The Golden Cowrie, New Caledonia: Its People and Places
by Larsen, May and Henry
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London and Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First English edition. Translated from the French by James Hogarth. 187 pp, extensively illustrated with photographs, some color. Previous owner's name on front pastedown, else a fine copy in a clean, slightly rubbed dust jacket with a few ink marks on the rear panel. Account of an expedition in search of the elusive shell of the golden cowrie--the larges of the world's 250 known cowrie species--with much on the people and culture of the island's native villages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11971
- Title
- The Golden Cowrie, New Caledonia: Its People and Places
- Author
- Larsen, May and Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oliver and Boyd
- Place of Publication
- London and Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- seashells south pacific melanesia kanak
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anthropology; Natural History; Australia & the Pacific;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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