The Eskimo Tribes, Their Disturbution and Characteristics , Especially in Regard to Language

Rink, Dr. H[inrich] [Johannes]

Published by C.A. Reitzel and Longmans, Green & Co.'s

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1887. First separate edition of volume XI of the Meddelelser om Grenland and its supplement. Complete with the color lithographed map. Two volumes in one, the second being the supplement on the Eskimo language. Pp. (14), 163 (verso blank): (8), 124, (2). Each volume with dual title pages, the first in Danish and the second in English. Tall 8vo half black calf over black boards; red calf spine label lettered in gilt. A few minor scuffs to the spine, four leaves in the section of Eskimo dialects professionally repaired at one corner, else a fine, clean copy. A seminal work by a scholar who devoted his life to the study and support of the natives of Greenland. First separate edition of volume XI of t.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Eskimo Tribes, Their Disturbution and Characteristics , Especially in Regard to Language
• Publisher: C.A. Reitzel and Longmans, Green & Co.'s
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine