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The Akamba in British East Africa
Gerhard Lindblom
1920
Applebergs Boktryckeri Aktiebolag : Uppsala
10" by 7.5"
xii, 605pp
SUMMARY
An expanded dissertation on the subject of the Kamba tribe in Kenya, with the study understaken between 1910 and 1912.
Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Written by Gerhard Lindblom (1887-1969), a Swedish ethnographer and author of the principal accounts on the Akamba peoples, a Bantu ethnic group residing between Nairobi, Embo and Tsavo in Kenya. It is estimated that they comprise up to eleven per cent of the population of Kenya, with their population being over four and a half million. This is a very early expanded account giving a thorough insight into this tribe, carried out between 1910 and 1912.
In the publisher's original paper wraps.
Profusely illustrated throughout.
CONDITION
In paper wraps. Externally generally smart, some loss to the paper corners, the tail of the spine and a touch to the head, slightly discoloured. Internally a water stain to the title page, a large number of pages unopened, otherwise bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
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Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
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often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
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Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
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