Author: Tremearne A. J. N. (Major)
Title: The Tailed Head-Hunters of Nigeria : An Account of an Official's Seven Years' Experiences in the Northern Nigerian Pagan Belt, and a Description of the Manners, Habits and Customs of the Native Tribes
Description: Philadelphia, J.P. Lippincott Co, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Rust orange cloth with titles stamped in gilt and gilt decoration of a canoe on front cover. Thick octavo.Corners bumped, light soiling to cover. 341 pages, index. Binding sound. Frontis photo, 31 pages of photos. Fodout map at rear. Small library rubber stamp on title page and dedication page, four numbers in ink to inside margin of first page of preface. Text bright and clean with some light toning. Pocket scars to rear pastedowns. Elaborate bookplate of Lawrence "Pete" Crane Woods, who served as "trustee and officer of Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, and trustee and chairman of Carnegie Museum of Natural History. He was a participant in biggame hunting expeditions for the museum's collection. Very good .

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