Savages in Serge.
by Hides, J. G. (Jack Gordon); Rentoul, Alex C. (foreword)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1938. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, no jacket (missing), good condition, grey cloth covered boards (few tiny spots), black & white photos including frontispiece, edges foxed, light foxing some pages, stain spine & front cover, spine ends little creased, boards little faded, owner's written name & details. 231 pp. The story of the Papuan armed constabulary - the native police who were trained by MacGregor and Murray. Their exploits in arresting headhunters etc., are legendary. J. D. Hides started to write this fascinating book in the deep forests of the Rentoul River country. He wrote the final chapters while he wandered about headwaters of the Strickland. The many photos illustrate this important story.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40507
- Title
- Savages in Serge.
- Author
- Hides, J. G. (Jack Gordon); Rentoul, Alex C. (foreword)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- anthropology, society, government, native police, pacific, papua new guinea (png), collectible, collectable
- Bookseller catalogs
- PACIFIC & NEW ZEALAND;
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
Parcels posted within Australia by Australia Post. Overseas parcels from Australia posted by Air Mail with full tracking (about 10 to 30 days delivery, but delays in post possible). Expertly wrapped. Genuine guarantee. We request extra postage for heavy books.
About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
Biblio member since 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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