Lot #06/19 The realm of a rain-queen: a study of the pattern of Lovedu society by E. Jensen Krige & J.D. Krige

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Lot #06/19 The realm of a rain-queen: a study of the pattern of Lovedu society by E. Jensen Krige & J.D. Krige. London, Oxford University Press, 1943. Reprint. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. One of the classic ethnographic works on a South African tribe found in the north eastern Transvaal lowveld. Rider Haggard’s book “She” was based on the rain-queen of the Lovedu. Pp. xv,336, black / white photo-plates, tables, maps (1 colour folding). No jacket, some ink names & marks on end-papers, good & firm. Good+ Reserve price: R220.00 bids welcome