1950 The Megalithic Culture of Melanesia by Alphonse Riesenfeld Illustrated S...

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Megalithic Culture of Melanesia Alphonse Riesenfeld 1950 E. J. Brill : Leiden 10" by 7" x, 736pp. SUMMARY A scarce illustrated edition of Riesenfeld's anthropological study of the Melanesian culture. Folding Maps,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce Overall Condition: Near Fine This book weighs 2 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 29.99 EU Postage: £ 21.99 European Postage: £ 23.99 Asia Postage: £ 37.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99 DESCRIPTION Scarce work. Illustrated with three plates, twenty-six in-text figures, and eight maps, five of which are on folding plates. Collated complete. A comprehensive and vast study of the megalithic culture of the Melanesian people, with reference to sun cults, sacred plants, the relation between the Kava People and the megalithic cultures. As well as the problem of pottery, quadrangular axe use, and stone-using immigrants. Written by Alphonse Riesenfeld, a German anthropologist who moved to the US and was on staff at the American Museum of Natural History. CONDITION In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities and light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Previous owner's ink stamp to the front endpaper. Overall Condition: Near Fine GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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