Makutu by Tom & Lydia Davis
$30.00
Makutu by Tom & Lydia Davis. First published by Michael Joseph Ltd, London, in 1960.
A scarce Cook Islands novel drawing on Polynesian beliefs and traditions. The authors lived in the South Pacific and wrote from direct knowledge of the region. Makutu has been described as an important early Pacific novel and is now long out of print.
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Edition: First edition, 1960
Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd, London
Condition: Vintage copy with visible wear to the dust jacket, including edge wear, creasing and small tears/chips; handwritten price notation to front. Please refer to photos.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, FICTION BOOKS, FIRST EDITIONS, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: FICTION
Category: 1960S, BOOKS, COOK ISLANDS, FICTION, FIRST EDITION, PACIFIC, POLYNESIA, VINTAGE
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