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Vocabulary of the Galla Language. (Rare Work).
Krapf (The Rev. J.L.)
Description:
Printed for The Church Missionary Society, London, 1842 Sm 8vo., 42pp., plus 1p adverts, with Preface by C.W. Isenberg; original brown cloth (excessively scarce, in good condition). Only one copy is recorded in COPAC, other than microfilm and microfiche copies. On the web the only copies on offer are a late twentieth century reprints. No copy appears in auction records for the last thirty years. This is real treasure for the collector of East African material.
Details:
- Publisher: Church Missionary Society
- Publisher Place: London
- Date of Publication: 1842
- Edition: First
- Overall Condition: very good
- Size: Sm 8vo.
- Lot No: 399
- Hammer Price: $700
- Bids: 1
- Visits: 83
- Estimate: $1000/1250
- Reserve: $700
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- Name: Chas J. Sawyer
- Address: 46 The Haydens, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1NS.
- Contact Person: Richard Sawyer
- Country of Origin: United Kingdom
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