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Swahili Tales, As Told by Natives of Zanzibar by [AFRICA - FOLKLORE] STEERE, Edward - 1870

by [AFRICA - FOLKLORE] STEERE, Edward

Swahili Tales, As Told by Natives of Zanzibar by [AFRICA - FOLKLORE] STEERE, Edward - 1870

Swahili Tales, As Told by Natives of Zanzibar

by [AFRICA - FOLKLORE] STEERE, Edward

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London: Bell & Daldy, 1870. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (19.5cm). Red cloth titled in gilt on spine; plain endpapers; xvi,503,[1]pp. Bilingual, with facing Swahili and English translation. Ownership inscription of Mrs. S. Stock on front pastedown. Sound but externally rubbed and mildly dusty, internally clean: Very Good.

Steere (1828-1882) was an Anglican bishop who journeyed to Nyasaland in 1863, and was subsequently appointed Bishop in Central Africa in 1874. He studied Swahili, publishing a handbook to the language and translating the Bible into it. [61311].
  • Bookseller Lorne Bair Rare Books US (US)
  • Book Condition Used
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  • Edition First Edition
  • Publisher Bell & Daldy
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1870

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