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Published by (The Central Mission Press: Cleveland, Transvaal) (c 1935), 1935
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
7.25 x 5", cloth, 285pp + errata, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, ink name of former owner on front fly, pp toned and a bit used. Still, a rather SCARCE little book.
Published by (Central Mission Press), 1936
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition. 285, [1] pages. Published with the assistance of a grant made by the Carnegie Corporation through the Research Grant Board, Union of South Africa. A collection of Tonga, Tswa, and Ronga proverbs, riddles, and proverbials names. 892 proverbs, plus names and nicknames and riddles answered with one word. In Tonga (or Tsonga) and English on facing pages. The authors were Swiss missionaries in South Africa. Scarce. First edition (first printing). Early ownership name of the character actor and Hollywood dialect coach Robert Easton, else near fine. Dated on the binding.