Folk Tales of Angola: Fifty Tales, With Ki-mbundu Text, Literal English Translation, Introduction, And Notes (volume 1)
by Chatelain, Heli
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1199455989
- ISBN 13
- 9781199455987
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
American Folklore Society . Collectible - Very Good. Condition: Very Good; Sm 4to, 315pgs. Full bound burgundy cloth with gilt titling. Binding is slightly cracked at front hinge but firmly attached. Interior is clean with toning to pages. Book includes two fold-out maps of Angola (at the time, still a Portuguese colony). Some fraying, discoloration and bumping at spine ends and corner tips. Hardcover
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- Bookseller
- Magers and Quinn Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53055
- Title
- Folk Tales of Angola: Fifty Tales, With Ki-mbundu Text, Literal English Translation, Introduction, And Notes (volume 1)
- Author
- Chatelain, Heli
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1199455989
- ISBN 13
- 9781199455987
- Publisher
- American Folklore Society
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...