Essays in Polynesian Ethnology
by Williamson, Robert. W. [Ralph Piddington, Ed]
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- near fine
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- Condition
- near fine
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1939. Undetermined. near fine. 1st Edition. [xlii] 373pp. Quarto. Publisher's green cloth. Spine title in gilt; crown and foot lightly creased. Small bumps to corners, boards slightly bowed. Folding map at front, otherwise un-illustrated. A bright copy; map clean and crisp. near fine A comprehensive examination of ethnological study in the Polynesian Islands. The author includes Samoa and Tonga in his consideration. (Taylor 84) 1939
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Essays in Polynesian Ethnology
- Author
- Williamson, Robert. W. [Ralph Piddington, Ed]
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- Anthropology|Ethnography|Ethnology|Polynesian Islands|Samoa|South Pacific|Tongan Islands
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