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Glimpses of Africa . .

Glimpses of Africa . . by Smith, C[harles] S[pencer]

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Seller: Langdon Manor Books LLC
Title
Glimpses of Africa . .
Author
Smith, C[harles] S[pencer]
Seller
Langdon Manor Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Nashville, Tenn: Publishing House A.M.E. Church Sunday School Union, 1895. Very good. 8" x 5½". Blue cloth, title gilt. Pp. 288.. Very good: rear board with light paint splotches; lower inner margin of each leaf with a light crease; a few owner notations. Inscribed by the author to W.A. Hunton on the first blank page. This is a travelogue of a late nineteenth century journey to Africa written by an African American minister and educator, C.S. Smith. Part historical treatise, part personal diary, the book relates information and observations about Africa with a focus on European colonization. Charles Spencer Smith was born in Canada in 1852 and moved to the United States after the Civil War. He taught school under the Freedman's Bureau in Kentucky and Mississippi and became a minister for the A.M.E. Church. He relocated to a pastorate in Alabama and became active in politics, serving in the state House of Representatives from 1874 to 1876. In 1882 Smith founded the Sunday School Union of the A.M.E. Church and was later elected bishop. He led multiple A.M.E. conferences, some of which included work in Africa. He also wrote numerous pamphlets and a noted history of the A.M.E. Church. In the book's preface, Smith provided his reasons for the journey, including "to gratify a long-cherished desire to see Africa" and to see for himself what Europeans, as well as the "African himself," were doing on the continent. He also wished "to make some meteorological observations" and to see if there was any need in Africa for "the skill and energy of intelligent and industrious young Americans of African descent." The book is about evenly divided into two parts, "Preliminary Statements" and "Personal Memoranda." In the first section, Smith related a history of European attempts to colonize and dominate the African continent, and noted that: "During my meanderings along the West and Southwest Coast of Africa and in its rivers, I was keenly observant of the present position of the several European Powers, wherever their unfurled flags betokened their supremacy. I confess that I had not the remotest idea that the European was so well entrenched in his African Possessions as I found him to be." One chapter was dedicated to "The African in Africa," including Smith's observations of various tribes, as well as images depicting "civilized," "semi-civilized," and "uncivilized" natives. Smith was also surprised to learn that Africa did not, in fact, need the assistance of "educated and industrious young Americans - the descendants of her own sons!" Rather, "the supply of intelligent natives, fitted for professional and clerical service, and for the skilled industries, is greater than the demand." Smith opined: "It seems to me the height of folly for persons to leave their native land and go to any country with the hope of bettering their condition, unless they have a reasonable assurance before leaving that their condition can thereby be improved. My advice to young Americans of African descent is to prepare themselves for a manful struggle for existence and well-being in the land of their birth." The book's second section comprised a remarkably detailed daily log of the author's journey. The entries include personal thoughts and opinions as well as historical narrative and scientific data. Smith met with members of African royalty, discussing topics of European colonization and American slavery. He noted his observations and interactions with European missionaries and businessmen as well as native Africans. He pointed out various European developments as well as an area where "little, if anything, has been done to civilize and elevate the natives. Slavery prevails in and around this place, and the natives are largely held in subjection as beasts of burden." Also of note are the book's 70 great photographic images. These include scenic views as well as images of African natives such as soldiers, teachers, photographers and a medicine man. There are shots of schools, churches and other buildings, as well as implements of war, domestic articles and other "curios." There is also a map depicting the route of Smith's journey, as well as one showing the "political divisions" of Africa. We learn that Smith's voyage was an unabashed success, returning home "after an absence of 147 days, during which I traveled 2,500 miles by land and 18,500 miles by sea, without meeting with a storm, or even a squall, and without a single mishap of any kind." This copy was inscribed by the author to Mr. W.A. Hunton. In 1888, William Alphaeus Hunton founded the YMCA's department for African Americans. We have previously handled a book on Hunton written by his wife, Addie, who worked as a secretary for the YWCA and toured the United States recruiting other Black women. She was also a leading suffragist and an organizer for the National Association of Colored Women. Her book covered Hunton's service as a public school teacher as well as with the government of Ottawa before going into the depths of his efforts and accomplishments in 25 years of working for the YMCA. A rich and detailed travelogue and exposé of European colonization in Africa, written by an African American who got to experience it firsthand. OCLC shows 25 copies over two entries.
Tokyo Meisho Shashincho [Photograph Album of Famous Sites in Tokyo]

