Myths and Legends of the Polynesians With Sixteen Plates in Colour by Richard Wallwork. Thirty-Two Plates in Half-Tone andOther Illustrations.
Myths and Legends of the Polynesians With Sixteen Plates in Colour by Richard Wallwork. Thirty-Two Plates in Half-Tone andOther Illustrations. | Rare and modern books | Andersen, Johannes C.
Myths and Legends of the Polynesians With Sixteen Plates in Colour by Richard Wallwork. Thirty-Two Plates in Half-Tone andOther Illustrations.
Myths and Legends of the Polynesians With Sixteen Plates in Colour by Richard Wallwork. Thirty-Two Plates in Half-Tone andOther Illustrations. | Rare and modern books | Andersen, Johannes C.
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Details
- Author
- Andersen, Johannes C.
- Publishers
- Charles E. Tuttle 1986
- Keyword
- Antropologia
- Cover description
- As New
- Binding description
- H
- Dust jacket
- True
- State of preservation
- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Inscribed
- False
- First edition
- False
Description
8vo 514pp. hardcover n dj and box. Near Mint in Like DW & Cardboard Slipcase. Not just a reprint of the George Harrap edition, but a greatly enhanced edition, with beautiful colour plates, black & white photographs & fold-out map, printed on superior paper. 16 colour plates, 44 b&w photographs, 13 line drawings, fold-out map at rear. Contents: Publisher's Foreword; Preface; List of Illustrations; Note on Proper Names; Polynesia and Its People; 'Koropanga and Rukutia; Kelea and Kalamakua; Uenuku; Fairies and Taniwha; The Tawhaki Cycle; Maui' (Maui-tikitiki-a-Taranga); Hina', Sister of Maui'; Pele the Fire-goddess; The Spirit Worlds; Io, Tangaroa, and Creation; The Areoi Society and the Hula Dance; Religious Observances; Authorities; Other Books of Hawaiian Interest; Glossary and Index.
