Aryeetey, Ernest; Kanbur, Ravi (eds) THE ECONOMY OF GHANA Analytical Perspectives on Stability, Growth & Poverty
James Currey , 2008 First Edition. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Size: 9" x 6.5" approx. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1.25 kilos. Category: Economics ; ISBN: 1847010032. ISBN/EAN: 9781847010032. Inventory No: 0030765. (Book ref. 0030765) £40.75
Kimble, Dr. George Ghana (American Geographical Society: Around the World Program)
New York: Nelson Doubleday, 1965. Softcover. 8vo. Softcover booklet. Colour pictorial covers. 64 pp. Informative geographical sticker book. Complete with colour paste-in plates, as published. VG (Book ref. 02293) £6.00
Anon The Illustrated London News - July 16, 1960
London: Illustrated London News, 1960. Soft Cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Bright unmarked condition, photos & articles include: the King & Queen of Thailand, independence in the Congo, obituary of Aneurin Bevan, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St.Andrews, Scarborough open air theatre, double spread illustrated of prehestoric creatures on Scarborough beach, the Loch Ness Monster, Ellesmere College in Shropshire, the Republic of Ghana inaugurated, numerous contemporary pictorial adverts. (Book ref. 6870) £5.00
Van Eijnatten, C.L.M. List of West African Vegetables: Liste de Legumes de l'Ouest Africain
Nederf-projects, 1968. Soft Cover. Very Good. 34 cms tall x 21 cms, 16 pages, botanical names, names in English, French, and in the local languages Fon, Goun, Nagot and Yoruba. The list contains the names of various vegetables, inclusive of wild plants with edible leaves, consumed in West Africa, and was compiled from available literature references (listed) and occasional interrogation in villages, for workers attached to the FAO/FFHC Home Gardens projects. (Book ref. 5814) £8.50
Pellow & chazan Ghana: Coping With Uncertainty
Hardcover Westview Press 1st Edition 1986 238 0865313695 All items in stock -posted First Class on day of order (if received before 4.00pm) - expect next day delivery in UK, or within 3-6 working days for all non-UK destinations Nice clean bright ti Very Good (Book ref. 540992) £10.00
The Diagram Group: History of West Africa
New York, Facts on File, 2003 ISBN 0816050627 Hardback, first edition, first printing, near fine condition, no dust jacket as published, publisher's original laminated illustrated boards, 112 pages including glossary, index, bibliography and two-tone line illustrations, charts, maps------------"Following a brief overview of the geography, climate, and people who characterise the region, each successive historical era is explored in detail, from prehistory to today. Migrations and kingdoms, colonialism and resistance, and the independence movements. (Book ref. 1904) £15.00
Kapuscinski, Ryszard: Translated from the Polish by Klara Glowczewska: The Shadow of the Sun. My African Life
London: Penguin, 2002 First edition thus, first published in Poland under the title Heban in 1998, paperback, as new condition, uncreased illustrated glossy card covers, 325 pages----- the author has been visiting Africa as a journalist since 1957 (Book ref. 2063) £15.00
Hudgens, Kim and Trillo, Richard: West Africa, THe Rough Guide
London: Harrap Columbus, 1990 Paperback in very good condition, but with some creasing nd wear to cover and sunning to page edges, 1232 pages including index, (Book ref. 441) £7.00
Carey, Margaret: Myths and Legends of Africa
London: Hamlyn, 1970 First edition, paperback, very good condition, illustrated glossy card covers with corner crease to back, 160 pages including index, colour illustrations throughout----------------------'Throughout Africe a great oral tradition of literature exists in the fascinating folklore of the continent. The collection of stories in this book are grouped according to their provenance, and re-told by the author with remarkable feeling for their original style. As well as artists impressions of these tales, the book is richly illustrated with examples of African art - whose aesthetic value the West become increasingly appreciative of in recent years.' (Book ref. 2293) £6.00
Adjei, Abyna-Ansaa: King of Gold: Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
Ghana: A-Cubed Books, 2001 Hardback, first edition, near fine condition, in a near fine unclipped dust-jacket, publisher's original black clothboards with gilt blocking to front and spine, 105 pages including glossary and references, full colour photo illustrations (Book ref. 2278) £25.00
Metcalfe G.E. MacLean of the Gold Coast the Life and Times of George MacLean 1801-1847
Oxford University Press, 1962. First Edition. A very good copy in a good plus dustwrapper which is a little worn at the edges and with some internal staining that is not obvious from the outside. Neat ownership inscription. Pp.xi,344. Illustrations. Maps. (Book ref. 11694) £28.00
O'BRIEN, Donal B. Cruise, DUNN, John & RATHBONE, Richard: Contemporary West African states.
