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201 - (Polynesia) — [ROLLIN (Dr Louis)].
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Estimate €100 - €150
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(Polynesia) — [ROLLIN (Dr Louis)]. Notes on the ancient customs of the Maori peoples of the eastern Polynesian archipelagos. 16-page in-8 manuscript, undated [c. 1935]. Born in Paris in 1887, this doctor spent his entire career in Polynesia, where he arrived in 1920, first in Tahiti and then in the Marquesas Islands, Papeete and various other islands. This note focuses primarily on the status of Māori women in Polynesian society.
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About the sale In preparation – The Jean-Paul Delon Bookshop Collection, Part I (Bibliography – Scholarship – Bibliophilia)
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Auction time 10/05/2026 at 2:00 PM
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