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Samuelson, L H (Nomleti)

Some Zulu Customs and Folk-Lore [1911]

Published: The Church Printing Company, London, Not stated ([1911]

Edition: First

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Green cloth-boards with red lettering front and back, plain endpapers, xii + 84 pp, including a reproduction of "a Labyrinth made by a Zulu, Ulutyetye, for the . . . Rev R Robertson . . . It is noticeable for having two huts to be reached - that in the centre being the Royal one".

Among the 24 stories:

  • A Zulu Wedding
  • Departed Spirits
  • The Death of a Chief
  • Finding out Wizards
  • Rainbow, Lightning, and Eclipses
  • How Death came into the World
  • The Zulu's Choicest Bit of Meat
  • Peacemaking over a Pinch of Snuff
  • Rules of a Zulu Hunt
  • Zulu Labyrinths and War Game

CONDITION. The boards are lightly rubbed. The spine has been repaired with green Skivertex and new endpapers have been added, with the front paste-down shortened to show the bookplate of the Nyasaland Diocesan Library, Likoma. There is some light foxing early and late.

  • Binding Condition: Very Good (repaired)
  • Overall Condition: Good +
  • Size: 190 x 130
  • Sold By: Fontein Books
  • Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 051 773 0050/048 079 546 4032
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Eft (South Africa), SWIFT (rest of world), or $ checks for US or Australian buyers
  • Trade Associations: AA Approved


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