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Robert Hale 1959. Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

London: Robert Hale, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. London, Robert Hale, 1959. Octavo; cloth a little bumped (with slight associated creasing to the intial leaves); spine a little lightly sunned; flyleaf slightly marked; a very good copy with the very good dustwrapper a little rubbed, creased, chipped and torn with slight loss. '... an investigation into magic and psychical beliefs in modern Samoa...'.

London: Robert Hale, 1959 Illstd with b&w photos. A name in front, light foxing in the fore edges. Dust jacket is unclipped and bright, in a clear film protective sleeve.

London: Robert Hale, 1959. First edition (hardback). 8vo (22cm by 14cm), 192pp. 19 plates. Original blue cloth, dustwrapper. Light foxing to the edges of the text block; overall, the book is in good to very good condition. The dustwrapper is in near-VG condition (some light rubbing).

London: Robert Hale. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. (1959). First Edition. Hardcover. Adhesive tape stains to reverse side of dust-jacket at head and tail of spine, where a plastic covering was taped down. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; 192 pages + 19 illustrations on 6 plate leaves. 2 maps on page 14, Pacific Ocean, Western Samoa. Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine.Page dimensions: 216 x 135mm. "South Seas Magic is the story of an investigation into magic and psychical beliefs in modern Samoa. Together with his wife as co-experimenter, and accompanied by their two children, the author lived on the tiny island of Manono for six months. The family lived largely as the Samoans do, in a thatched house by the side of the coastal lagoon. They fished with the Samoans, were accepted into the native society, and took part in feasts and ceremonies." - from dust-jacket blurb. .

Robert Hale. 1959. Hard cover. Good in good dust jacket. small tears to edges of dust jacket, price clipped from inside dust jacket, foxing (age spots) to page edges and some pages. 192 p., illustrations, index. . This is the story of an investigation into magic and psychical beliefs in modern Samoa. Together with his wife as co-experimenter, and accompanied by their two children, the author lived on the tiny island of Manomo for six months. The family lived largely as the Samoans do, in a thatched house by the side of the coral lagoon. They fished with the Samoans, were accepted into the native society, and took part in feasts and ceremonies. In addition to giving Samoan accounts of ghosts, magic, sorcery, "spirit sickness' and psychical healing, and describing the experimental investigation of telepathy and clairvoyance, the book describes the daily life of Samoans, their social organization, morality and sex life, and their prospects for self-government. It describes the extraordinary influence of… Read More