BJERRE, JENS

FIRST DANISH EDITION, REBOUND IN LEATHER WITH MARBLED PAPERS, super octavo, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, 223pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light tanning/discolouration to spine, light brusiing & rubbing to board edges, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Carit Andersens Forlag 1954

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN DANISH art anthropology New Guinea Jens Bjerre first Danish edition cannibals cannibalism

CHEESMAN, EVELYN

FIRST EDITION, ex-library, octavo, black cloth boards, cream lettering to spine, illus/maps at eps, frontispiece, map to prelims, 280pp, illus/photos, VG- (usual library markings, spine cocked, moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & board extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, tidy tape reinforcement to gutter of prelims & terminals, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: George G Harrap & Co 1949

KEYWORDS: first editions history New Guinea anthropology exploration adventure Evelyn Cheesman

BURKERT, WALTER & BING, PETER (Trans)

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: University of California Press N/D (c.1990s)

KEYWORDS: anthropology ancient history myths mythology Greece Greek rituals sacrifices

FORD, BRIAN J

Quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, viii + 208pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges, prev, owner's name (David Galloway) in pencil to half title page, binding sl sloppy) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: The British Library 1992

KEYWORDS: history science discoveries anthropology animals humans botany plants

WALLACE, ALFRED RUSSEL

THIRD EDITION, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, teg, xvi + 408pp, illus, VG (light to moderate rubbing & bruising to extrems, light fading & soiling to spine, light chafing & moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & soiling to eps, prev. owner's initials in ink to front pastedown, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Chapman and Hall 1911

KEYWORDS: Alfred Russel Wallace natural history nature animals anthropology

FAVRET-SAADA, JEANNE & CAREY, MATTHEW (Trans) & DAS, VEENA (Fore)

Super octavo, white glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, xix + 115pp, illus, VG+ (light curling & tanning to spine & cover edges, light chafing to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's insightful inscription regarding contents of book to half title page)

PUBLISHER: HAU Books 2015

KEYWORDS: anthropology spirituality ethnography concepts Jeanne Favret-Saada

HAWKE, STEVE & GALLAGHER, MICHAEL

Tidy 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: Fremantle Arts Centre Press 1989

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian Aboriginal culture anthropology

BOON, JAMES A

Tidy ex-library, 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: Cambridge University Press 1982

KEYWORDS: anthropology histories history culture ethnology philosophy symbolism

JOHNSTON, R J

Very tidy ex-library, 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: Basil Blackwell 1986

KEYWORDS: human geography anthropology R J Johnston

DUMONT, LOUIS & SAINSBURY, MARK (Trans)

Ex-library, 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: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1970

KEYWORDS: anthropology social science caste systems sociology

HUBERT, HENRI

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: Bracken Books 1993

KEYWORDS: ancient history Celts Celtic Henri Hubert archeology archaeology anthropology

RICHARDS, E C

FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey cloth boards, black lettering to spine, ix + 177pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to board edges, sl fading to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate to ffep, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges- minor archival tape repairs, light soiling & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Simpson and Williams 1952

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand Chatham Islands rural nature natural history people nature plants wildlife botany anthropology

ELLEN, ROY

Very tidy ex-library, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 324pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light discolouration to spine & board edges, light tanning to eps) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, light creasing to edges, sl tanning to rear & flaps, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1982

KEYWORDS: human ecology environment theory social science sociology anthropology anthropo-geography

WILSON, EDWARD O

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: Liveright Publishing 2012

KEYWORDS: anthropology social evolution philosophy human

THOMPSON, EDGAR T

Ex-library. First edition. Super 8vo, pp. xvi + 407; brown buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; library markings to spine, eps, ht & tp verso); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning).

PUBLISHER: Duke University Press 1975

KEYWORDS: Edgar T Thompson plantation society race relations social history anthropology sociology first edition

MEEHAN, BERRY

Imp. 8vo, pp. x + 189; illus. heavy light card covers; illus. eps, frontis., photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to prelims & terminal; prev bookseller's stamp in purple & black ink to ht).

PUBLISHER: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 1982

KEYWORDS: anthropology diet shellfish 20th century Australia Australian aboriginal aboriginies

GRIMSHAW, BEATRICE

FIRST EDITION, NEEDS REBINDING, super octavo hardcover (G-) very tatty copy; 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: George Bell & Sons 1907

KEYWORDS: anthropology Beatrice Grimshaw Fiji travel exploration expeditions history historical travel writing literature first editions

HEINL, ROBERT DEBS & NANCY GORDON; HEINL, MICHAEL (ed)

Super 8vo, pp. xii + 869; illus. light card covers; photos, illus.; VG (moderate creasing, scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink to tp; highlighting throughout).

PUBLISHER: University Press of America 2005

KEYWORDS: Haiti Haitian orthography history anthropology Robert Debs Nancy Gordon Heinl

SCHORCH, PHILIPP

Super 8vo, pp. xii + 299; illus. light card covers; photos, illus.; VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; sl soiling to pg edges; sl soiling to prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's stickers to rear cover).

PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2020

KEYWORDS: Philipp Schorch ethnographic museums oceanic oceania New Zealand heritage cutural anthropology

ROBERTSON, JENNIFER (Ed)

Imperial octavo, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, ix + 310pp, VG+ (light creasing & curling to cover edges, sl chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Blackwell Publishing 2005

KEYWORDS: lgbtq sexuality sexual orientation gay same-sex relationships culture cultures anthropology lesbian homosexuals