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Animal proverbs of the Grebo people of Liberia
- Title
- Animal proverbs of the Grebo people of Liberia / [Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.].
- Author
- Kennedy, Amos Paul, Jr.
- Publication
- Oak Park, Illinois : Jubilee Press, 1992.
- Supplementary Content
- Cover art and selected pages
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc Rare B-24-1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Jubilee Press, published.
- Description
- 1 unnumbered leaf (folded accordion style); 16 x 7 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Folklore.
- Specimens.
- Artists’ books – Illinois – Oak Park – 1992.
- Note
- Accordion fold book.
- Artist information from invoice.
- "This book is the fourth book of African proverbs printed at Jubilee Press. American Unical and Melior typefaces were printed on Yamato Chiri paper. Liberian tie-dye cloth was used for the book covering."--Colophon.
- Book covering tie-dyed purple, green, and gold; strips of rafia bound into covering wrap around book and tie as closure; text in purple ink.
- Edition of 50, numbered.
- Source (note)
- Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.;
- Provenance (note)
- The copy at the Schomburg Center's Manuscripts, Archives & Rare Book Division is signed on the colophon in graphite by Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.
- Binding (note)
- Bound in publisher’s blue and white Liberian tie-dye cloth over boards with white paper label in blue letters pasted to the front board; text printed in blue ink on cream-colored Yamato Chiri paper, which is textured and speckled with bark fragments.
- Contents
- Boa constrictor says -- Red deer says -- Alligator says -- Dog says -- Colobus says -- Mosquito says -- Monkey says -- Sheep says -- Snake says -- Cock says -- Ant says -- Hog says -- Chicken says.
- Call Number
- Sc Rare B-24-1
- OCLC
- 62555739
- Author
- Kennedy, Amos Paul, Jr., creator.
- Title
- Animal proverbs of the Grebo people of Liberia / [Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.].
- Publisher
- Oak Park, Illinois : Jubilee Press, 1992.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Provenance
- The copy at the Schomburg Center's Manuscripts, Archives & Rare Book Division is signed on the colophon in graphite by Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. NN
- Binding
- Bound in publisher’s blue and white Liberian tie-dye cloth over boards with white paper label in blue letters pasted to the front board; text printed in blue ink on cream-colored Yamato Chiri paper, which is textured and speckled with bark fragments. NN
- Local Note
- Copy in Sc Rare -24-1 is no. 2 of 50 numbered copies.
- Source
- Purchase; Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.; [2020]; MARB Accession #[22134-NRB). NN
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Place of Publication
- United States Illinois Oak Park.
- Added Author
- Jubilee Press, published.
- Research Call Number
- Sc Rare B-24-1