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Gill, William Wyatt

Life in the Southern Isles; or Scenes in the South Pacific and New Guinea

1876

151,34 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1876
Lugar de impresión
London. The Religious Tract Society
Autor
Gill, William Wyatt
Edición
First edition.
Materia
Travel - Pacific & Australia
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

12mo [19 x 14,5 cm]; viii, 360 pp, frontis with tissue guard, plates and numerous illustrations from drwgs, double-page map, index. original pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, all edges gilted, internal hinge repaired, bookplates removed from endpaper, very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Taylor 397. The author, having travelled for decades in the area, describes conditions, customs, people, society, natural history, etc. The chapter on New Guinea was read before the Royal Geographical Society in 1873.