Tokyo Meisho Shashincho [Photograph Album of Famous Sites in Tokyo] by Tokyo. Photo Album

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Title
Tokyo Meisho Shashincho [Photograph Album of Famous Sites in Tokyo]
Author
Tokyo. Photo Album
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Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Orig. brown boards. Very good in fine recent cloth case with Japanese style bone ties
Description
Tokyo: Np, 1910. Hardcover. Orig. brown boards. Very good in fine recent cloth case with Japanese style bone ties. 12 x 9.5 cm. Accordion fold album, 64 subtly colored or tinted photographs, each with caption in English and Japanese, depicting notable sites in Tokyo -- Yoshiwara, Ueno Buddha, Hibiya Park, the University of Tokyo et al. An untitled album with no publishing information within, save for previous owner title in Japanese. Photographs fresh and bright.
Above San Francisco -- A new collection of nostalgic and contemporary aerial photographs of the Bay area

Above San Francisco -- A new collection of nostalgic and contemporary aerial photographs of the Bay area by Cameron, Robert

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Above San Francisco -- A new collection of nostalgic and contemporary aerial photographs of the Bay area
Author
Cameron, Robert
Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Orig. navy cloth. Fine in very good dust wrapper.
Description
San Francisco: Cameron & Co, 1984. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth. Fine in very good dust wrapper.. Approx. 180 pages in text. Large landscape 4to, profusely illustrated with color photographs.
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MAP OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK by THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT & CO

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MAP OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
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THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT & CO
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The Bookpress, Ltd. (United States)
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(MAP) THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT & CO. MAP OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Philadelphia: (1850). Map (17 1/4 x 27 1/2 inches). First edition. Four-colored map of the state with inserts of the major cities--New York, and the regions around Albany, Rochester, and Niagara. Included is a census char of the populations of the cities and towns. Colored in red, yellow, green, a salmon. Edges browned, else very good.
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ANCIENT PAINTING... by SWINDLER, Mary Hamilton

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ANCIENT PAINTING...
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SWINDLER, Mary Hamilton
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The Bookpress, Ltd. (United States)
Description
SWINDLER, Mary Hamilton. ANCIENT PAINTING.... New Haven: Yale University Press, 1929. 4to. Cloth. Frontispiece, xlv, (i), 488, (2) pages, 640 illustrations on plates. First edition. [Antzen, M-51.] A standard reference book, unique in the breadth of its scope. Prehistoric, Egyptian, Oriental, Cretan, Greek, Etruscan, Pompeian, Graeco-Roman, and Roma painting are covered, with illustrations and chronological tables. Bookplate front cover stained, tear along spine.
Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican

Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican by Brantz Mayer

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Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican
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Brantz Mayer
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Eclectibles (United States)
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Corner bumps
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Hartford: S. Drake and Company, 1853. leather binding with gilt stamp cover and back strip. Corner bumps. In 2 volumes. 433 pp., 399. Engraved frontispiece of Hernando Cortex Vol. 1 and Antonio Lopez Vol 2. both with printed signatures. Full page and in-text illustrations throughout. Comprehensive history with tables and diagrams. Measures 6 1/2" x 9 1/2".
[THEATER] SOUVENIR SERGE DE DIAGHILEFF'S BALLET RUSSE WITH ORIGINALS BY LEON BAKST AND OTHERS

[THEATER] SOUVENIR SERGE DE DIAGHILEFF'S BALLET RUSSE WITH ORIGINALS BY LEON BAKST AND OTHERS by Serge Diaghileff et al.

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[THEATER] SOUVENIR SERGE DE DIAGHILEFF'S BALLET RUSSE WITH ORIGINALS BY LEON BAKST AND OTHERS
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Serge Diaghileff et al.
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Description
New York: Metropolitan Ballet Company, 1916. A Souvenir Serge De Diaghileff's Ballet Russe with originals by Leon Bakst and others, Metropolitan Ballet Company, Inc. New York. This was created for the 1916-1917 season, the first in America. Cover of this version is the less common illustration of dancer Vaslav Nijinsky wearing a costume for Scheherazade. ~~40 pp. with corresponding program from the performance at the Lyric Theatre in Baltimore on November 17-18. Binding damaged at top half above string with wet spot on front, and corners are worn. Pen inscription on front endpaper, all other pages of both pamphlets very good.
Thrilling Experiences

