Lot #735 - “The Australian Race - It’s Origin, Languages, Customs” - Volume IV - “Comparative Vocabulary”
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Auction House:Leski Auctions
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Sale Name:Australian & Historical
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Sale Date:29 May 2021 ~ 11am (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 684
30 May 2021 ~ 11am (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 685 - 1314 -
Lot #:735
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Lot Description:“The Australian Race - It’s Origin, Languages, Customs” - Volume IV - “Comparative Vocabulary”
elephant-sized folio being a 45 page gazette of comparative Aboriginal languages, plus a large folding colour map of Australia, annotated to show locations where circumcision and ‘The Terrible Rite’ (penile subincision) were practised; pub. John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, 1887. -
Estimate:A$200 - 400
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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