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Earl, George Windsor

The Native Races of the Indian Archipelago; Papuans

1853

240.64 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1853
Place of printing
London. Hippolyte Bailliere
Author
Earl, George Windsor
Edition
First edition, first issue, issued as volume I of the
Keyword
Travel - Pacific & Australia Anthropology
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

12mo [21 x 14 cm]; 6 [ads], [i], xiv, 239, [ii] pp, 5 tinted lithographed plates including plates with orig hand-coloring & color frontis, one foldout plate, 2 folding maps, table including foldout table of 11 dialects, other engraved illus. original red blind-stamped cloth, with gilt spine title lettering, spine ends chipped with tear, corners a little worn, lightly foxed on few leaves but clean copy, very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Ferguson 9339. The author describes the peoples of New Guinea, the Arru Islands, Ceram, the Moluccas, the Philippines, Mindanao, Sulu, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, the Adamans, the Sunda Chain as well as Melville Island and North Australia, Port Essington, Carpentaria (Australian aboriginees).
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