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Head-Hunters Black, White and Brown
by Alfred C Haddon
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/N/A
- Seller
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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About This Item
London: Watts & Co, 1932. Abridged ed. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. The abridged account of the Cambridge University ethnographer, Charles Haddon, to New Guinea and Sarawak at the end of the 19th century. His host in Sarawak was Charles Hose, the Brooke administration civil servant and ethnographer. 244 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Very Good Hardback in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia A very nice copy with a dust jacket that has mild fraying at the top and base of the spine. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is mild tanning throughout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Penang Bookshelf
(MY)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ML3185
- Title
- Head-Hunters Black, White and Brown
- Author
- Alfred C Haddon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Abridged ed
- Publisher
- Watts & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- Malaysia - Borneo - Sarawak - Indigenous Peoples - 19th century ethnography
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang
About The Penang Bookshelf
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