Historical Sketches of Savage Life in Polynesia; With Illustrative Clan Songs
Author:
GILL, Rev WILLIAM WYATT
Title:
Historical Sketches of Savage Life in Polynesia; With Illustrative Clan Songs
Publisher:
George Didsbury, Gov't Printer 1880
Description:
TEXT BLOCK DETACHED FROM BOARDS, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, gilt lettering & black rule/illus to front board, viii + 232pp, tatty (text block completely detached from boards/spine with loosening of a lot of pages, moderate to heavy scuffing to extrems, moderate cracking to hinges, moderate discolouration to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate chafing & soiling to eps, prev. owner's name in pencil to half title page but scribbled out in black marker pen, light to moderate foxing throughout)
Keywords:
history exploration Polynesia customs culture