Studies in Religion, Folk-Lore, & Customs in British North Borneo and the Malay Peninsula
by Ivor H. N. Evans
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge at the University Press, 1923. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A smart copy of this scarce work on the customs of people in North Borneo. Scarce work. With illustrated frontispiece. A detailed anthropological study on British North Borneo and the Malay Peninsula, with reference to customs and beliefs of different districts, folk-tales and their origins, slang and more. Written by Ivor Hugh Norman Evans, a British anthropologist, ethnographer, and archaeologist. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and a few marks to the spine and boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the first and last few pages. Bookseller's ink stamp to the rear pastedown. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 874T43
- Title
- Studies in Religion, Folk-Lore, & Customs in British North Borneo and the Malay Peninsula
- Author
- Ivor H. N. Evans
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cambridge at the University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1923
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Studies Religion Folk-Lore Customs Religion Malay Peninsula Evans
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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