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Fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Uncommon in such positive condition. ; 444 pages; Impressively illustrated with a portrait frontis and a series of large fold-out maps. Subjects: Bena (African people) .
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Ubena of the Rivers
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George Allen & Unwin, London, 1935
ISBN 10: 004928004X
ISBN 13: 9780049280045
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Seller: Mike's Library LLC, Plymouth, PA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Illustrated; fold-out maps (illustrator). First Printing. Light wear; Dust Jacket two 1/2"chips, tone, price clip. Solid hardcover.; "The result is a well-balanced picture of the life and outlook of a typical East African Bantu tribe in a period of transition, in which the mythical "dead cake of custom" stands revealed as a living thing, capable of growth and development." Detailed study of the Bena people of Tanzania.; 444 pages. Seller Inventory # 16294
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Ubena of the Rivers
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
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Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very marked and worn. Ex library. Significant insect damage. Maps are present but one plate is missing. A reading copy. [K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # hh88
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UBENA OF THE RIVERS
Published by
George Allen & Unwin Ltd,, London, 1935
ISBN 10: 004928004X
ISBN 13: 9780049280045
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Seller: Sue Lloyd-Davies Books, CARMARTHEN, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. In the original tan-brown cloth bound boards, with bright gilt titling to the spine. The base colour to the spine is very lightly faded but all lettering/titling is still very clear and bright. NO dustjacket. Very Slight rubbing to the tips of the corner o/e NO damage and Overall a Very Good, tight and bright copy. Stated First Edition. First printing. Page fore-edges lightly dust-ingrained, but no foxing or marks. Internally EXCELLENT but with the inscription of ' Alice J. Warren Hastings 1935 ' inside on the front free endpaper. No other Inscriptions or Marks. VERY clean, tight and bright inside. 444 pp + 4pp Publisher's catalogue at the end. With a Preface; an introduction by Dr. L. H. Dudley Buxton. Frontispiece and 4 b/w plates. 2 large folding maps. Illustration, charts. Folding Pedigree Chart at the end. Appendix. Index. "An Academic study where the anthropology; recent history and all aspects of life of a 'typical Bantu tribe' (Preface) are described. Study of the life & traditions, etc, of the BENA tribe in the Ulanga Valley of Tanzania". See Images ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Seller Inventory # 119892
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