The Mystery of Easter Island, Mrs. Scoresby Routledge — 1st Edition

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The Mystery of Easter Island, Mrs. Scoresby Routledge — 1st Edition

Name: The Mystery of Easter Island, Mrs. Scoresby Routledge — 1st Edition
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The Mystery of Easter Island: The Story of an Expedition, Mrs. Scoresby Routledge — First Edition

Publication: London, Printed for the Author by Hazell, Watson and Viney, Ld., and sold by Sifton, Praed & Co. Ltd., 1919

Formatting: 8vo, pp. xxxi, 404.

Condition Report: Good. 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.

Catalogue NoteThis 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.

The front flyleaf bears a straightforward previous ownership ink signature reading "S. Pease. Feb. 1927."

Original printings of this pivotal anthropological survey of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) are uncommon on the open market, particularly when found in their original publisher's cloth rather than as rebound ex-library copies.

British anthropologist Katherine Routledge, alongside her husband Scoresby, launched the Mana Expedition to Easter Island from 1914 to 1915. Upon their arrival, they became the first qualified scholars to carry out a comprehensive anthropological, archaeological, and topographical survey of the island. 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. The Mystery of Easter Island serves as Routledge's engaging and extensive account of this groundbreaking sea voyage and expedition. To this day, it remains a foundational and highly readable text in the fields of Pacific archaeology and anthropology.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: Mrs. Scoresby Routledge

Book Publisher: Hazell, Watson and Viney, Ld. / Sifton, Praed & Co. Ltd.

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Science & Medical

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 435

Book Publication Year: 1919

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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