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1969361 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "Deals with the events that led from Nigerian independence to the secession of Biafra in 1967. The authors describe many of these events in greater detail than other author's have done, with a wealth of documentation. Their's is the Biafran point of view - the exposition of which is an important object of the book... Ends with Col. Ojukwu's declaration of Biafran independence and does not attempt to deal with the war situation." - from dust jacket. Light wear to book. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Prior owner's name inside front board. Handwritten notes upon back endpaper. Occasional markings throughout contents. A sound clean copy. Book
1998réf. 0724-22Wien,TransCultural Media 1998. gr.8°. 182 S. mit zahlr. schw.-w. Illustr. im Text. Illustr. Okart., ganz min. bestoßen, insges. gut erh.
1922Approximately 100 pages. Features: The Nevill-Soanes Copper Process; Gold Prospects in Nigeria; The Premier Mine Aerial Ropeway; Metals during 1921; Mesopotamia - A Review of its Geology and Petroleum Resources; and much more. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Many pages of fascinating illustrated contemporary advertisements. Book
1924Approximately 100 pages. Features: A Reconnaissance in Turkestan and Southern Siberia; Native Tin Smelting in Nigeria; and much more. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Many pages of fascinating illustrated contemporary advertisements. Book
1932réf. 58770New York: Harper & Brothers 1932. 8vo. 8 307 1 pp. Green publisher’s cloth illust. & lettered in black on front cover spine slight interior toning very slight bumping to 1 corner w/ d.j. wraparound Art Deco cover art of victim succumbing to flames slight shelfwear NF/NF copy. First edition stated of this complex mystery set against the back drop of the death of a mining company executive in Nigeria investigated by a newly installed District Officer. With severely limited resources and considerable balance and understanding of both African and British cultures Officer Balance eventually unearths the murderer. Harper & Brothers, hardcover
1927Contents include: Manavilins - III; The Great Ship Swallower; Private Trading; Those Puzzling Star Names; Collections Lost at Sea; In Memoriam - the British Square Sailer; Speed Sound Signals - stoppage - Collision; Dramatised Versions - V. Hotkins' Code; Wanted - an Esprit de Corps of the Sea; The Good Old Days; The Marine Services of Nigeria - III; Ships of South Kensington; Swediish East India company; Watermen of the Thames - a company centenary; Leaves from a Longshore log; and more. Above-average wear. Spine leaning. Bit of writing atop front cover else unmarked. Worthy copy of this fascinating periodical. Book
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
19688vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; tan cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19658vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text and large folding map; red cloth, gilt back, a near finje copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
1985réf. 091061Nigeria: Distributed by Ahmadu Bello University Bookshop 1985. Soft cover. Very Good. Distributed by Ahmadu Bello University Bookshop paperback
1953réf. HALL208782Hardback. 1953. 339pp 43 plates & 10 maps 1953. Very good copy in dust jacket. . hardcover
réf. B9781017052428Hardback. New. hardcover
1953Nigeria, Lagos, 1953. In-8 relié cartonnage vert de l'éditeur, 339 pages + photos et cartes. Texte en anglais. Très bon état.
2014réf. 19465CBLagos, German International Congregation, 2014. 8°, 200 S., Text: englisch, farbig illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), Erstausgabe obere Ecke des Rückdeckels mit Knickspur, sonst gutes, sauberes Exemplar.
2006réf. 89892München, Prestel, 2006. 149 S. Mit zahlr. farb. Fototaf. 33 cm. OPp,. m. SU.
réf. 28578Wiesbaden : Springer VS [2016]. 541 Seiten ; 21 cm Top Zustand, Broschur, Softcover/Paperback, Neupreis in Euro: 79,99
1917176p. + Plus photographs and a map. Penciled ownership of Miss Shearer. Insert pamphlet "A Personal Word To Group Leaders" by Bertha Conde. Published by National Board Young Women's Christian Assoc, New York: 1918. 8vo. Original full green printed wraps, slight tear without loss. Nice copy. AFRICA/1
réf. 151512Zürich: Lit 2019. XIII, 398 Seiten. Gr. 8° (22,5-25 cm). Orig.-Broschur. [Softcover / Paperback].
1966in-16° gr., pp. 416. Bross. edit. con lievi tracce del tempo e d'uso sui piatti.
1975In-8, cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. 350, con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero fuori testo. In buono stato (good copy).
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
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
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
1949Features include: The Donkey - A humble donkey co-operates to bring about the discomfiture of sundry Arab thieves; It Pays to Advertise - The Amazing result of the nefarious activities of a rascally 'wild-cat' company promoter and an unscrupulous newspaper reporter in Canada; Mr. Zaru - story from a ship; Into the Unknown - exploratino work in Tanganyika; Farm Life in South Africa - intended for aspiring British immigrants to South Africa; Through the Iron Curtain - an ambitious motor-cycle voyage through Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Turkey; Beyond the Barrier - Extraordinary incidents related by a famous stage magician, Jasper Maskelyne; A Matter of Boundaries - an amusing tale of a tribal land-dispute in Nigeria; The Little Gold Disc - A veteran seafarer's account of a remarkable experience on the China Coast; The Tiger That Thought; The Red Lacquer Pagoda; The Ship That Became a House; Guarding New Zealand's Forests - Illustrated in black and white. Chips from and tears to base of spine else average wear. Two inch opening at top of back cover. Magazine
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
