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The golden octopus : legends of the South Seas

documentary heritage
  • Other Name

    Legends of the South Seas (Alternate title)

  • Place
    London, England, United Kingdom
  • Other Id

    GR385.S575 HUN (Library of Congress Call Number)

    21007 (Cat ID)

    15324 (DBTextworks system ID)

    12229 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    The golden octopus : legends of the South Seas
  • Other Name

    Legends of the South Seas (Alternate title)

  • Primary Maker

    Blamire Young (Illustrator)

     Francis Hastings (Author)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Eveleigh Nash & Grayson
  • Place
    London, England, United Kingdom
  • Date
    1928
  • Physical Description

    14 unnumbered pages, 91 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of colour mounted plates : colour illustrations ; 26 cm

  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Edition/State/Version
    Limited edition
  • Subject Category

    Legends--Society Islands

  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Tales--French Polynesia--Society Islands]

    Published in a limited edition of 750, of which 700 were for sale. This edition is limited to 750 copies of which 700 are for sale"--Half title page verso. Orange and grey mottled paper binding over boards. Mounted plates have tissue paper guard sheet with caption printed over.

  • Collection Type
    Reserve Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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