A Collection of Temne Traditions, Fables and Proverbs, with an English Translation; as also some Specimens of the Author's own Temne Compositions and Translations; to which is appended a Temne-English Vocabulary.

Edité par London: Church Missionary Society. 1861. (Printed in Stuttgart).

Image de l’article 1 de 3

Vendeur : Offa's Dyke Books, LUDLOW, Salop, Royaume-UniOffa's Dyke Books

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 10 novembre 2004

Livre relié

Etat: Occasion

EUR 333,93

EUR 29,47 expédition 
Expédition depuis Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

A propos de cet article

8vo. (219x140mm), pp:xxii+1-298, endpapers browned, sl. wormed, however contents very good condition, in original cloth, gilt title to spine, cloth worn, marked and stained. Very Scarce. The Temne, also called Atemne, Temene, Temne, Temine, . or Timni, are a West African ethnic group. They are predominantly found in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone, as well as the coastal capital city of Freetown. Some Temne are also found in Guinea. The Temne constitute the largest ethnic group in Sierra Leone at 35.5% of the total population. They speak Temne, a Mel branch of the Niger-Congo languages. The Temne were one of the ethnic groups that were victims of slave capture and trading across the sub-Saharan and across the Atlantic into European colonies. The earliest mention of Temne and other ethnic groups of Sierra Leone are in the records of Portuguese financed explorers such as those of Valentim Fernandes and Pacheco Pereira who were traveling along the coast of Africa to find a route to India and China. Pereira's memoirs written between 1505 and 1508 mention Temne words for gold ("tebongo"), water and rice. The Portuguese records describe the culture and religion of the Temne people. English-Temne parallel text.…

N° de réf. du vendeur 2109

Détails bibliographiques

Titre
A Collection of Temne Traditions, Fables and Proverbs, with an English Translation; as also some Specimens of the Author's own Temne Compositions and Translations; to which is appended a Temne-English Vocabulary.
Auteur
Schlenker, The Rev. C. F.
Éditeur
London: Church Missionary Society. 1861. (Printed in Stuttgart).
Reliure
Couverture rigide

Offa's Dyke Books

LUDLOW, Salop, Royaume-Uni

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 10 novembre 2004

Frais d'expédition de Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis

Article5 à 10 jours ouvrés14 à 45 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 29,47EUR 29,47
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Chèque
  • Paypal

Description de la boutique

Private premises. Appointment necessary.

Spécialité

Topography and all better books., Art, Antiquarian, Illustrated, Literature

Profil professionnel du vendeur

Offa's Dyke Books

Royaume-Uni