Hasani Bin Ismail (4 results)
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Seller: Arches Bookhouse, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Arches Bookhouse
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Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: VERY GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 208pp. 12mo sewn binding in black cloth. Ex-lib, clean and sound otherwise in clean, sharp DJ.
Published by Clarendon / Oxford University Press, 1968
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Seller: Arches Bookhouse, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Arches Bookhouse
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Add to basketHardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: NEAR FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 208pp. Sewn binding in navy cloth with gilt spine lettering. A few pages dinged, very clean and sharp otherwise; dj a bit toned and worn around the edges with a few light stains.
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Seller: Chapter Two Books, Ammanford, United KingdomChapter Two Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. The Medicine Man: Swifa Ya Nguvumali is a fascinating modern Swahili ballad centred on a murder investigation in Tanzania and the involvement of the mysterious medicine man Nguvumali. Through the poet Hasani bin Ismailâs vivid and often humor…ous narration, the work explores village life, belief in sorcery and magic, and the tensions between traditional healing and official authority. The accompanying introduction examines the social and cultural background of the poem and includes discussion of real murder trials in which sorcery was alleged. An unusual and thought-provoking addition for readers and collectors of African literature, Swahili poetry, anthropology and East African cultural studies. First Edition.
Published by Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1968
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Seller: Michael Graves-Johnston, ABA, ILAB, London, United KingdomMichael Graves-Johnston, ABA, ILAB
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Add to basketEdited and translated by Peter Lienhardt. Oxford Library of African Literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1968 8vo. vii,208pp. dw. "This modern Swahili ballad tells of a murder investigation in Tanzania in the neighbourhood where the poet, Hasini bin Ismail, was living. The villagers summoned not only the police but the '…medicine man' Nguvumali." A signed presentation copy to Edwin Ardener. A very nice signed copy of the first edition in the publisher's cloth with the dust-wrapper. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[B].
