The Western Pacific and New Guinea: Notes on the Natives, Christian and Cannibal, with some account of The Old Labour Trade.
Book Description
12 chapters: The Islands and Islanders; New Britain; Cannibalism in New Ireland; Solomon Islands; The Old Labour Trade; Bully Hayes; New Guinea, etc.
Dealer Notes
# 16954
Author
Romilly, Hugh Hastings (Deputy Commissioner for the Western Pacific)
Date
1886
Binding
Hard cover.
Publisher
John Murray, London.
Illustrator
Folding map at end.
Condition
Light fading and edge wear to the cloth. End paper hinges strengthened with matching black paper. Ink name on half title.
Pages
pp.viii+242+publisher's 32 page catalogue. 19cm.
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