Sacred Forest: Magic and Secret Rites in French Guinea
by Gaisseau, Pierre-Dominique
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First American edition [1954], sound copy in rubbed dustjacket. Pictorial hardcover with red cloth spine, illustrated in black and white from photographs, illustrated dustjacket. Light edgewear, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has edgewear and light scuffing, minor chips to spine ends, little paper loss.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029313
- Title
- Sacred Forest: Magic and Secret Rites in French Guinea
- Author
- Gaisseau, Pierre-Dominique
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- WEST AFRICA NORTH GUINEA FRENCH MAGIC WITCH DOCTORS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration, International Culture;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
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