Thrilling Experiences by Kimball, Solomon Farnham

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Thrilling Experiences
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Kimball, Solomon Farnham
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Tschanz Rare Books (United States)
Description
Salt Lake City: Magazine Printing Company, 1909. First Edition. 157pp. Sextodecimo [15.5 cm] Dark green cloth with the title gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. Near fine. Neat contemporary inscription on the front pastedown. Rare first edition of this autobiographical collection of twelve stories of pioneer life in Utah by Heber C. Kimball's son, Solomon F. Kimball (1847-1920). Most of these appeared previously in the pages of the Improvement Era. "These articles are not only of a thrilling nature, but are so filled with the testimonies of Mormonism, that one of them has already appeared in several different languages." - Introduction. Flake/Draper 4623 Howes K139.
MODERN METHODS OF ILLUSTRATING BOOKS

MODERN METHODS OF ILLUSTRATING BOOKS by Wood, H. Trueman

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MODERN METHODS OF ILLUSTRATING BOOKS
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Wood, H. Trueman
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description
New York: A.C. Armstrong, 1887. original quarter brown calf with green paper covered boards, top edge gilt. Book Lover's Library. small 8vo. original quarter brown calf with green paper covered boards, top edge gilt. viii, 247 pages. First U.S. edition, one of the Large Paper copies bound thus and printed on better paper. One chapter on historical methods followed by discussions of all the illustrative methods then in vogue. Leather spine very scuffed.
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Amen Huzza Selah. Poems by Jonathan Williams. A Preface by Louis Zukofsky. Black Mountain 1956-9. by Williams, Jonathan

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Amen Huzza Selah. Poems by Jonathan Williams. A Preface by Louis Zukofsky. Black Mountain 1956-9.
Author
Williams, Jonathan
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
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Karlsruhe-Durlach, 1960. First Edition. Soft cover. Fine. One of 700 copies. INSCRIBED by the author in 1961. Nice copy.
BITTERROOT

BITTERROOT by Burke, James Lee

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BITTERROOT
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Burke, James Lee
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Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780743204835
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Fine
Description
NY: Simon & Schuster, 2001. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Burke on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Burke's third Billy Bob Holland novel.The images are of the book described and not stock photos.
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"Uber Doppelsalze des Casiumchlorids mit Chromtrichlorid und Uranylchlorid." by WELLS, H.L. & Bertram B. BOLTWOOD (1870-1927).

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"Uber Doppelsalze des Casiumchlorids mit Chromtrichlorid und Uranylchlorid."
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WELLS, H.L. & Bertram B. BOLTWOOD (1870-1927).
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Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
Description
Offprint from:: Zeitschrift fur Anorganische Chemie, Band X, 1895., 1895. 8vo. (230 x 155 mm). 4 pp. (pp. (181)-184). Printed wrappers. Fine. Bertram B. Boltwood was a pioneer in the field of radiochemistry. He was a colleague of Nobel Prize winner Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937) and was closely associated with Yale University. See DSB, II, pp. 257-260.
President is a Sick Man.
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President is a Sick Man. by ALGEO, Matthew.

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President is a Sick Man.
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ALGEO, Matthew.
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Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9781569763506
Condition
Fine in Fine dust jacket
Description
Chicago:: Chicago Review Press,. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2011. Hardcover. 156976350X . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. .
Folk Dance of India

Folk Dance of India by Banerji, Projesh

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Folk Dance of India
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Banerji, Projesh
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Allahabad: Kitabistan, 1944. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 129pp. Ink gift inscription on front free endpaper, scattered foxing throughout, else a very good hardback in a very good dustjacket that has a closed tear to the bottom of the rear joint.
The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America

The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America by Ayers, Edward L

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The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America
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Ayers, Edward L
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Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
ISBN
9780393356434
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Very Good
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New York: Norton, 2018. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x1x8. 1st printing. Remainder mark on page base, minor wear to corners. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2018 Trade Paperback. 640 pp. At the crux of America's history stand two astounding events: the immediate and complete destruction of the most powerful system of slavery in the modern world, followed by a political reconstruction in which new constitutions established the fundamental rights of citizens for formerly enslaved people. Few people living in 1860 would have dared imagine either event, and yet, in retrospect, both seem to have been inevitable.

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