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1954 · X75710 — Philadelphia, The American Philosophical Society 1954-1957-1961 complete in 3 volumes: 138 + 164 + 117pp. with 4 maps and 8 figures, 30cm., original 1954-1961-edition, in the series "Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. New series" vol.44 part 1 & vol.47 part 1 & vol.51 part 3, signed by the author, formerly belonged to a Scheut library (with some stamps), few handwritten annotations, softcover (some use), good condition, [Louis Schram, 1883-1971, was a Scheut missionary from Bruges (Belgium); this historical and sociological study of a people of mixed Mongol and Turkish origin in a frontier region of Northwest China is based on studies and notes made by the author during a residence of more than ten years among them], [contains: Part I: Their origin, history and social organization. Part II: Their religious life. Part III: Records of the Monguor clans; history of the Monguors in Huangchung and the chronicles of the Lu family. Added: fragile and slightly damaged handwritten map (probably drawn by the author himself) entitled "Carte du Kansou[] aborigènes fan dzen et autres qui en dépendent (dressée par le gouvernement chinois en 1891)"], X75710