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The Hottentot Venus : the life and death of Saartjie Baartman : born 1789 - buried 2002

Holmes, Rachel2007
Books, Manuscripts
The author of 'Scanty Particulars' provides the first full biography of an African woman whose allure was the talk of regency London and Paris.
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2007.
Collation:
xiv, 239 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780747577768 (hbk)0747577765 (hbk)
Dewey class:
305.4'88961'092920.BAA920.BAAR305.4
Language:
English
BRN:
257132
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