Wit and Wisdom From West Africa
$3,000 · Offered by Trophy Room Books
London: Tinsley Brothers, 1865. Second Edition. Hardcover. or, a book of proverbial philosophy, idioms, enigmas and Laconisms compiled by Richard F Burton, Lake HM's Consul for the Bight of Biafra and Fernando Po. Second edition with the title Negro Wit and Wisdom on the spine. An important work. 455 pp. Penzer p 75, 76 described this book as RARE especially if in good condition. Bound in brick red cloth with blind triple
- Binding: Hardcover
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