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O'Brien, Frederick

Mystic Isles of the South Seas

1921

41.36 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1921
Place of printing
New York. Century Co
Author
O'Brien, Frederick
Edition
First Edition.
Keyword
Travel - Pacific & Australia Signed Anthropology
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xv, 534 pp, illustrations from photos, few from drwgs, including portraits by George Biddle, folding colored map of the South Sea Islands with inset of Tahiti. original pictorial cloth, quarter inch tear at foot of spine, outer cover chipped for one inch, very good with the author's signature. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A well-illustrated account, largely related to the native peoples of Tahiti, but including nature, customs, etc, described before the massive tourist development of the area.