The Mystery of Easter Island: The Story of an Expedition

First Edition, First Printing. Rare. First edition of this important work on the Easter Island, detailing the famous Mana Expedition. Profusely illustrated with photogravure frontispiece, one photogravure portrait, two folding colored maps, 134 illustrations and 11 maps. Covers information of its cultural and ethnographical problems, richly illustrated. Includes many photographs of the island's statues, probably the earliest photographic survey undertaken. Additionally it contains a lot of information about the places encountered along the expedition's route: the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Tahiti, Hawaiian Islands, The Panama, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Bermuda, etc. Very good plus in original olive green cloth. Minor wear on spine head, tail and edges. Corners ever so slightly bumped. Top edge gilt. Ex-lib. One of the best on the market in this condition. Octavo. 404 pp. A wonderful copy of this groundbreaking work.