{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-easter-island-mrs-scoresby-routledge-1st-edition","title":"The Mystery of Easter Island, Mrs. Scoresby Routledge — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mystery of Easter Island: The Story of an Expedition, Mrs. Scoresby Routledge — First Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003ePublication: \u003c\/b\u003eLondon, Printed for the Author by Hazell, Watson and Viney, Ld., and sold by Sifton, Praed \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., 1919\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eFormatting: \u003c\/b\u003e8vo, pp. \u003cspan class=\"citation-373 citation-end-373\"\u003exxxi, 404.\u003csup data-turn-source-index=\"3\" class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eCondition Report: \u003c\/b\u003eGood. Bound in the original blue ribbed cloth with gilt titling to the spine, the binding remains secure but shows typical signs of its age. The spine ends are lightly bumped and frayed at the extremities, while the cloth boards exhibit mild rubbing, shelf-wear, and two small snags or insect nips to the cloth on the upper front board. The text block edges are mildly browned and dust-soiled, as is standard for a volume of this vintage. Internally, the inner hinges appear stable. A previous ownership signature is neatly penned on the front flyleaf, but the pages otherwise appear largely clean and bright. Overall, a solid and respectable copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003eThis First Edition is extensively illustrated, featuring a frontispiece, an author portrait, 136 photographic plates, and 11 maps and plans (some folding), which document the expedition's findings in rich detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eThe front flyleaf bears a straightforward previous ownership ink signature reading \"S. Pease. Feb. 1927.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_c348eced200c1090-199\" data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-372 citation-end-372\"\u003eOriginal printings of this pivotal anthropological survey of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) are uncommon on the open market,\u003csup data-turn-source-index=\"4\" class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e particularly when found in their original publisher's cloth rather than as rebound ex-library copies. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_c348eced200c1090-201\" data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-370 citation-end-370\"\u003eBritish anthropologist Katherine Routledge, alongside her husband Scoresby, launched the Mana Expedition to Easter Island from 1914 to 1915.\u003csup data-turn-source-index=\"6\" class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-369 citation-end-369\"\u003eUpon their arrival, they became the first qualified scholars to carry out a comprehensive anthropological, archaeological, and topographical survey of the island.\u003csup data-turn-source-index=\"7\" class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Their timely research focused on the famous moai statues and the undeciphered Rongorongo script, successfully recording the island's fading cultural memory and oral histories from its remaining elders. \u003cspan class=\"citation-368\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"506\" data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-368\"\u003eThe Mystery of Easter Island\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-368 citation-end-368\"\u003e serves as Routledge's engaging and extensive account of this groundbreaking sea voyage and expedition.\u003csup data-turn-source-index=\"8\" class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e To this day, it remains a foundational and highly readable text in the fields of Pacific archaeology and anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231704404307,"sku":"4440","price":490.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260623_125354.jpg?v=1783499137","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-mystery-of-easter-island-mrs-scoresby-routledge-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}