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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

W.H.I. Bleek and L.C. Lloyd

SPECIMENS OF BUSHMEN FOLKLORE

Africana Collectanea Volume XXVIII Facsimile reprint of the 1911 original. No. 338 of 750 numbered copies.

Published: C Struik, Cape Town, 1968

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Dust jacket has a few small tears (2mm) and some shelf rubbing on spine and corners. Otherwise in very good condition. Green skivotex covers with gilt titles on spine and logo and pressed design on front. Some white spotting on front cover (from dj?).

Many b/w photographs of Bushmen some from the Breakwater. Drawings to illustrate objects or ideas.

Pages i-x pp 1-468 including index, reports regarding photographs, translation of text etc.

Contents include:

A: Mythology, fables, legends and poetry; B: History, natural and personal

Appendix.

This work was described by G McCall Theal in his "Catalogue of South African Books and Pamphlets"as a work of the very highest importance to students of ethnography and philology.

  • Size: 230 x 155 x 55 mm
  • Sold By: Pringle Bay Books
  • Contact Person: Neil Berens
  • Country: South Africa
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  • Telephone: 082 899 7195 or 083 652 5694
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  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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