Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident Magistrate
by Monckton, C.A.W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head. 1921. Octavo, original cloth boards, b&w plates, folding map, pp x, 337. Spine faded, corners bumped, previous owner's bookplate (Anthropologist D'Arcy Ryan). Very good condn. Monckton was a magistrate in New Guinea from 1897 to 1907 (ADB): "sometime official member of executive and legislative councils, resident magistrate and warden for goldfields, high sheriff and high bailiff, and senior officer of armed constabulary for H.M.s Possession of New Guinea" (title page). Anecdotal accounts of the conditions of the time. 1st edition. Boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 93139
- Title
- Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident Magistrate
- Author
- Monckton, C.A.W
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane, The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- Anthropology, Autobiography, Government, New Guinea
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Muir Books
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Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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