Buy this book on-line Stewart, James : Xosa Phrase Book (Formerly known as the "Kafir Phrase Book")(Lovedale, The Lovedale Press, [pref. 1906])
8vo; original pale grey cloth, with lettering to upper cover; pp. 94. Cloth a little mottled; upper hinge a little tender; inscription "Alice Technical Institute May 1945" to front free endpaper; foxing to endpapers and edges; regular browning throughout. Good. (Strange Collection 939; Murphy and Goff: A Bibliography of African Languages and Linguistics, 1109 [1961 revision]). "He made a study of the Xhosa language and became proficient in it (cf. his Notes on Kaffir grammar ..., Lovedale, 1888; his Outlines of Kaffir grammar ..., Lovedale, 1901; and his Kaffir phrase book and vocabulary, Lovedale, 1899, of which eleven editions appeared by 1928, with a revised edition in modern spelling, 1956) ... He was one of the first Scotsmen of high academic training to give himself to mission work, and thereby he set the pattern for others. Srong in intellect, with a swift and comprehending grasp of men and affairs, he often showed a great tenderness and largeness of heart. Milner once called him 'the greatest human in South Africa'." - DSAB I, pp. 771-2. 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 Stewart, James : Xosa Phrase Book (Formerly known as the "Kafir Phrase Book"). 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 used books, collectables, out-of-print books, antiquarian books and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |