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New York: The James A. McCann Company Publishers, 1921. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good +/None. Photographs. 8vo, green publisher's original cloth with gold lettering on spine, illustrated with B&W glossy frontispiece photograph and 60 additional glossies, 1 map, [xii] + 264 pages. Father Vandenberg's well illustrated book records his ethnographic observations on the Wanyika, Wakamba, Wakikuyu, Masai, and Kavirondo, as well as Mambutu pygmies. The book is based on his journey from Mombassa through Kenya, Tanzania,, Uganda, and the Congo Basin during 1919. As distinguished anthropologist Robert Lowie observes, "the value of his offering ... lies not in the exposition of theories but in the presentation of facts recorded at first-hand or at least with the aid of competent witnesses."--Preface Preface by Robert Harry Lowie (1883 - 1957), an Austrian-born American anthropologist. An expert on North American Indians, he was instrumental in the development of modern… Read More

New York, The James McCann Company, [1921], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, near fine clean copy, signed by the author on the front endpaper. . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; [x], xiv, 264 pp, frontis, numerous plates & illustrations from photos, map. . Travels from Mombassa westward through Kenya, Tanzania, Congo and Uganda, past the Albert Nyanza., with much on the people and excellent illustrations including Masai, Wanyika, Wakamba, Wakikuyu, Pygmies, Wakavirondo, Masia lion hunt, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.