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The History of Melanesian Society (2 Volumes)
by Rivers, W.H.R
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge at the University Press, 1914. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Heavy 8vo. 2 Volumes complete.Vol.I. [xii] 400 pgs. b/w diagrams & photo illustrs. Large folding map at end. Vol.II. 610 pgs. and 1 map. Publisher's faded blue cloth with spine titles in gilt. A gently used set with light wear to corner tips and spine ends and age toning to endpapers. The two heavy volumes will require additional shipping charges for all destinations.
Synopsis
Originally published: Cambridge : University Press, 1914, in series: Publications / Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to Melanesia ; 1.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Cournoyer Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010155
- Title
- The History of Melanesian Society (2 Volumes)
- Author
- Rivers, W.H.R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge at the University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1914
- Size
- Heavy 8vo
- Keywords
- The History of Melanesian Society, Percy Sladen Trust Expedition, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Santa Cruz Islands, Anthropology, ethnology, Pacific Studies, Bismarck archipelago, New Guinea, Fiji Islands, Banks Islands, Melanesia, Polynesian, Tasmania.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anthropology;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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