An Acccount of the Native Africans in the Neighbourhood of Sierra Leone.: To which is added An Account of the Present State of Medicine among them
by Winterbottom, Thomas
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Frank Cass, 1969. Two volume set. A very good facsimile of the first edition of 1803, complete with folding plates and maps. Deals at great length with customs, beliefs, agriculture, diet, music, war, trade, religion and magic. The author was a doctor and the whole of the second volume is devoted to medicine and disease. Both volumes are in fine condition.
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- Bookseller
- David Palmer (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 435
- Title
- An Acccount of the Native Africans in the Neighbourhood of Sierra Leone.
- Author
- Winterbottom, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frank Cass
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Africa, Tropical Medicine, Medicine, Colonialism, Ethnology, Sierra Leone, African Music
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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