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DIAPEA, WILLIAM [association copy] - Cannibal Jack
Estimate:
$80 - $100
Sold
$120
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174: Rare Books
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DIAPEA, WILLIAM [association copy]
Cannibal Jack.
The True autobiography of a White Man in the South Seas. London: Faber & Gwyer 1928, first edition. xxii, 242p, frontis & one facsimile. 210mm, original pink cloth, gilt titles to spine. A few spots and spine lightly faded.
Loosely enclose a note written by H.D. Skinner which finishes 'I have reread it. Its beyond doubt a major Fiji classic and a classic in its own right'. Skinner was a noted NZ ethnographer, museum curator and director.
Cannibal Jack.
The True autobiography of a White Man in the South Seas. London: Faber & Gwyer 1928, first edition. xxii, 242p, frontis & one facsimile. 210mm, original pink cloth, gilt titles to spine. A few spots and spine lightly faded.
Loosely enclose a note written by H.D. Skinner which finishes 'I have reread it. Its beyond doubt a major Fiji classic and a classic in its own right'. Skinner was a noted NZ ethnographer, museum curator and director.