Melanesians of the South-east Solomon Islands by Ivens, W.G - 1927

London: Benjamin Blom, Inc, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Benjamin Blom, Inc., 1972 (facsimile edition)/ 1927. Octavo, xx, 529 pages with 2 maps and 28 pages of diagrams plus 16 plates (mostly from photographs). Cloth slightly marked; mild signs of handling; an excellent copy.

London 1927 Kegan Paul. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 529pp., 3 color and 18 monochrome plates plus many text illustrations, cloth. Good, light cover wear and spotting, come foxing, faint water stain on top margin of a few pages, no DJ. .

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1927 Med.8vo. xix,529pp. 3 colour and 12 monochrome plates, 28 text-illustrations, 2 maps, index. "... a study of the anthropology and linguistics of a certain area in the Solomon Islands, S.W. Pacific, viz. the village called Sa'a, which is situated on the east coast of the south end of the Island Mala or Malaita in the S.E. Solomons, and also the island of Ulawa..." A very good ex-library copy of the first edition, shelf number to spine, ink-stamp to verso of title page and discreet blind stamps to maps and plates. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service;… Read More

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. g. Quarto. XVIII, [4], 529, [1]pp. Original blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Color frontispiece. Scarce anthropological study on the Melanesians of the South-East Solomon Islands exquisitely illustrated throughout with 3 color and 18 half-tone plates and numerous illustrations in the text. Moderate shelf wear. Spine slightly sunned. Rubbing and tiny closed tears at head and tail of spine. Minor scuffing and rippling on covers. Book plate removed on inside of front cover. Previous owner's blind stamp on front free endpaper (Norman Hurst). Very minor age-toning along paper margin. Binding in overall fair to good-, interior in good+ condition.

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1927 Med.8vo. xix,529pp. 3 colour and 12 monochrome plates, 28 text-illustrations, 2 maps, index. "... a study of the anthropology and linguistics of a certain area in the Solomon Islands, S.W. Pacific, viz. the village called Sa'a, which is situated on the east coast of the south end of the Island Mala or Malaita in the S.E. Solomons, and also the island of Ulawa..." Old shelf number on base of spine, a very nice copy of the first edition in the publisher's blue cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their… Read More

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Limited, 1927. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. A smart first edition of this anthropological study of the Melanesians of the South-East Solomon Islands, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with three colour plates, eighteen half-tone plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. A comprehensive study on the Melanesian people of the South-East Solomon Islands, with specific reference to social organisation including birth, marriage, chieftains, feasts, sacrifices, ceremonies, and burials. As well as commentary on spirits, tabu and curses, black magic, incantations, and folklore. Written by Walter George Ivens, a New Zealand linguist and anthropologist who specialised in the Melanesian Mission. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor rubbing to the extremities. Light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light… Read More

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 7". Not Stated. An excellent first edition of W. G. Ivens's illustrated study of the Melenesians of the Solomon Islands. Illustrated with three colour plates and eighteen photographic plates, with further vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.An impressively detailed ethnic and cultural study, with chapters dedicated to the Sa'a and Ulawa, social organisation, betrothal and marriage, canoes, dances, burials and spirits. The final section discusses Melanesian folklore.An bright copy of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Slight discolouration to back strip, with bumping to spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with only the odd spot. Very Good