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réf. 13974127London: Ethnographica, 1982 in-8 oblong, 125 pages, illustrations. Bibliographie, index. Cartonnage d'éd., jaquette (dos lég. bruni), bon état. Ethnographic Arts and Culture Series 2.
2026réf. x-1009348515Cambridge University Press 2026. Hardcover. New. 286 pages. 6.00x0.69x9.00 inches. Cambridge University Press hardcover
196968 pages. Features: Cesar Chavez and The Little Strike That Grew to La Causa - major article; Nice two-page ad for the Mercedes-Benz 280 S; Manitoba - Three weeks to Victory - article with photo of Howard Paulley with the Schreyers; Color photo of smiling Nixon with Trudeau at Terre Des Hommes; Major photo-illustrated article on Native Canadians and the federal government; The Curious Case of Dr. John Knowles; Great photo of "Rural Alabama Negroes at Polls", lined up outside "The Sugar Shack"; JDL / Jewish Defense League article - threat breeds counterthreat; Europe's dreams of unity revive - article with photo of new EU headquarters under construction; France's new cabinet; Rhine River pollution; Latin America - protest and progress; Commando assaults in the mid-east; Interview with General Yakubu Gowan of Nigeria; Legacy of the Warren Supreme Court; Article on the passing of Judy Garland; Measuring earth's motion; Photo of strike scene at San Francisco State; Passing of Willy Ley, Westbrook Pegler, Alene Stern Erlanger and Frank King; Showdown in Trade with Japan; Agnellli intends to acquire Ferrari; The Mobile Millionaire - Arthur Decio, founder of Skyline Corp., of Elkhart, IN; Westbrook Pegler - master of the epithet; The Film Maker as Ascendant Star - article with photos of Stanley Kubrick and Penn, with four pages of color photos of directors at work; Joe Frazier pummels Jerry Quarry; Pole vaulter John Pennel sets new world record; Nature Conservancy of Canada ad shows polluted river; and more. Moderate wear. Bit of writing atop front cover. Minor evidence of address label removal. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1944Pages 223-290 plus ads. Features: The Taxi-man's Revenge - officers shot at Prince Rupert, British Columbia Court House in 1937; The Miracle; The Shooter; The Man Who Waited - a story from Oto in southern Nigeria in 1911; Loot From Peking - an important ring and tablets circa the Boxer Rebellion; The Human Tiger; First Blood - an amusing tale from India; Burton's Boots; My Wife; The Clue of the Single Finger-print, Part II - the hold-up of the First National Bank at Lamar, Colorado, and its bloody aftermath; O-I-L - a story from the wilds of Patagonia; Diamond Cut Diamond - A Gold Coast mining struggle; The "Debbil-Debbil" Stone - what happened when the grave of a medicine man was unearthed; short article on the "Padley Martyrs" with photo; many nostalgic ads; and more. Covers present but detached as one. Bit of price sticker remnant on front cover. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
195080 pages. Cover art shows football star Fred Doty and his fiancee Beverly Brown. Features: The Greatest Danger is Europe - a searching analysis which shows the peril in Europe where fear is stronger than the will to fight - by Matthew Halton; Don't Call Me Baby Face - Part two of the story of Vancouver Boxer Jimmy McLarnin - article with photos, including a shot of Jimmy golfing with Fred Astaire, Joe Louis and Bob Hope; I Saw the Chinese Reds Take Over - Norman McLaren explains how the 'new order' came to the country town of Pehpei - with photos; Never a Dull Moment at the Larches - Elizabeth Armstrong relates tales from her Victoria, B.C. boarding house; A License to Murder? - driver's licenses are handed out like dog tags; Lena Horne - Glamour C.O.D. - article with photos including a large colour full-page shot; Giants of Golgotha - story by Fred Delano; How We Massacred the Passenger Pigeon - a Maclean's flashback - once these birds blotted out the sun in Eastern Canada, but the last one died in 1914; Recipe - Take One Steamboat - Tony Didier, the chef of the CPR's Algonquin Hotel at St. Andrews, New Brunswick, serves up a shore dinner - article with photo; Fantastic full-page Coke ad shows Coke Cooler, glass, and soda jerk above a thirsty city - very nice!; The People Only Death Will Touch - The Rev. Aurthur Payton and Lawrence Earl travelled to Nigeria to help Lepers -article and photo; Massey-Harris ad focuses on how their products help farmers step-up meat-making nutrients in the crops they grow; Li'l Abner Cream of Wheat ad; Dow Brewery ad honours Auguste Prenovost of Montreal who tacked a galloping horse to prevent disaster on a traffic-laden street; Barbara Ann Scott is featured in Prest-o-lite battery ad. Center pages loose but present. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
réf. 13979460Zaria: Ahmadu Bello University, Center for Nigeria Cultural Studies, 1980 in-4, [13]-430 feuillets, cartes. Reliure d'éd. Bon état d'occasion. Thèse sur l'histoire des Hausa du Nigeria.
