Buy this book on-line Baker, Richard St. Barbe : Africa Drums : Revised EditionGeorge Ronald, Wheatley, 1954
The fascinating memoirs of the late Assistant Conservator of Forests in Kenya and the southern provinces of Nigeria during the early to mid-nineteenth century during the heyday of British Imperial Empire in Africa, author became a 'blood brother' of the Kikuyu in Kenya and succeeded in reforesting vast swathes of territory. Author traveled widely across africa and became an initiate of the secret society of 'Kiama'. Has much information and insight into Afrikan folklore, animism, ju-ju, the 'language of the drums', much more. With a frontispiece of author, and an introduction by Bronislaw Malinowski, Professor of Anthropology at the University of London. Hardcover with dust jackedt, forty-eight black and white illustrations, 159pp., d.j. shows very light wear. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. A very rare collecti ble. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Very Good+. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good+ 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 Baker, Richard St. Barbe : Africa Drums : Revised Edition. 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, fine bindings, atlases, incunabula and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |