Lot no. 1185
New Guinea
Neuhauss, R
German New Guinea. In three volumes. Ed. with the support of the Rudolf Virchow Foundation in Berlin. 3 vols. with 1098 illustrations and 2 folded maps. Berlin, Reimer, 1911. XVI, 534 pp. VII. XII, 572 PP. 4°. OLwd. with D-title and R-title (slightly rubbed and dusty).
First edition. - Complete set with the very rare third volume. - Müller 1236 - NDB XIX, 128: "...Of greatest importance for the exploration of the country was N.'s 2nd journey to New Guinea ... Outstanding results are approx. 1100 photographs and the ethnographic collections as well as N.'s detailed description ..." - From the collection of the Museum für Völkerkunde zu Berlin and the photography collection of the Berlin Anthropological Society. - Margins slightly browned, maps foxed. Overall very clean and well-preserved copies.
Papua New Guinea. - 3 vols. With 1098 illustrations and 2 folded maps. Original canvas with front title and spine title (slightly rubbed and dusty). - First edition - Full series with the very rare third volume. - Müller 1236 - NDB XIX, 128: "...Of greatest importance for the exploration of the country was N.'s 2nd journey to New Guinea ... Outstanding results are approx. 1100 photographs and the ethnographic collections as well as N.'s detailed description ..." - From the collection of the Museum für Völkerkunde zu Berlin and the photography collection of the Berlin Anthropological Society. - Margins slightly browned, maps foxed. Overall very clean and well-preserved copies.
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