G M Culwick (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. First edition with "First Published In 1935" the only statement. Hardcover in royal blue cloth with spine lettererd in gilt. 444 pp. with index + 4 pp. publisher's advert at rear. Frontispiece two image photographic portraits of the late Chief Towegale Kiwanga I and Chief Towegale Kiwanga, who authored Chapter II. Five additional photographic plates, two folding maps, and folding pedigree chart. A tight, internally clean and bright example though the spine is well faded, gilt still clear., and 1951 dated ownership notation top corner of the front pasetedown. Ethnography and history of the Ulanga Valley Bena tribe from the East African wetlands in present day Tanzania. The Culwicks write in the Preface, "We have attempted to put before the reader not necessarily an exhaustive study but a balanced picture of the life and outlook of a typical Bantu tribe. The author's drew largely on oral history of the indiginous people and the work examines religion, custom, property, customary law, agriculture, mutual aid, bridal wealth, familiy relationships, medicine men and more.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 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. Illustrated by Illustrated; fold-out maps (illustrator).…

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 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.…

444 pages, folding maps, illustrations : readable study of the life & outlook of the BENA tribe in the Ulanga Valley of Tanzania; hardback, edges lightly foxed vg east africa bena tribe tanzania ubena wabena tanzanian tribes african ethnography bantu tribes.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). First Edition. Library markings; covers partly faded; bottom corners bumped; 222p, maps, tables. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New York, AMS Press, 1980 [facsimile edition]/ 1935. Octavo, 444 pages with 2 illustrations plus 3 fold-out maps. Cloth; top corners a little bumped; an excellent copy. An account of a typical Bantu tribe.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 444 pages, 1 unnumbered page, iv leaves of plates, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : portraits, illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes index "The kingdom of the Wakinimanga, by Mtema Towegale Kiwanga"--Pages 30-56 "In order to avoid confusion between one Ubena and the other, that of the highlands will be called Ubena of the Hills and that of the Ulanga valley, Ubena of the Rivers"--Page 17. "The people were known collectively as the Wabena . viz. the people who live in the country called Ubena and who all speak Kibena"--Page 20.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 222pp., text reproduced from typescript, wrappers, stoutly rebacked with canvas tape. Dog-eared, but sound.

Gebundene Ausgabe. 444 S. Schutzumschlag etw. berieben u. bestaubt u. etw. rissig, Buchschnitt etw. bestaubt, Vorsatz-Ecke abgeschnitten, m. einig. Notizen u. Markierungen im Text (Bleistift) N04 *.* Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 770.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 444p. Reprint by AMS Press, 1980.

First Edition. Illustrated with 5 black and white plates (including frontispiece), one black and white drawing, 2 folding maps and one folding pedigree chart of the Ubena royal line. 8vo, original royal blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and in the scarce illustrated dustjacket. 444 (including index), 4 ads. An unusually fine copy, the dustjacket is well intact with three very small closed tears at the bottom edge. FIRST EDITION. This comprehensive volume is the product of a number of years spent by its husband and wife authorial team living with the African Ubena tribe and reflects the wish of the Bena elders for a permanent record of their tribal history and customs for posterity. It depicts all aspects of this tribe's culture including social and tribal organisation, the practice of their religion, tribal medicine, daily life, and histories of their royal families. Of particular interest is the pedigree map of the royal line as well as the chapter authored by Mtema Towegale Kiwanga, the chief of the Ubena people, about the kingdom of the Wakinimana. "We have attempted to put before the reader not necessarily an exhaustive study but a balanced picture of the life and outlook of a typical Bantu tribe. We make no apology for the contradictions which the critic will no doubt have little difficulty in discovering, for we feel that this book is no more self-contradictory than real life in Africa, and it is real life and living people we have striven to portray." [authors' preface].…