Author: Landor, A. Henry Savage
Publisher: Harper & Brothers in New York and London.
Year: 1904
Size: 22.7 x 15 cm
Reference:
The Gems of the East. Sixteen Thousand Miles of Research Travel among Wild and Tame Tribes of Enchanting Islands
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Description
xiii + 567 pp., hardcover, full red cloth, scuffing, etc., numerous illustrations, diagrams, plans & 1 folded Philippine map.
(single volume edition) – detailed narrative of the entire Philippines travelled during a period of one year 1902/03 including Palawan, Mindanao, Cuyo, Visayas, and Luzon. An early primary resource on wild tribes and lesser known languages, excellent anthropological work on the Philippines.
Condition
Inside pages professionally taped at front, with stamp of previous owner’s name on inside rear cover.
