Lot 286
O. Schellong, Alte Dokumente aus der Südsee. Königsberg 1934.
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€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot:
286
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
Otto Schellong
Schellong, Otto: Alte Dokumente aus der Südsee. Zur Geschichte der Gründung einer Kolonie. Erlebtes und Eingeborenenstudien. Königsberg: Gräfe and Unzer (1934). 23,7 x 16 cm. With 6 photographic illustrations on 2 plates. 207 pp. Illustrated original cardboard box.
(The cover is slightly discoloured and shows signs of wear, with tears at the edges.)
Otto Schellong (1858–1945) was a physician, anthropologist, ethnologist and linguist amongst the Papuans. He published his medical and ethnological research from 1885 to 1888 in specialist journals; this volume contains his diary entries from that period.
(The cover is slightly discoloured and shows signs of wear, with tears at the edges.)
Otto Schellong (1858–1945) was a physician, anthropologist, ethnologist and linguist amongst the Papuans. He published his medical and ethnological research from 1885 to 1888 in specialist journals; this volume contains his diary entries from that period.