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Myths and Legends of Africa (All Colour Paperbacks)
by Carey, Margret
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- VG/GD+/ND
- ISBN 10
- 0600001326
- ISBN 13
- 9780600001324
- Seller
-
Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
SOFTBACK ?HAMLYN ALL-COLOUR PAPERBACK? SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1970* Publisher: Hamlyn Publishing* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated soft card covers, no bumps or rubs. Minor shelf wear to edges & corners, no creases to spine or hinge. Severe crease to front cover. GD+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY, Clean, crisp & tight. No annotations, marks or inscriptions. Very slight colouration to page edges. VG* Illustrations: Colour drawings throughout.* Pages: 156 pp. text. v pp. further reading list & index at rear.* Product Description:- Throughout the continent of Africa a great oral tradition of literature exists in the fascinating folklore of the continent. These myths often recounted with music and mime, help to put in perspective how the Africans see their own lives and traditions. 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. This is a NEAR VG copy of the 1st./1st. with minimal shelf wear but a bad cover crease reducing it to GD*
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3901
- Title
- Myths and Legends of Africa (All Colour Paperbacks)
- Author
- Carey, Margret
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/GD+/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, thus, 1st. Imp.
- ISBN 10
- 0600001326
- ISBN 13
- 9780600001324
- Publisher
- Littlehampton Book Services Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London UK 160
- Date Published
- 1970-06-26
- Size
- 17.8 x 11 x 1.2 cm
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