Books - "anthropology"
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Eyewitness to Discovery: First-Person Accounts of More Than Fifty of the World's Greatest Archaeological Discoveries
Imperial octavo softcover (VG) some curling & creases to covers; 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 1998
KEYWORDS: ancient history archaeology archeology discoveries anthropology
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection; or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle For Life
Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) moderate cracking to some gutters; 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: Avenel Books 1979
KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin origin of species anthropology evolution science biology
Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities
TIDY EX-LIBRARY, UNCOMMON IN HARDCOVER, imperial octavo, glossy heavy boards, x + 597pp, VG (library adhesive labels/adhesive remains to spine & boards, light bruising w/ some surface loss to extrems, library stamp + mild discolouration to page edges, library adhesive labels + library ID codes in ink to prelims, adhesive label to rear pastedown)
PUBLISHER: McFarland & Company, Inc. 2000
KEYWORDS: ancient world religion anthropology comparative reference
Myths of the Munkan
VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY, octavo, maroon buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, xxii + 173pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl foxing & tanning to page edges, usual but minimal library markings) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy chipping & creasing to edges/extrems, light soiling & chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Melbourne University Press 1957
KEYWORDS: myths anthropology ancient history Munkan people Cape York Peninsula legends folk tales
Filipiniana Materials in the National Library
EX-LIBRARY, super octavo 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: National Library & University of the Philippines Press 1972
KEYWORDS: Philippines national library geography social science anthropology economics business education political politics
The Wild White Man of Badu: The Story of the Coral Sea
FIRST EDITION, octavo 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: Angus and Robertson 1950
KEYWORDS: first edition literature coral sea anthropology
African Traditional Architecture: A Study of the Housing and Settlement Patterns of Rural Kenya
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, grey buckram boards, red lettering to spine, red illus to front board, 239pp, illus/photos, VG (spine sl cocked, light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl wrinkling to pages, light staining to rear board, sl water staining to rear eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing, ligth water staining to rear)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1977
KEYWORDS: first edition architecture Africa Kenya anthropology settlements rural Kaj Blegvad Anderson
Turkey Crossroads of Civilisations
Lg quarto, black heavy boards, blind stamp lettering to front board, 320pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, lg gift inscription in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing, chipping & soiling to spine & edges) in slipcase, VG (moderate chafing & scuffing)
PUBLISHER: Marmara Bank/Creative Publishing Ltd 1993
KEYWORDS: Turkey Anatolia architecture ancient history antiquity anthropology Ottoman empire
The National Geographic Magazine Jan.-June Vol LIII 1928
Imperial octavo, leather half bound boards, gilt lettering, rule & raised bands to spine, patterned eps, 742pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to board extrems, light soiling & chafing to boards, light foxing & soiling to page edges, light scuffing & discolouration to eps, light chipping to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims)
PUBLISHER: National Geographic 1928
KEYWORDS: national geographic 1928 anthology magazines exploration anthropology
Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute Vol. 54
Super octavo, grey heavy boards, black lettering to title plate on spine, xxxi + 920pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to spine & board edges, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate tanning & foxing to eps, light cracking to rear gutter)
PUBLISHER: W. A. G. Skinner 1923
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history transactions proceedings nature zoology anthropology botany plants geology
Brazilian Adventure
LACKS D/W, octavo hardcover (scruffy); 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: Jonathan Cape 1936
KEYWORDS: Brazil anthropology culture exploration travel history Peter Fleming
Bodywatching: A Field Guide to the Human Species
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: Jonathan Cape 1985
KEYWORDS: anthropology human bodies Desmond Morris biology physiology
Drinkers, Drummers, and Decent Folk
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: State University of New York Press 1989
KEYWORDS: Trinidad ethnography culture ethnology social history customs anthropology sociology
Nomads and the Outside World (Second Edition
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: University of Wisconsin Press 1994
KEYWORDS: anthropology ethnography nomads social nomadism nomadic lifestyles
Ancient Society; or Researches in the Lines of Human Progress From Savagery Through Barbarism to Civilization
Octavo 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: Charles H. Kerr & Company 1910
KEYWORDS: antiquity anthropology philosophy social cultural evolution mankind
The Maori Action Song - Waiata a Ringa, Waiata Kori, no Whea Tenei Ahua Hou?
Oblong super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, xii + 100pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & scuffing to covers edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Council for Educational Research 1984
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori music songs actions culture anthropology legend mythology dance wood carvings history
The Maori Race
FIRST EDITION, octavo, light blue card covers, gilt lettering and decoration to spine and boards, xviii + 592pp, illus, VG (moderate rubbing to spine hinges, crack to front gutter)
PUBLISHER: A. D. Willis 1904
KEYWORDS: first edition aotearoa nz new zealand maori history anthropology
Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet
With 388 Illustrations from Photographs, Watercolour Sketches, and Drawings by the Author and 10 Maps
2 VOLUME SET, super octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt decoration to front boards, top page edges gilt, frontispiece, 1: xxiii + 436pp + 4pp adverts + 188 plates + 7 maps to rear, 2: xvii + 441pp + 2pp adverts + 199 plates + 3 maps to rear, VG- (moderatre bruising to spine + extrems w/ closed 2cm tear to head of vol. 2, light scuffing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, moderate-heavy foxing to eps, minor insect damage to prelims + first 13pp of vol. 2, light-moderate foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: MacMillan and Co. 1909
KEYWORDS: sven hedin travelogue exploration tibet himalayas tibetans nepal china mountaineering mountain climbing anthropology
The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise; a Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature
FOURTH EDITION, FRONT HINGE WEAK, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt tooling & black rule to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus title page, folding map to front, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems & spine, moderate cracking to hinges- boards shaky, heavy cracking to some gutters, light foxing & moderate tanning to page edges, ex-libris plate & prev. bookseller's label to front pastedown, ocassional light pencil marking to margins, light foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co 1872
KEYWORDS: Malay archipelago nature animals history exploration travel anthropology apes birds Alfred Russel Wallace
Legends of the South Sea: The World of the Polynesians Seen Through Their Myths and Legends, Poetry and Art
Super octavo, teal cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt Polynesian illus to front board & spine, printed eps, frontispiece, xv + 416pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to board edges, spine sl cocked, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing & soiling to covers, moderate foxing to flaps & internal sides)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1970
KEYWORDS: Polynesia Polynesian art myths legends antiquity ancient history anthropology culture south seas