réf. 13979224London: Saffron Books, 2005 in-4, 154 pages, illustrations. Cartonné, bon état. (Afriscopes Series Chamba Arts in Context, Number One).
réf. 13974956London: Macmillan, 1976 in-8, xvi-303 pages, 8 illustrations hors texte, 12 cartes. Bibliographie, index. Cartonné, jaquette, bon état.
réf. 13977646Zurich: Scalo, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, 2000 in-4, 158 pages, 109 illustrations. Cartonné, jaquette, très bon état. Texte anglais. Photographies en noir et blanc de coiffures africaines par le grand photographe nigerian (1930-2016).
réf. 13977486Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2003 in-4 oblong, 338 pages, 11+16 illustrations + 307 planches, 2 cartes, bibliographie. Reliure toile, sans jaquette, bon état d'usage
réf. QWA-21915Editions A.M. Métailié, 1982, in-4 rel. toile noire (22 x 28,5), 293 p.,publié avec le concours du CNL, 1ère édition française (après celle parue à Bahia en 1981), 259 photographies en n. et b., très bon état.
1993réf. 62104Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books Nigeria 1993. First Edition. First printing. Small quarto 24cm. Green leatherette stamped in gilt in grey dust jacket; xii152pp; black and white photographs. Inscribed "To Anne without whose exertions this book would not have been possible!" on front free endpaper. Sturdy and straight with leather rippling slightly corners tapped else Very Good. Jacket rubbed at edges with one or two tiny chips and creases else Very Good. Inscribed by Anne C. Fredericks who revised the manuscript see Acknowledgment p.xi. Account of Garba's 1989 term as the President of the UN General Assembly which included special sessions on apartheid drug abuse and international economic cooperation. 62104. Heinemann Educational Books (Nigeria) unknown books
1948réf. 964F24Lagos: Government Printer 1948 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A very scarce mid 20th century account of the forestry and vegetation of Nigeria issued by the government and with illustrations throughout. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce publication from the Forest Department Nigeria.Illustrated with vignettes throughout.A charming and fascinating account of the trees and vegetation found in Nigeria in the first half of the 20th century.Including discussion of high forests broken forests open savannah scrubland mountain grassland and dwarf savannah. In the publisher's original cloth backed paper covered boards. Externally excellent with light handling marks to boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine Government Printer hardcover
1967112 pages. Features: Many gorgeous color fashion ads; Great Robin Hood-themed ad for Patty Petite fashions; Nice one-page black and white photo portrait Hohner harmonica ad features Al Hirt; Lovely Springmaid color-photo centerfold Springmaid ad features Sandy Hilton; Nice Jade East ad; Great Jane Irwill ad entitled Knitticism!; Martin Luther King Defines "Black Power" - photo-illustrated article in which King says Blacks respond to violence because they lack influence on American thought, and he advocates the use of Black economic, political, and ideological power (Fisher, page 10); What's Wrong with American Newspapers? - a newsman's critique of the press; The Ibos go it alone in Nigeria - photo-illustrated article; WWII sex education cartoon by Sgt. George Baker features Sad Sack after watching an Army sex hygiene film; Lovely two-page Faberge lipstick ad; Nice color ad for Rooster square-bottom ties; What We're Learning About Learning; Italian villa of Romano Rui designed by Gian Case; Great photo of 1920s New York newsstand; Elephants to the Rescue in Vietnam; Fantastic very colorful one-page photo ad for Pinch whisky appears to feature Benny Goodman and friends; and more. Please note: Missing pages 87-92. Above-average wear. Some pages loose but present. Covers loose but present. Faint library stamp and handwritten date upon front cover. A rough but worthy reference copy. Book
1895réf. 118989P., Félix Alcan, s.d. (1895), gr. in-4°, 2 ff.n.ch., x-462, 1 f.n.ch. pp, un portrait gravé de l'auteur en frontispice, 64 gravures dans le texte par Riou, certaines à pleine page, 15 cartes dans le texte et une carte repliée hors texte en couleurs, reliure demi-maroquin vert, dos à 5 nerfs soulignés à froid, titres dorés, filet à froid sur les plats, tête dorée, couv. conservées (rel. de l'époque), coiffes et nerfs frottés, bon état. Edition originale
réf. 13981384Lehig Valley: Ibeji Art, 2008 in-4 (31 x 24 cm), 660 pages, 510 planches en couleurs + 19 illustrations en couleurs représentant des détails, 17 cartes. Rel. d'éd., étui état neuf. Texte allemand.
