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Survey of African Marriage and Family Life
by Phillips, Arthur (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (+)/Good (-)
- Seller
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Hyde, Cheshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1953. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, clear gilt lettering to spine, slight foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dusty dust jacket not price clipped with small water marks to spine and rear, sunned, tiny repair to top of spine and nicks/rubbing to edges. Fold-out map at end in perfect condition. 462pp. A detailed study into African marriage and family life and the effects on them of contact with Western civilization. Very scarce in dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (+)/Good (-). 10 x 6.5 inches.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Godley Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017041
- Title
- Survey of African Marriage and Family Life
- Author
- Phillips, Arthur (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (+)
- Jacket Condition
- Good (-)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Social History, Africa, Anthropology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social History; Anthropology;
- Size
- 10 x 6.5 inches
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About the Seller
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- Spine
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- Price Clipped
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Sunned
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- First Edition
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