‎Anthropology‎

‎Stern Jane and Michael‎

‎The Encyclopedia of Bad Taste‎

‎NY: HarperCollins. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0060164700 . Quarter bound in publisher's black cloth over brown boards blind-stamped title on front cover bronze lettering on spine cream endpapers. Illustrated with b&w and color photographs. . Edges of front cover and about half of the rear cover are lightly sun-faded else pristine unmarked tight square and clean. Price clipped dust jacket is sunned on the spine. VERY GOOD/ VERY GOOD. . B&W and color photographs. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 333 pp . HarperCollins hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 21025 ISBN : 0060164700 9780060164706

‎Brover Charles Jefferson Davis Hal Hamilton et al‎

‎Red Buffalo a Radical Journal of American Studies‎

‎Buffalo NY: Octobergraphics 1971. First issue of this important publication. Summer 1971. In illustrated brown paperback. 118 pages. Includes black and white illustrations photographs and text devoted to Native American issues. Slight off-setting to the rear cover. Near Fine. Octobergraphics paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 15007

‎Tenner Edward‎

‎Our Own Devices. How Technology Remakes Humanity‎

‎New York NY: Vintage Books. 2004 First printing of the trade paperback edition. 314 pp. Illustrations notes reading list index. Very minor shelfwear. Near Fine. Book. Vintage Books. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 20982 ISBN : 0375707077 9780375707070

‎Glaser Granz‎

‎Das Fruhchristliche Pilgerheiligtum Auf Dem Hemmaberg‎

‎Klagenfurt: Verlag Des Geschichtevereins Fuer Kaernten 1991. In large illustrated glossy photographib boards. A schlarly work amply illustrated with photographs maps adn drawings. 203 pages. Text in German. Fine. Verlag Des Geschichtevereins Fuer Kaernten hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 16680

‎CHERRY Colin‎

‎On Human Communication; A Review A Survey and A Criticism‎

‎Technology Press of Massachusetts/John Wiley & Sons 1959. Second printing; Previous owners name penned on ffep.; 333pp. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/VG. Technology Press of Massachusetts/John Wiley & Sons Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 910606

‎MILNE Lorus J. and Margery‎

‎The Mating Instinct‎

‎Boston: Little Brown & Co. 1954. Bound in black buckram sans DW; off-setting to end-papers; illustrated in black & white; 243pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. Illus. by MURIE Olaus J. Little, Brown & Co. Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 912374

‎NORTHROP FSC F. S.‎

‎Philosophical Anthropology and Practical Politics‎

‎New York: Macmillan 1960. "A Prelude to War or to Just Law"; 384pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/VG. Macmillan Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 910666

‎YAPP W. B‎

‎An Introduction to Animal Physiology‎

‎Oxford: Clarendon Press 1961. Second edition second printing bound in dark blue buckram sans DW; black & white drawings charts and figures; 423pp. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Clarendon Press Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 909037

‎FEIBLEMAN James‎

‎The Theory of Human Culture‎

‎New York: Duell Sloan & Pearce 1946. Bound in red buckram sans DW; flaps laid-in; previous owners name penned on ffep.; 361pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. Duell, Sloan & Pearce Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 908477

‎FISHER Maxine P‎

‎Recent Revolutions in Anthropology‎

‎New York: Franklin Watts 1986. A "Science Impact" book; Black & white photos; 127pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Franklin Watts Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 904686 ISBN : 0531102408 9780531102404

‎PLOSS Herman Heinrich BARTELS Max and BARTELS Paul‎

‎Femina Libido Sexualis‎

‎New York: The Medical Press 1965. Compendium of the psychology anthropology and anatomy of the sexual characteristics of the woman; bound in lt. blue and white buckram sans DW; originally published in 1930; black & white photos and illustrations; 318pp. One of those books that used an excuse to show pictures of naked women throughout the world. . Reprint. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. The Medical Press Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 904236

‎REINA Ruben E. And KENSINGER Kenneth M.; Eds‎

‎The Gift of Birds: Featherwork of Native South American Peoples‎

‎Philadelphia Pa.: University of Pennsylvania Press 1991. Illustrated in color and black & white; 137pp. First Trade Paperback. Glossy Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket. University of Pennsylvania Press Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 901917 ISBN : 092417112X 9780924171123

‎BRYAN CDB C. D.‎

‎The National Geographic Society‎

‎New York: Abrams 1997. "100 Years of Adventure and Discovery"; updated and enlarged edition; illus. in color and black & white; 528pp. Revised. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Abrams Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 900904 ISBN : 0792270800 9780792270805

