The Head-Hunters Of Borneo by Carl Bock
SKU: B-000801

The Head-Hunters Of Borneo

Author: Carl Bock
Condition: In good condition. The cover has light scuffing, and creasing. Light top page corner crease from the front to the back of the book. No writing. Tight binding. From a smoke free home.

History Local & Regional History

Regional History Borneo Headhunting

Carl Bock’s classic travel chronicle, The Head-Hunters of Borneo, recounts his 1879 expedition into the island’s then-unmapped interior, meeting Dayak tribes whose customs of trophy-taking both shocked and fascinated Victorian readers. This 1988 paperback preserves every vivid detail of jungle rivers, longhouse hospitality, and ceremonial dances that made the book a cornerstone of regional history and adventure literature.

Ideal for adult learners and armchair explorers, the narrative doubles as an accessible textbook on Borneo’s colonial-era ethnography. Bock’s observations—recorded before modern influence reached upriver communities—offer intermediate students a firsthand window into vanished social structures, trade routes, and belief systems.

The copy shows gentle signs of earlier adventures: light cover scuffs, a faint uniform crease along the top page corners, and a binding that remains reassuringly tight. No ink, no smoke odor, just a clean, readable edition ready for your next bookshelf journey.

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