Catalog 161
Section #6

Mbiti-Pankhurst

500. Mbiti, John S. Concepts of God in Africa. NY: Praeger, (1970). index, xv, 348p. Hardcover. dj. 22cm. Name on endpaper. Ink markings in Bibliography. Jacket Good (edge-worn and heavily scuffed). 45.00

501. Mboya, Tom. Typed Letter, Signed, dated 19th December 1961. (1)p. on Mboya's letterhead stationery. 27cm. 124 words. 3 horizontal and 2 vertical creases. Splitting at ends of some folds, with perforations at some intersections. Some yellowing. Good. Addressed to "The Editors, Nation and Taifaleo, Nairobi." Mboya, at that time Secretary-General [continued on next page] [Item 501 continued] Kenya African National Union (the party of Jomo Kenyatta), charges that reports recently published in these newspapers have deliberately misrepresented his involvement and that of K.A.N.U. in discussions about destroying a rival party, the Kenya African Democratic Union, and asks that the accusations be withdrawn. 150.00

502. McCann, James. From Poverty to Famine in Northeast Ethiopia: a Rural History 1900-1935. Philadelphia: Univ. of Pennsylvania Press, 1987. xiv, 227p. Hardcover. dj. 23cm. 45.00

503. McClellan, Charles W. State Transformation and National Integration: Gedeo and the Ethiopian Empire, 1895-1935. East Lansing: African Studies Center, Michigan State University, 1988. x, 194p. Wr. 23cm. Committee on Northeast African Studies. Ethiopian Series. Monograph No. 19. 35.00

504. McCulloch, Merran. Survey of Recent and Current Field Studies on the Social Effects of Economic Development in Inter-Tropical Africa. n.p.: International African Institute, December 1950. i, 113p. Wr. Tied. 33cm. Date and name inked in different colors on front. Good. Report prepared for the Social Sciences Division of Unesco. 40.00

505. [Two children's Books in English and Swahili] Mcheshi Goes to the Market: Mcheshi Aenda Sokoni. Nairobi: Jacaranda Designs, (1991). color illustrations, 23p. Wr. Oblong (30 x 21cm.). [and] Mcheshi Goes to the Game Park: Mcheshi Aenda Hifadhi ya Wanyama. Nairobi: Jacaranda Designs (c. 1992). color illustrations, 24p. Wr. Oblong (28 x 21cm.). 25.00

506. McNaughton, Patrick R. The Mande Blacksmiths: Knowledge, Power, and Art in West Africa. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (c. 1988). 1st ed. illustrations & photos (a few color), index, xxiv, 241p. Hardcover. dj. 24cm. 45.00

507. McNeill, Lois Johnson. The Littlest Wife. NY: Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., n.d. [1940s?]. 11p. Wr. 18cm. Mission fiction which appears to be set in Cameroon. 25.00

508. Mefoe Me Mvok, Vols. 31-66 (1974-2006). Most issues are mimeos or photocopies stapled in the upper left corner. Pagination varies, but generally 4 to 8 pages. 28cm. Condition varies but generally Very Good. A few issues have an inked note or underlining. Issued three or four times a years during most of this period, becoming semi-annual in late 2004. Appears to be lack only a handful or issues for the period covered. The last issue present is Vol. 66, No. 1 (January-August 2006). Newsletter published by and for those who had served in the West Africa Mission of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. 125.00

509. Melville, Elizabeth. A Residence at Sierra Leone. Described from a Journal kept on the Spot, and from Letters written to Friends at Home. London: Murray, 1849. xii, 335p. Modern quarterbinding (marbled boards nicely backed in leather). 18cm. Contents moderately worn. Good. Edited by Mrs. Norton. 100.00

510. Memoria Explicativa e Justificativa dos Actos e da Situacao da Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Atravez d'Africa. Porto: Officinas do "Commercio do Porto", 1909. ills (including 42 photos and one large folding poster with drawings of railroad cars, etc.), 234p. Wr. 33cm. Old paper rebacking chipped and partially gone on cover. Mostly unopened. "Munger Africana Library" stamp embossed on wr. Good. Portuguese text. 75.00

511. Mendelssohn, Sidney, 1860-1917. Mendelssohn's South African Bibliography. Cambridge, MA: Martino, n.d. (1993). 2 vols. frontis, plates, facsims, lxxii, 1008, 1139p. Hardcover. A nice, clear reprint of this classic annotated bibliography. The blank page margins are narrower than on earlier editions. Stated limitation of 175 copies. 150.00

512. ...Menen; an Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 9 (June, 1961). 48p. Wr. 32cm. Some stains in margins. Moderate wear. Good. Title in Amharic and English; articles appear to be in Amharic or English. Published in Addis Ababa by the Ethiopian Patriotic Association. 45.00

