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  • THE FAMISHED ROAD. by Okri, Ben.
    Okri, Ben.
    THE FAMISHED ROAD.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printingbeing used as an Advance Reading Copy.

    London: Jonathan Cape / Vintage, (1992). A novel which blends the worlds of spirits and the world of the born in the story of Azaro, a spirit-child, an "abiku" in the Yoruba language or one born to die. Winner of the Booker Prize. 500 pp. Has an "Advance Reading Copy" sticker on it for the Doubleday 1992 edition.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers (upper corner of front cover clipped, toning to pages) An interesting example of a promotional item.

    Book ID: 90331
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  • CLOTH THAT DOES NOT DIE: The Meaning of Cloth in Bunu Social Life. by Renne, Elisha P
    Renne, Elisha P
    CLOTH THAT DOES NOT DIE: The Meaning of Cloth in Bunu Social Life.

    Edition: First printing.

    Seattle: University of Washington Press, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The use and production of cloth in Bunu (Yoruba) society in central Nigeria from 1900 to the present, and the traditions associated with that cloth. The title refers to a Yoruba saying that 'Cloth only wears, it does not die." Illustrated with 8 full color photographic plates and many black and white photographs, as well as figures and maps. . Notes, glossary, bibliography, index. 269 p. ISBN: 0-295-973927.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 47217
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  • THE IROKO-MAN: A Yoruba Folktale. by Gershator, Phillis (retold by); Illustrated by Holly C. Kim.
    Gershator, Phillis (retold by); Illustrated by Holly C. Kim.
    THE IROKO-MAN: A Yoruba Folktale.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Orchard Books, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A retelling of the story 'Oluronbi' in "Yoruba Legends" by M. I. Ogumefu, published in 1929 - a story which echoes that of Rumpelstiltskin. Colorfully illustrated with acrylic and collage paintings by Holly C. Kim (her first children's book.) Large format, unpaginated. Reinforced binding. ISBN: 0-531086607.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated boards in a fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 41875
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