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Andersen, Johannes C., Illustrated By Richard Wallwork

Myths & Legends of the Polynesians

1928

107,16 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1928
Lieu d'édition
London. George G. Harrap & Company
Auteur
Andersen, Johannes C., Illustrated By Richard Wallwork
Edition
First edition.
Thème
Travel - Pacific & Australia Anthropology islands
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

8vo [22.5 x 16 cm]; 512 pp, 16 color plates from paintings including the frontis, 32 half-tone plates, other illus, folding map, glossary, index. original decorated blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, lightly stained on cover, inscribed on endpaper, interior is fine and clean, in good cover. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. "Charming myths, ranging from New Zealand to Central Polynesia to Hawaii, have been retold by a Danish scholar." (A. Grove Day, in 'Pacific Islands Literature, one hundred basic books') The author edited the Journal of the Polynesian Society for 22 years, received the Royal Society Medal for Ethnology, and was a renowned scholar in the area. The romantic illustrations from Wallwork's paintings are supplemented by many photos of artifacts, textiles, tattoos, canoes, scenery, people, etc.