513. Meniaud, Jean. La forêt de la Côte d'Ivoire et son exploration. Paris: L. Dufay, (1922). ills (some color; by Louis Dupuis), photos, maps, diagrams, tables, xii, 126p. Wr. 32cm. Backstrip torn and reglued at top. French text. Most color plates show color and grain of various woods, with inset text specifying other important features (density, hardness, workability with various tools, uses, scientific name of tree, etc.). 90.00

514. [Odd Volume] Merab, Docteur (Etienne). Impressions d'Ethiopie; l'Abyssinie sous Menelik II. Tome Deuxieme: La Capitale et ses Environs; la Cour et le Peuple; une Page d'Histoire Contemporaine (1908 a 1914). Paris: Leroux, 1922. 1st ed. This volume ONLY (of 3). errata slip, photos, 278p. Wr. 23cm. Backstrip faded. Text moderately browned. Almost entirely unopened. Good. French text. 100.00

515. [Signed by Author] Mercadier, Maurice. Armee Noire Anglaise en Afrique Occidentale: Notes sur la West African Frontier Force. Paris: Henri Charles-Lavauzelle, 1913. photos, folding map, 52p. Wr. 23cm. Cover has some edge-tears and light soiling. Two newspaper reviews of this work tipped inside cover and on first page, with consequent spotting on adjacent leaves. INSCRIBED ("A mon pere hommage d'affection profonde. Maurice"). French text. 150.00

516. Mercier, Jacques. Ethiopian Magic Scrolls. NY: George Braziller, (1979). 1st paper ed. illustrations (many color), 118p. Wr. 28cm. INSCRIBED (but not signed), presumably by the author. 40.00

517. Meyerowitz, Eva L. R. The Sacred State of the Akan. London: Faber and Faber, (1951). 1st ed. index, 222p. plus large section of photos at end. Hardcover. dj. 25cm. Jacket Good (chipped along edges and price-clipped). 125.00

518. Mfefe Kalate zambe - Le Nouveau Testament. NY: American Bible Society, n.d. [1941?]. 263p. Hardcover. 20cm. Covers frayed along joints and rather heavily spotted. First few leaves browned. Good. Bulu text. Has an added title-page: The New Testament in Bulu.... 65.00

519. Michigan State University. African Studies Center. Northeast African Studies. 34 issues published between 1979 and 1999: Vol. 1, No. 3; Vol. 3, No. 3; Vol. 4, No. 3; Vol. 5, No. 3; Vol. 6, No. 3; Vol. 7, Nos. 1-3, Vol. 8, Nos. 1 & 2/3; Vol. 9, Nos. 1 & 2; Vol. 11, Nos. 1-3; Vol. 12, Nos. 1 & 2/3; Vol. 13, No. 1; New Series Vol. 1, Nos. 1 & 2/3; New Series Vol. 2, Nos. 1-3; New Series Vol. 3, Nos. 1-3; New Series Vol. 4, Nos. 1-3; New Series Vol. 5, Nos. 1-3; and New Series Vol. 6, Nos. 1/2 & 3. All issues softcover in original covers. 23cm. Academic journal focused on Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan. All of these issues, with the possible exception of the last, were edited by Harold G. Marcus. 200.00

520. Migeod, Frederick William Hugh. The Languages of West Africa. Farnborough: Gregg International, 1971. 2 vols. bound in 1. folding map, indices, 10, [v]-viii, 373, ix, 436p. Hardcover. 19cm. Reprint of the 1911-1913 edition with the addition of a new eight-page Introduction by Elizabeth Dunstan. 85.00

521. Mikail, Kebbede. Annales d'Ethiopie. Tome Premier. Paris: G. Klincksieck; Addis Ababa: Librairie Saba, 1955. This volume only. photos, xviii, 160p. Wr. 27cm. Spine sloped. Moderate cover soil. Contents sound and clean. Good. Articles in Amharic, English or French. 50.00

522. _____ SAME. Tome Troisieme. Paris: G. Klincksieck; Addis Ababa: Librairie Saba, 1959. This volume only. photos, xi, 324p. Wr. 26cm. Spine sloped. Moderate cover soil. Contents sound and clean. Good. Articles in French, English or Italian. 50.00

523. _____ SAME. Tome Quatrieme. Paris: G. Klincksieck; Addis Ababa: Librairie Saba, 1961. This volume only. photos, xi, 241p. Wr. 26cm. Spine sloped. Moderate cover soil. Contents sound and clean. Good. Articles (or text) in French, Amharic, English or Italian. 50.00

