The History of Melanesian Society
by Rivers, W.H.R
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1914. Undetermined. very good. [xii] 400; [10] 610pp. 2 vols. Quarto. Publisher's blue cloth; spine title in gilt. Volume I with 25 B/W plates from photographs, folding map at rear; volume II unillustrated. A tight set; interior neat and clean. very good Ethno-history of Melanesian social evolution. The author travelled to the Western Solomon Islands under the auspices of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition; this survey is the result of his research in the area. Quite scarce, particularly with map intact. 1914
Synopsis
Originally published: Cambridge : University Press, 1914, in series: Publications / Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to Melanesia ; 1.
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 132798
- Title
- The History of Melanesian Society
- Author
- Rivers, W.H.R
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- Ethno-History|Ethnography|Ethnology|Pacific Islands|South Pacific
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