Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

An American Anthropologist in Melanesia: A. B. Lewis and the Joseph N. Field South Pacific Expedition, 1909-1913. Volume I, Field Diaries; Volume II, Appendixes. 2-vol. set (Complete) [INSCRIBED AND SIGNED]

Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1998. First printing. Hardcover. Quarto. XXI, [1], 632, [2], 287, [3]pp. Original illustrated dust-jackets over turquoise cloth with gold lettering on spines. Half-title of first volume inscribed and signed by Robert L. Welsch. Photo-illustrated title pages. This two-volume work, based around the field diaries and collections of A. B. Lewis, is a valuable addition to the literature on the history of anthropology, material culture and collecting. The first volume is extensively illustrated throughout with hundreds of b/w photographic reproductions. DJ, bindings and interior in overall very good condition. vg. Item #34961

Price: $175.00

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