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The 7th Man: A True Cannibal Tale of the South Sea Islands

Illustrator Robert John Gibbings British
Publisher Golden Cockerel Press British
1930
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Object Information
  • Title: The 7th Man: A True Cannibal Tale of the South Sea Islands
  • Illustrator: Robert John Gibbings (Anglo-Irish, Cork 1889–1958 Oxford)
  • Publisher: Golden Cockerel Press (London)
  • Date: 1930
  • Medium: Illustrations: wood engravings
  • Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 5 in. (19.7 x 12.7 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.807.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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