British New Guinea
by Thomson, J.P
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
-
Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: George Philip, 1892. Hardcover. Good +. The author was an experienced explorer of Fiji, utilizes the notes and maps made by Sir William MacGregor, the British Administrator of the country. An in-depth analysis of New Guinea nine years after its annexation in 1883. Important & scarce work. Lge 8vo, xviii, 336pp, 4 pp ads, frontis & 10pp ills, 40 ills. in text, large folding color map of New Guinea. Orig. red gilt cloth. Spine dusty & gilt chipped making spine hard to read o/w good+.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6649
- Title
- British New Guinea
- Author
- Thomson, J.P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Philip
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
- Bookseller catalogs
- ANTHROPOLOGY; NEW GUINEA;
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