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1995. Reprint. African Studies series 65. Vg green p/b. 15cms x 23cms, 227pp. 11 chaps, notes, index. Considers Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal & Sierra Leone. Some creasing bottom front cover. Weight 341g. 0521368936. (Book ref. 235) £7.50
Tufuo J. W. & Donkor C. E. Ashantis of Ghana. People with a Soul
Accra: Anowuo Educational Publications, 1989. Paperback. Very Good/No Dustwrapper. 8vo A book of 132 pages illustrated with b&w photographs in the text dealing with all aspects of the Ashanti people. (Book ref. 027204) £6.50
Wolfson, Freda Pageant of Ghana ( West African History Series )
Oxford University Press, 1962. Reprint. Cloth Covered Hardback. Very Good ++/No Dustwrapper. 8vo Compiled from written recods about the Gold Coast which date back to the Portuguese ndiscovery in 1471. A tight and bright tan cloth covered hardback of 266 pages including an index. An ex Reference Library book with a stamp and the reamins of a label on the front endpaper and a small stamp and handwritten number on the verso of the back endpaper. Otherwise the interior is crisp and clean. (Book ref. 025757) £18.00
Michael Dei-Anang: Ghana resurgent.
Accra: Waterville Publishing House, 1964. First edition (hardback). 8vo, 248pp. 65 plates, text maps. Original blue cloth, dustwrapper. The half-title page is foxed, else the book itself is in very good condition. The dustwrapper has some wear to one of the folds. (Book ref. 13723) £10.00
LEESON, Frank Identification of Snakes of the Gold Coast
London: The Crown Agents for the Colonies, 1950. Illustrated, pp x, 142, endpapers unevenly faded, neat library stamp on front endpaper, otherwise a good copy in a worn and torn dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE (Book ref. 006565) £50.00
GRIFFITH. C L T GOLD COAST "STRING GAMES"
London: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1925. 32pp. 8vo. Text illus. Rebound in card covers. Extract from Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute. A very clean copy. (Book ref. 158422) £10.00
Dagan, E. A. Asante Tabourets / Stools
Montreal: Galerie Amrad African Arts, 1988. First Edition. Laminated Card. Very Good. Oblong 8vo 0969308124 Stapled booklet with large black-and-white illustrations of ceremonial stools from Ghana. Slight grubbiness to bottom closed edge, not affecting the interior of the book. Staples bright. No creases. Unmarked. 53pp. (Book ref. 008233) £10.00
McCullough, Elizabeth: Late Developer A Greenhorn in Ghana 1960-65.
Darlington: Serendipity, 2006. xvii+194+15 pp. Illustrated in colour. The letters of the wife of a UN WHO worker back to family in County Londonderry, Norhern Ireland, and memoirs of life in Ghana. Near mint condition. (Book ref. 13257) £15.00
JONES (DAVID) The Time-Shrinkers: The Development of Civil Aviation between Britain and Africa.
London: David Rendel, 1971. 8vo, xii+273pp, monochrome frontispiece, numerous monochrome photographic illustrations, map endpapers, appendices and bibliography, blue boards, gilt, d-j. A very good copy in like d-j.. (Book ref. RHB6681) £12.00