New Guinea on the Threshold by Fisk, E. K - 1966

Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1966. Hardbound. Near Fine/Good. Hardbound cloth octavo; some b&w illustrations; 290 pp. Near Fine copy in Good dust jacket; shows light wear and soil; hinges good; clean, umarked text. Unclipped dust jacket shows light shelf wear, soil, and rubbing; little bumping and bending along edges; few small tears at top.

University of Pittsburgh Press, 1966. HDJ. VG / G-. 0x0x0. VERY-GOOD HARDBACK IN MODERATELY WORN DUSTJACKET WITH ONE LARGE (ABOUT AN INCH) CHIP ON BACK TOP OF DUSTJACKET.

University of Pittsburgh Press, 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine. Near fine hardback apart from name on gfront endpaper. The good dj is

Australian National University Press, Canberra, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. XX, 292 pp., last two blank, foreword by Sir John Crawford, acknowledgements, notes on contributors, abbreviations, it is in text, list of illustrations, references and index. Illustrated endpapers, showing map of New Guinea. Text illustrated by either black and white photographs or maps. Black boards with gilt writing on spine. Photographic dustwrapper, showing a New Guniea Highlander in traditional garb, with pale brown background with black and white writing on front panel and spine. "In this book a group of experts, who have made a special study of Papua and New Guinea, examine and the present situation in the Territory from the point of view of their own specialities, and consider what this boards for the future.". Corners are rubbed and shelf wear evident on bottom edges of book. Loss of colour to the top edge and bottom edge of the front panel and… Read More

Australia: Australian National University Press. Good. Hardcover. 1966. 260 pages. edges of d/j some wear .

ANU, Canberra, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. One of a large, sophisticated collection from an Australian anthropologist on New Guinea, Papua and related subject areas. Several hundred volumes from this collection are listed at this site and can be found as a set by searching for the special Keyword pwnewguinea. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 290 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Edges browned slightly. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Politics & Government; Papua New Guinea; 1960s; Sociology & Culture. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 29519. .

Longmans, 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Jacket has a small piece missing, some fading and some rubbing and chipping to edges. Price clipped. 290pp. Tipexed reference number and previous owners name to endpapers..

London, United Kingdom: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1966 290pp. This book is an "intelligent man's guide" to the nature and problems of Australia's responsibilities in Papua and New Guines. It has an inscription on the first page, a bit of wear and tear on the dust jacket and tanned page edges. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm).

London: Longmans, 1966. Ex library copy with number label on spine of dustwrapper, sellotape marks inside front and back boards, ink stamps on f/ep, title page and rev; marks on f/ep where paper label has been removed, also a later bar-code label. Some creasing and a few small tears to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, also some shelf-wear to bottom edge of same, but otherwise a not too bad, tight copy of this hard-cover book. A collection of pieces by various authors on the Economy, Social Problems and Political Problems facing the (then) Australian-administered Papua New Guinea. 290pp, 16 b&w illustrations, 10 b&w diagrams.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

University of Pittsburgh Press, 1968. 8 b/w plates. 290 pp. White endpapers. Brown cloth with gilt titles. Head and tail of spine lightly worn. Green DJ with black titles and b/w photos. Small chips, light wear. VG+/VG.