Books - "anthropology"
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Rituals of the Kandyan State
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
The Ancient Near East in Pictures: Relating to the Old Testament
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
New Guinea: The Last Unknown
Super 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson 1964
KEYWORDS: New Guinea history social anthropology
Kimberley History: People, Exploration and Development
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: Kimberley Society 2012
KEYWORDS: Australia Australian history Kimberley anthropology culture antiquity
Sons of Zulu
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
The Sun Rises
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
The Sun Rises
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
The Last Forbidden Kingdom: Mustang: Land of Tibetan Buddhism
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
The Min of the Papua New Guinea Star Mountains: A Look at Their Traditional Culture and Heritage
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
Erotic Themes of Nepal
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
Legends of the South Sea: The world of the Polynesians seen through their myths and legends, poetry and art
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
Dendroglyphs of the Chatham Islands: Moriori Designs on Karaka Trees
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
What about the Soul? Neuroscience and Christian Anthropology
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
The Races of England and Wales: A Survey of Recent Research
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
The Maori: Past and Present
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
Te Ika a Maui, or, New Zealand and its Inhabitants; Illustrating the Origin, Manners, Customs, Mythology, Religion, Rites, Songs, Proverbs, Fables, and Language of the Natives
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
Polynesian Mythology and Ancient Traditional History of the New Zealand Race, as Furnished by Their Priests and Chiefs (Second Edition)
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
Glimpses of Maori Land
A LOVELY COPY! Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & tooling/decoration to spine & front board, frontispiece, xi + 260pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & light to moderate foxing to page edges, award plate to ffep, sl foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: The Religious Tract Society 1886
KEYWORDS: New Zealand anthropology ethnology history historical Maori heritage culture Annie R Butler
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