'Artificial Curiosities'. Being an Exposition of Native Manufactures collected on the Three Pacific Voyages of Captain James Cook RN ..
by KAEPPLER, Adrienne L
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1978. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press, 1978. Quarto, xvi, 294 pages with 622 illustrations (some in colour) plus maps printed inside the covers. Colour pictorial card covers a little rubbed; spine a little creased; mild signs of handling; a very good copy. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Number 65; an impressive catalogue prepared for the bicentennial of the European discovery of the Hawaiian Islands by Captain Cook (18 January 1778).
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- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 134635
- Title
- 'Artificial Curiosities'. Being an Exposition of Native Manufactures collected on the Three Pacific Voyages of Captain James Cook RN ..
- Author
- KAEPPLER, Adrienne L
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bishop Museum Press
- Place of Publication
- Honolulu
- Date Published
- 1978
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