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MEMOIRS OF THE BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP MUSEUM OF POLYNESIAN ETHNOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY -- Hawaiian Feather Work & Ancient Hawaiian Stone Implements & Additional Notes on Hawaiian Feather Work & An Index to the Islands of the Pacific Ocean; Vol 1. Nos. 1-2, 4-5
by Brigham, William Tufts
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Green buckram, red leather spine label printed in gilt. 4 Nos., bound in one. Very good
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Honolulu: Bishop Museum, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. Green buckram, red leather spine label printed in gilt. 4 Nos., bound in one. Very good. Respectively, as per above titles: 81 (2) pages, 17 pages, 100 pages, 170 pages. A plethora of black and white plates most with multiple images, illustrations in the text, maps and two color lithographs. With Index of Vol. I, 1899-1903 containing a List of Plates, Illustrations in the Text, and Alphabetical Index. Original wrappers bound-in. Clean and fresh internally, bookplate and label front paste-down only ex-library marking, modest extremity rubbing.
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- Seller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 18451
- Title
- MEMOIRS OF THE BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP MUSEUM OF POLYNESIAN ETHNOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY -- Hawaiian Feather Work & Ancient Hawaiian Stone Implements & Additional Notes on Hawaiian Feather Work & An Index to the Islands of the Pacific Ocean; Vol 1. Nos. 1-2, 4-5
- Author
- Brigham, William Tufts
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Green buckram, red leather spine label printed in gilt. 4 Nos., bound in one. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Bishop Museum
- Place of Publication
- Honolulu
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- Oceania
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; Ethnology; Anthropology;
Terms of Sale
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
All books returnable 10 days of invoice date with prior notification
About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
About Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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