The Natives of Sarawak and British North Borneo : Based chiefly on the MSS. of the late Hugh Brooke Low, Sarawak Government Service
by Roth, H. Ling ( H.B. Low )
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
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About This Item
Truslove and Hanson, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. With a preface by Andrew Lang. 2 volume set, limited to 700 copies, numerous illustrations throughout. Publisher's bindings - green cloth with gilt lettering. A good and bright set with evidence of removal of a small shelf label from each spine - not particularly unsightly. The books are not from a public or institutional library. A little rubbed and bumped, inner joints cracking but entirely secure. Complete with all maps and plates. x + 464 + iv + 302 pages + ccxl bibliography, appendices/index, subscriber's list. Approx. size 10" by 7". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Countries & Travel; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 26304. .
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- Bookseller
- Steve Liddle
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26304
- Title
- The Natives of Sarawak and British North Borneo : Based chiefly on the MSS. of the late Hugh Brooke Low, Sarawak Government Service
- Author
- Roth, H. Ling ( H.B. Low )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Truslove and Hanson
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- BZDB28 Dayak Kayan marriage religion music language festivals dancing food narcotic agriculture, head-hunting human sacrifices cannibalism sumpitan tabu Countries & Travel; The Natives of Sarawak and British North Borneo Based chiefly on the MSS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Countries & Travel;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Steve Liddle
Biblio member since 2009
Bristol, Avon
About Steve Liddle
Full time bookseller since 1982. Bookshops in Bristol and Bath ( as Patterson & Liddle )1982- 2006. Member ABA ILAB PBFA. Regular exhibitor at major UK bookfairs.
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