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

BUTLER, ANNIE R

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

MANING, FREDERICK EDWARD (A PAKEHA MAORI)

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

BARKER, ALEX W (Ed) & PAUKETAT, TIMOTHY R (Ed)

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

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

GREY, Sir GEORGE & WILLIAMS, H W (Ed)

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

JANSSEN, HERMANN (Ed) & MENNIS, MARY (Ed) & SKINNER, BRENDA (Ed)

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

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

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

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