Colenso, Right Rev. J.W. (Bishop Of Natal).

Zulu-English Dictionary.

Shuter & Shooter. Pietermaritzburg 1905. 4th authorized edition revised & enlarged. (first published in 1861). Green cloth boards. xiv + 728pp 8vo. 0.7kg. Neat ownership inscriptions. boards and spine heavily rubbed to edges and joints, but a clean sound copy. Contents unmarked. Includes Author's original preface from the 2nd edition. This edition is the same as that published by Vause, Slatter and Co. which company was taken over by Shuter and Shooter.

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Book number: 14666

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Crawshaw, C.J.

A First Kafir Course.

Juta. Cape Town 1903 5th edition. Orange cloth boards. 133pp 8vo. 0.3kg. Spine fully detached from rear board, 50% so from shaky front board. Complete with contents unmarked, but title page loose, thus a reference copy only. Intended for self-tuition of the Xhosa & Zulu languages.

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Book number: 29182

Catalogue: African Language

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Dale, D.

Shona Companion.

Mambo Press. Gwelo 1972 2nd revised and enlarged edition. 337pp softcover. A Good copy. "A Practical Guide To Rhodesia's Most Widely Spoken Language". A grammatical guide to the language with extensive examples. Not a phrasebook.

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Book number: 27773

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Mqhayi, S.E.K. (Ed. Jeff Opland).

Abantu Besizwe. Historical and Biographical Writings 1902-1944.

African Treasury Series 24. Wits University Press. Johannesburg 2009. 625pp large format softcover. 1.0kg A very Fine unread copy. ISBN: 9781868145010 Contains 65 historical and biographical essays contributed to newspapers as originally published in Xhosa with English translation on facing page.

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Book number: 29452

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Pilkington, G.L.

The Hand-Book of Luganda.

Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) 1911 reprint with corrections. Green cloth boards. 95pp 18mo. Ownership inscription to front pastedown. a clean sound G-VG copy. foldout table at front excellent with no tears. A concise handbook of the Luganda language with a section on pronunciation.

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Book number: 26682

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