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![January Sun: One Day, Three Lives, a South African Town](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/756/494/1530494756.0.m.jpg)
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January Sun: One Day, Three Lives, a South African Town
by Stengel, Richard
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- As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1990
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780671645939
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 26.04
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Simon & Schuster, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in As New Condition. Mylar jacket cover. Black cloth spine, yellow boards, gilt lettering to spine. Completely clean and unmarked; tight, solid, square with sharp corners. Internals as new. Unclipped glossy, bright jacket. Debut book… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 26.04
![A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/930/513/1475513930.0.m.jpg)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Beah, Ishmael
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- 2007
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780374531263
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 9.09
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Clean and unmarked wraps, with crease to upper corner and light wear around edges. Binding tight and solid and square. Internals in Very Good clean and unmarked condition. "A Long Way… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Dancing in The Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/688/489/1473489688.0.m.jpg)
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Dancing in The Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa
by Stearns, Jason K
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- Used - Good
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- Good
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- First Edition
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- 2011
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781586489298
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Newport, Washington, USA
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New York: Public Affairs Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Ex-Library Public Affairs, First Edition, 2020. Hardcover Ex-Library Book and Dust Jacket with archival cover in Good Condition. Except for minimal library marks, in Near Fine Condition. The Congo, a country that since 1996 has been wracked by a war… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 21.44
![From Hope To Horror- Diplomacy and the Making of the Rwanda Genocide](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/462/396/1473396462.0.m.jpg)
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From Hope To Horror- Diplomacy and the Making of the Rwanda Genocide
by Leader, Joyce E
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- Used - Good
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- Good
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- First Edition
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- 2020
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781640122451
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 23.19
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Potomac Books, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Ex-Library Potomac Books, First Edition, 2020. Hardcover Ex-Library Book and Dust Jacket with archival cover in Good Condition. Except for minimal library marks, (no pocket, cards, just a label on front and a discard stamp on ffep) in Fine Condition. An ADST-DACOR Diplomats… Read more about this item Item Price
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![They Cannot Kill Us All: An Eyewitness Account of South Africa Today](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/553/536/1447536553.0.m.jpg)
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They Cannot Kill Us All: An Eyewitness Account of South Africa Today
by Manning, Richard
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1987
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780395437810
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 15.45
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Houghton Mifflin, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Houghton Mifflin, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. Fine binding in brown half cloth with gilt titles, cream boards, clean, no marks, tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Stamp on top edge of text block and scuff on the… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/335/317/1317317335.0.m.jpg)
Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
by Moyo, Dambisa
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- 2010
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780374532123
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 9.09
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean and unmarked gently used book, faint wear to cover edges, otherwise fine. 188 pages. Bibliography. Index. 8.25" x 5.5". 2010, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York. Item Price
SGD 9.09
![Footnotes to The Congo Story: An African Report Anthology](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/047/727/1302727047.0.m.jpg)
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Footnotes to The Congo Story: An African Report Anthology
by Kitchen, Helen (Editor)
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- Used - Good
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- Good
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 12.84
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New York: Walker and Company, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Ex-Library Hardcover Ex-library Book and Jacket in Good Condition. xiv,175 pages. Includes, notes, map, benchmarks in the Congo Story. Black cloth with yellow spine titles, yellow and black dust-jacket, library stamps, pocket, edges rubbed, sewn binding tight and solid. A few pages… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 12.84
![African Masks](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/638/566/1292566638.0.m.jpg)
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African Masks
by Monti, Franco
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1969
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 13.21
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London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Type: Hardback Hamlyn Publishing Group, London, 1969 First Edition. Hardcover Book in Good Condition. No Jacket. Internals in Fine Condition. Pages glossy, heavy, good quality. Illustrated--full color, bright, colorful, detailed African masks, descriptions with historical and cultural significance. Gray cloth with… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 13.21
![The Reason Why](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/309/349/1283349309.0.m.jpg)
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The Reason Why
by Woodham-Smith, Cecil
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1982
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- Paperback
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- 9780809437191
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 10.24
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Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1982. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Time Reading Program Special Edition. Cover by Leo and Diane Dillon 6 illustrations--historic monotone reproductions. The history of the Crimean War, 1854-56, by a preeminent historian. "Theirs not to reason why" was the song of the… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 10.24
![Unbowed: A Memoir](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/343/790/1146790343.0.m.jpg)
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Unbowed: A Memoir
by Maathai, Wangari
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2006
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780307263483
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 12.11
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New York: Knopf, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Near Fine Condition. Light wear to lower front corner, else Fine in green half cloth w/gilt titles, yellow boards, very clean and unmarked. Binding tight, solid and square. Internals as new. An honest and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 12.11