524. Millais, John Guille, 1865-1931. A Breath From The Veldt. Camden, South Carolina: Briar Patch Press, 1987. frontis, illustrations (by author), map, xxiv, 345p. Hardcover. 30cm. All edges gilt. Reprint of the 1895 first edition, with additional frontispiece and publisher's introduction. An attractive edition in publisher's leather. 100.00

525. Miller, Charles. The Lunatic Express: An Entertainment in Imperialism. NY: Macmillan, (c. 1971). 1st ed. index, xii, 559p. Hardcover. dj. 24cm. Jacket lightly browned. Spine slightly sloped. An entertaining book about British Imperialism and railroad building in Kenya and Uganda. 30.00

526. Milum, J. A Missionary Present About the Yoruba Children. [Cover title]. London: Hayman Brothers and Lilly, n.d. [18-?]. ills, 32p. Wr. 16cm. Wesleyan missionary item. Color pictorial wr. full of crocodiles, snakes, skulls, and swamp. 95.00

527. [Mission Press] Minga A Ne Atyen Nkobo. Elat, Cameroun: Halsey Memorial Press, 1939. 37p. Wr. 21cm. Wr. faded around edges. Text moderately browned. Good. Bulu text. Text refers to J. K. Mackenzie but we don't know if she had anything to do with the writing of this pamphlet. 40.00

528. Moffat, Robert, 1795-1883. Missionary Labours and Scenes in Southern Africa. London: John Snow, 1842. Fifth Thousand. colored frontis, ills, folding map, index, xvi, 642p. Recent quarterbinding. 22cm. Illustrations foxed & browned. Good. An important account. 150.00

529. Mohr, Eduard, 1828-1876. To the Victoria Falls of the Zambesi. Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1973. folding map, ills, xiv, 462p. Hardcover. dj. 22cm. Backstrip wrinkled at top. Rhodesiana Reprint Library Vol. 28. Reprint of the 1876 English translation. 30.00

530. Moletsane, Abraham Aaron. An Account of the Autobiographical Memoir. Paarl: R. S. Webb, 1967. ills, 43p. Stiff wr. 25cm. Copy No. 28 of an edition of 120 numbered copies. Edited by R. S. Webb. A special copy which includes inked alterations made by the publisher/editor at the request of the author. A full-page hand printed note from R. S.Webb states, in part: "Upon seeing [this book] in print, the Chief desired a good many amendments: the spellings had been taken from his own manuscripts; but, upon further reflection, he wished to modify certain words. I have made the necessary alterations in this copy." Most of the corrections and additions are contained in three pages of hand printed notes following the text. This copy also contains a few mounted photos of Moletsane and a printed sketch map mounted on some of the blank leaves preceding and following the text. 200.00

531. _____ SAME. Printed errata slip (with some holograph corrections) tipped inside front cover of wr. Copy No. 42 of an edition of 120 numbered copies. Another special copy. Includes inked list of Lihoja Chiefs and "A Few Notes" inked on first two blank leaves. Alterations made by the publisher/editor at the request of the author. Printed list of the Principal sons of Morena Makgothi Moletsane tipped on another blank leaf. Twelve photos (many of Moletsane) and a printed sketch map mounted on some blank leaves before & after the text. Pencil captions identify most people in the photos). A few inked corrections of spellings in the text. 150.00

532. _____ SAME. Printed errata slip (with some holograph corrections) tipped on a blank toward the end of the book. Copy No. 91 of an edition of 120 numbered copies. A third special copy. Printed list of the Principal sons of Morena Makgothi Moletsane tipped on another blank leaf. Eight photos (many of Moletsane) and a printed sketch map mounted on other blank leaves before & after the text. A few inked corrections of spellings in the text. Review from The Geographical Journal to a blank leaf. Pencil captions identify people in the photos. 85.00

533. Mollien, Gaspard Theodore, comte de, 1796-1872. Travels in the Interior of Africa, to the Sources of the Senegal and Gambia; performed by command of the French Government, in the Year 1818. London: Cass, 1967. frontis, folding map, 6 plates, xi, 378p. Red cloth. 25cm. Covers very slightly sprung at ends. Reprint of the London edition of 1820. 90.00

534. Molvaer, Reidulf K. Black Lions: The Creative Lives of Modern Ethiopian Literary Giants and Pioneers. Lawrenceville: Red Sea Pr., (c. 1997). index, xix, 426p. Wr. 23cm. 50.00

535. Monteiro, Joachim John. Angola and the River Congo. London: Frank Cass, 1968. 2 vols. map, woodcut illustrations, index, viii, 305, iv, 340p. Red cloth. 22cm. Reprint of the London edition of 1875. A history of Angola and description of the author's travels and experiences between 1858 and 1870 in Angola. 120.00

536. [Odd Volume] _____ SAME. London: Macmillan, 1875. 1st ed. Vol. II ONLY (of 2). 7 woodcut illustrations, index, iv, 340p. Green cloth. 19cm. Backstrip has some fraying and wear. Ex lib. Good. 40.00

