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Seller's Description:
Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. New York: Crown, 1982. Hardcover. First Edition / Full number line. Near Fi ne book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Red remainder dot on bottom edge. Light rubbing and edge wear to jacket. N o tears. Not from a library. Not clipped. 178 pages. First sold: New York: Crown, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Binding is square an d tight. Interior is unmarked. Foxing and remainder mark on top closed edge. Cover is price clipped. In mylar cover. Not from a library. 178 pages. The heroic legends described here recreate the events and annals of the kin gdom of Segu and of the Bambara tribe that formed a series of important cit y-states along the Niger River during the 17th century. The deeds of kings, the exploits of warriors, the sorcery of magicians, and battles against in vaders are among the subjects addressed. The stories, transmitted orally, w ere narrated by the djeli, traditional keepers of the history of ruling fam ilies of the kingdoms that once flourished in the Western Sudan. They speak of valor, honor, intrigues and rivalries between powerful chiefs; they als o include some reactions to the colonial encounters. Contents: The dawning of Segu; Ngolo Diara, who became a king of Segu; Bassadjalan Zambele and the heroes of Kala; Sokufo Seriba, a djeli of Segu; Da Djera and Da Monzon against Samaniana Bassi; Da Monzon against Chiaro Mamari; Sekuruna Toto's proposal to Da Monzon; The epic of Rakaridjan Kone, a hero of Segu; In praise of Malamini Sinsani; Diuladjan Biabi, a Soninke hero of Kiban; Tuba's last effort against Kiban.
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Very Good. Size: 9x6x1; Hard Cover Very Good Edition. Book is in great condition! Little to no damage present on cover, pages, spine, or corners. Dustcover is included if applicable. An amazing buy!
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 178 p. Audience: General/trade. Fine Text is clean and unmarked. Binding is tight, Corners are not bumped. DJ has no wear, covered in mylar sleeve.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book Large, sturdy book, blue cloth spine, red boards, remainder mark at pages' bottom edge, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 178 pages. DJ glossy and colorfully designed in blue and yellow pattern to front borders, blue at center front with black map and red showing Segu in West Africa, pale yellow spine, white borders to back with a photo of author. DJ has microtear at top back ege. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.
