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A Pair of Early to Mid-20th Century Travel Accounts: White Shadows in the South Seas by Frederick O'Brien and Headhunting in the Solomon Islands by Caroline Mytinger - This lot features two vintage hardcover books, early to mid-20th-century travel or ethnographic accounts. The first volume, ”White Shadows in the South Seas” by Frederick O'Brien, is bound in green cloth with an illustrated cover depicting a blue and yellow island scene. It bears a 1919 copyright and a 1921 title page, and is illustrated with multiple black and white photographic plates. The second volume, ”Headhunting in the Solomon Islands” by Caroline Mytinger, is dated 1942. It features a red hardcover binding and is presented with a beige dust jacket adorned with red and blue decorative patterns and bold typography. This volume is illustrated with black and white drawings. Height of ”Headhunting in the Solomon Islands”: 8.5 inches Height of ”White Shadows in the South Seas”: 8.75 inches