PERISTIANY, J G (Ed)

Super octavo, red light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, 266pp, VG (light creasing/curling & moderate to heavy fading & soiling to spine & covers/edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & inside covers, prev. owner's name in ink to top of half title page)

PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 1974

KEYWORDS: social anthropology sociology history Mediterranean philosophy

BLOCH, MAURICE

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 241pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to boadr & spine edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate rubbing & creasing to edges with chipping/closed tearing also, minor tanning & staining to spine, light soiling & moderate discolouration)

PUBLISHER: Seminar Press 1971

KEYWORDS: first editions anthropology history culture Madagascar villages Merina society

TIFFANY, SHARON W (Ed)

Octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, (11pp) + iv + 329pp, VG (moderate bruising to extrems, moderate fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Eden Press Women's Publications 1979

KEYWORDS: gender sex women anthropology theory culture sociology social sciences

BERREMAN, GERALD D & VATUK, VED PRAKESH (Fore)

Octavo, maroon buckram boards, black lettering to spine, xii + 298pp, VG+ (light bruising & fading to spine & board extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & moderate peeling to spine & edges, sl discolouration to spine, light to moderate chafing & discolouration)

PUBLISHER: South Asian Publishers 1981

KEYWORDS: essays literature anthropology social sciences

EVANS-PRITCHARD, E E (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, orange buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 197pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light to moderate foxing to top edges of boards & pages, light tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1974

KEYWORDS: first editions anthropology Central Africa African civilizations civilisations Azande

SENEVIRATNE, H L

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 190pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light to moderate tanning, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1978

KEYWORDS: anthropology buddhist rites ceremonies rituals religion Sri Lanka Kandy first editions history

PRITCHARD, JAMES B

Imp. 8vo, pp. xvi + 396; red buckram bds, black label to spine lettered in gilt; illus. tp, photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate fading, esp to back; moderate tanning & foxing; price clipped to front flap at head).

PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1969

KEYWORDS: ancient classical history Near East Old Testament Bible Biblical archaeology anthropology social history life lives

ELLIOTT, AUBREY

Quarto 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: William Collins Sons & Co 1978

KEYWORDS: anthropology Zulu tribes history Africa African

STELLE, Dr ROBERT D

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus/maps at eps, frontispiece, v + 442pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, light to moderate fading & tanning to spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to eps, light foxing to prelims, sl adhesion to gutter of title page & frontispiece)

PUBLISHER: Lemurian Fellowship 1952

KEYWORDS: first editions antiquity ancient history civilisations civilizations anthropology

STELLE, Dr ROBERT D

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus/maps at eps, frontispiece, v + 442pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, light to moderate fading & tanning/foxing to spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to eps, light foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Lemurian Fellowship 1952

KEYWORDS: first editions antiquity ancient history civilisations civilizations anthropology

MARULLO, CLARA (Text) & BOEYE, VANESSA SCHUURBEQUE (Photos)

Square quarto, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt publisher's motif to front board, patterned eps, illus prelims, unpaginated prelims + 134pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to title page) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1995

KEYWORDS: photojournalism travel literature writing photography Tibet buddhist communities anthropology Tibetan Mustang

SCHUURKAMP, GERRIT J T

Heavy lg quarto, black heavy boards, copper gilt lettering to spine & front board, copper gilt illus to front board, illus eps & prelims, xiv + 320pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Gerrit J T Schuurkamp 1995

KEYWORDS: png Papua New Guinea anthropology culture heritage pacific islands

MAJUPURIA, TRILOK CHANDRA & MAJUPURIA, INDRA

Octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus eps, viii + 220pp, illus, VG (light to moderate creasing/bruising to spine & covers with minor soiling also, light tanning & foxing to page edges, lengthy gift inscription in ink to verso of title page)

PUBLISHER: S Devi 1986

KEYWORDS: history historical art artefacts Nepal erotica sex sexuality anthropology

ALPERS, ANTONY

Association copy, first edition. Signed & inscribed by author to Helen Shaw (Hella) and Frank Hofmann. 8vo, pp. xvi + 416; green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, spine & front board illus. in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; moderate closed tear to front; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1970

KEYWORDS: Polynesian anthropology social history mythology myth legend poetry art Pacific Ocean first edition

JEFFERSON, CHRISTINA

Tidy ex-library, super octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, xi + 81pp, illus/folding maps, VG (usual but minimal library markings, moderate bruising & rubbing/soiling to spine & boards/edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl occasional foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society 1956

KEYWORDS: New Zealand anthropology Chatham Islands Moriori culture customs heritage dendroglyphs karaka trees carving tree carvings art

GREEN, JOEL B (ed)

8vo softcover (VG), pencil 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Abingdon Press 2004

KEYWORDS: soul spirit neuroscience Christian anthropology Christianity

FLEURE, H J

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, grey heavy boards, black lettering to title plate on front board, frontispiece, 118pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to boards & spine, light to moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, minor pencil markings to margins, sl cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/loss to edges, moderate tanning to spine & cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Benn Brothers 1923

KEYWORDS: first editions England Wales English Welsh anthropology research human remains ancient history archeology archaeology

DONNE, T E

FIRST EDITION, FOLDING MAP TO REAR, super octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering & rule to spine, gilt tiki illus to front board, frontispiece, 287pp, illus/photos, VG (light rubbing to spine & board extrems/edges, light soiling to boards, light tanning & light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, light cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, occasional light to moderate foxing to pages)

PUBLISHER: Seeley Service & Co 1927

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand Maori history heritage culture customs anthropology

TAYLOR, Rev RICHARD

SCARCE FIRST EDITION, this is the book that inspired Elsdon Best to become an Ethnologist. Super octavo, rebacked with leather & raised bands (& gilt lettering & decoration) utilizing the original green buckram boards, frontispiece, 490pp + 6pp to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate rubbing/scuffing & bruising to board extrems, moderate rubbing to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light soiling & moderate scuffing to eps, light to moderate cracking to front & rear gutters, light foxing & staining to prelims & terminals, sm adhesive barcode label to rear pastedown, some page edges may remain uncut)

PUBLISHER: Wertheim and Macintosh, 24, Paternoster-Row 1855

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand Maori heritage history culture antiquarian books historical Maui customs Rev Richard Taylor anthropology ethnology

GREY, Sir GEORGE

SECOND EDITION, in English & Te Reo Maori, super octavo, teal textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp illus/decoration to spine & boards, vignettes to prelims, xxiii + 255pp for English language section, 199pp for te reo Maori section at rear, illus, has a lovely old book smell, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, heavily tanned throughout as is typical of these copies but still reasonably tidy, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep- historical, some page edges may remain uncut, page edges are also very brittle and easily cracked, title page for te reo Maori section is heavily chipped/cracked/torn from tanning, multiple closed tears to pages of Maori section due to attempts at reading whilst not realising page top edges being uncut, minor cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: H Brett, Evening Star Office (Printer) 1885

KEYWORDS: New Zealand second editions history historical anthropology ethnology Polynesian Maori Sir George Grey traditions heritage culture te reo English