Borneo People
de Malcolm MacDonald
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. The first edition of this ethnographical work of the Borneo people, from the small island of Borneo in Southeast Asia, illustrated throughout. An interesting study of the Borneo people, a small island in Southeast Asia, including chapters on the Land Dayaks, the Ibans, the Kayans and Kenyahs, the Melanaus, Malays and Chinese, and more. Written by the Right Honourable Malcolm MacDonald. The first edition of this work. Illustrated with forty-four illustrations from photographs and a drawing by the author. Collated and complete.Containing a previous owner's small ink inscription to the front free-endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, Externally, very smart, with some light shelf wear and light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Slight darkening to the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart, with some sunning to the front of the wrap and spine. Some light chipping and a few small closed tears to the exteriors. A few spots to the rear of the wrap. Containing a previous owner's small ink inscription to the front free-endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 836J6
- Título
- Borneo People
- Autor
- Malcolm MacDonald
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Jonathan Cape
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1956
- Tamaño
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Palabras clave
- borneo asia travel ethnography asia macdonald
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....