Author: Kirchhoff,A. Translated by George Philip Jr. Depicted by H. LEUTEMANN
Title: GRAPHIC PICTURES OF NATIVE LIFE in Distant Lands. Illustrating the Typical Races of Mankind. Depicted by H.Leutemann .. Printed by G. Loewensohn, Fuerth.
Description: London, George Philip & Son 1888 Doublepage chromolithographs (12). . 11.5 x 7.8 inches green pictorial cloth [Japanese scene] on beveled boards (rebacked with cloth rather faded/rubbed & corners quite worn) All Edges Gilt. Half title + titlepage + contents leaf + 54pp + plates on stubs. Aborigines of Australia +Papuas +Polynesians + Eskimo (corner loss & 2 clean tears with no loss) + American Indians + Hottentots & bushmen (torn mainly along fold) +Negroes +Nubians +Arabs +Indians +Chinese (tape repair to fold) +Japanese (tear to fold without loss). The paper is a bit brittle and there are some other tears but not touching printed or picture area. Some tanning towards edges and new endpapers. Each of the plates has about ten large figures figures hunting, cooking among their houses, fishing from boats, merchants selling. For example Japan shows a village square with a Temple, people watching acrobats, drummer wearing a mask, lady with children etc. American Indians are shown hunting, digging manioc, shooting turtles from canoes, on horseback with baby in cradle and loading pack animals with Guanaco skins among their tents, hammocks etc.

Keywords: travel world ethnicity races lifestyle Victorian chromolith plates


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