Books - "anthropology"
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The Discovery of the Pacific Islands
Octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + (3) + 259pp, illus, VG (moderate to heavy soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & ep edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate to heavy fading to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, sl soiling)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1969
KEYWORDS: pacific islands exploration history Polynesia Melanesia Micronesia ethnology anthropology geography
The New Zealanders
MAPS PRESENT, sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to green title plate to spine, frontis/map, iv + 424pp, illus/maps, G+ (v heavy cracking to hinges- front board completely detached & rear board very delicate, moderate tape staining & residue to spine & board edges, moderate chafing to boards, moderate chipping to surface os spine, light bruising & scuffing to board corners, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps, prev. owners' names in ink & pencil to front eps, ffep detached but re-fixed with tidy archival tape, moderate foxing to pages throughout, heavy cracking to rear gutter)
PUBLISHER: Charles Knight, Pall Mall East 1830
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history culture Maori communities anthropology
Legends of the South Sea
Ex-library, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1970
KEYWORDS: anthropology history south seas exploration Polynesia Polynesian myths legends poetry art
Indigenous Psychologies: The Anthropology of the Self
FIRST EDITION, very tidy ex-library, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 322pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, minor tape staining to board edges & eps, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & moderate adhesive staining to edges, light tanning to flaps, light chafing, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Academic Press 1981
KEYWORDS: first editions religion psychology anthropology spirituality
From Stone to Steel: Economic Consequences of a Technological Change in New Guinea
FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG) boards heavily stained; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Melbourne University Press 1962
KEYWORDS: first editions New Guinea technology advancements anthropology
Ayorama
FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1955
KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature anthropology Krangmalit Canada Canadian
Gardens of War: Life and Death in the New Guinea Stone Age
Imperial octavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Penguin 1974
KEYWORDS: anthropology New Guinea culture
Savage New Guinea
FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1964
KEYWORDS: anthropology geography New Guinea customs culture first editions
The World of the First Australians
Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Ure Smith 1965
KEYWORDS: indigenous Australia Australians history Aborigine Aboriginal anthropology
Man the Unknown
Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1936
KEYWORDS: mankind humans anthropology biology human body physiology
Deuba: A Study of a Fijian Village
Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society Inc 1945
KEYWORDS: pacific islands Fiji fijian islands villages anthropology Deuba
Through Aboriginal Eyes: The Cry from the Wilderness
Octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, xix + 158pp, illus, VG (light creasing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: WCC Publications 1991
KEYWORDS: Australia Australian indigenous Aborigines history land rights anthropology
The First Boat People
Super octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xvii + 318pp, illus, VG+ (minor bruising to spine extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor underlining & annotaion to pages)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 2006
KEYWORDS: anthropology Australia history migration
Building One Fire: Art + World View in Cherokee Life
Square super octavo, illus heavy boards, orange & cream lettering to black cloth spine, printed eps, frontispiece, illus prelims, 224pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, annotation & signatures to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges & spine)
PUBLISHER: The Cherokee Nation 2010
KEYWORDS: native American Indians Cherokee anthropology art
People of the Four Winds
OWNERSHIP OF BISHOP MURU WALTERS, octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Hicks, Smith & Sons 1972
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori communities anthropology demographics
Myth: Its Meaning and Functions in Ancient and Other Cultures
Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1993
KEYWORDS: mythology myths legends cultures anthropology
The Man-Eating Myth: Anthropology & Anthropophagy
Octavo softcover (VG-) occasional underlining; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1980
KEYWORDS: anthropology cannibalism history
Crab Antics: The Social Anthropology of English-Speaking Negro Societies of the Caribbean
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 1973
KEYWORDS: social anthropology ethnicity Caribbean
The Sexual Life of Savages, in North-Western Melanesia
Super octavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1968
KEYWORDS: ethnography courtship relationships sexuality marriage native tribes melanesia anthropology
Tristes Tropiques
Super octavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Atheneum 1974
KEYWORDS: anthropology English translations Levi-Strauss