About this title: The Santals are a Munda tribe, a branch of that aboriginal element which probably entered India from the North East. At the present day they inhabit the Eastern outskirts of the Chutia Nagpore plateau. The Santals are great storytellers; the old folk of the village gather the young people round them in the evening and tell them stories, and the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: David Nutt, London
Date Published: 1909
Description: Very Good Overall. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 483 pp. Brown Cloth. Text clean. Ex-Libris Josepgh A. Sadony with his blind-stamp at title-page & his characteristic initials at top corner of Page 99. Removed bookplate shadow at front free endpaper. Binding sound. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: David Nutt.
Date Published: 1909
Description: VG, lst edition, foxing to endpapers, prelims & fore-edge, extremities rubbed, spine slightly tender with 1" tear to cloth at top. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: KESSINGER PUB LLC
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780766162471ISBN:0766162478
Description: New. The Santals are a Munda tribe, a branch of that aboriginal element which probably entered India from the North East. At the present day they inhabit the Eastern outskirts of the Chutia Nagpore plateau. The Santals are great storytellers; the old folk... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Gyan Publishing House, India
Date Published: 30/11/2003
ISBN-13:9788121207546ISBN:8121207541
Description: Used-Good. THIS IS A HARD TO FIND OR RARE TITLE. PLEASE ALLOW 7-21 DAYS FOR DELIVERY, BOOK IN GOOD OR BETTER CONDITION. ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FROM WAREHOUSE. PLEASE EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR QUERIES. read more
Description: 1909, 1st, hb, 8vo, 483pp, orig gilt brown cloth, small brown ink or dye stain at top edge near foredge, affecting top cornesr of some pages, owner's name, another bookplate, vg. The stories here are translated from the collection of a Scandinavian missioner, Rev. O. Bodding, who was careful that they should be written down free of European cultural influence. read more
Description: As New. "This beautiful collection of folk tales is a valuable addition to a not so rich Indian Folk Literature available in English, particularly of tribal communities. This painstakingly collected and edited collection of Folk tales of Santal Parganas must be a collector's item for all those, who are keenly interested in Indian Folk Literature in general and the Tribal folklore in particular. "This book is a unique gift for the awakened and educated individuals among Santals, who feel proud ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Arno Press, New York
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780405100802ISBN:0405100809
Description: Very Good. 483 p. 23 cm. This books is from new old stock, meaning it has never been used but may have wear from long term storage. May be a reprint. ISBN: 0405100809 Series: International folklore Subject Heading: Tales; Santal (South Asian people) Note: Reprint of the 1909 ed. published by D. Nutt, London.; Stories originally collected by P. O. Bodding. read more
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