![A Short History of Africa (Penguin African library, AP 2)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/071/865/1109865071.0.m.jpg)
A Short History of Africa (Penguin African library, AP 2)
by Oliver, Roland; Fage, J. D
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1973
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780140410020
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 10.30
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Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1973. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Second Printing of Fourth Edition-Revised, 1973. First published 1962, Paperback in Good Condition. Illustrated with maps. Clean wraps with light edge and corner wear; tight and solid glued binding; no interior markings. An overall view of African history from the earliest times to… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 10.30
![I Dreamed of Africa](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/278/693/1031693278.0.m.jpg)
I Dreamed of Africa
by Gallmann, Kuki
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- 2000
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- Paperback
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- 9780140287448
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 9.09
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USA: Penguin Books, 2000. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Now a Major Motion Picture. A haunting memoir vividly reminiscent of Isak Dinesen. A memorable and moving narrative of the vast spaces and rugged beauty of Kenya's interior and a memorial to the ones she loved and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 9.09
![The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/483/915/913915483.0.m.jpg)
The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur
by Steidle, Brian; Steidle Wallace, Gretchen
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- 2008
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781586485696
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 9.09
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U.S.A: PublicAffairs, 2008. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Gently used book that is clean and unmarked with light wear to cover edges; solid and tight glued binding. Pages clean, no markings, no creases. A harrowing first-hand account of the genocide in Darfur, witnessed by Brian Steidle,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 9.09
![Africa: The People and Politics of an Emerging Continent](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/172/569/879569172.0.m.jpg)
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Africa: The People and Politics of an Emerging Continent
by Unger, Sanford J
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1986
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780671628093
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 9.09
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New York, New York, USA: Simon & Schuster, 1986. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Revised and updated edition with an expanded chapter on South Africa . An exploration and analysis of the political, economic, and social realities of Africa of the 1980s. Clean, tight, solid, unmarked book with… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 9.09
![The Africans](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/171/740/851740171.0.m.jpg)
The Africans
by Lamb, David
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1987
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780394753089
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 9.09
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U.S.A: Vintage/Random House, 1987. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Gently used book that is clean and unmarked with light wear to corners, cover flares up slightly, tight and square binding. Pages are toned, clean, no markings of any kind. After traveling in Africa for 4 years writing for… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 9.09
![Blue Taxis: Stories about Africa](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/513/578/815578513.0.m.jpg)
Blue Taxis: Stories about Africa
by Eileen Drew
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1993
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780915943418
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 9.09
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Minneapolis, MN, USA: Milkweed Editions, 1993. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. R. W. Scholes. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Foreword by Rosellen Brown. Designed and illustrated by R. W. Scholes. Clean and unmarked pictorial wrappers with light wear to front corners and fore edge of front cover, Soundly bound, square. Internals… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 9.09
![The African World: A Survey of Social Research](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/997/574/781574997.0.m.jpg)
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The African World: A Survey of Social Research
by Lystad, Robert A. ( Editor: Edited For the African Studies Association)
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- Used - Good
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- Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1965
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 20.54
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New York & London: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9. Type: Hardback Type: Hard Back First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. A comprehensive book summarizing and inter-relating this research with pertinent research from earlier periods; an inter-disciplinary study of all aspects of African life; agriculture, anthropology,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 20.54
![Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/350/073/731073350.0.m.jpg)
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Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent
by Harden, Blaine
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1990
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780393028829
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 19.32
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New York and London: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hard Back First Printing Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Near Fine Condition. Fine binding of gold half cloth with red titles, black paper-wrapped boards, very clean and unmarked, tight & solid volume.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 19.32
![Coming to Terms: South Africa's Search for Truth](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/369/013/707013369.0.m.jpg)
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Coming to Terms: South Africa's Search for Truth
by Meredith, Martin and Rosenberg, Tina
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- Used - Good
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- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1999
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781891620331
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 10.72
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New York: Public Affairs, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Printing of First Edition. Hardcover Ex-Lib Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition, Mylar jacket cover. Except for very minimal lib marks, book and jacket are as new. Bright and clean, free from any other markings, tight, solid and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 10.72
![I Dreamed of Africa](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/120/658/695658120.0.m.jpg)
I Dreamed of Africa
by Gallmann, Kuki
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1992
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780140171020
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- 1
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Newport, Washington, USA
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SGD 9.09
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USA: Penguin Books, 1992. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. A haunting memoir vividly reminiscent of Isak Dinesen. A memorable and moving narrative of the vast spaces and rugged beauty of Kenya's interior and a memorial to the ones she loved and lost in Kenya. Paperback cover… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 9.09