Argonauts of the Western Pacific

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, 1950. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 10" by 6.5". None. A scarce volume of the third impression of this important ethnological work on the Trobriand islanders. 'Argonauts of the Western Pacific' was first published in 1922, and was a vital and vastly-influencing work, redefining the genre of ethnography. It focuses on the Trobriand people who dwell on the Kiriwana island chain off the coast of New Guinea.Written by Bronislaw Malinowski (1884-1942), an anthropologist whose early writings on ethnography were extremely important for the development of the study.From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back.  Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years.  He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations.  His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. A scarce and important work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with a clipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is clipped, with tape preserving the head and tail, in excellent condition. Ownership bookplate and bookseller's sticker to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed