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First edition. "A History of the Negro Empires of Western Africa". Pictorial dust-jacket with title. Publishers grey cloth with black title and vignette to spine. Map endpapers. "This book traces the history of West African people from the earliest times to the establishment of European domination". A very nice copy.

Publisher: Asia Publishing House., Bombay

Author: K. Madha Panikkar

Date Published: 1963

Binding: Hardcover with pictorial dust-jacket

Condition: Very Good

Reference: #39

Weight: 681g

Reserve: $10.00

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