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A Merchant Venturer Among the Sea Gypsies

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A Merchant Venturer Among the Sea Gypsies

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Title: A Merchant Venturer Among the Sea Gypsies

Description: Being a Pioneer's account of life on an island in the Mergui Archipelago'. First edition. Publishers brown cloth with gilt title to spine [some wear]. Ex. Libris. 15 full-page plates. 1 full-page map. Lacks frontispiece. "The social and economic life of the Mergui Archipelago's inhabitants makes this work both entertaining and very informative. Ainsworth describes the land, sea bed, and forests of many of the Moken islands, as well as the trade relations established on the basis of local products." A very scarce first edition copy.

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Publisher: Nisbet & Co., London

Author: Leopold Ainsworth

Date Published: 1930

Binding: Hardback

Condition: Good

Weight: 666g

Reserve: $10.00

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