A monograph of the social organization of the BaVenda incorporating their history, village life, food and industries, religion, medicine and magic, rain-making, music, dancing and folklore, beliefs and superstitions. Untrimmed pages. 48 Illustrations and map of Vendaland at the rear. Foxing to front and rear end papers. Small bookseller label. 392 Pages. First Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Poor. Price clipped. Label with author’s name pasted to cover. Cockling. Foxing to covers and verso. Binding: Hardcover. Blue cloth with light edge-wear and some discolouration marks.
Publisher: Oxford University Press for the International Institute for African Languages & Culture.
Date Published: 1931
Publication Place: London
First Edition: Yes
Condition: Good.
Binding: Hardcover. Blue cloth with light edge-wear and some discolouration marks.
Has Dust Jacket: Yes
Jacket Condition: Poor. Price clipped. Label with author’s name pasted to cover. Cockling. Foxing to covers and verso.
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