537. Moore, Jr., L. Paul. Fear Walks the Forest. [caption title]. NY: Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., (1936). 11p. Softcover. 19cm. Missionary fiction set in Cameroon. 25.00

538. Morel, Edmund Dene, 1873-1924. Red Rubber: The Story of the Rubber Slave Trade Flourishing on the Congo in the Year of Grace 1906. NY: Haskell House, 1970. frontis, photos, 2 maps, xxix, 213p. Red cloth. 22cm. Reprint of the second edition of 1906. 30.00

539. Motor Tours Ltd. Equatorial Africa. [cover title]. Nairobi: 1931. photos, iv, 96p. plus (1) leaf (folding map). Wr. 25cm. Red cover somewhat worn. Ink markings on a few pages. Good. An uncommon travel guide, with emphasis on travel in Kenya, Tanganyika, and Uganda. 75.00

540. Moume-Etia, Leopold. Sites Historiques de Douala. Douala: n.d. [Avant-propos dated 1940]. 2me edition. Partie 1 ONLY (of 2). 9p. Wr. 21cm. French text. 25.00

541. Movement for Democratic Change (Zimbabwe). Preliminary Report: Second Working Draft on 9th-11th March 2002 Presidential Elections Prepared by the Election Directorate Department of the MDC. [cover title]. n.p.: n.d. Wr. Plastic comb binding. 30cm. 40.00

542. Mozambique. Direccao dos Servicos de Agrimensura. Atlas de Mocambique. Lourenco Marques: Empresa Moderna, (1962). maps (color, 10 folding), index, 43p. Cloth-backed boards. dj. 33cm. Tiny gouge at bottom edge of front cover. Ex lib. (stamp embossed on title-page). Jacket only Fair (edge-tears; heavily chipped on the backstrip panel). Portuguese text. Copy No. 3078 of the 1962 2nd printing. The first printing was published in 1960. 150.00

543. Mufuta, Patrice, editor. Le Chant Kasala des Luba. n.p.: Julliard, (c. 1968). photos, 293p. Softcover (with a dj). 24cm. Name on endpaper. French text. 30.00

544. Munali: School Magazine of Munali Secondary School, Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia, No. 10 (December, 1952). 56p. Wr. 22cm. "Munali School" stamp on front. Sound and usable but with substantial staining and some rippling throughout. Fair. School for African students. Lead editorial calls for integrated education that values both European and African culture. 25.00

545. Munro-Hay. Stuart & Bent Juel-Jensen. Aksumite Coinage. London: Spink, 1995. black & white plates, 285p. Hardcover. dj. 24cm. This work on ancient Ethiopian coins is a revised and enlarged edition of "The Coinage of Aksum." 50.00

546. Museum of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies. Catalogue Guide. Addis Ababa: 1989. color illustrations, 107p. Wr. 29cm. Original Preparation of this English text was assisted or edited by Richard Pankhurst. 40.00

547. Mvean Zambe Nda Kirke: Mission Protestante Americaine. [cover title]. Elat?: n.d. [circa 1933]. 15p. Wr. 19cm. No separate wr. Bulu text. Presbyterian mission in Cameroon. Laid is a folded four-page signature numbered 9-12 which is titled "The History of Elat Church" which appears to be an English-language version of pages 9-11 and 13. 100.00

548. [Art] Mveng, Engelbert. Leve-toi Amie, Viens. Dakar: Librairie Clairafrique, (1966). Illustrations printed in red, yellow and black. [58]p. Wr. Narrow 24cm. Small red stain on back cover. Name on first blank. French text. Christian art inspired by the traditional art of Southern Cameroon. Mveng was murdered in 1995. 50.00

549. [Art] Mveng, Engelbert. Si Quelqu-un ... Chemin de Croix. Tours: Maison Mame, (1962). 14 plates printed in red and black, [32]p. Wr. 20cm. Light stain on upper left corner of front cover. Name on title-page. French text. Christian art inspired by the art of the Bamoun in Cameroon. We've also a larger-format, identically-titled item which consisted of only one page of printed text and 14 plates unbound in a stiff folder. 40.00

550. Mvondo, S. Nkate. Mboane Mam ya Bulu Melu Mvus. Elat (Cameroon): Halsey Memorial Press, (1935). 60p. Wr. 19cm. Cover soil. Staples rusted. Good. Bulu text. Presbyterian missionary item. 85.00

