L'Homme Prehistorique: Etudie d' Apres Les Monuments et les Costumes Retrouves les Differents Pays de L'Europe suivi d'Une Etude Sur les Moeurs et Coutumes des Sauvages Modernes
by Lubbock, Sir John
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About This Item
Paris: Felix Alcan, 1888 Two volumes in French. Appear to be part of a larger scientific series (books 63 and 64). "Prehistoric Man Viewed through Artifacts Found Across Europe, Followed by a Study of Modern Natives". From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: vol 1 306 +2 and vol 2 292 +32 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, blue-gray eps; a.e. well tanned, t.e. dusty. Cover: burgundy, gilt ornamentation and titles front/spine; substantial shelfwear, extrems worn through, several tears and chips to spine edges, heads and tails, all edges and spine sunned.
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- Independent Books (US)
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- 035174
- Title
- L'Homme Prehistorique: Etudie d' Apres Les Monuments et les Costumes Retrouves les Differents Pays de L'Europe suivi d'Une Etude Sur les Moeurs et Coutumes des Sauvages Modernes
- Author
- Lubbock, Sir John
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Felix Alcan
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Anthropology
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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