Meek (C.K.) The Northern Tribes of Nigeria
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London, OUP, 1925.
First edition, first impression. Signed presentation copy (inscribed in vol.I). 2 vol. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jackets.
An ethnographical account of the Northern provinces of Nigeria together with a report on the 1921 decennial census.
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Some minor foxing; cloth slightly softened at head of spines, otherwise very good; jackets with some rubbing and wear.
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