Among the Primitive Bakongo; A Record of Thirty Years' Close Intercourse with the Bakongo and Other Tribes of Equatorial Africa, with a Description of their Habits, Customs & Religious Beliefs
Published by . Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1914, First American edition, published same year as first English edition.
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Horizon Books, Toronto, ON, CanadaHorizon Books
AbeBooks seller since April 18, 1998
Condition: Used
US$ 130.00
Quantity: 1 available
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8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xvi, 318 pp, frontis, 40 illus, including full-page from photos, folding detailed map, partly in color, index. original red pictorial gilt cloth (with picture of native in Buffalo disguise), top edge gilted, with gilt lettering on spine, light foxing, a very bright, unworn cover, fine copy. Work 64. The author describes the people of the Lower Congo and his extensive travels in the area, with sections on court etiquette, language and proverbs, native foods and drinks, social life, Congo women and their ways, native amusements, curses, fetishes, warfare, hunting, black magic and white magic, religion, etc. An appendix lists native diseases and their remedies. A picture of this book is available on request.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Among the Primitive Bakongo; A Record of Thirty Years' Close Intercourse with the Bakongo and Other Tribes of Equatorial Africa, with a Description of their Habits, Customs & Religious Beliefs
- Author
- WEEKS, John H.;
- Publisher
- . Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1914, First American edition, published same year as first English edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- Travel - Africa
Horizon Books
Toronto, ON, Canada
AbeBooks seller since April 18, 1998
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We buy and sell rare, antiquarian and out-of-print books related to Travel & Exploration, Gardening and Natural History. We are always interested in purchasing libraries, collections and individual books of merit in our specialties. We have been selling books on the Internet since 1993. We also sell antique prints at our Web Site http://www.horizonbook.com/prints.html
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Horizon Books
ON, Canada
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All books are as described with any major defects noted. If you have any questions about condition, please email us directly (errolp@horizonbook.com). You can also request a picture of any book. Prices are in US funds, shipping/insurance extra, we ship world-wide & securely wrap and pack all books. There is no handling charge and shipping is at cost. We ship by post office, UPS, FedEx, etc. Payment by US check on US bank, US international money order, Paypal, credit card via a secure server (do not email cc details), or wire transfer to our bank. Cheques from Canadian banks accepted at the current rate of exchange. GST charged only to Canadian addresses. All customer information is fully secure & confidential. We have been selling books on the Internet since 1993, specializing in rare & out-of-print Travel & Exploraton, Gardening, Natural History books.
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