Books - "anthropology"
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Old New Zealand; Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times
FIRST EDITION- ORIGINAL BINDING, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, blind decoration to boards, viii + 216pp, VG- (light to moderate rubbing & bruising to board extrems, heavy cracking to rear hinge & spine- some flapping, heavy cracking to front & rear gutters- boards shaky esp. rear board, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to eps, prev. owners' names in ink to title page & verso of, light foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder and Co 1863
KEYWORDS: New Zealand first editions history historical accounts heritage customs anthropology ethnography Maori culture
Lords of the Southeast: Social Inequality and the Native Elites of Southeastern North America
Quarto 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: American Anthropological Association 1992
KEYWORDS: anthropology North America American history southern states native Indians
Pathway of the Birds: The Voyaging Achievements of Maori and Their Polynesian Ancestors
Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white & red lettering to spine, illus prelims, 288pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing)
PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2018
KEYWORDS: history New Zealand Maori Polynesian anthropology Pacific voyages exploration
Nga Mahi a Nga Tupuna
TEXT MOSTLY IN TE REO MAORI, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xx + 211pp, VG+ (minor bruising/rubbing & discolouration to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- archival tape repairs, light to moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing/scuffing to covers)
PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1971
KEYWORDS: TEXT MOSTLY IN TE REO MAORI New Zealand literature Sir George Grey Maori heritage legends tales folklore lore ancient history anthropology ancestors stories
Tolai Myths of Origin
Octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, illus eps & title page, xix + 99pp, VG- (moderate creasing & curling to covers, moderate to heavy fading to spine & cover edges, moderate chafing to covers, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in red ink to half title page, prev. bookseller's sm label to inside rear cover, sl soiling/foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: The Jacaranda Press 1973
KEYWORDS: anthropology PNG Papua New Guinea heritage customs culture beliefs myths mythology
Birds of My Kalam Country
Quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 219pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising/scuffing & fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling, moderate foxing to flaps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Auckland / Oxford University Press 1977
KEYWORDS: art birds nature ornithology species anthropology PNG Papua New Guinea Kalam country
European Vision and the South Pacific 1768-1850: A Study in the History of Art and Ideas
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: Oxford University Press 1960
KEYWORDS: art history European ideas south Pacific anthropology culture
Vikings of To-Day, or, Life and Medical Work Among the Fisherman of Labrador
FIRST EDITION, octavo, green textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & illus to front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvi + 240pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate rubbing & light bruising to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate cracking to front gutter, moderate foxing to frontispiece & title page, light foxing to terminals)
PUBLISHER: Marshall Brothers 1895
KEYWORDS: first editions anthropology travel exploration Labrador history historical Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen
Conversations with Ogotemmeli: An Introduction to Dogon Religious Ideas
Octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvii + 230pp, illus, VG (light creasing/curling to spine & cover edges, moderate fading to spine, ligt chafing & soiling to covers, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1970
KEYWORDS: social science sociology anthropology Dogon Sudan sudanese religion religious ideology
The Native Americans: An Illustrated History
Heavy quarto 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: Turner Publishing 1993
KEYWORDS: US America American native Indians history anthropology heritage culture
500 Nations
Heavy quarto 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: Alfred A Knopf 1994
KEYWORDS: North American Indians native US America history indigenous anthropology heritage
Sons of the Yellow Emperor: A History of the Chinese Diaspora
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: Kodansha International 1994
KEYWORDS: China Chinese history diaspora anthropology social science sociology
African Traditional Architecture: An Historical and Geographical Perspective
Ex-library, 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: Heinemann Educational Books 1978
KEYWORDS: Africa African architecture buildings heritage homesteads anthropology
Indian Art in Middle America
Imp. 8vo, pp. 221; red cl bds, spine lettered in white, motif to front board in white; frontis. tipped to pg, photos, some photos tipped in, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; gift inscription in blue ink to ffep; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling throughout); in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping; light to moderate tanning & foxing; extensive archival repairs; moderate to heavy open & closed tearing to edges).
PUBLISHER: New York Graphic Society 1964
KEYWORDS: Indian art Native American United States of America North America artifacts culture anthropology
For Men and Elders
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: Africana Publishing Company 1977
KEYWORDS: African Africa Ngonde tribes tribe Nyakyusa anthropology
After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000-5000 BC
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: Phoenix 2004
KEYWORDS: human ancient history anthropology Steven Mithen
Living With the Gods: On Beliefs and Peoples
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: Allen Lane / Penguin 2018
KEYWORDS: religion social science sociology religious beliefs anthropology
Ancient People and Places: The Canaanites
8vo, pp. 244; red cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, printer's device in gilt to front board; plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink to ffep); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping; light to moderate tanning & foxing).
PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1964
KEYWORDS: Canaan Canaanites anicent classical history anthropology Hebrew Palestine Syria Egypt Mesopotamia Asia
A World on the Wane
US FIRST EDITION, octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained grey, 404pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink- attempts to erase, light tanning to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing/wrinkling & chipping to spine- minor loss, moderate tanning & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1961
KEYWORDS: US first editions anthropology C Levi-Strauss Brazil Brazilian tribes culture customs Bororo
A Thousand Graduates: Conflict in University Development in Papua New Guinea, 1961-1976
Signed, inscribed & dated by author. Super 8vo, pp. xx + 363; illus. light card covers; photos; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling & tanning & foxing to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals; moderate to heavy cracking to central gutters).
PUBLISHER: The Australian National University 1980
KEYWORDS: university education social history anthropology Papua New Guinea 20th century sociology