Rev a Ballantyne (5 results)

Condition: Very Good. 1920/1970. New Guinea, South Pacific. Johnson Reprint of Oxford University edition. Very good grey cloth with extensive pencil underlining and notations (by George Stocking) 219p. 3/26.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. frontis, photos, index, 219p. 22cm. No jacket. Reprint of the 1920 edition of this book about the people inhabiting the D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago of Papua.

Wrappers. Condition: Good. First Edition. pages 267-354, b/w plates, maps. Contents: A Tikopian vocabulary. Compiled mainly from materials collected by the Rev. W. J. Durrad, of the Melanesian Mission, p 267-289 Language, mythology and songs of Bwaidoga, Goodenough Island, S.E. Papua, by D. Jenness, p 290-314 White magic of the Maori. Some explanation of the Atahu or Iri Rite, and the use of love charms, p 315-328 Supposed pit-dwellings in Queen Charlotte Sound, by W. J. Elvy, p 329-332 Honorific terms, sacerdotal expressions, personifications, etc., met with in Maori narrative, p 333-334 Word list. Containing words and expressions not included in published dictionaries of the Maori tongue, p 335-336 Obituary, p 337 Reviews, p 338-347 Publications received, p 348-350 Notes and queries, p 351-352 Notice to members: 'The Maori', by Elsdon Best, p 353 Maori literature, p 354. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1970 first edition hardback in near fine condition, a facsimile reprint of the 1920 Oxford Clarendon first edition. A little foxing to page edges. No other marks, clean and bright, tight binding, almost like new. The green cloth boards have negligible shelf wear. No dust jacket, as published. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback.…

Original Wraps. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Pp. 1-98, (2) , + index and contents pages to volume 35: (2) , 355-373, (3) . Original pink card wrappers. "March 1927" written on spine in pen. Spine faded. 1/4" chip at tail of spine. Contents: "A Tikopian Vocabulary" edited by Herbert W. Williams; "Kava Ceremonial in Tonga" by E. E. V. Collocott; "Language, Mythology and Songs of Bwaidoga, enough Island, S. E. Papua" by D. Jennes and Rev. A. Ballantyne; "Notes on Maori Artifacts" by Gilbert Archey; Reviews; Publications Received; Notes and Queries; Proceedings; Annual Meeting; Annual Report; Balance Sheet; Members; List of Exchanges; Notice to Members.; 8vo.…