The Gems of the East. Sixteen Thousand Miles of Research Travel Among Wild and Tame Tribes of Enchanting Islands

Savage-Landor, A. Henry

Published by London Macmillian and Co. 1904, 1904

About this Item

1st Edition. xii,328;xi,460pp. 2 volumes octavo with red cloth boards. Black lettering and gilt decoration on fronts and gilt lettering on spine. One folding map in volume one, and two folding charts in volume two. Both volumes decorated with B&W illustrations and photos. Spine and boards of both volumes with some light rubbing and discrete professional restoration. Corners are bumped and text block edge lightly soiled. Folding map has a small closed tear. Volume two has a printer's error on page 20 causing one word to be obscured. Previous owner's bookplate and writing on both front pastedowns. An attractive set in very good condition. Anthropologist, artist and explorer A. Henry Savage-Landor's journey across the Phillippines and the Sulu archipelago. An ethnographic account of cultural groups, geography and languages. Savage-Landor is a well-known anthropologist who traveled the world, painting many famous subjects. This is a two volume set, different from the American edition which was published as a single volume. Seller Inventory # 136749

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Gems of the East. Sixteen Thousand Miles...

Publisher: London Macmillian and Co. 1904

Publication Date: 1904

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: very good

Edition: 1st Edition