North Queensland Ethnography [the complete set of 18 Bulletins]

ROTH, Walter E.

Published by Government Printer, Brisbane, 1901

About this Item

Brisbane, Government Printer, 1901 to 1906 (Bulletins 1-8), and [Sydney, Australian Museum, 1907 to 1910] (Bulletins 9-18). Two volumes, folio (Bulletins 1 to 8) and large octavo (Bulletins 9 to 18, being separately paginated extracts from 'The Records of the Australian Museum'), approximately 218 pages and 360 pages respectively, extensively illustrated throughout. Black binder's cloth lettered in gilt on the spines; Bulletin 6 a little creased in the bottom margins; Bulletin 8 folded into quarters horizontally before binding; contents of the first volume show minor signs of use, but overall, in excellent condition; contents of the second volume in fine condition. Bulletin No. 1 is a presentation copy, inscribed at the head of the title page to 'Herr Dr Schoetensack . | with the author's compliments | Walter E. Roth | 10.5.4'. Otto Schoetensack (1850-1912), German industrialist turned anthropologist, achieved fame with his 1908 publication identifying a new species, Homo heidelbergensis. The individual titles in the first volume are 'String, and other Forms of Strand'; 'The Structure of the Koko-Yimidir Language'; 'Food: its Search, Capture, and Preparation'; 'Games, Sports and Amusements'; 'Superstition, Magic, and Medicine'; 'An Elementary Grammar of the Nggerikudi Language' (by the Rev. N. Hey, revised by Roth); 'Domestic Implements, Arts, and Manufactures'; and 'Notes on Government, Morals, and Crime'. The individual titles in the second volume are 'Burial Ceremonies, and Disposal of the Dead'; 'Marriage Ceremonies and Infant Life'; 'Tabu, and other Forms of Restriction'; 'On Certain Initiation Ceremonies'; 'Fighting Weapons'; 'Transport and Trade'; 'Decoration, Deformation and Clothing'; 'Huts and Shelters'; 'Postures and Abnormalities'; and 'Social and Individual Nomenclature'. Provenance: Tom Austen Brown (1925-2009), solicitor, collector and philanthropist, with his pencilled ownership initials in both volumes. 'In 2011 the University of Sydney used his substantial bequest to establish both the Tom Austen Brown Chair in Australian Anthropology, the first such chair at an Australian university, and the publication series Tom Austen Brown Studies in Australasian Archaeology' ('Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation', online). [2 items].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: North Queensland Ethnography [the complete set of 18 Bulletins]
• Publisher: Government Printer, Brisbane
• Publication Date: 1901
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed
  • Australian Aborigines
  • Australia
  • Queensland