Wit and Wisdom From West Africa
by Burton, Richard F
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Wit and Wisdom from West Africa; Or, a Book of Proverbial Philosophy, Idioms, Enigmas, and Laconisms
by Burton, Richard F. (translator)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1865
- Binding
- Hardcover
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The Woodlands, Texas, USA
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£408.20
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London: Tinsley Brothers. Very Good-. 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. Burton was British Consul for the Bight of Biafra and Fernando Po and compiled this book of sayings from the West African Wolof, Oji, Kanuri, Accra, Yoruba, Efik, and Mpangwe languages. This book is bound in half leather and pebbled cloth with marbled endpapers and gilded top page… Read more about this item Item Price
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