551. Nachtigal, Gustav, 1834-1885. Sahara and Sudan. NY, London & Berkeley: 1974, 1980, 1987, and 1971. 4 vols. Translated by Allan G. B. Fisher and Humphrey J. Fisher. frontis, 5 folding maps (4 in pockets in first and third volumes), index (each volume separately indexed), xix, 460, xv, 540, xxii, 519, xxi, 439p. Cloth. djs. 24-25cm. Jacket on Vol. IV edge-worn and soiled and the corner of the front flap is clipped; Jacket on Vol. I has some soiling; Good. A former owner assembled this set from individual volumes of the Fisher translation published with various publisher's imprints -- Barnes & Noble (Vol. I), C. Hurst (Vol. II), C. Hurst & Humanities (Vol. III), and University of California (Vol. IV). Nachtigal's account was first published in German in 1879-1889. 200.00

552. Nairobi Law Monthly. 13 issues: Nos. 58-63, 65, 70-75 (all dated between 1995 and 1998). Wr. 30-31cm. Former owner's name or address label stamped or taped on front covers. Good. Edited by Gitobu Imanyara and published in Nairobi under very difficult circumstances. The name of the publication was changed to "Africa Law Review" beginning with Issue No. 71. 50.00

553. [Poetry] Nassau, Robert Hamill. Africa; An Essay. Philadelphia: Allen, Lane & Scott, 1911. 1st ed. 3 woodcuts, 35p. Wr. (blue cover). 23cm. Nassau, a pioneering Presbyterian missionary in Gabon wrote extensively about his efforts & observations in Africa. This poetry was written for his address before the Literary Societies of the Lawrenceville, N. J., Classical and Commercial High School in March, 1872. [See Preface] 100.00

554. Nassau, Robert Hamill. Corisco Days: The First Thirty Years of the West Africa Mission. Philadelphia: Allen, Lane & Scott, n.d. [1910?]. 192p. Hardcover. 20cm. Partially erased blue crayon mark inside front cover. Light cover wear and soil. "Compliments of the Author Feby 1911" written in pencil on endpaper by someone other than Nassau. The Foreword suggests that, despite the 30 years in the title, this scarce account is focused on the decade (1861-1871) when Nassau was personally at Corisco and Benita. 250.00

555. [Nassau, Robert Hamill]. Crowned in Palm-Land: A Story of African Mission Life. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1874. 1st ed. frontis (portrait), illustrations, 390p. Green cloth. 19cm. Gift inscription. Biographical memoir of Nassau's wife (Mary Cloyd Nassau) who died alone at Benita in September 1870. 250.00

556. [Signed by Author] Nassau, Robert Hamill. My Ogowe: Being a Narrative of Daily Incidents During Sixteen Years in Equatorial West Africa. NY: Neale, 1914. 1st ed. frontis, map, photos, ills, index, 708p. Navy blue cloth. 23cm. Spine quite sloped. Ends of backstrip frayed. Good. SIGNED by Nassau ("With the author's fraternal regards Robert H. Nassau Sept. 26, 1914."). Nassau, a Presbyterian missionary who wrote extensively about his efforts and observations in Africa, spent 1874-1890 in the Ogowe Region. 200.00

557. Nassau, Robert Hamill. Tales Out of School. Philadelphia: Allen, Lane & Scott, 1911. 1st ed. frontis, 153p. Blue cloth. 20cm. Relatively light cover soil and spotting. Hinge-paper cracking. Someone other than the author has written in pencil on the endpaper: "From Dr. Nassau 10 Ap. 1911." Scarce book of recollections and tales about students in the Presbyterian mission schools in Gabon. 250.00

558. National Coloured-European Conference (1st: 1933: Cape Town). First National Coloured-European Conference. Report of the Proceedings. Cape Town, June 26, 27, 28, 1933. Cape Town: 1933. 116p. Wr. 25cm. Cover wrinkled. Good. 95.00

559. National Conference of Ethiopian Studies. Proceedings of the First National Conference of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa, April 11-12, 1990. Addis Ababa: Institute of Ethiopian Studies, 1990. i, 534p. Wr. 24cm. Edited by Richard Pankhurst, Ahmed Zekaria, and Taddese Beyene. 40.00

560. National European-Bantu Conference, Cape Town, 1929. Report of the National European-Bantu Conference. Cape Town, February 6-9, 1929. [Lovedale]: Lovedale Institution Press, 1929. 227p. Later cloth. Front cover of original wr. bound in at end. 19cm. Munger Africana Library stamp embossed on title-leaf. 50.00

561. New, Charles. Life, Wanderings, and Labours in Eastern Africa. With an Account of the First Successful Ascent of the Equatorial Snow Mountain, Kilima Njaro; and Remarks upon East African Slavery. London: Frank Cass, 1971. [Third edition]. frontis, illustrations, folding map, 30, xii, 525p. Hardcover. 22cm. Reprint of the Second edition of 1874 with the addition of a new Introduction by Alison Smith. 100.00

