The Living Races of Mankind
Ethnofotografie HUTCHINSON, H.N., GREGORY, J.W. & LYDEKKER, R. assisted by eminent specialists, The Living Races of Mankind. A popular illustrated account of the customs, habits, pursuits, feasts & ceremonies of the races of mankind throughout the world, Londen 1902. Hard cover maroon coloured with blind-stamped Art Nouveay imprint with gilt letters, 23 x 28 cm. Volume I: 288 pages with 339 photo's / Volume II: 295 pages with 309 photo's.
CONTENT:
Volume I deals with the peoples and races of Fiji Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Hervey Islands and all other neighbouring Islands, New Guinea, New Zealand, Australia, Tasmania, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Philippines, Malay Peninsula, Siam, Anam, Combodia, Burma, China, Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Formosa including neihbouring Islands, Tibet, Andaman, Ceylon, Aryans and Aboriginal Races of India commencing from the Aryan Invasion, Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Turkestan, Bokhara, Siberia, Persia, Arabia, Syria, Palestine, Asia Minor, Armenia, Africa and Madagascar.
Volume II deals with the African races like the Negro in general, the Bantu Negros, the Soudanese and Guinea Negros, the Abyssenian and Ethiopic Groups, the Hamitic and Semitic races of North Africa, and then the various countries of Europe, North America and Central and South America (including Mexico).
Covers some wear, spines some bleaching. Content good. Small stamp on title pages of both volumes[see photo's below].
95,00 euro
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