réf. 13979576Paris: Musée d'ethnographie, 1932 in-8, [8]-xiv-33 pages, 12 planches, feuillet inséré avec un texte sur l'art primitif par Monsieur Jules Brévié, Gouverneur Général de l'Afrique Occidentale Française. Broché, couv. piquée autrement très bon état.
1957réf. 2401020002All Bright Studio Abak Nigeria 1957. Hardcover. Good. Original Photo Album from Abak Nigeria 85 mounted photographs. Hand bound photograph album. Photos include Nigerian Boy Scouts young men and women boys and girls posing. Unknown origins but this book was purchased from an estate of a former City Councilman of Washington DC. All Bright Studio Abak Nigeria hardcover
1877réf. 39513Clermont-Ferrand Imprimerie Centrale, Meneboode 1877 gr. in-8 broché, couverture bleue imprimée, non rogné, en grande partie non coupé
1851réf. 015850Paris Chez P. Bertrand, libraire-éditeur 1851 In-8 Broché
1927Features: The Derelict; The Vengeance of Devi Chand - the revenge of a bereaved father in India; A Donkey in Spain - the author planned to take a walking trip through Spain with a donkey carrying his baggage; An Arctic Outpost - what happened to three members of the RCMP's Craig Harbour Detachment - article with photos; Through France with "Sylvabelle" - I - a yachting voyage from Brittany to the Riviera - article with great photos; The Netik - native 'magic' on a south sea island; Aerial photo of dozens of log booms at Vancouver, B.C.; "The White Man's Great War-Game" - II - amazing photo-illustrated article of the savages of Sura, Angas and other primitive tribes of northern Nigeria; Truffle-Hunting - a description of the industry in Italy and France - and a description of the manner in which the pigs and dogs are trained to search for them - with photos; The One-Legged Kea - a tale from the South Island of New Zealand; Behind the scenes in American crime - "a veritable hell-brew of wickedness and intrigue that has no counterpart in Europe - article with photos of Mrs. Margaret Whittemore and Richard Whittemore; Besieged by Crocodiles; The Lost Safe - a detective story; Lee Sum's Lucky Day - a 'gang-robbery' in the state of Pahang in Malaysia. Multiple pieces of red and clear tape holding covers in place. Brown tape securing fore-edges of each cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
réf. 10272Stoke-on-Trent 27 Oct. 1921. Detached leaf of album with these five signatures in Arabic script the rest of the page being occupied by the list of signatories and the information about the visit to Stoke in 1921 as above. On the verso are the signatures of Fred Terry and Julia Neilson-Terry actor and actress. Stoke-on-Trent, 27 Oct. 1921. unknown
1914Pages 102-196 pages plus 32 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Mutiny of the "Ziba" (part I) - a brutal captain and mates are murdered by their crew; Among Head-Hunters and Cannibals - great photo-illustrated article on some of the experiences of Captain W. Sinker who for years cruised the South Sea Islands in command of the Melanesian Mission steamer "Southern Cross"; The Rivals - two men were in love with the same lady; The Bluffing of Din Mahomed - a rascally Indian postal worker is brought to justice; The Runaway Train - story from a branch line of the C. and N.W.R.R. in Nebraska; My Adventures in Sarawak (part III) - adventures of the Rajah's bride amongst 'the lovable little people'; Hona's "Tapu" - what happened to to men who attempted to brave the curse of a Maori chief upon a rich gold-reef; An Unlucky Ride - in New Zealand a man sets of on a perilous 120 mile journey to see his lady, only to arrive late and offend her; Our Travels in Safari-land (part I) - Mrs. Fred Maturin (Edith Cecil-Porch) travels through British East Africa; The Night-Watchman's Story - an 1885 tale from the steamer 'Bengal Tiger' shipping from Paducah, Kentucky, as told