562. Newland, H. Osman. West Africa; A Handbook of Practical Information for the Official, Planter, Miner, Financier & Trader. London: 1922. frontis, photos, folding map, xi, 441p. Red cloth. 22cm. Cover faded. Ends of backstrip frayed. Good. 60.00

563. Ngendakuriyo, Christiane. Approche Psycho-Sociologique de Phenomene de la Delinquance. [cover title]. Bujumbura: Centre Universitaire de Recherche pour le Developpement Economique et Social, Avril 1988. 141p. Wr. 30cm. Text printed on one side. French text. 35.00

564. Nigerian Chamber of Mines. Tin in Nigeria. n.p.: Nigerian Chamber of Mines, n.d. [List of officers and members at end dated 1962]. photos, 28p. Wr. 25cm. The tinfield was located in Central Nigeria on a plateau near the Nigerian city of Jos. 30.00

565. [Periodical] Nigerian Current Affairs Society. Nigerian Opinion. 37 issues dated between 1965 and 1969 including: Vol. 1, Nos. 1-12; Vol. 2, Nos. 1-12; Vol. 3, Nos. 1, 4, 5/6, 7, 8/9, 10/11, and 12; Vol. 4, Nos. 2/3, 4/5/6/, and 7/8/9; and Vol. 5, Nos. 1/2, 3/4, and 5/6/7. Wr. 29cm. Condition of issues varies but generally Good-Very Good. Published in Ibadan. Billy Joseph Stanley Oritsesaninomi (B. J.) Dudley was the Chief editor for the first 3 1/2 years. 125.00

566. Nigerian Socialist, Vol. 1, No. 1 (January 1967). 12p. Folded newsprint. 33cm. Later horizontal fold. Moderately browned and edgeworn. Good. This short-lived periodical/newspaper was edited and published by Ola Oni in Ibadan. 75.00

567. Nkrumah, Kwame. Education and Nationalism in Africa, by Francis Nwia-Kofi Nkrumah. [Philadelphia: 1943?]. 9p. Wr. 23cm. Both staples binding are rusty. Creased vertically. Good. "Francis Nkrumah 1321 N. 58th St Phila. Pa." written in an unknown hand (Nkrumah's?) at the bottom of the front cover. Offprint from the November 1943 issue of "Educational Outlook" published at the School of Education, University of Pennsylvania. 500.00

568. Nlend, Silas. The Wanderer. NY: Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., (1936). Small folded four-page leaflet. 16cm. Nlend was born in Babimbi (in Cameroon) and survived beatings and abductions before being taken in by Presbyterian missionaries and becoming a worker in a mission hospital in Sakbayeme. 50.00

569. The Non-Semitic Languages of Ethiopia. East Lansing: African Studies Center, Michigan State University, (c. 1976). maps, index, xv, 738p. Wr. 23cm. Edited by M. Lionel Bender. Committee on Ethiopian Studies. Occasional Papers Series. Monograph No. 5. 75.00

570. Norman, L. S. Nyasaland without Prejudice: A Balanced, Critical Review of the Country and its Peoples. London: East Africa, [1934]. 1st ed. frontis (map), 4 photos, index, vii, 186p. plus (12)p. adverts. Brown cloth. 19cm. 50.00

571. Norris, Robert. Memoirs of the Reign of Bossa Ahadee, King of Dahomy, an Inland Country of Guiney, to Which Are Added, the Author's Journey to Abomey, the Capital; and a Short Account of the African Slave Trade. London: Frank Cass, 1968. folding map, xvi, (1), 184p. plus [1]p. errata. Hardcover. 22cm. Backstrip and cover edges rather faded. Reprint of the 1789 edition. 50.00

572. North American Association of Cameroon Studies. Bulletin/Newsletter.11 issues: Vol. 1, Nos. 1 & 2; Vol. 2, No. 2; Vol. 3, Nos. 1-3; Vol. 5, No. 2; Vol. 6, No. 1; Vol. 7, No. 1; Vol. 8, No. 1; and Vol. 10, No. 1 (1983-1994). Inexpensively produced and stapled in upper left corner. 28cm. Light to moderate wear. Good. Vols. 1-3 came out two or three times a year, were called Bulletin of the North America Association of Cameroon Studies and were edited by Mark Delancey (some had a co-editor). Later issues are called the NAACS Newsletter and seem to have come out annually, edited by Eugenia Shanklin. 60.00

573. [Exhibition Catalog] North Carolina State University. West African Textiles. Raleigh: 1985. black & white illustrations. 36p. Wr. Oblong (28 x 22cm.). Held February 1-March 1, 1985 in their Student Center Gallery. 25.00

