Many rare items in a variety of languages.
Morija, Lesotho: Sesuto Book Depot, 1930. Hardcover. Small 8vo, 7 x 5 inches, flexible cloth boards, good with library labels on cover, light ink stamping and pencil notations, text clean, slight tanning, 109 pp, with 7 maps in color, some double-page. OCLC locates three holdings, all in South Africa.
Bo, Sierra Leone: Protectorate Literature Bureau, 1954. Second Edition. Wraps. Revised edition. Wraps, good with library labels on front cover, light ink stamping, pages tanning, light wear. 48 pp, illustrated. Simple spelling and vocabulary book. OCLC locates a single copy of this edition, at Yale.
Bo, Sierra Leone: Protectorate Literature Bureau, 1958. First Printing. Wraps. Wraps, good with library labels on front cover, light ink stamping, light wear and soil. 16 pp. illustrated, OCLC locates 4 copies, 1 in Germany, plus Yale, Illinois, Michigan State.
NP: NP, 1940s. Wraps. 8.5 x 6.5 inches, stapled wraps, fair copy with tanning, chipping and wear to covers, loss to rear cover resulting in some loss to text on last page which is the verso of the rear wrap. 29 pp, text in Bassari. RARE, no copies located by.....
Morija, Lesotho: Sesuto Book Depot, 1931. Wraps. Wraps, good with library labels on front cover, light ink stamping & pencil notations, text clean and unmarked, light wear and tanning. 30 pp, text in Sesotho. Timeline of important dates in South Africa and Lesotho history from 1497 (Vasco de Gama) to.....
Bo, Sierra Leone: Protectorate Literature Bureau, 1958. First Printing. Wraps. Wraps, good with library labels on front cover, light ink stamping, light wear and soil. 15 pp. RARE, no copies in OCLC.
Johannesburg: British & Foreign Bible Society, 1941. Wraps. 16mo, 4.75 x 3.25 inches, wraps, good with library labels, light ink stamping, pencil notations to title page, text otherwise free of marks. 62 pp, printed in two columns, text in Sesotho. RARE with OCLC locating a single copy of the later.....
Yaoundé, Cameroon: Mission Catholique, (1933). Wraps. 12mo, wraps, good with some tanning, library labels on front cover, light ink stamping. 47 pp. Stories of saints and their scapulars and miraculous medallions, etc., including Katharine Labouré. Some set in Africa. OCLC locates NO holdings of this.
Yaoundé, Cameroon: Imprimerie Saint Paul Mvolye, 1959. Wraps. Small 8vo, wraps, good with tanning, library labels on front cover, light ink stamping. 120 pp, text in Ewondo. OCLC locates a single copy of this edition in Italy and two copies of an earlier edition. Stated 10th edition.
Yaoundé, Cameroon: Imprimerie Saint Paul Mvolye, 1950. Wraps. Small 8vo, wraps, good with tanning, library labels on front cover, light ink stamping. 120 pp, text in Ewondo. OCLC locates 3 copies of other editions, none of this one.
Cameroon: Missions Catholiques, 1950. Third Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, publisher's black cloth gilt, good with library labels on front cover, bookplate, blindstamp on title page, ink stamping, text clean, 133 pp, includes music and illustrations. Text in Ewondo. OCLC locates a single copy of an earlier edition in Belgium, none of.....
Jos, Northern Nigeria: Ca. 1965. Wraps. Wraps, 36 pp, good with library labels on front cover, light ink stamping, mild wear. Text in Hausa, quotations from the Bible and suggested lessons, includes 2 leaves of quotations from the Bible that are divided with perforations so that one can hand them.....
Jos, Nigeria: Simlit, 1964. Wraps. Wraps, good copy with library labels on front cover, light ink stamping, tanning to pages. 60 pp, text in Hausa, summation of Bible readings and questions to ask of each reading, for study purposes.
Zaria: NORLA, 1958. Wraps. Small 8vo, wraps, good with library labels on front cover, light ink stamping, text clean and free of marks, a bit tanned. 26 pp, illustrated, text in Hausa. Appears to be proverbs, with humorous illustrations.
Zaria, N. Nigeria: Gaskiya, 1959. Wraps. 2nd part only. 8vo, wraps, good with library labels on front cover, light ink stamping. 30 pp, illustrated, text in Hausa. Primary school reader for learning Hausa.
Jos, Nigeria: SIMLIT, Publications Department, Sudan Interior Mission, 1961. Wraps. Wraps, good copy with library labels on front cover, light ink stamping, text clean and unmarked. 72 pp, text in Hausa. RARE, OCLC locates no holdings of this title.
Ibadan: Scripture Union in Africa, Ca. 1970s. Wraps. 8vo, wraps, good with library labels on front cover, light ink stamping, text clean and free of marks. 31 pp. text in Hausa. RARE, OCLC locates a single holding, University of Kansas; also located were two additional copies of a printing done.....
Zaria, N. Nigeria: Gaskiya, 1959-1963. Wraps. 2 volumes, first part dated 1963, second 1959. 8vo, wraps, good with library labels on front covers, light ink stamping. 29 & 30 pp, illustrated, text in Hausa. Primary school readers for learning Hausa.
London: Scripture Gift Mission, (1954?). Wraps. 12mo, 6.25 x 4 inches, wraps, good with library labels on front cover, light ink stamping, text unmarked. 86 pp, text in Hausa. Uncommon.
Zaria, N. Nigeria: Gaskiya, 1959. Wraps. Small 8vo, wraps, good with library labels on front cover, light ink stamping, pages tanning, light discoloration to covers. 17 pp. Instructional stories about historical figures like Vasco de Gama as well as fables and folk stories, some with Christian themes. In Hausa. OCLC.....
Jos, Nigeria: Publications Department, Sudan Interior Mission, Ca. 1960s. Wraps. Small 8vo, wraps, good with light wear and toning, library labels on front cover, light ink stamping. 138 pp, illustrated. Translation of a book (we don't know the original title) published in English by the Lutterworth Press in 1947. OCLC.....
Lagos: Ife-Olu, Ca. 1950s. Wraps. 7.25 x 4.5 inches, wraps, good with library labels on front cover, light ink stamping, tanning to pages. 26 pp, illustrated. Book for youth on the educational benefits of travel. RARE with OCLC locating 4 holdings.
Zaria: Gaskiya, 1963. Wraps. Small 8vo, pictorial wraps, good with library labels on front cover, light ink stamping, text clean and free of marks. 16 pp., guide to how to write in cursive, illustrated. Needless to say, very uncommon.
Kaduna, Nigeria: Government Printer, 1962. Wraps. Tall 8vo, 9.75 x 7 inches, wraps, good with light wear and warping, library labels on front cover, light ink stamping. 68 pp, text in Hausa. Very uncommon, OCLC locates no holdings of this or any similar item. Collects about two dozen cases, criminal.....
Kaduna, Nigeria: Government Printer, 1963. Wraps. Tall 8vo, 9.75 x 7 inches, wraps, good with light wear and warping, library labels on front cover, light ink stamping. 61 pp, text in Hausa. Very uncommon, OCLC locates no holdings of this or any similar item. Collects about two dozen cases, criminal.....