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Wright, Malcolm

The Gentle Savage

1966

34.78 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1966
Place of printing
Melbourne. Lansdowne Press
Author
Wright, Malcolm
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Pacific & Australia Native Peoples Anthropology
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 14 cm]; [x], 172 pp, frontis, illustrations from photos, map endpapers. original cloth, dj (bit worn at spine ends), else fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author describes his life in Papua New Guinea in the 1930s, where he tried to break down the isolation of the various peoples there. Much on the customs and society of the native peoples. The area was an Australian colony at the time.