Edwin ferdon (29 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

1993. South Pacific, Oceania. University of Arizona Press. 184p., very good - fine cloth and dust jacket.

Zustand: Good. 1966. First Edition. 198 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. …

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light toning. Light stain and pen mark to end paper. DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

Zustand: Good. 1966. First Published. 198 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with chips and creasing. Sticker residue to spine. Wear marks overall.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Stapled softcover pamphlet, creasing along spine, no major folds or tears. 27 pages, no markings or writing. Binding square and tight.

PAPERBACK. First edition. 47pp b/w text figures quarto paper. Monographs #21. owners stamp, slight cover wear otherwise very good.

25 pages, 4 pages of photographs.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Good. *Price Has BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, Oct. 12 (SALE item)* 86 pp. + 2 maps laid in, paperback, spine and covers faded and worn, text clean and tight, maps have a few closed tears. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. 1st Edition. A very good clean copy. The jacket has rips and creases. Ferdon examines nearly two centuries of encounters between Tongans and European explorers, beginning with the Dutch in 1616 and continuing through the early 19th century. He draws heavily on journals, logs, and letters from expeditions such as Schouten and Le Maire, Tasman, Cook, and others. The aim is not to retell the voyages themselves but to reconstruct Tongan life as described by outsiders—its political structures, social customs, material culture, religion, and everyday practices. This makes the book a valuable baseline for understanding how Tonga functioned before the profound changes of the later 19th century.…

Zustand: New. pp. 371.

Stapled. Zustand: Good. Reprint. See photos.

xv+184pp. 8vo. Original cloth in pictorial dustwrapper. Black and white maps. A near fine copy. First edition.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 371 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description : (xv, 184 p.) : ill., map. Notes : Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-177) and index. Subjects : Marquesans Social life and customs. Ethnology French Polynesia Marquesas Islands. 1 Kg. …

SOFTCOVER. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Quarto softcover, staple bound, clean throughout, tight staples, toning to edges of the wraps, Very Good. Monographs of the S.A.R. No. 10.

1st edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; (xv, 339 pages, 1 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-331) and index. Contents; Tongans & their dwellings -- Social organisation & government -- Kava : drink for all occasions -- Religion -- Daily life -- From birth to death -- Recreation -- Quest for food -- Trade & transportation -- War & peace. Subjects; Ethnology Tonga. SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. Ethnology. Manners and customs. Ethnology Tonga. Ethnology. Manners and customs. 17th century. 18th century. 19th century. Tonga Social life and customs. Tonga History. Tonga Ethnology. Tonga Social life and customs. Tonga. Polynesia Tonga Cultural processes history. 1 Kg. …

339 pp.; 8 b/w plates, map, glossary, index, bibliography. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 1987. Hbk. KEYWORDS: 020 Oceania/Australia.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnAn interesting and extremely useful volume. Ferdon provides the reader with an easy-to-read and effective overview into the Tongan Islands for the years under discussion. A must for any serious Pacific student and should be .

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original nutmeg paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 198 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Just a little age darkening to the upper edges, small bookshop label to the front paste down has oxidised and left a mark on the free end paper, ink name and address to the half-title page. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow surface rubs to the spine ends and front panel, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. PACIFIC (Oceania).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Early Tahiti as the Explorers Saw It, 1767-1797 | Edwin N Ferdon | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2016 | University of Arizona Press | EAN 9780816534777 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, 4831 GR BREDA, NIEDERLANDE, gpsr[at]mare-nostrum[dot]co[dot]uk | Anbieter: preigu. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 339 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Vol. 1 of the Reports of the Norwegian Archaelogical Expedition To Easter Island and the East Pacific. Bottom and foredge lightly soiled. Several medium size pieces missing from jacket. Also stained and torn.

orig.wrappers Some rubbing. Corner bumped. VG. 6 folding plans. 28x22cm, xvi,126,(14)p, Series: Monographs of the School of American Reseach, No. 16. Includes textual photos & tables + 6 folding plans + 14pp diagrams. Contents: Description of the Ruin; Summary & Observations: Complex Structures; Simple Structures; The Precinct; Monuments: Stelae; Altars; Unclassified Monuments; Petroglyphs; Summary & Observations; Appendices: Architectural Terms; Stone Sculpture in the Vicinity of Tonalá. Some rubbing. Corner bumped. VG. …

1961, South Pacific, School of American Research and Museum of New Mexico, 559 p., 96 plates and maps, good cloth no jacket, with card inside "With Compliments from" writtne on Thor Heyerdahl's card.

1961, South Pacific, School of American Research and Museum of New Mexico, 559 p., 96 plates and maps, good ex-library cloth, library stamp on end sheet but no pocket or number on spine, slightly shaken, inscribed by hyThor Hyerdahl to Sol Tax.

London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd., [1962-1966]. XI,559,[1]; XI,512,[1] pp. Col. frontispiece, [156] plts with b./w. photos & num.b./w. figs, partly on (fold.) plts (incl. maps, plans & diagrams). Orig. uniform hardcovers (bue paper-covered boards with gilt dec. / lettering). 4to. - Without the dust jackets; very light shelfwear. (Monographs of the School of American Research and the Museum of New Mexico, no. 24, part 1 & 2). Rrare complete 2-volume set. - Edited by Thor Heyerdahl and Edwin N. Ferdon. With contributions by William Mulloy, Arne Skjolsvold, Carlyle S. Smith, et al.…