The Arts of the South Pacific
by Guiart, Jean; Christie, Anthony (Translated by)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Golden Press, 1963. Cloth, 461 pages, illustrations (part colour), colour maps (part folded); 28 cm. Arts of Mankind, vol. 4. Translated from the French. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. First U.S. Edition. Dust jacket, with moderate edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated. An attractive copy. CONTENTS: The material conditions of Oceanian life; The inhabitants; The social system and its institutions; The religious aspect of social life; Oral literature; Techniques; Functional analysis; Gazetteer of styles; Australia; Torres Straits; Gulf of Papua; South-west New Guinea; Lake Sentani; The Sepik River region; New Hebrides; New Caledonia; Astrolab Bay; Huon Gulf; New Britain; New Ireland; North-west New Guinea (Korovar style); The Massim area; The Admiralty Islands; The Solomon Islands; Fiji, Central and Western Polynesia; Outlying islands; Maori art; The Marquesas; Easter Island; The Hawaiian Islands; Micronesia.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Collectible.
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- Bookseller
- LEFT COAST BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 113504
- Title
- The Arts of the South Pacific
- Author
- Guiart, Jean; Christie, Anthony (Translated by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Golden Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- COLLECTIBLE
- Bookseller catalogs
- XXX / COLLECTIBLES; Media / Woodwork; Pacific / Oceanic, Aboriginal;
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