Leaf And Bone African (15 items)

Puffin, 1994. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Group USA, 1994. Trade Paperback -- Good -- Ex-Library -- Other than title page missing, book shows only light wear -- 241 pages. Trade Paperback. Good. Ex-Library.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

New York: Penguin Group USA, 1994 Some wear to the covers. A few pencil markings that do not interfere with the text. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued.

New York: The Viking Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670421782 . DJ rubbed and worn, small tears at edges, creasing at tears, red mark on back, slightly soiled. Spotting on upper page edges. .

Penguin, 1994. First edition. Fine and bright stiff wraps with strong square spine and crisp bright text throughout. Former sticker price to back cover

Paperback. Very Good.

Penguin Books Ltd, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Name on flypage otherwise unmarked. VG in glossy illustrated wrappers, as published.Spine square, tight, uncreased. Praise poetry is a mode of verbal celebration that is distinctly African - not uniquely African, for throughout the ages and among all peoples, poetry has been uttered and written in tribute to singular existences. But in Africa praising is ubiquitous, a cultural institution cutting across ethnic differences, and expressing a profound humanism grounded in inter-relationships. All the poems in this book were originally "performances". Some praises are of individuals, others are more concerned with the family or clan. Plants and animals, even bicycles and trains are also addressed. Many praises are lively descriptions intended to elicit from the subject some service to the human community. By paying close attention to the way these praises present themselves as poetry on the printed… Read more

New York: Viking Press, 1980. An Anthology, with commentary by Judith Gleason. [xxx] 220p., dj.

Viking Press, 1980. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fair. Dark brown cloth spine, yellow boards, gilt lettering bright on spine, 220 lightly browned pages. Sections entitled: Dogon Praise-Mottoes, Clan Praise, Women Lamentations, Hunters, Animal Praise, Cattle Praise, Spirits Praise and more. Tiny light surface scratch at front left, DJ heavy paper beneath mylar, light brown background lightly soiled overall, b/w photo of tree at top front, spine and back right. DJ has micro-tears along top front edge nearer tip, micro-tear at spine top edge. Fair DJ/Fine book.

New York: The Viking Press, 1980. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Slight foxing on the top page edge else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with toning on the spine. Advance Review copy with publisher's slip laid in.

New York: The Viking Press, 1980. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected Proof. Octavo. 200pp. Perfectbound yellow pictorial wrappers. Very good or better with bump at one corner and foxing to the end papers. An anthology of African praise poems, with commentary by Judith Gleason.

Puffin, 1994-07-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!