Grammar and Dictionary of the Bushonga or Bukuba Language As Spoken By The Bushonga or Bukuba Tribe Who Dwell in The Upper Kasai District, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
Published by Luebo, Congo Belge.
- Signed
- Hardcover
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Seller: M and N Books and Treasures, Bellevue, WA, U.S.A.M and N Books and Treasures
AbeBooks seller since October 22, 2004
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 750.00
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Printed at the J. Leighton Wilson Press. Published in 1932 per World Cat. Scarce book as only copies found are in institutional settings. 619 pages which includes the Appendix. Signed by the author on the first blank page in and inscribed to Bishop C. C. Alleyne, A.M. D.D. The brown cloth covers show some wear at the edges. The hinges are good. The inside pages look unmarked. The author graduated from Fisk University in 1901 with the highest honors. She had decided to become a Presbyterian missionary and after traing left for Africa in 1902. She spent more then 30 years there. With no apparent training in Linguistics, she spent over 10 years in compiling this dictionary. A huge scholarly undertaking.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Grammar and Dictionary of the Bushonga or Bukuba Language As Spoken By The Bushonga or Bukuba Tribe Who Dwell in The Upper Kasai District, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
- Author
- Althea Brown Edmiston
- Publisher
- Luebo, Congo Belge.
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
M and N Books and Treasures
Bellevue, WA, U.S.A.
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