‎Manhattan House‎

‎The Secret Museum Of Mankind‎

‎<p>Clean unmarked copy with moderate wear and minor bumping some interior foxing but not in any way unusual for its age.  Looks like it has been looked-through but rarely.  Like National Geographic in that period this book includes many amazing photos of antiquated rituals from primitive peoples around the world as if anticipating their decline preserving their memory for all time.</p><p>Photo on request.</p> Manhattan House hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : biblio100

‎Hingeston Randolph F. C. Rev‎

‎The Register of Walter De Stapledon Bishop of Exeter AD 1307 - 1326‎

‎George Bell & Sons 1892. Library sticker on front cover This book has hardback covers. Ex-library With usual stamps and markings In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. 1250grams ISBN:" . Catalogs: History. George Bell & Sons hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 2785798

‎Gardiner E. Norman Edward‎

‎Greek Athletic Sports and Festivals‎

‎London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1910. This is the original 1910 hardcover first edition -- not a cheap modern reprint. Very Good EX-LIBRARY. A solid reading/reference copy. Square and reasonably tight. Corners are NOT bumped. Inner hinges are perfect. Securely rebound in sturdy green buckram stamped in shiny gold on the spine. WITHDRAWN stamp and a few other library markings. Otherwise pages are creamy white and unmarked. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. With 190 b/w illustrations. Footnotes. Bibliography. General Index. Index of Greek words. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY/No jacket. xxvii 533pp. Macmillan and Co., Limited Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 016497

‎Dordevic Mihailo‎

‎Antology of Serbian Poetry the Golden Ago‎

‎New York: Philosophical Library 1984 Signed by author with small inscription on second page. Nice copy with just minor edgewear. Pages of text are clean lightly toned and free of markings. Binding is secure.We ship daily. Our books are carefully described and packaged in boxes not envelopes. A gift card and personalized message can be included upon request. . By Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8.50 x 5.75. Philosophical Library hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 612180

‎Schele Linda; & Mary Ellen Miller‎

‎The Blood of Kings : Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art‎

‎New York / Fort Worth Texas: George Braziller / Kimbell Art Museum 1986. Near Fine EX-LIBRARY in Fine dust jacket mylar-protected. Sharp corners. Mild EX-LIBRARY with NO library label or markings on the dust jacket spine or covers. Stamped "WITHDRAWN" on the endpaper. All text pages and plates are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Beautifully illustrated with 123 full-color plates 200 drawings and 50 black-and-white illustrations. Foreword by Emily J. Sano. Preface by Michael D. Coe. Bibliographical references. Index. Bound in the original dark red cloth lettered in shiny silver on the spine. Corrected reprint. Oversize Hardcover heavy. Near Fine EX-LIBRARY/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Kerr Justin photographs. xii 335pp. George Braziller / Kimbell Art Museum Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 014058 ISBN : 080761159X 9780807611593

‎Bull Deborah; & Donald Lorimer; Foreword by Anne Horton‎

‎Up the Nile A Photographic Excursion: Egypt 1839-1898‎

‎New York: Clarkson N. Potter Inc 1979. Very Good condition in Very Good dust jacket. Clean square tight unmarked copy. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped $25.00. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Oblong. 11.25" wide by 9" tall. Illustrated with 130 vintage full-page sepia photos / daguerreotypes. Description and travel. A lavish record in photos and narrative of the journey from Cairo to Nubia in the 19th-century including Egyptian monuments archeological sites pyramids Luxor Thebes Abu Simbel nature scenes Nile River crocodiles river views towns and people etc. The photographers include Francis Frith 18 views A. Beato 12 Felix Teynard 13 Maxime Du Camp 12 etc. "First Edition" is so stated. Abridged Chronology. Bibliography. Index of Plates and Sources. Index of Sites. Original cream-colored cloth. First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. 140pp. Clarkson N. Potter, Inc Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 013389 ISBN : 0517535122 9780517535127

‎Johanson Donald E.; & Blake Edgar‎

‎From Lucy to Language‎

‎New York: Simon & Schuster 1996. Fine condition in Very Good dust jacket. Clean square tight unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped $50.00. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. 10" wide by 12" tall. Sumptuously illustrated with David Brill's color plate photos of hominid fossils. Study of the oldest human fossils artifacts and artwork that paleoanthropologists and archaeologists have discovered since 1974 in Africa's Great Rift Valley. From the Dust Jacket: "What is a Human Evidence� Ancestors� Lineages� Migration� Diversity� Anatomy� Society� Bipedalism� Tools� Customs� Culture� Imponderables." . First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by Brill David photography. 272pp. Simon & Schuster Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 013282 ISBN : 0684810239 9780684810232

