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![113 114 115 116 II7 125 126 SILLERY (A.) The Bechuanaland Protectorate, 8vo, cloth, pp 288, with line illustrations, 8 folding maps, and index, 21s Information about the Bechuanaland Protectorate is scattered amongst numerous volumes on various aspects of anthropology, sociology, and history. Mr. Sillery has here attempted to supply the need for a single book giving a general description of the territory. Part I is an historical summary; Part II gives the traditional and factual history of each tribe in Bechuanaland; Part III is a brief account of the Protectorate at the present time. TALBOT (P. A.) Some Nigerian Fertility Cults, 8vo, cloth, pp 140, with 47 illustrations, 21s 1927 (W. J.) Swartland and Sandveld. A Survey of Land Utilisation and Soil Erosion in the Western Lowland of the Cape Province, cr 4to, PP , 92, 7 plates, 59 text figures, 15s 1947 This is a study of the nature and use of the land in part of Cape Province. As the author points out, virgin soils are traditionally fertile. Why do they become less fertile and more susceptible to erosion when misused? Where are the hazards of erosion greatest? And why are the least obvious forms of soil erosion the most insidious? These are some of the questions answered in lucid, non-technical language by the author of this book. The remedy he suggests is the planning of land utilisation, and the concludes his report with a tentative outline for a regional conserva- tion plan. THOMAS (H. B.) and R. SCOTT. Uganda. With an Introduction by Sir Bernard Bourdillon and a Foreword by the Right Honourable Lord repr. 1949 Although not an official report, the authors have had access to government records in order to make their comprehensive survey the more detailed and authoritative. There has been no similar survey since 1920, and all who work in the Protectorate, or have an interest in the British administration in Africa, will be particu- larly glad to know of this book. The authors devote chapters to the geography of Uganda and to all aspects of native life; to forests and farming, industry, communications, taxation, justice, sport, and everything that will contribute to a complete and life-like picture of Uganda. TRACEY (H.) Chopi Musicians. Their Music, Poetry, and Instruments, 8vo, cloth, pp 192, 16 plates, maps and diagrams, 16s 1948 For elucidating these [the Chopi’s] novel types of primitive poetry, Chopi Musicians is of quite exceptional importance. Mr. Tracey not only analyses the tribal music and dancing with admirable care and understanding, but presents, in original and translation, fifty Chopi songs, all of which are set with detailed precision against their topical background. The songs possess a wide variety of themes and include a visit of the Portuguese President, a clandestine love ITI. A’ARAS-I-BOZORGAN, being an Obituary of Pious and Learned Moslims from the beginnings of Islam to the middle of the twelfth century of the hijrah, Edited by W. Nassau Lees and Mawlawi Kabir-al-din Ahmad, cr 8vo, wrappers, 12s (1855) ABDUL QADIR. Abdulqadiri Baghdadensis Lexicon Sahnamianum cui accedunt eiusdem auctoris in Lexicon Sahidianum Commentariorum turcici particula prima, Arabici excerpta ad fidem cod. mss. recensuit annotationibus indicibus in- struxit ed. C. Salemann. Tome I, Pars I, Lexicon Sahnamianum continens, sm folio, buckvam, binding damp stained, 30s Petrograd, 1895 118 119 120 I2I I22 123 124 127 128 129 affair, a hushed-up murder . . . subjects which for the moment had all engrossed Chopi attention and which invited by their urgency the cathartic treatment of the ballet. WAGNER (G.) The Bantu of North Kavirondo. Vol. I, 8vo, cloth, pp 532, 17 plates, 45s 1949 When publication is complete Dr. Wagner’s book will be certainly one of the most complete and thorough ethnographic accounts of an African people. Although it is essentially descriptive, the systematic way in which the various features of the social life are presented makes it very definitely a scientific contribution to the under- standing of the interconnection between the different aspects of social life. WESTERMANN (D.) The African To-day and To-morrow. Third edition, 8vo, cloth, pp 184, 12s 6d 1939 The reappearance of this well-known work of Dr. Westerman in a new edition is a matter of importance to all concerned with African affairs, and particularly to those engaged, or intending to and particularly to those engaged, or intending to be, in the administration of them. The work was first published in 1934. WHYMPER (C.) Egyptian Birds, for the most part seen in the Nile Valley, 8vo, cloth, with 51 illus- trations in colour, 25s 1909 WILSON (G.H.) The History of the Universities’ Mission to Central Africa, 8vo, cloth, with a few tllustrations, 10s 1936 Good Company. A Study of Nyakyusa Age- Villages, 8vo, cloth, pp 292, with 16 half-tone plates, 3 folding maps, and indef, 25s IQ51 Good Company is a study of a village system in Southern Tanganyika which, so far as is known, is unique. Each village consists of a group of kinsmen as in most primitive societies, but of an age-set, a group of male. contemporaries, together with their wives and young children. The book is concerned with the structure of these villages and the values expressed in them. It is, the Nyakyusa say, in order to enjoy good company that they live in villages with contemporaries. Urbanity and hospitality are supreme virtues enforced by fear of the shocked astonishment of neighbours, whose chilling breath is believed to bring illness on the wrong-doer. WINGERT (P. S.) The Sculpture of Negro Africa, 8vo, cloth, pp 112, 96 pp of illustrations, 30S 1951 African Negro sculpture was virtually unknown a generation ago. To-day its importance is widely recognised. This profusely illustrated book is a complete introduction to this art; it stresses the relationships between the sculptures them- selves and the institutions, beliefs, and ideas of the people who have created them. Professor Wingert covers the entire field of African Negro sculpture. YOUNG (G.) Egypt, 8vo, cloth, pp 352 (Modern World Sertes), 21s 1930 EAST ABU BAKR AL-BAIHAQI. As-Sunnanu’l-Kubra with, on the margin, al-Jawharun-Naqi, 10 vols, 8vo, sewn, £7 1925-36 ABUL FARAJ IBN AL JAWSI AL-HUN- TAZAM. Vols 5-10, with Indices vols 5-9, together 11 vols (all pub.), 8vo, wrappers and sewn, £2 10s 1938-40 ABU’L FEDA. De Vita et Rebus Gestis Moham- medis. Ex Codice MS Pocockiano textum Arabicum primus edidit, Latine vertit etc. J. Gagnier, folio, old calf, cracked, lower margin slightly stained, 25s Oxon, 1723](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33157170_0007.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
