Familiarity is the kingdom of the lost
New York: Dutton, 1969. Hardcover. 190p., preface, very good first edition in boards and unclipped, lightly-edgeworn orange dj. Fictionalized autobiography of a South African black man. More
Cat.No: 207806
New York: Dutton, 1969. Hardcover. 190p., preface, very good first edition in boards and unclipped, lightly-edgeworn orange dj. Fictionalized autobiography of a South African black man. More
Cat.No: 207806
Boston, MA: BCLSA, 1977. Single 8.5x11 inch sheet, mimeographed both sides, folded in thirds for mailing, address label at bottom of reverse else very good condition. Includes a note on the campaign to get First National Bank of Boston to divest, and plans for a May Day demonstration against apartheid..... More
Cat.No: 176989
Boston: the Committee, 1979. Pamphlet. 40p., wraps, title and issuer listed on green labels neatly applied to front cover. More
Cat.No: 52792
Amsterdam: Augustus, 2006. 62p., very good in wraps; text in Dutch. Dutch writer discusses her experience in the fight against apartheid. More
Cat.No: 197095
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. Hardcover. 190p., map, very good first edition in cloth boards and unclipped, edgeworn dj. Braithwaite, an African American writer, was officially designated as "Honorary White" in order to gain access to restricted Whites Only hotels and restaurants as a journalist. The UK edition contained 8 pages..... More
Cat.No: 213182
Toronto: Oasis, 1977. Paperback. 73p., 6.5x6.5 inches, introduction, poem by Ferlenghetti, illustrated with drawings by the poet, poems, acknowledgements and disclaimer, very good first edition paperback in yellow pictorial wraps and glassine jacket. Written and published while Breytenbach was serving a sentence in a South African prison. More
Cat.No: 227544
New York: Spartacus Youth Publishing Co., 1986. one issue of the newspaper, number 132, December 1985-January 1986 edge and shelf worn, else generally very good condition. Major article on the Cuban troop in Angola fighting South African troops. More
Cat.No: 254263
New York: Spartacus Youth Publishing Co., 1985. Ten issues of the newspaper, a complete run for the year 1985. Issues present are Numbers 123 to 132. Numbers 123, 124, 125, 128,129, and 131 are 12 pages each, all others are 8 pages each. All lightly toned and folded horizontally as..... More
Cat.No: 238537
New York: Spartacus Youth Publishing Co., 1980-1986. Newspaper. Forty-six issues of the newspaper, spanning the period from November 1980 to March 1986. Issues present are Numbers 86-92, 100-104, 107-119, 121, 123, 124, 126-130, and 132-134, which was the last issue of the newspaper. Various pagination, folded tabloid newspaper format, evenly..... More
Cat.No: 252838
Wallingford: Pendle Hill Pamphelets, 1965. Pamphlet. 39p., 5x7.5 inches, foreword, introduction, very good in original wraps. Pendle Hill Pamphlet 139. More
Cat.No: 100499
Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand Press, 1932. 13p., 6x9 inches, staples rusted else very good pamphlet in stapled printed green wraps. Dr. Broom was a Scottish South African physician and paleontologist. This is an early lecture which led to his 1933 book "The Coming of Man:was it accident or design?"..... More
Cat.No: 231551
Canterbury: Protea Publishing Co., 1988. xiii, 368p., author's notes, prologue, epilogue, very good first edition in cloth, gilt and unclipped dj. A Connecticut housewife in Africa. More
Cat.No: 148747
New York: P. J. Kennedy & Sons, 1960. Hardcover. xiv, 384p., prologue, references, index, photos, maps, very good first edition in black cloth and lightly-worn dj. More
Cat.No: 152255
New York: Negro Universities Press, 1969. Hardcover. vi+238p., preface, very good reprint of the original 1905 edition in publisher's brown cloth and gilt. More
Cat.No: 108388
Washington: Three Continents Press, 1978. Hardcover. 98p.,frontis-portrait, signed by the South African poet then residing in the US, very good first US edition incloth boards and edgeworn, unclipped dj. Brutus was for a time imprisoned on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela. More
Cat.No: 203361
Austin: University of Texas. African and Afro-American Studies & Research Center, 1975. Pamphlet. 36p., stapled wraps, 9x6 inches landscape format, very good condition. The South African American poet, best known for his antiapartheid activities, was imprisoned on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela. More
Cat.No: 87792
New York: The Century Co., 1897. Hardcover. xvi+499p., introduction, 3 color folding maps at rear, untrimmed, t.e.g., first edition in original publisher's cloth gilt; front hinge is cracked but holding nicely, maps in good shape, spine and top-edge gilt bright, a good to very good copy. More
Cat.No: 101153
New York: Harper & Bros. 1900. Hardcover. 251p., frontis, illustrations, folding color map tipped-in at rear (torn), in original decorated cloth. Yellow cloth (printed in red and black) casing is sound but rather soiled with handling, especially the spine panel. This edition lacks the "third" side of the South African..... More
Cat.No: 101151
Ithaca, NY: Glad Day Press, [1969-?]. 8.5x11 inch handbill, text printed one side, some foxing and handling wear. IWW union bug. Outlines ideas for a national campaign against Chase Manhattan Bank and General Motors with the goal of making their investments in South Africa too expensive to maintain. Burak was..... More
Cat.No: 262538
Oxford/Nairobi: Fahamu, 2007. Paperback. viii, 223p., no illustrations except for the photographic cover collage (each element explained within at p.viii), softbound, a first edition in 8x5.5 inch glazed purple wraps. Mild edgewear to cover, a sound clean copy without any markings. More
Cat.No: 298707
Harlem: Black Liberation Press, 1978. Pamphlet. 30p., 5.5x8.25 inch pamphlet, illustrated with b&w photos, very good. Includes "A Tribute to Steve Biko" by Buthelezi, Biko's "Black Consciousness and the Quest for a True Humanity" "Historical Background of the Black People's Convention (BPCD)" and "Towards a Free Azania' -- Projection: Future..... More
Cat.No: 104759
Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter, 1949. Hardcover. 310p., first edition openweave cloth boards titled in brown, in dj; corners slightly turned, unclipped jacket is a little dim and has an inch long tear in back panel, quite a good copy. More
Cat.No: 154827
New York: the Campaign, 1975. Single sheet folded to make 8-panel brochure, 3.75x8.5 inches, very good. OCLC lists only one copy as of 5/2021. Sponsors include several CPUSA leaders as well as more mainstream labor and legislative figures. More
Cat.No: 136677
Chicago: Henry Regnery Co., 1955. Hardcover. 297p., cloth-covered boards, previous owner's name penned on free front endpaper, pencil underlining and marginalia pp196 and 201-242, else good condition in an unclipped dj with a chip at the top of the spine panel. The South African poet attracted controversy for his criticism..... More
Cat.No: 288484
New York: Lincoln Mac Veagh, The Dial Press, 1924. Hardcover. 83p., bookplate on front free endpaper and small shop label on rear pastedown, untrimmed fore-edge, very good first US edition in marbled boards with black cloth spine, gilt spine titles and red topstain as issued. Mylar protective jacket. South African..... More
Cat.No: 280186