Before Ron Daise began celebrating the ancient culture of the African-American family in *Gullah, Gullah Island he documented the customs and lifestyles of a proud group of Sea Island blacks in this, his first book. Beginning with the first freedmen and their descendents, he reveals a colorful and provocative story, told in words of island natives and illustrated with photographs taken around the turn of the century.
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Before Ron Daise began celebrating the ancient culture of the African-American family in *Gullah, Gullah Island he documented the customs and lifestyles of a proud group of Sea Island blacks in this, his first book. Beginning with the first freedmen and their descendents, he reveals a colorful and provocative story, told in words of island natives and illustrated with photographs taken around the turn of the century.
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Very Good. Size: 8x0x11; Hardcover book with dust jacket. Only very light rubbing to corners. Pages are clean. No writing found inside or out. Binding is tight, pages are secure. Our books are described as accurately as possible and come with our problem-free easy return policy. We like happy customers! Our items are always shipped within 2 business days.
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Good Plus in Very Good jacket. Book Good+ hardcover in VG jacket. 1987. Second ED. HEAVY FOXING spots to half title/title page and rear blank page-other wise pages clean. Photos throughout along with stories, folklore and captions. MILD BOWING to cover. Binding solid. Jacket with light scrape to rear. Crease to inside flap. Clean/solid. 128 pp.
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 8.75 X 0.75 X 11 inches; Just a small fold on the inner portion of the back flap (not visible externally), DJ spine is faded, else book and jacket very nice. Numerous photographs throughout.
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Very Good. Signed Copy Collectible-Very Good. Good dust jacket. Signed by author on front endpage. 2nd edition. (african americans, south carolina, saint helena island, social life and customs )