‎Harper Prudence Oliver; et al‎

‎The Royal Hunter : Art of the Sasanian Empire‎

‎New York: The Asia Society Asia House Gallery 1978. Clean square tight unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped 19.95. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Over 150 illustrations 10 in full-color. Map. One of 3500 copies printed. This is the catalog of an exhibition held at the Asia House Gallery in the winter of 1978. The exhibit subsequently appeared at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and The Cleveland Museum of Art. From the Dust Jacket: "Creators of a vast empire. the Sasanians accumulated extraordinary prestige and yet relatively little is known about this dynasty that dominated Mesopotamia and Iran for more than four centuries A.D. 226-651. Magnificent silver vessels are perhaps their most enduring legacy. No less revealing however are works in gold and bronze textiles seals stucco ornament pottery and glass. This authoritative study has been prepared by Prudence Oliver Harper Curator Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Three other scholars have contributed to this volume: Jens Kroger Stucco Carol Manson Bier Textiles and Martha L. Carter a selection of five topics." Chronology. Selected bibliography. Original green cloth. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/VG jacket rubbed. Square 4to. 176pp . The Asia Society (Asia House Gallery) Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 010382 ISBN : 0878480501 9780878480500

‎Mead Margaret‎

‎New Lives for Old : Cultural Transformation - Manus 1928-1953‎

‎New York: William Morrow and Company 1956. Previous owner's name stamp. Otherwise unmarked. Bright clean square & tight. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped 6.75. No remainder mark. No bookplate. From the Dust Jacket: "It has taken man thousands of years to develop from the Stone Age to the Air Age. The Manus - whose primitive culture Margaret Mead reported in Growing Up in New Guinea - made this giant step in twenty-five years and for the first time in history an anthropologist has had the opportunity of making a personal and intimate study of a people 'then' and 'now.' This is a unique and exciting human adventure." Four appendices. Chapter notes. Selected reading list. Index. Original black cloth lettered in white. First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. xxi 548pp. 16 pages of photos. William Morrow and Company Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 010698

‎Osman Ahmed‎

‎Stranger in the Valley of the Kings : Solving the Mystery of an Ancient Egyptian Mummy‎

‎San Francisco California: Harper & Row 1987. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. Bright clean square tight and unmarked. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped $17.95. No chips or tears. No owner's name or bookplate. Not a remainder. Lavishly illustrated with photos and a few maps. Egyptology/Archaeology/Bible History. A study of the links between Old Testament personalities and the history of Egypt. Focuses on Yuya "a father to Pharaoh" who served as vizier to the Eighteenth Dynasty king Tuthmosis IV 1413-1405 B.C. His tomb was discovered in 1905 in the Valley of the Kings. Yuya was not of Egyptian blood and evidence suggests he may be the ancient Hebrew patriarch Joseph -- the same Joseph found in the Book of Genesis. List of chapter notes. Biblical sources. Bibliography. Index. Complete with dust jacket. First Printing of the First US Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Hatch Donald jacket design. 8vo. 171pp . Harper & Row Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 011436 ISBN : 0062506749 9780062506740

‎Brown Richard‎

‎Voyage of the Iceberg : The Story of the Iceberg That Sank the Titanic‎

‎London: The Bodley Head 1985. Bright clean square tight unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped �9.95. No chips or tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Illustrated with maps prints and vintage photos. From the Dust Jacket: "This remarkable book tells the story of that Iceberg's journey from the day it was 'calved' into Baffin Bay until it crippled the Titanic eighteen months later. Richard Brown's quiet compelling prose describes the rich natural and human world through which the Iceberg traveled. It is the story of the Sierapaluk the one surviving band of Inuit in the far northwest corner of Greenland. of the last surviving bowhead whale. of the outport men who stream into St. John's each winter pleading for a berth on the sealing ships. Through these lives and many more the Iceberg passes on its way to the Grand Banks and its fateful meeting with the Titanic." . First UK Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. 152pp. The Bodley Head Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 011982 ISBN : 0370306287 9780370306285

‎Daniel Glyn editor‎

‎The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Archaeology‎

‎New York: Thomas Y. Cowell Co. 1977. Bright clean square tight unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Original blue cloth. Not a Book Club edition. Not price clipped 17.95. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Over 100 maps photos and other illustrations. Over 1000 entries. From the Dust Jacket: "This handsome and immensely informative volume fills an important gap in archaeological literature. Prepared by a distinguished team of scholars. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Archaeology has entries on all the significant sites cultures and civilizations that archaeologists have discovered as well as on key individuals. the terms tools and techniques. the Encyclopedia is at once an excellent introduction to this field and a valuable work of reference for specialists and students." . First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 4to. 224pp. Thomas Y. Cowell Co. Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 009799 ISBN : 0690014732 9780690014730