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George G.Harrap, 1954. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback, small quarto, red cloth lettered gilt, lacking dust jacket, a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, coloured and b&w plates..

George G Harrap & Co, publishers, London - first edition in English 1954 hardcover, 8" x 10", with dust jacket Jacket is under transparent covering, mirroring minor tape stains to endpapers. Original bookseller's label inside front cover. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket This book presents an account of four primitive tribes from rarely-visited parts of India - the Todas, the Gadabas, the Bondos and the Kanis. Three French architects visited, photographed and studied them in turn - becoming anthropologists and ethnologists during their study. The text compares each tribe with the others, and describing their life and customs. 80 photographic plates (some colour, mostly monochrone). It is a valuable document for any study of India.

London: George G. Harrap & Co, 1954. 51pp, translated by Nadine Peppard, b/w and colour photographs throughout. D/j chipped, torn and creased, especially at bottom of spine, scuffed and price clipped. Inside rear flap of d/j torn at top. Pictorial cover with title in white on black spine. . Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.