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Aggrey of Africa: a Study in Black & White
by SMITH, Edwin W
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Richard R. Smith, 1930. Edition and printing not stated. Title page bears date of 1930; copyright page dated 1929. Octavo. Publisher's black cloth boards, with printed paper spine label; xii,[1]-292pp; illus. Small stain to text block fore-edge, else a tight, clean and unmarked copy. Lacking the dustwrapper.
Biography of the influential Ghanaian intellectual, missionary, and educational reformer James Enman Kwegyir Aggrey, written shortly after his death in 1927.
Biography of the influential Ghanaian intellectual, missionary, and educational reformer James Enman Kwegyir Aggrey, written shortly after his death in 1927.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52351
- Title
- Aggrey of Africa: a Study in Black & White
- Author
- SMITH, Edwin W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Richard R. Smith
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social History; African-Americana; Africa;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Spine
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Copyright page
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