The Gems of the East. Sixteen Thousand Miles of Research Travel among Wild and Tame Tribes of Enchanting Islands

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xiii + 567 pp., hardcover, full red cloth, scuffing, etc., numerous illustrations, diagrams, plans & 1 folded Philippine map.

(single volume edition) – detailed narrative of the entire Philippines travelled during a period of one year 1902/03 including Palawan, Mindanao, Cuyo, Visayas, and Luzon. An early primary resource on wild tribes and lesser known languages, excellent anthropological work on the Philippines.