Among Stone Giants. The Life of Katherine Routledge and Her Remarkable Expedition to Easter Island. First Printing

Van Tilburg, Jo Anne

ISBN 10: 074324480X / ISBN 13: 9780743244800

Published by Scribner, New York, 2003

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New York. Scribner. 2003. First Edition/First Printing (full number line including 1) to the copyright page. Hard Cover. Demy 8vo 8¾" x 5½" approx. 247 pp and detailed notes to the rear. Quarter bound mustard cloth spine over cream boards with black titles to the spine. The book is tight and firmly bound with straight spine. No previous ownership inscriptions or remainder marks. The boards are clean and unfaded, the corners have tiny knocks and the spine ends have some bruising. The pages and closed page edges are clean. The dust jacket is crisp and complete and unclipped. The colours are bright, fresh and unfaded, corners and spine ends are sharp. Wraparound jacket design by Mark Stutzman. Map of Easter Island in the prelims. One section of glossy monochrome photographs in the text. A 'Lisa Drew' book. Lisa Drew is most notably a retired executive editor who established her own imprint at Scribner

Jo Anne Van Tilburg, is a leading authority on Easter Island statues This biography explores the life of Katherine Routledge, a pioneering female archaeologist. The book details her 1913?1915 "Mana Expedition" to Easter Island, where she conducted the first-ever excavations of the island's famous stone statues and preserved historical information through interviews with the local population. It covers her rebellion against Victorian values as one of Oxford's first female graduates, her groundbreaking archaeological work, and her eventual struggle with mental illness.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Among Stone Giants. The Life of Katherine Routledge and Her Remarkable Expedition to Easter Island. First Printing
• Publisher: Scribner, New York
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 074324480X
• ISBN 13: 9780743244800
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Mark Stutzman
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Dimensions: 13W x 22H x 4D centimeters 13 centimeters width by 22 centimeters height by 4 centimeters depth
• Weight: 650 grams

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Synopsis

Katherine Routledge is a central figure in the history of Easter Island, one of the world's most remote and mysterious locales. Born to a wealthy and prestigious English Quaker family in 1866, Katherine rebelled against Victorian values, becoming one of the first female graduates of Oxford University and the first woman archaeologist to work in Polynesia. From 1913 to 1915, Katherine and her husband, Australian adventurer William Scoresby Routledge, led the Mana Expedition to Easter Island, where Katherine conducted the first ever excavations of the island's world-famous stone statues. Katherine collected vast quantities of new information, and through interviews with dozens of elderly men and women, she was able to save the history of the island, whose population was struggling back from the brink of extinction. Without Katherine's extraordinary efforts, Easter Island's traditional beliefs and customs would have been forever lost. Many of Katherine's papers were thought to be lost until they were discovered by Jo Anne Van Tilburg, the contemporary world's leading authority on the Easter Island statues. In this compelling biography, Dr. Van Tilburg brings her unique expertise to Katherine Routledge's discoveries and to her turbulent life. The result is an exciting personal story, set against the drama of Katherine's remarkable exploration of one of the most intriguing archaeological sites in the world.

About the Authors

Jo Anne Van Tilburg is currently a research associate of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA and is also director of the UCLA Rock Art Archive.

Jo Anne Van Tilburg, PhD, is an archaeologist with two decades of experience on Easter Island, where she directs the comprehensive and definitive Easter Island Statue Project. Currently a research associate of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, she is also director of the UCLA Rock Art Archive. She is a national lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of America and a lecturer for the British Museum Traveller. She lives in Malibu, California.