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Detail of dust wrapper - ASTRIDE THE EQUATOR - An Account of the Gilbert Islands (sabatier1p 150/230 SABA )
Sabatier, Ernest. ASTRIDE THE EQUATOR - An Account of the Gilbert Islands. (translated by Ursula Nixon). BNo. 0-19-550518-2. First English Edition, 1977. Pp: x, 386; 215mm x 135mm; 0.67kg. 1 b/w, 1 map. Foreword, acknowledgments, notes, works by author. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (slight shelf wear). Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1977. (The author describes the Gilbertese people and the archipelago in which they live. His account includes geographical details of atolls and corals, metrological data of the prevailing weather conditions, and flora and fauna found in the islands. He discusses Gilbertese religion, their beliefs and superstition, family and social life and work) (Keywords: Social anthropology, Pacific, Micronesia, Gilbert Islands).
Book Code: C089 AU$45
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Detail of dust wrapper - AMONG THE SAVAGES OF THE SOUTH SEAS
Tetens, Captain Alfred. AMONG THE SAVAGES OF THE SOUTH SEAS. Memoirs of Micronesia, 1862-1868. BNo. 58-6708. First Translated Edition, 1958 (1888). Pp: xxxvi, 107; 215mm x 135mm; 0.36kg. 13 b/w(pl), 1 map. Foreword, acknowledgments, introduction, chronology, epilogue, index. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 1958. (This book is about the adventures of Captain Tetens in the islands of Yap and Palau and it provides a picture of the South Seas in the 1860s) (Keywords: Exploration, anthropology, Pacific, Micronesia, Yap, Palau).
Book Code: K449 SOLD - now out of stock AU$40
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