Five Books by Edward W. Blyden, including: African Life and Customs. London: C. M. Phillips, 1908. First edition. Oc... (Total: 5 Items)

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Five Books by Americo-Liberian Writer, Edward W. Blyden

Five Books by Edward W. Blyden, including: African Life and Customs. London: C. M. Phillips, 1908. First edition. Octavo. 91 pages. Red cloth over boards. [and:] The Arabic Bible in the Soudan: A Plea for Transliteration. London: C. M. Phillips, 1910. First edition. Wraps. 19 pages. Ex-library copy with withdrawn stamp. [and:] Christianity, Islam and the Negro Race. London: W. B. Whittingham & Co., 1887. Octavo. vii, 423 pages. Black cloth over boards. Front hinge cracked. [and:] Liberia's Offering: Being Addresses, Sermons, etc. New York: John A. Gray, 1862. Hinges broken. Some minor dampstaining. [and:] West Africa Before Europe and Other Addresses, Delivered in England in 1901 and 1903. London: C. M. Phillips, 1905. First edition. Octavo. iv, 158 pages. Presentation copy with card mounted to front free endpaper: "With Dr. Blyden's complements." Errata slip. Brown cloth over boards. Binding slightly cocked. Some tearing to the spine resulting in some loss to the backstrip at the head and foot. Bookplate of previous owner in all titles. Overall, all books very good. From the Professor John Ralph Willis Collection of Rare Africana.

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Edward Wilmot Blyden was born in the Dutch West Indies. In 1859, while still in his teens, he emigrated to Liberia and became deeply involved in the development of that country. Over the decades he held high political and diplomatic positions in Liberia, and was in fact a presidential candidate at one point. His writings were quite popular, making him one of the most renowned black authors of his time.