Author: WYNDHAM, JOHN. Title: The Curse of Obo A Tragedy of Benin.
Description: First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 71; photographic frontispiece "Ozolwa, A Fifteenth-Century King of Benin", text with 3 full page illustrations, bound in original maroon cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, occasional light foxing throughout, cloth with some minor wear, good copy. London; Duckworth; 1926. The Authors verse telling the African legend of the vassal town of Obo, the legend was told to him by Agwobasimi who later became the Oba of Benin.
Keywords: Africa Myth Culture History Literature Miscellaneous
Price: AUD 150.00 = appr. US$ 103.78 Seller: Time Booksellers
- Book number: 125497