Published by Rigby, Adelaide 1972, 1972
ISBN 10: 0851794270 ISBN 13: 9780851794273
Seller: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
22.0 x 14.0cms, 222pp, b/w illusts, very good hardback & dustwrapper (ex-library with barcode & stamps, no external library markings) Mountford was a Post office mechanic when he began writing and photographing the Aborigines of the Northern territory. He led an epoch-making expedition to Arnhem Land in 1948 and became 'one of the world's leading authorities on the culture of the Australian Aborigines'.
Published by Rigby, Adelaide, 1972
ISBN 10: 0851794270 ISBN 13: 9780851794273
Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
First Edition
Hardback. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 322 pages. The biography of one of Australia's best known anthropologists.
Published by Rigby, Adelaide 1972, 1972
ISBN 10: 0851794270 ISBN 13: 9780851794273
Seller: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
22.0 x 14.0cms, 222pp, b/w illusts, very good+ hardback & dustwrapper Mountford was a Post office mechanic when he began writing and photographing the Aborigines of the Northern territory. He led an epoch-making expedition to Arnhem Land in 1948 and became 'one of the world's leading authorities on the culture of the Australian Aborigines'.
Published by Rigby, Adelaide, 1972
ISBN 10: 0851794270 ISBN 13: 9780851794273
Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 550 g; IV, 222 pp., list of illustrations, index. Numerous illustrations in black and white. Colour illustrated dustwrapper sun faded on the spine and rear panel. When writing this book, the author had the advantage of many interviews with Mr Mountford, who also allow him to research into the papers and journals which had accumulated over nearly 50 years. The result is a portrait of a great Australian: a man of wit, courage and resolution, who despite initial disadvantages, has become one of the world's leading authorities on the culture of the Australian aborigines. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Anthropology; Biography; Aboriginal -- Australia; ISBN: 0851794270. ISBN/EAN: 9780851794273. Inventory No: 0277388.
Published by Rigby Ltd, Adelaide, 1972
ISBN 10: 0851794270 ISBN 13: 9780851794273
Seller: Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australia
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 222 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page.
Published by Rigby Limited, Adelaide, 1972
ISBN 10: 0851794270 ISBN 13: 9780851794273
Seller: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, edges faintly foxed, faint fading spine jacket as usual, minor edgewear, old price marks. 222 pp. Biography by Max Lamshed of the Australian anthropologist C. P. Mountford. He did pioneering but controversial research among Aboriginal communities.
Published by Rigby, Australia, 1972
ISBN 10: 0851794270 ISBN 13: 9780851794273
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 222 pages, includes index. Black/white photos. A clean, straight book. D/j spine slightly sunned, otherwise bright, undamaged, now protected.