In the Nicobar Islands. The Record of a Lengthy Sojourn in Islands of Sunshine and Palms amongst a People Primitive in their Habits and Beliefs and Simple in their Manner of Living, with a Description of their Customs and Religious Ceremonies and an Account of their Superstitions, Traditions and Folk-Lore

London, Seeley, Service, 1924.

Octavo, 276, [12, advertisements] pages plus 21 plates and a map.

Pictorial cloth a little unevenly sunned, slightly rubbed and bumped at the extremities and very slightly snagged at the head of the spine; edges and advertisements slightly foxed; a very good copy.

The author was Chief Commissioner (on behalf of the Government of India) of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. With the pictorial bookplate of F.L. Benham (an Adelaide doctor and book-collector).

Item #65173

Price (AUD): $220.00

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