Sitwell (Edith) Gold Coast Customs , London: Duckworth, 1929.

First. Small 8vo., 63pp., with frontispiece portrait of the author by Pavel Tchelitchew and notes at rear; black cloth red lettering. Fine. With the armorial bookplate of Oliver Brett. "In Ashantee, a hundred years ago, the death of any rich or important person was followed by several days of national ceremonines, during which the utmost licence prevailed, and slaves and poor persons were killed that the bones of the deceased might be laved with human blood. These ceremonies were called Customs". (Book ref. 03518)  £35.00

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