Anthropology from Books & Bygones

Paternoster Square: Swan Sonnenschein & Co, 1890. Book. Good. Hardback. 4vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Volume 1 with 491 Woodcuts. 615 pages including index. Book weighs over 1 kilo..

Ontario: I.P.A.C.S., 1993. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Third Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 397 pages. Originally published in 1928, this is a wonderful insight to the life of North American Indians and their ability to utilise the plant life around them for everyday use. Not too certain about some of the medicinal uses, but presumably they had… Read more about this item

Bangkok: Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, 1996. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 287 pages. Provides insight and information into the histories and current situations of the First Peoples in Asia..

London: Jarrolds, 1940. Book. Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8.5 x 5.75"; 223pp; blue cloth with black; faded spine; b&w illustrations and plates; glossary at rear; author late of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;.

London: Pickering & Inglis Book. Good Reading Copy. Hardback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue cloth with faded spine, and marks to front board. Contents good..

Australia: Jacaranda Press, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 8.75 x 11.5"; 106pp; black cloth with silver; dustwrapper, crease to inside rear flap; fully illustrated; a look at the migrant population of Australia; very good copy;.

Wellington: New Zealand Government Publicity, 1928. Book. Good. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 10 x 12"; illustrated card covers, almost split to spine, some marks and general scuffing; illustration to each page with supporting text; bound with black cord; good copy;.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1951. Book. Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dustjacket is chipped with some loss..

Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 1966. Book. Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dustjacket is rubbed and priceclipped, otherwise a nice tight clean book..

London: Granada, 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The author describes many of his dramatic and sometimes hilarious adventures in the Sahara, the jungles of Central and South America, Indonesia and elsewhere. He also records his growing affinity with tribal people whose peaceful way of life is threatened by encroaching civilization.

New York: G. P. Putnam, 1892. Book. Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 6.25 x 8.75"; 412pp; brown cloth with gilt, minor chipping to top and bottom edges of spine; black stain to rear board not affecting contents; translated by Nancy Bell (Nee N. D'Anvers); 113 illustrations;.

London: Hutchinson, 1934. Book. Good Reading Copy. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5.5 x 8.75"; 256pp; blue cloth, stained, with gilt; illustrated; good reading copy;.

Oxford: Oxfam, 1988. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Former owners label to title page.The book describes the main features of indigenous societies and reviews the way in which governments and other institutions have sought to change them..

Muscat: Apex Publishing Book. Good. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 8.5 x 11.5; 178pp; illustrated laminated card covers; fully illustrated; small bump to front cover otherwise a very good copy. Not dated, but appears c1990..

Wellingborough: Crucible Thorsons, 1987. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5.25 x 8.5"; 205 pages; paperback; very good;.

London: Shepheard-Walwyn and Border Television, 1985. Book. Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5.5 x 8.75"; 136pp; blue cloth with gilt; dustwrapper, priceclipped; minor staining to bottom edge, not affecting contents; dusty top edge; good copy; foreword by Sir Alister Hardy, F.R.S;.

London: Laurence King Publishing, 1995. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This collection features some 45 myths from every tribal area of North America. Each chapter covers a particular type of myth, followed by a discussion, contrasting interpretations by tribe or cultural area. The text is illustrated with early photographs and illustrations of… Read more about this item

London: Sheed and Ward, 1961. Book. Good. Paperback.

Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1985. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This book traces the silent tread of mankind in the mountains, from the Paleo-Indians at the dawn of human habitation in southern Canada to the modern mountain tribes who learned to subsist and survive in the valleys of the Rockies..

London: Cassell, 1959. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. Atlas Folio - over 23" - 25" tall. 6" x 8.5"; 216pp; green cloth with gilt title to spine; dustwrapper slightly rubbed to edges; fair/fair; 19 pages of photographs, including the "Coon carnival";.