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Macgregor (Sir James Comyn)

BASUTO TRADITIONS (1905)

'Being a record of the traditional history of the more important of the tribes which form the Basuto nation'

Published: Argus Printing & Publishing Co., Cape Town, 1905

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $60

Bidding opens: 16 Jan 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 23 Jan 16:30 GMT

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'Being a record of the traditional history of the more important of the tribes which form the Basuto nation of to-day up to the time of their being absorbed. Compiled from native sources by J. C. Macgregor, assistant commissioner, Leribe.'

67pp. Illustrated with black & white photos.

Contents clean. Binding tight. The wraps have come loose and are chipped along the spine.

Quite a scare title. Mendelssohn did not have a copy of his own and used the one in the British Museum Library for his Bibliography.

  • Overall Condition: Fair to Good
  • Size: 18 x 12cm


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