AUD 
CAD 
EUR 
HKD 
PLN 
SGD 
CHF 
USD 
+44 01225 448831
1917 The Talaings
What Our Customers Say...
Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce, With Dustwrapper
The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work.
In the original unclipped dust wrapper.
Robert Halliday's decisive study on the Mon of Burma, an extensive work that explores many aspects of their lives and culture. In particular he looks into the domestic life, social customs, religion, belief in the unseen, language, and literature.
Illustrated with a frontispiece, and ten plates.
Collated, complete.
Newspaper clippings about the author tipped in the the verso of the front endpaper and recto of the front free endpaper, and one loosely inserted.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. with a white mark to the tail of the spine. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A few faint marks to the boards and spine. Spots to the fore edge. Newspaper clippings tipped in the the verso of the front endpaper and recto of the front free endpaper. Dust wrapper is edge worn with some closed ters and small chips, a prior owner's aged tape repair to the spine and rear wrap. Spine is sunned, a few marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot.
Very Good
Delivery & payment
We send all of our books via courier which is a fully tracked and insured service. In our experience we find this to be the most reliable and quickest form of delivery. Our primary courier is DHL, but we are able to accommodate special requests if required, including postal delivery for items under 2kg. See More Details