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$50.00
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Pathway of the Birds: The Voyaging Achievements of Maori and Their Polynesian Ancestors


CROWE, ANDREW

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

$100.00
ak1/11a/23

Birds of My Kalam Country


MAJNEP, IAN SAEM & BULMER, RALPH & HEALEY, CHRISTOPHER (Illus)

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

$18.50
xx173pol208294

European Vision and the South Pacific 1768-1850: A Study in the History of Art and Ideas


SMITH, BERNARD

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

$125.00
ak1/18a/1

Vikings of To-Day, or, Life and Medical Work Among the Fisherman of Labrador


GRENFELL, WILFRED T

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

$40.00
ak2/18a/16

Conversations with Ogotemmeli: An Introduction to Dogon Religious Ideas


GRIAULE, MARCEL & DIETERLEN, GERMAINE (Intro)

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

$37.50
xx146pol208956

The Native Americans: An Illustrated History


THOMAS, DAVID HURST et al & JOSEPHY Jr, ALVIN M (Intro) & BALLANTINE, BETTY and IAN (Ed)

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

$34.50
xx146pol208958

500 Nations


JOSEPHY Jr, ALVIN M

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

$22.50
xx39pol209076

African Traditional Architecture: An Historical and Geographical Perspective


DENYER, SUSAN

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

$40.00
2e11b/10

Indian Art in Middle America


DOCKSTADER, FREDERICK J; GUADAGNO, CARMELO (photos)

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

$17.50
xxyhc209340

For Men and Elders


WILSON, MONICA

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

$25.00
xxkge209629

Living With the Gods: On Beliefs and Peoples


MacGREGOR, NEIL

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

$40.00
2b29aa/8

Ancient People and Places: The Canaanites


GRAY, JOHN

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

$45.00
ak3/7a/44

A World on the Wane


LEVI-STRAUSS, C & RUSSELL, JOHN (Trans)

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

$40.00
2b29aa/36

A Thousand Graduates: Conflict in University Development in Papua New Guinea, 1961-1976


HOWIE-WILLIS, IAN

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

$16.50
xxrai210074

Small Bodies of Water


POWLES, NINA MINGYA

FIRST EDITION, 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: Canongate 2021

KEYWORDS: essays anthropology Nina Mingya Powles first editions culture autobiographical

$50.00
2i15a/1

Liklik Buk: A Rural Development Handbook Catalogue for Papua New Guinea


HALE, P R & WILLIAMS, B D (eds)

Imp. 8vo, pp. x + 270; illus. light card covers; photos, illus.; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink to t).

PUBLISHER: Liklik Buk Information Centre 1977

KEYWORDS: Papua New Guinea culture anthropology social sciences rural community communities development

$90.00
ak3/21a/1

Life Styles of China's Ethnic Minorities


FUSHAN, MUO et al (Writers) & XUELIANG, MA (Preface) & YIPIN, WU (Ed)

Quarto, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, (14pp) + iv + 382pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light fading to board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate cracking to some gutters) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & light chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light to moderate chafing/wrinkling & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Peace Book Company 1991

KEYWORDS: China Chinese ethnicity ethnic minorities minority communities culture anthropology

$100.00
ak3/21b/1

The Traditional Pottery of Papua New Guinea


MAY, PATRICIA & TUCKSON, MARGARET

FIRST EDITION, quarto, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, 378pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light chafing/soiling & fading to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals, Margaret Tuckson in ink to half title page, minor cracking to rear gutter) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Bay Books Sydney 1982

KEYWORDS: first editions PNG Papua New Guinea pottery pots utensils culture traditional tradition techniques anthropology

$40.00
ak3/21b/2

Vessels of Life: Lombok Earthenware


McKINNON, JEAN

Quarto, black heavy boards, grey lettering to spine, grey & blind stamp lettering to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xxiv + 154pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Saritaksu Bali 1996

KEYWORDS: Indonesia Bali pottery crafts culture cultural earthenware Lombok anthropology

$35.00
xxpaa210246

The Invisible Landscape: Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Ching


MCKENNA, TERENCE & DENNIS

Super 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: HarperSanFrancisco 1993

KEYWORDS: Terence Dennis McKenna mind hallucinogens anthropology

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