MONCKTON, C. A. W
Last days in new guinea being further experiences of a new guinea resident magistrate
The Bodley Head, London: 1922
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x, 286, [4]. With 54 illustrations, two folding maps, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's red cloth, blind stamped and lettered gilt. Fore- and bottom-edge untrimmed, top edge once gilt, some leaves uncut. Boards a little marked, lightly toned, nonetheless a sturdy copy. Charles Arthur Whitmore Monckton (1873-1936), was a New Zealander magistrate, colonial officer, explorer, and writer who spent much of his early career in 'the furthest outpost of the Empire' - New Guinea. Monckton contributed to various scientific journals throughout his career across zoology, geography and sociology, though his several books on his time in New Guinea, serve as a racy narrative on his life and adventures, rather than 'possess any scientific value'. Size: 8vo
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