A little rubbing to paper-covered covers, vertical crease on first three pages, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Lacking the dust jacket. . This marvelous book is a highly comprehensive and detailed book on the Hittite, Phrygian, Greek and Roman cultures and ancient ruins in Turkey. With 380 pages, 180 plans and line drawings, 27 coloured and 156 b/w photographs, and several maps. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 375 pages. U2 View More...
No defects. Pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; book appears unread. . Text is in German. . Trade PB. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 301 pages. G3 View More...
Large stapled pamphlet, paper covers a bit faded at extremities and soiled. . Four articles: Address and Decision-Making in Modern Swedish, by Stephen A. Mitchell; A Philippine Language Tree, by Charles Watson; Convergence in Lingala and Zairian, by Charles Gilman; and A Note on the French Moderator Bien, by Patrick C. Douaud. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 51 pages. J0 View More...
Slight bumps to corners, minor spine creasing, off-white pages. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. No writing of any kind. In wrappers. . Author introduces his approach to an anthropological theory of repression. Text is in French. . Science Series. Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 216 pages. K4 View More...
Faint spine crease, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Eleven papers address aspects of the general topic. . Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 210 pages. B1 View More...
Dust jacket has edge-creasing, one-inch closed tear and several tiny tears. Spine is sunned. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. . Classic sociological-economic study of a small Hindu village in the Orissa Hills of India. Includes 8 pages of plates as well as tables, charts, and maps. An excellent copy. This is the first Indian edition. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 292 pages. G3 View More...
Minor sunning to edges of dust jacket, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Page ends and endpapers of book are lightly foxed, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . A handsome copy of a classic and humorous tale of an anthropology fieldwork adventure in the Cameroons. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 189 pages. B4 View More...
Fine book in NF dust jacket. Jacket is rubbed, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has faint remainder mark to top page ends, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. . First American Edition. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 213 pages. J2 View More...
Dust jacket is lightly rubbed with a one-inch tear, now protected by fresh mylar cover. Gilt on book spine is slightly dulled, no other defects. . Detailed ethnographic accounts of ways in which descent may be traced. A handsome copy of the first edition, hardcover. . American Museum Sourcebooks in Anthropology Series. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 391 pages. F6 View More...
Blue card covers and pages, with backstrip mildly wrinkled and moderate corner bump. Binding is tight, pages clean and bright. . Sarawak is the largest state in Malayasia, and is located on the island of Borneo. It is home to 28 ethnic groups, with no ethnic majority. The Sarawak Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo. The museum holds the natural history collection and specimens of Sarawak fauna, reptiles, mammals, and birds. The museum also displays exhibits of ethnographic artifacts such as models of longhouses of the various ethnic groups in Sarawak, musical instruments, various kinds of fi... View More...
Light edgewear and creasing to edges of fragile paper covers and pages, owner name on verso of front cover. This is a 20-page booklet. . Includes three plates. . Angola Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 20 pages. U3 View More...
Fine book in VG dust jacket. Jacket is rubbed, worn at extremities, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Illustrated with 39 b/w photos and 3 maps. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 238 pages. T4 View More...
Hardcover book lacking the dust jacket. Fine condition, no defects. Bound in black cloth with bright gilt titles to spine. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 212 pages. G3 View More...
Light soil to fore-edge of pages, covers are lightly rubbed. . No date of publication. This is a softcover book in wrappers, the latter printed on coated paper. This is all about the gaucho, his dances, costumes, and craftsmanship. Gauchos are popularly thought of as Brazilian cowboys, from Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. Published after 1974, as there is a reference to this date in the text; according to the Library of Congress, publication date is 1980.. Author is a folklorist, composer, broadcaster and Brazilian researcher. Glossary. Book is in English. . Trade PB. 8vo ... View More...
This is an ex-library book, and the library stamp can be found on many blank pages. A few pages have tears and chips; none affect the text. The book is comprised of two separate and original publications bound together, both having also appeared in Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1881-'82. It seems that the library itself was responsible for the hardcover binding. The binding is tight and solid; the pages are brittle. . The two publications include many plates and figures. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. E3 View More...
Fine book in NF dust jacket. Jacket has light edgewear to top edge, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Binding is very tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. First edition. . History of anthropology from the Greeks forward. Classic work. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 383 pages. A5 View More...
Lightly penciled notes and marks are scattered here and there, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 344 pages. B5 View More...
Slight wear to cover corners, some fraying and loss to spine extremities, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Printed on coated paper. Book is in remarkable condition. . Intended as a textbook for children, this book describes the lives of early hunters -- their everyday lives, tools, weapons, inventions and relationships with animals. Illustrated with many b/w photos and line drawings. Includes "Things to Do" after eath section, educational activities intended for teachers' use. The author, associated with the University of Chicago, was one of the foremost Americ... View More...
