In Unknown New Guinea : A Record of Twenty-Five Years of Personal Observation & Experience Amongs the Interesting People of an Almost Unknown Part of This Vast Island & a Description of Their Manners & Customs, Occupations in Peace & Methods of Warfare,
by W. J. V. Saville
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited, 1926. Original red cloth with black letterd spine, black ruled borders and New Guinea spear thrower on teh front board stamped in black.316 pages, Illustrated with 58 illustrations and maps. Photo plates and line figures in the text. With a folding map at the end of the book. Four pages of publisher's adverts.8.75 X 5.75 inches. A very good copy, Externally all quite clean and very little worn, firm and sound binding, some spotting to the top and fore edge of the pages, top edge dusty, otherwise pages alll very clean and unmarked throughout.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Jacques Gander
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007688
- Title
- In Unknown New Guinea : A Record of Twenty-Five Years of Personal Observation & Experience Amongs the Interesting People of an Almost Unknown Part of This Vast Island & a Description of Their Manners & Customs, Occupations in Peace & Methods of Warfare,
- Author
- W. J. V. Saville
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Seeley Service & Co. Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- Australian ; Aborigines ; Athropology ; ethnology ;
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About the Seller
Jacques Gander
Biblio member since 2004
Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire
About Jacques Gander
Out of print, rare and used books. Internet and mail order.
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