THE MELANESIANS - Studies in their Anthropology and Folk-lore
by Codrington, R. H
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Oxford UK: Clarendon Press, 1969. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover, blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. In a lightly worn dust jacket with tape repairs. B&w illustrations, folding map in rear. R. H. Codrington (1830-1922), was an Anglican priest who made the first systematic study of Melanesian society and culture. Described in his obituary in the journal Nature as 'the apostle of Melanesia', his work is still regarded as an ethnographic classic. First published in 1891. Clean copy. Record # 378651
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 378651
- Title
- THE MELANESIANS - Studies in their Anthropology and Folk-lore
- Author
- Codrington, R. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- reprint
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford UK
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Social Sciences, Anthropology, , .
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