574. [Exhibition Catalog] Northern, Tamara. The Art of Cameroon. [Washington]: Smithsonian Institution, (c. 1984). ills (some color), 207p. Wr. 31cm. SIGNED by Northern. 60.00

575. Notes Africaines: Bulletin d'information et de correspondance de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire. Two bound volumes containing 32 issues -- Nos. 45-60 (Jan. 1950-Oct. 1953) and Nos. 77-92 (Jan. 1958-Oct. 1961). illustrations, photos, maps, plans, diagrams, musical scores, tables, 146, 128, 128, 128, 128, 128, 133, 132p. Contemporary red cloth. Original pictorial wrs. bound in. 27cm. Vertical crease in last 7 issues. Published by IFAN in Dakar. French text. Ethnography, folklore, archeology, natural history, etc. 100.00

576. Ntete Mimbu ya Kirke Jangan Si ya Afrique. n.p.: n.d. 24p. Wr. Some wear along top. Bulu text. An undated missionary item. 50.00

577. [Signed Copy with a Letter] Nyabongo, Akiki K. Lebensgeschichte eines Negerhauptlings. Leipzig: Paul List, (c. 1937). Translated from the English by Arno Dohm. 278p. plus (2)p. publisher's adverts. Black cloth. Gilt spear heads on front cover. 21cm. Corner bumped. Extremities slightly frayed. Backstrip chipped across bottom. Bits of backstrip lettering worn away. Text slightly browned. Good. INSCRIBED on endpaper. Laid in is an Autograph Letter (in English), signed by Nyabongo (presenting this book to an African friend). German text (Gothic type). German translation of "The Story of an African Chief." 85.00

578. Nyasaland. Delegation of Chiefs and Citizens. Petition to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II against Federation Made by Chiefs and Citizens of Nyasaland. With a Postscript on Central African Federation by A. Creech Jones. [cover title]. London: Africa Bureau, (1953). 20p. Wr. 22cm. Cover scuffed and somewhat worn along fold. Good. 45.00

579. Nyumba ya Sanaa (House of Crafts). [our title]. [Dar es Salaam?]: n.d. [1975]. [10]p. Wr. 28cm. Text leaves stapled to cover by a single staple centered at the top of the pamphlet. Text printed on one side. This untitled pamphlet was issued by or for Nyumba ya Sanaa, a gallery or cooperative that appears to have been established in Dar es Salaam by Sister Jean Pruitt, a MaryKnoll Sister, and represented about 30 young artists and craftsmen in Tanzania at the time of this exhibition. The last sentence on the brief introductory page states: "The Phelps-Stokes Fund is pleased to present the first U.S. Showing of these unique works." 50.00

580. Oates, Frank. Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls: From the Letters and Journals of Frank Oates. Salisbury: Pioneer Head, 1971.color frontis, portrait, illustrations (some color), xliii, 383p. Hardcover. dj. 22cm. Jacket only Fair (rather worn; lacking a large piece at bottom of rear panel). Reprint, limited to 1500 numbered copies, of the London edition of 1881. Frank Oates died on this 1874 expedition and the book was edited by his brother, C. G. Oates. 65.00

581. Obiechina, Emmanuel. An African Popular Literature: a Study of Onitsha Market Pamphlets. London: Cambridge University Press, 1973. index, x, 246p. Wr. 22cm. Minor browning. Moderately curled at corners. Good. 35.00

582. Odundo, Magdalene. Magdalene Odundo. London: 1991. Illustrated (some color), 21p. Softcover (plain white wr. with a dj). 23cm. Odundo, a highly regarded potter, was born in Kenya and educated in Kenya and India before settling in the United Kingdom. 60.00

583. Official South African Municipal Year Book 1943-1944. Cape Town: Capt. F. G. Pay, n.d. [1944]. folding tables, xxxvi, 446p. Blue cloth. 24cm. Some cover spots. Edited by W. P. M. Henderson, F. G. Pay and J. C. Laight. 60.00

584. Ofonagoro, W. Ibekwe. Trade and Imperialism in Southern Nigeria, 1881-1929. NY: NOK Pub., (c. 1979). index, xi, 429p. Hardcover. dj. 23cm. Jacket scuffed. Review slip. 85.00

585. Ojo, G. J. Afolabi. Yoruba Culture: A Geographical Analysis. London: U of Ife and U of London, (c. 1966). 1st ed. frontis, maps, photos, index, 303p. Hardcover. dj. 22cm. Jacket moderately browned and slightly rubbed. Name on endpaper. 30.00

586. Oladosu, O., editor. Proceedings of a Seminar on Engineering Maintenance in Research Institutes of Nigeria. Lagos: Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, July, 1979. 52p. Wr. 29cm. Text printed on one side. 28.00

