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Kamilaroi and Kurnai. Group-Marriage and Relationship, and Marriage by Elopement, drawn chiefly from the usage of the Australian Aborigines. Also the Kurnai Tribe - their Customs in Peace and War
by FISON, Lorimer and A.W. HOWITT
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Melbourne: George Robertson, 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Melbourne, George Robertson, 1880. Octavo, [viii], 372 pages with numerous genealogical tables plus a two-colour folding map frontispiece. Cloth slightly rubbed at the extremities; spine moderately flecked, with minimal flecking elsewhere; top and leading edges slightly marked; minimal signs of age and use; overall, an excellent copy, uncut and entirely unopened. A foundational work of Australian anthropology, concentrating on the Gunai / Kurnai people of Gippsland and the Gamilaraay of New South Wales and southern Queensland.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75401
- Title
- Kamilaroi and Kurnai. Group-Marriage and Relationship, and Marriage by Elopement, drawn chiefly from the usage of the Australian Aborigines. Also the Kurnai Tribe - their Customs in Peace and War
- Author
- FISON, Lorimer and A.W. HOWITT
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1880
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