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Longman,, (1994m c 1986). Good overall in glossy illustrated wrappers. ('used book' stamped on first page, remainder line, some wear to covers) . Trade paperback. Collects 15 stories by some of South Africa's best writers including Alex La Guma, Bessie Head and others, edited and with an introduction by Mbulelo Vizikhungo Mzamane. A title in the Longman African… Read more about this item

New York & Boston:: Little Brown,, (2019). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. Award-winning Nigerian born author's second novel (both of his first two novels were short-listed for the Man-Booker Prize, and this was the winner of the 2020 Internationaler Literaturpreis), one which merges African and western storytelling traditions.… Read more about this item

New York:: Thomas Seltzer, , 1922.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in dark green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover (some rubbing to lettering on spine, bit of wear to spine ends, and small stamp on title page, but overall a tight and clean copy.) No dust jacket. . First US printing.… Read more about this item

Oakland, CA:: Transit Books,, 2017.. First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) An award-winning debut - "The year is 1750. As he makes his way to the capital to pledge allegiance to the new leader of the Buganda Kingdom, Kintu Kidda unleashes a curse that will plague his family… Read more about this item

New York:: Grove Press,, (1969). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in yellow cloth in a very near fine dust jacket (creasing to edge of front flap of dj) . First US printing. From the dustjacket "The book is divided into four main sections, the first dealing with the cultural and historical background, containing accounts of the little-known… Read more about this item

New York:: Crown,, (1963). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (small address label on front pastedown, minor edgewear to dj) .. First US printing. A showcase for four talented writers from South Africa, this includes 4 stories each by Richard Rive, Alex La Guma, Alf Wannenburgh and James… Read more about this item

Osogbo, Oyo State, Nigeria: : A.P.I. Production,, (1989). First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First edition, a trade paperback original. Presents selections from Odu Ifa concerning Obatala, the Yoruba God of creativity and arch-divinity.The author is a Yoruba and Nigerian writer, poet, author, linguist, and an Ifa priest, who has been recognized for his pursuit… Read more about this item

London:: Heinemann Educational Books,, (1976). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in black cloth with silver lettering to the spine, no dust jacket.. First printing. "The English tradition in the literature of southern Africa reflects the turbulent history of the past 150 years. From its 19th century origins to the present day, the work of South African… Read more about this item

London:: Collins / Fontana Press,, (1973). Ex-library with remnants of label inside front cover, usual toning to pages, but overall good condition. Uncommon. . First paperback printing. Nigerian author's ground-breaking first novel - a "linguistic experiment in which Okara translated directly from the Ijo (Ijaw) language, imposing Ijo syntax onto English in order to give literal expression to… Read more about this item

New York:: Doubleday Anchor,, 1971.. First edition -. Good only (some wear to covers, previous owner's name, usual toning to pages). Paperback original - first printing. Growing Up in a South African Ghetto - The first US publication of this autobiography of a black South African "describing the struggle for human dignity in the quagmire of poverty,… Read more about this item

Berkeley, CA:: University of California Press,, (1989, c 1969). Fine in glossy wrappers.. Trade paperback. An example of oral folk literature, this epic, sung and narrated in a Bantu language and acted out by a member of the Nyanga tribe in the remote forest regions of eastern Zaire, celebrated the feats of Mwindo. It is here presented in… Read more about this item

New York:: Macmillan,, (1971). Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library with the usual markings and missing front endpaper, but overall tight and clean in a near fine dj.. First printing. The first appearance in print of eight folktales which have been part of the oral tradition of the Mossi people of West Africa for centuries, illustrated with pen-and-ink… Read more about this item

New York & Boston:: Little Brown,, (2008). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Nigerian author's prize winning first book - a collection of five short stories, each set in a different country in Africa, and each a testament to the incredible resilience of children. From a family living in a makeshift shanty… Read more about this item

New York & Boston:: Little Brown,, (2008). First edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers with self-flaps. .. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Nigerian author's prize winning first book - a collection of five short stories, each set in a different country in Africa, and each a testament to the incredible resilience of children. From a… Read more about this item

New York:: SOHO Press,, (2014). First edition -. Near fine in illustrated wrappers (toning to pages) . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A novel that is both a "taut, literary thriller and an indictment of greed's power to subsume all things, including the sacred." Fueled by desperation, Ike, a Nigerian immigrant barely eking out a… Read more about this item

New York & Oxford:: Oxford University Press,, 1999.. First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance issue. . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A powerful collection of essays by this Nobel Laureate writer, originally delivered at Harvard University in 1997 as the inaugural lectures at the W. E. B. DuBois… Read more about this item

Nairobi, Kenya:: Heinemann,, (1984). First edition -. Good only - 2 leaves (171-2 and 178-9 have been torn and are half missing, embossed seal of previous owner) .. First printing, a trade paperback original. A comprehensive survey on the novels, poetry and drama of East Africa. Includes essays on the literature of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and more,… Read more about this item

London:: Faber & Faber,, (1964). Near fine in illustrated wrappers (previous owner's name - that of the poet Elizabeth La Place [Harrod] on the first page).. First paperback printing. The second novel by this Nigerian author, who based his books on Yoruba folktales and traditions. First published in 1954, this tells the story of a small boy who… Read more about this item

New York:: Random House,, (2007). Fine in illustrated wrappers.. 1st trade paperback printing. The second volume of memoirs by this Nobel Prize winning author, the first African writer to win a Nobel in literature. This covers his turbulent life both in Nigeria, where he was imprisoned for his opposition to dictatorship and in exile from his country. … Read more about this item

New York:: Crown,, (1996). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. (crease to corner of rear endpaper). First printing. The author's first book - a novel "written as a letter from a Zimbabwean mother to her daughter, a student at Harvard, . . reaching out to her daughter to share the lessons life… Read more about this item