587. Olela, Henry and Conrad Snowden, editors. Philosophical Inquiry: An Investigation of Basic Philosophical Presuppositions: Student's Manual: African World-View. Washington: Institute for Service to Education, (c. 1971). 176p. Wr. 28cm. Light cover spotting and wear. Sentence yellow highlighted on one page. Developed in conjunction with the Thirteen College Consortium and the Five College Consortium. 40.00

588. O'Neil, Owen Rowe. Adventures in Swaziland: The Story of a South African Boer. NY: Century, 1921. 1st ed. frontis, photos, maps, xii, 381p. Cloth. dj. 23cm. Light discoloration on back cover. Jacket Good (relatively minor chipping along edges; large piece missing from rear fold). Uncommon in any jacket. 75.00

589. Onyebeke, William. The Woodchopper: Blood under the Sun. AdPlus Press, n.d. [2003]. photos, 239p. Hardcover. dj. 22cm. INSCRIBED by Onyebeke. Autobiographical account of growing up in Southeastern Nigeria by the author who is identified as a physician in Bay Shore, New York. 35.00

590. Oriental Orthodox Conference (Addis Ababa: 1965). The Oriental Orthodox Churches Addis Ababa Conference, January, 1965. Addis Ababa: 1965. ill, photos, iii, 142p. Softcover. 22cm. 50.00

591. Osborn, Chase Salmon. Madagascar: Land of the Man-Eating Tree. NY: Republic, 1924. 1st ed. 2 folding maps (1 is the frontis), photos, index, xi, 443p. Black cloth. 21cm. Bookplate and former owner's name on endpaper. 100.00

592. [Odd Volume] Oswell, William Edward. William Cotton Oswell; Hunter and Explorer; The Story of his Life with Certain Correspondence and Extracts from the Private Journal of David Livingstone, hitherto Unpublished. By his Eldest Son ... With an Introduction by Francis Galton. NY: Doubleday, Page, 1900. 1st Amer. ed. Vol. I ONLY (of 2). frontis, ills, maps (3 folding), xxiv, 267p. Original cloth. 23cm. A few leaves roughly opened but otherwise partially unopened. 100.00

593. [Odd Volume] _____ SAME. NY: Doubleday, Page, 1900. 1st Amer. ed. Vol. I ONLY (of 2). Original cloth. 23cm. Bookplate. Hinges cracked. A few leaves unopened and a few other leaves roughly opened. Misbound -- says Vol. II (rather than Vol. I) on backstrip. Good. 50.00

594. [Odd Volume] _____ SAME. London: Heinemann, 1900. 1st ed. Vol. II ONLY (of 2). frontis, ills, index, xi, 289p. Original cloth. 23cm. Backstrip faded. Covers moderately spotted. Significant foxing (on endpapers, page edges, frontis tissue guard, and on a few other pages). Good. 100.00

595. [Odd Volume] Owen, William Fitzwilliam, 1774-1857. Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar; Performed in H. M. Ships Leven and Barracouta, under the Direction of Captain W. F. W. Owen.... NY: J & J Harper, 1833. 1st Amer. ed. Vol. 2 ONLY (of 2). viii, [9]-240p. Original reddish brown cloth. 20cm. Endpapers foxed. Some text leaves browned. Scattered foxing. 200.00

596. [Inscribed Copy] Page, Gertrude, d. 1922. The Rhodesian. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1912. viii, 360p. plus 16p. publisher's advertisements. Blue cloth. 20cm. Some wear at extremities. Foxing. INSCRIBED ("With love from The Authoress. Feb. 1912") on endpaper. A romantic novel set largely in Zimbabwe. 50.00

597. Palace of the People, Arondizuogu, Dedicated to National Unity and Friendship: Programme for the Opening Ceremony, Saturday, 18th December, 1965. [cover title]. Lagos: [Printed by] Times Press, (1965). photos (portraits), 19p. Wr. 28cm. Some browning and minor spotting. INSCRIBED to Clarence Holte by K. O. Mbadiwe, Nigerian Federal Minister of Trade. Issued to commemorate the completion and "opening" of Dr. Mbadiwe's residence in Arondizuogu. The residence is not pictured in the pamphlet. 50.00

598. Palmer, H. R. Sudanese Memoirs: Being Mainly Translations of a Number of Arabic Manuscripts Relating to the Central and Western Sudan. London: Frank Cass, 1967. 2 folding maps, 81, 119, 163p. Hardcover. dj. 25cm. Jacket price-clipped. Reprint of the 1928 edition (which had been published in three volumes). 100.00

599. Pankhurst, Richard. Economic History of Ethiopia, 1800-1935. Addis Ababa: Haile Sellassie I University Press, 1968. 1st ed. ills, index, 772p. Cloth. dj. 24cm. Jacket scuffed. 50.00