The Akan Doctrine of God: A Fragment of Gold Coast Ethics and Religion
London and Redhill: Lutterworth Press, (c. 1944). 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis (a facsimile of the original) plus 7 text illustrations (numbered as Plates II-VIII), xxxvii, 206p. 21 cm. Original blue cloth which has been recased or just pasted dorwn snugly to the backstrip. Ex library (The London Library, 14 St. James Square). Oval red library sticker on front cover. New endpapers. Glue marks on some preliminary pages. No jacket. Danquah was a lawyer, scholar and politician in colonial Gold Coast. He was a founding member of the United Gold Coast Convention party and one of Nkrumah primary political opponents, running unsuccessfully against him for President in 1960. Danquah died in 1965 while incarcerated for a second time by Nkrumah's government. The first edition of this religious work is scarce. Very Good. Item #95612
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