ojike mbonu (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. Written by the first deputy leader of Eastern Nigeria and later deputy leader of Nigeria, he brings together the vast history of Africa along with the rapid changes of the first half of the twentieth century. ix+237pp. Edges of DJ including lower corners have several nicks or small tears, cut to head of lower joint of DJ. Endpapers are heavily toned. Gift inscription to obverse of dedication page.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. (1946). 8vo. 1st edition. INSCRIBED by Ojike. Lacking dust jacket. Darkening, scratching, soiling, and light marking to textblock edges. Slight darkening to edges of toned end papers and pastedowns with light soiling and offsetting to rear pastedown and r.f.e.p. Rippling to r.f.e.p. bottom edge from faint dampstain resulted in offsetting to pastedown and light rippling to last blank. Bumping, wear, and scraping to forecorners and spine ends of rubbed, marked, and soiled boards with tiny patches of exposure. Bumping and wear to rear board top edge resulted in approx. 1in. tear with exposure and creasing. Patches of soiling to bottom 1/4 of front board with 2 uneven patches of white offsetting. G/--. INSCRIBED.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Pasted on the front flyleaf, there is a card signed and dated by Ojike, October 13th 1946, Boston (interestingly, prior to the publciation of this book). First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket (DJ). The book condition is Very Good. The DJ condition is Good-. Edges of textblock tanned, with bottom edge lightly foxed. Text clean and unmarked. Binding square; binding and hinges tight. Bottom corners of hardcover boards bumped. DJ flap corners clipped. Small rips and chips in DJ at corners and along edges. DJ toned. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1955 hardcover with dust jacket. 1st edition. The book is in very good plus plus condition. clean, square and tight. No inscriptions. corners sharp. The price clipped dust jacket is in very good condition. clean and bright.chipped and bumped to extremities. See photos. Postage quoted covers Fedex courier delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. No Jacket. 1st US Edition. 350 pages in very good condition. EX-LIBRARY with the usual throughout. Remnants of a library pouch attached to the fpdep have been torn away. Pages are clean and unmarked with some black and white plates throughout. Inner front hinge is torn. Bound in red cloth with gilt titles and library markings in white-out on the spine. Worn and creased on the tail of the spine. Boards are lightly scuffed. 1ST US EDITION. G+/- -. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. First edition, dedicated and signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Dust jacket in mylar sleeve, shows minor wear and tear, rubbing and tanning. Pages lightly tanned and clean.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed copy of this otherwise already uncommon book by the Nigerian nationalist and writer Mbonu Ojike. Inscribed in characteristically messy handwriting to what appears to be the "ALP Club" and dated 5/8/46. Laid in is a 5"x4" photo of Ojike which is the same one that is on the back panel of the dustjacket of this book. On the back of the photograph is typewritten Ojike's name. Lovely condition overall, being very well bound, solid and square. Red cloth boards are firm and clean with bright gilt lettering. Dustjacket has a small stain on the bottom of the front panel as well as on the back. DJ spine lightly sun faded. There are two or three very tiny chips to the DJ and some stray rubbing and scuffing, now protected in mylar. Interior is minorly age toned, though still bright, and no marks besides the author's signature. Inscribed by Author(s).

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Vol. IV, No. 7. Small octavo. 98pp. Stapled wrappers. Wrappers toned with moderate wear and soil, corners gently bumped, a very good copy. A single but notable issue from this influential and important digest, which was the foundation of the Johnson Publishing empire. In addition to excerpting articles by and about African-Americans from other publications, there was also much original content written expressly for the magazine. This issue is especially notable for printing the articles "Love or Babies: Must Negro Mothers Choose?" by Margaret Sanger; "condensations" from Mbonue Ojike's *My Africa* and Erskine Caldwell's *In the Uplands*; and war correspondent W. Randy Dixon's article on Black WWII hero Corporal Waverly Woodson Jr.; and David O. Selznick's "Negro Lobby in Hollywood." The monthly article "If I Were A Negro" was penned by author and activist Fannie Cook, and titled "An Atomic Approach to Racism." An important magazine; early issues are uncommon.

First edition of this work by the Nigerian novelist and nationalist, inscribed by him to Eleanor Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Eleanor Roosevelt The greatest Lady of this Century in whom Africa has found a friend in deed. Mbonu Ojike." Bookplate of Eleanor Roosevelt, near fine in a very good dust jacket. Introduction by Pearl S. Buck. An exceptional association copy.