6 edition of Genii of the River Niger found in the catalog.
Published
1994
by University of Chicago Press in Chicago
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197) and index.
| Statement | Jean-Marie Gibbal ; translated by Beth G. Raps ; with a foreword by Paul Stoller. |
| Contributions | Raps, Beth G. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | BL2470.M35 G4813 1994 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xiv, 204 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 204 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL1415425M |
| ISBN 10 | 0226290514, 0226290522 |
| LC Control Number | 93024889 |
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