893 title. Many black and white illustrations and photos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 535 pages . Item Price
US$20.00
A Short Guide to the Study of Ethiopia: A General Bibliography
by Hidaru, Alula (editor) ; Rahmato, Dessalegn (editor)
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1976
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780837192840
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US$25.00
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Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0837192846 . Navy cloth titled in silver. African Bibliographic Center, Special Bibliographic Series, New Series, Number 2. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 176 pages . Item Price
US$25.00
A Bibliography of Tunisia from the Earliest Times to the End of 1888 and a Bibliography of Tripoli and the Cyrenaica
by Ashbee, H. S. ; Playfair, R. Lambert
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- Reprint
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- 2002
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781578983049
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US$40.00
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Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2002. Reprint. Hardcover. 1578983045 . Facsimile reprints of these two bibliographies originally published in 1889. Black cloth binding. Maps. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
US$40.00
The Strong Brown God: The Story of the River Niger
by Gramont, Sanche De
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, foxed, and worn.
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- First American Edition
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- 1975
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780395197820
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, foxed, and worn.. 1975. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0395197821 . Index, bibliography, many photos, maps and illustrations. A history of the various European explorers who tried to navigate the River Niger, which travels through a good deal of Western Africa. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 350 pages… Read more about this item Item Price
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The River Congo: the Discovery, Exploration and Exploitation of the World's Most Dramatic River
by Forbath, Peter
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1977
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780061224904
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NY: Harper And Row. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0061224901 . xii, 404pp. Map endpapers. Many illustrations, bibliography, index. Green cloth binding. Examination of the natural and man-made history of wide-flung Congo River in the heart of equatorial Africa. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . Item Price
US$15.00
The Nile: Lifeline of Egypt
by Weingarten, Violet
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, fore-edges soiled, jacket chipped and soiled.
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- First Printing
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- 1964
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- Hardcover
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Champaign, IL: Gerard Publishing Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, fore-edges soiled, . jacket chipped and soiled.. 1964. First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth. Black and white photos, maps, and index. A volume in the Rivers of the World series for young readers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages . Item Price
US$20.00
Congo Eden
by Akeley, Mary L. Jobe
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Edges rubbed and foxed, jacket price-clipped, soiled, and foxed at the edges.
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- First Printing
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- 1950
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- Hardcover
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NY: Dodd, Mead & Co. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Edges rubbed and foxed, jacket . price-clipped, soiled, and foxed at the edges.. 1950. First Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth. Xv, 356pp. Black and white frontispiece photo, foreword, maps, black and white photos, and index. Congo Eden is both the moving story of a hazardous pilgrimage and a comprehensive survey… Read more about this item Item Price
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Introduction to the History of African Civilization: Volume I: Precolonial Africa
by Fyle, C. Magbaily
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1999
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- Softcover
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- 9780761814566
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NY: University Press of America. Very Good. 1999. Softcover. 0761814566 . x, 182pp. Illustrations, maps, suggested readings, index. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
US$20.00
Nationalism in Asia and Africa
by Kedourie, Elie (editor)
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- Used - Good in Good dust jacket; Boards soiled, pages toned, owner name on front endpaper, jacket toned and soiled.
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- First American Edition; First Printing
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- 1970
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- Hardcover
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NY: New American Library and World Publishing Company. Good in Good dust jacket; Boards soiled, pages toned, owner name on front . endpaper, jacket toned and soiled.. 1970. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Orange cloth quarter-bound in yellow cloth. viii, 573pp. Notes and index. A collection of writings by Asian and African nationalists. In a world where nationalism has… Read more about this item Item Price
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Seaports South of Sahara: The Achievements of an American Steamship Service
by Albion, Robert Greenhalgh
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges rubbed, jacket chipped and worn along the edges.
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- First Printing
- Published
- 1959
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781199060556
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US$12.00
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NY: Appleton-Century-Crofts. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges rubbed, jacket chipped and worn . along the edges.. 1959. First Printing. Hardcover. 1199060550 . Blue cloth. xii, 316pp. Endpaper map, foreword, black and white photos and illustrations, appendices, notes, and index. A solid copy of this maritime study focused on Africa and international trade. ; 8vo 8" - 9"… Read more about this item Item Price
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War Impressions: A Record in Colour
by Menpes, Dorothy; Menpes, Mortimer
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Usual library stamps and deaccession markings, boards lightly worn, tear at center fore-edge of rear
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1901
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- Hardcover
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US$40.00
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London: Adam and Charles Black. Good with no dust jacket; Usual library stamps and deaccession markings, . boards lightly worn, tear at center fore-edge of rear two flyleaves.. 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Green decorated cloth. Top edges gilt. Many illustrations and maps, including some in color. Mortimer Menpes was a British military correspondent and artist during the Boer War and… Read more about this item Item Price
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