A representative collection of eighty-one myths and folktales chosen from the oral tradition of the peoples of Africa south of the Sahara.
Originally published in 1964.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.35. Seller Inventory # G069101762XI3N00
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Book Description b&w photo illustratred trade paperback soft cover 4to. large size book. near fine cond .binding square & tight. spine uncreased. 1" rough spot on rear, otherwise covers clean. edges clean with minor ding in some foredge pages. contents free of all markings. first bollingen paperback printing. . nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ xiii+322p. sources of the folktales. glossary. index. ~ world history. african history. religion. theology. psychology. mythology. folklore. anthropology. art history. archaeology. ~This volume offers a representative collection of 81 native African myths and folktales chosen by the late Paul Radin from the oral tradition of the so~called true Negro tribes of West Africa, the Bantu~speaking tribes of central, east, and south Africa, the "half~Hamites" of the Nile headwaters, and the Bushmen and Hottentots of the extreme south and south~west. A glossary of African and other unfamiliar terms is provided. Seller Inventory # 12061202
Book Description Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO40194764: 1970. In-4. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos frotté, Intérieur frais. 322 pages. Etiquette de code sur le dos. Tampon et annotations de bibliothèque en page de titre. 2e plat légèrement abîmé en surface. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. Seller Inventory # RO40194764
Book Description paperback. Condition: Ottimo (Fine). 1970. Opera con copertina morbida in brossura. Alcune sottolineature a matita. XIII, 322 p. ; 26 cm Sul verso del front.: extracted from African folktales and sculpture, Bollingen series XXXII, first published in 1952 and in a revised edition in 1964. N150. Seller Inventory # 152714