Author: BASTIAN, A.,
Title: Der Papua des dunklen Inselreichs im Lichte psychologischer Forschung. Orig. edn.
Description: Berlin, 1885. orig.calfbacked contemp. boards, in period-style. (viii), 369pp. Important comparative study on the Papuans of Melanesia and New Guinea, based upon observations during a journey in the Indonesian Archipelago between 1878-1880, and on earlier publications. The author is considered to be the founder of modern anthropology & ethnology. FINE COPY. Rare.

Keywords: melanesia/new guinea