by Ernest Prentis; Penelope Visits Finland - holiday jaunts to the 'Land of a Thousand Lakes"; Parker's Lesson - a 1913 story of a young man from Cambridge who went to Nigeria with ideas of how the natives should be handled; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1925Pages 266-352 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: Poll Chunk's Son - a story from the hills of Kentucky; The Ivory Raiders - part 1 of a tale fromm the Turkanaland district of Central Africa on the western shores of Lake Rudolf where Major H. Rayne deals with Swahili elephant poachers and Turkana warriors; The Case for the Sea-Serpent - a mysterious Fijian monster; In the Wilds with a Camera - Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson take photos in the interior of British East Africa; The Land Sharks - criminal buying and selling of land in Canada; In Quest of the Unknown - part 3 of F.A. Mitchell-Hedges' adventures amoung the Chucunaque Indians; James Watson - Human Tiger - a remarkable American crime; An Eviction in Patagonia - a rich man attempts to drive away the cattle of a squatter; My Jungle Jaunts - part 1 of an Englishwoman's experiences in Burma, with nice photos; The Blue Powder - bewitching a District Commissioner in Nigeria; The Sea-Villages of Humboldt's Bay - photo-illustrated article on this Dutch New Guinea area; The Mad Jackal - how a homesick Pathan soldier in Mesopotamia got himself sent back to India; Imprisoned in a hollow tree - Harry Comstock spent horrible days and nights inside a tree in Bexar County, Texas; The Tiger I didn't Get - Movie star Tom Mix recounts an adventure that befell him while tiger-shooting in Bengal; Nice one-page General Electric ad with illustration of new street lighting in Nagoya, Japan; One-page photo-illustrated ad for Hobart Bradstreet of Chicago. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1914Pages 401-498, plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: "Hoodlum" - the plucky deed of fireman Roger Berry aboard the tug-boat "Elmer" on Lake Erie one stormy night - article with photos; Some New British Climbs - George Abraham describes a new route up the famous Pillar Rock and more, illustrated with remarkable photos; Like a Rat in a Trap - a nerve-trying adventure from 1888 near Southall, Middlesex finding leaks in a sewer pipe; Hurri Singh's Cobra - an adventure from the lake district of Kumaon; A Remarkable Open-Air Theatre at Interlaken, Switzerland; The Ship of Death - a strange story of the awful experience which befell a party of Royal Navy officers and men who boarded a mysterious barque on the high seas in 1908; East Africa As I Saw it (part IV) - photo-illustrated adventures illustrate life in Portuguese East Africa; The Swift Saskatchewan - what happened to a man who fell asleep in a canoe in the mighty Saskatchewan River in 1907; "Back to the Land" - a man in South Africa discovers he is not likely to become a successful farmer; The Poacher-Catchers - adventures of the five-man teams which guard the fur-bearing animals of Yellowstone Park; Pedro the Ladrone - an exciting story from the Philippines told by an officer of the U.S. Army who was in charge of a company of native scouts, with photo of the surrender of General Ramon Santos at Liago; Across Canada by Motor-Car (part I) - the first and only attempt ever made to cross canada from Ocean to Ocean - this marvelously photo-illustrated article deals with Thomas Wilby's experiences on the way to Winnipeg, where his worst troubles began; The Fight in the Moonlight - H. Randolph Spencer and his adventure with two bears in the Olympic Mountains in 1905; Photo of huge floating (?) Burmese pagoda in the form of a hen; Photo of large metallic anklets riveted to young women of Southern Nigeria; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
