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Johannesburg: African Music Society, 1952. Hardcover. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. Illustrated by Merlyn Severn Photographs. Bantu dance in the arena at the Witwatersrand Gold Mines. 20 pages of text describing the dances of the various tribes, 120 b/w full page photos, and a list of gramophone records of typical mine dance music. Spine ends and corners very slightly rubbed, DJ edges and spine ends rubbed, 1/2 x 1 1/4" chip at bottom front of DJ. ; 8 1/2 x 10 1/2
African Dances Of The Witwatersrand Gold Mines by Hugh Tracey - 1952
by Hugh Tracey
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Johannesburg: African Music Society, 1952. Hardcover. Fair. Merlyn Severn. 1952. Hardcover. Fair. No DJ. 156p. including b&w illustrations.
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- Place of Publication Johannesburg
- Date Published 1952
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African Dances of the Witwatersrand Gold Mines
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African Dances of the Witwatersrand Gold Mines
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Johannesburg: African Music Society. 1952. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Red cloth stamped in gold, near fine with mild wear at spine ends, in very good dust jacket with small chips and short tears. Illustrated with many photographs. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 156 pp .
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Johannesburg: African Music Society, 1952. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. good in fair dust jacket, in fresh mylar cover; moderate moisture damage to bottom of textblock, heavy edgewear to jacket else a square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket
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African Dances of the Witwatersrand Gold Mines
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(Johannesburg: African Music Society, 1952). 4to; original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, with gilt dancer device to upper cover; pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp. (xii) + 156; numerous photographs. Dustwrapper somewhat torn, edgeworn and foxed; light bump to top fore-corner of upper board; some foxing to outermost leaves and edges, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good to very good condition. "Hugh Tracey has long been known for his intimate studies of the music, dances and stories of many of the Bantu Tribes of Southern and Central Africa. His enthusiasm for the art of the genuine African musician, dancer and storyteller was largely responsible for the establishment of the African Music Society of which he is the Honorary Secretary. Born in England, he came to South Africa by way of the tobacco fields of Southern Rhodesia and is now engaged upon the collection of a representative library of gramophone records of African music which he hopes will firmly establish the international…
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AFRICAN DANCES OF THE WITWATERSRAND GOLD MINES
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Johannesburg, South Africa: African Music Society. Good+ with no dustjacket. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library copy; usual marks. Otherwise very good, clean and sound. No marks or writing except for those of the library. ; Fully illustrated. Photographs by Merlyn Severn. Dances that were performed by men of the mines. Brief descriptions of each type of dance. Stamping, shaking, pipe, striding, step, acrobatic or tumbling, miming and group singing and orchestral dances of the various groups are examined. ; 4to; 156 pages .
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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African Music Society, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. The jacket is shelf rubbed and edge worn. There are closed tears along the edges. It is protected in cellophane. The boards show little wear. They are strong and sturdy. Internally, clean and complete. Tightly bound. r*29/08/2022. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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African Music Society, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. heavy, extra postage may be required. the wraps are shelf rubbed and a little chipped. book is clean and much presentable. soundly bound. very good copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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African Music Society, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Boards are worn and marked.Minor markings.Well bound.Good copy with photographs.Illustrated.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Johannesburg: African Music Society, 1952. 156pp; frontispiece; illustrations in b/w; d/j worn and faded at spine, bits missing from top end by spine, in clear covering, white title to spine.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by Severn, Merlyn. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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African Dances of the Witwatersrand Gold Mines
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African Music Society, 1952. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Signed. The title page has been signed by the author, Hugh Tracey, in ink. Bound in 1/4 leather. The boards are quite rubbed and edge worn, with a small tear at the bottom of the spine, but they remain bright and sturdy. Internally, there is a cancelled Oppenheimer family bookplate on the verso of the front end page. There is a small, closed tear on the half title page. There are no other markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are neat and complete. The binding has been carefully repaired. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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