Books - "anthropology"
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Liklik Buk: A Rural Development Handbook Catalogue for Papua New Guinea
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
Life Styles of China's Ethnic Minorities
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
The Traditional Pottery of Papua New Guinea
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
The Invisible Landscape: Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Ching
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
Art in North-East New Guinea
ARCHIVAL REPAIRS TO D/W, oblong imperial octavo, cream cloth boards, brown lettering to spine, brown illus to front board, 227pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front eps, ffep moderately creased, minor scuffing to gutter of title page, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, moderate creasing to fore-edge of pgs 215-216) in d/w, VG- (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, heavy loss to spine extrems with archival tape repairs, heavy closed tearing & archival tape repairs to fore-edge of front, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Publishing House of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 1961
KEYWORDS: art heritage New Guinea culture anthropology ethnography
Time Belong Tumbuna ..... Legends and Traditions of Papua New Guinea
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: Robert Brown & Assoc 1973
KEYWORDS: art png Papua New Guinea Glenys Kohnke anthropology customs culture heritage
New Guinea: Problems & Prospects
Octavo softcover (VG) occasional ink markings; 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: F W Cheshire 1969
KEYWORDS: PNG Papua New Guinea anthropology geography culture heritage