Buy this book on-line Bourke, Myles: Illustrated and Decorated by Stella Bailey : Badoli the Ox: A Story of the AmaxosaCapetown: Howard B. Timmins, Undated (? 1940s).
First edition, very good condition, no dust jacket (remains but in two cipped halves - repairable), original green clothboards with black blocking to spine, 4to., 222 pages, , small booksellers sticker to front pastedown C Clark Borwn & Co of Grahamstown, two tone(black/tan) illustrated title-contents-illustrations pages, two tone glossary of South African words, two tone illustration at start of each story, 12 tipped in coloured plates with tissue guards, ----------'This volume of stories is based on genuine Bantu legends passed down by professional story tellers from one generation to the next. Collected over a number of years by the author who retells them so as to appeal to the European reader.. includes Badoli the Ox - a story of the Amaxosa; Temba and Seliba - a story of the Basuto; The Malambone Tree - a story of the Shagaan; The Lake of the frogs - a story of the Zulus; The Laughing Rogue - a story of the Basuto; Vuyani and the Goddess of Rain - a story of the Zulus. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Bourke, Myles: Illustrated and Decorated by Stella Bailey : Badoli the Ox: A Story of the Amaxosa. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, collectables, first editions, livres rares and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |