Bourke, Myles: Illustrated and Decorated by Stella Bailey: Badoli the Ox: A Story of the Amaxosa , Capetown: Howard B. Timmins, Undated (? 1940s).

First edition, very good condition, no dust jacket (remains but in two cipped halves - repairable), original green clothboards with black blocking to spine, 4to., 222 pages, , small booksellers sticker to front pastedown C Clark Borwn & Co of Grahamstown, two tone(black/tan) illustrated title-contents-illustrations pages, two tone glossary of South African words, two tone illustration at start of each story, 12 tipped in coloured plates with tissue guards, ----------'This volume of stories is based on genuine Bantu legends passed down by professional story tellers from one generation to the next. Collected over a number of years by the author who retells them so as to appeal to the European reader.. includes Badoli the Ox - a story of the Amaxosa; Temba and Seliba - a story of the Basuto; The Malambone Tree - a story of the Shagaan; The Lake of the frogs - a story of the Zulus; The Laughing Rogue - a story of the Basuto; Vuyani and the Goddess of Rain - a story of the Zulus. (Book ref. 1037)  £35.00

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