"Monty"; The biography of C. P. Mountford Tapa dura - 1972

Adelaide: Rigby Limited, 1972. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, edges faintly foxed, faint fading spine jacket as usual, minor edgewear, old price marks. 222 pp. Biography by Max Lamshed of the Australian anthropologist C. P. Mountford. He did pioneering but controversial research among Aboriginal communities.

Adelaide: Rigby. 1972. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 322 pages. The biography of one of Australia's best known anthropologists. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Rigby, Adelaide, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 550 g; IV, 222 pp., list of illustrations, index. Numerous illustrations in black and white. Colour illustrated dustwrapper sun faded on the spine and rear panel. When writing this book, the author had the advantage of many interviews with Mr Mountford, who also allow him to research into the papers and journals which had accumulated over nearly 50 years. The result is a portrait of a great Australian: a man of wit, courage and resolution, who despite initial disadvantages, has become one of the world's leading authorities on the culture of the Australian aborigines. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Anthropology; Biography; Aboriginal -- Australia; ISBN: 0851794270. ISBN/EAN: 9780851794273. Inventory No: 0277388. . 9780851794273