CAILLOT, A. C. Eugène. 3 works on Polynesia: - Lot 325

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CAILLOT, A. C. Eugène. 3 works on Polynesia: - Lot 325
CAILLOT, A. C. Eugène. 3 works on Polynesia: 1) Histoire des religions de l'archipel Paumotu : avec des tableaux de la société indigène et des traditions anciennes [...], Paris : Ernest Leroux, 1932. In-8 paperback of 144, [2] p. A good copy. Rare and unique edition, never reprinted ; 2) Mythes, légendes et traditions des Polynésiens. Polynesian texts collected, published, translated into French and commented by A.-C. Eugène Caillot, Paris : E. Leroux, 1914. Leroux, 1914. In-8 paperback of 340 p., 1 folding plate. Illustrated cover. Spine broken, otherwise a good copy. Important and pioneering study. Contents: 1st part. The oral literature of the Paumotous or Taumotous // Part 2. The oral literature of the Tahitians // Part 3. Historical traditions of the Mangarevans // Part 4. The oral literature of the Tongans // Appendix: Paumotous texts ; 3) Histoire de la Polynésie orientale, Paris : E. Leroux, 1910. In-8 of 606 p. Paperback, illustrated cover. A very good copy. Eugène Caillot (1866-1938) is the first true historian of this region of the Pacific.
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