Tryon d editors (3 Ergebnisse)

Three volumes with loosely inserted prospectus. Volume I (Maps): xxiv + 151 colour folding maps. Volume II.1 (Texts): xxxvi + 798pp. Volume II.2 (Texts): xvi + 799-1622pp. All volumes: 30 x 22.5cm. Sunned spine, original slipcase margins faded and starting to split, otherwise internally clean, a very good copy in hardback. ?An absolutely unique work in linguistics publishing ? full of beautiful maps and authoritative accounts of well-known and little-known language encounters. Essential reading (and map-viewing) for students of language contact with a global perspective.? Prof. Dr. Martin Haspelmath, Max-Planck-Institut für Evolutionäre Anthropologie The two text volumes cover a large geographical area, including Australia, New Zealand, Melanesia, Southeast Asia (Insular and Continental), Oceania, the Philippines, Taiwan, Korea, Mongolia, Central Asia, the Caucasus Area, Siberia, Arctic Areas, Canada, Northwest Coast and Alaska, United States Area, Mexico, Central America, and South America. (Publisher's description).…

Soft Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. This is a near fine softcover copy bound in black illustrated laminated card covers with just light edge wear. Completely clean inside and out. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition which opened at the Musee, Port Vila in June through August and then traveled to New Caledonia, then Bale Museum fur Volkerkunde, and finally Paris the Musee National des Arts d'Afrique et d'Oceanie from September 1997 to February 1998. Text in French. Essays by over two dozen scholars. Illustrated in color and black & white. 10" high X 8" wide, 365 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.…

1st edition, with a foreword by Emmanuel Kasarhérou, Jean Hubert Martin, Ralph Regenvanu and Clara B. Wilpert. Preface by José Garanger. (16), 368 PP with 383 b/w and colour illustrations. Eps: Map of Central Pacific Ocean. Laminated illustrated stiff cover. French text. Lower corner with a slight bump, o/wise fine. 24.4 x 22. Published in April 1996 to accompany a travelling exhibition held in Port Vila and Nouméa in 1996, then in Basle, Switzerland in 1997 and Paris in 1997/98. Lavish illustrations.…