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Growing Up in New Guinea

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[PACIFIC] New Guinea Headhunters and Cannibals: A. S. Meek A Naturalist in Cannibal Land London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1913.First Edition.22.5cm x 14cm. xviii, 238 pages, 32 plates. Red publisher's cloth. Cloth a bit flecked and rubbed. Foxing. Bookplat

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New Guinea Art in the Collection of the Museum of: New Guinea Art in the Collection of the Museum of Primitive Art The Museum of Primitive Art Handbooks Number 2 Newton, Douglas Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society (1967). English Text/Edi

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Fight for New Guinea (MacArthur’s first offensive) 1st printing: Extremely sharp, tight copy of a book hard to find in any condition, and it has a very nice dust jacket. Written by Pat Robinson and pub. 1943 by Random House (stated first printing). Takes up MacArth

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Asmat Art from Southwest New Guinea: Asmat Art from Southwest New Guinea Royal Tropical Institute No. CXXI. Department of Cultural and Physical Anthropology No. 55 Renselaar, H.C. Van / Bergmann, R.A.M. Amsterdam: N.V. Drukkerij Sigfried

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Carved and Painted Designs from New Guinea: Carved and Painted Designs from New Guinea Buell Lewis, Albert Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History (1931). ISBN: none English Text/Edition 60 pages 52 illustrations Softcover 30,5 x 23 cm. 308 g

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Decorative Art of the New Guinea: Decorative Art of the New Guinea Incised Designs Buell Lewis, Albert Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History (1925). ISBN: none English Text/Edition 52 pages 55 illustrations Softcover 30,5 x 23 cm

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A Woman's Impressions of German New Guinea: Publishers navy cloth with blind-stamped borders. Gilt title to spine. Library bookplate. x, 224 pages + 4 page publishers catalogue. Frontispiece. Full-page photographic plates. Sporadic foxing. A sc

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New Guinea Venture: First edition. Pictorial dust-jacket with title. Publishers green cloth with silver title. Full-page plates. 1 full-page map. "Micheal Courage's experiences in the voluntary Service Overseas Organisat

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Korwars and Korwar Style: Korwars and Korwar Style Art and ancestor worship in North-West New Guinea van Baaren, Th. P. The Hague - Paris: Mouton & Co (1968). ISBN: none English Text/Edition 104 pages 69 b/w illustrations Hard

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Masterpieces: Masterpieces New Guinea Art from the Royal Museum for Central Africa Howarth, Crispin / Suys, Bart / Conru, Kevin Brussels: BRUNEAF asbl (2014). ISBN: none English and French Text/Edition 174 pages 55

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Oceanic Art: Oceanic Art Masks and Sculptures from New Guinea Guiart, Jean Italy: Fontana Unesco Art Books and Collins (1968). ISBN: 0006600298 English Text/Edition 34 pages Numerous illustrations Softcover 17 x 1

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First edition. 'A Comparative Study of Primitive Education'. Publishers blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour top page-block. Bookplate on inside. Frontispiece and full-pgae plates. A very lovey copy.

Publisher: George Routledge & Sons., London

Author: Margaret Mead

Date Published: 1931

Binding: Hardback

Condition: Very Good

Reference: #38

Weight: 740g

Reserve: $10.00

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