Anthropology

Houghton Mifflin, 2008. Hardcover with DJ. First edition AS NEW. 272 pages; 6 x 9 inches. Publisher's press release laid in. Beginning with the eye-popping prediction that by 2015 half the world's population will be learning English or speaking it, Abley turns his eagle eye on how English is roaming wild around the world, sucking in words from wherever it can get them. Whether you're speaking it as a first language in London, or a third in Singapore, you are affected by the language's breakneck rate of change. From hip-hop lyrics to text messages and blogs, from the effects of global English and Asian English to Spanglish, the author investigates what the future is likely to hold for the ways we communicate. FREE SHIPPING within the US by Media Mail. Careful and secure packaging. more information

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Harper & Row, 1964. Cloth covered hardback with dj. First edition. Near Fine with light wear at bottom tips, patch of sun-staining to the top of the spine and an ever-so-slight bow to the front board in a Very Good plus dj with light edge wear and chipping around the top of the spine and light sun-fading to the spine. Actually, a very nice copy. 244 pages; 48 color and 100 b&w photographic plates printed in gravure, plus maps; 9 x 11 inches. Out of Print. SIGNED BY CAPA with an inscription that reads: "To Commissioner Martin, / who will understand / all about another tribe... / Sincerely / Cornell Capa / Aug. 6, 1965." DJ protected by mylar cover. The story of the Amahuaca Indians of the Peruvian jungles, written by the son of Aldous Huxley and photographed by the founder of the International Center for Photography, NYC, long-time Magnum member and brother of Robert Capa. Beautiful gravure reproductions. FREE SHIPPING, insurance and tracking within the US by Priority Mail. Careful and secure packaging. more information

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St. Martin's Press, 1969. Cloth bound hardback in dj. First edition Near Fine with very light wear at tips in a Very Good dj with wear at the edges and folds and some chipping. 352 pages; 33 b&w photographs plus 34 maps and illustrations; 6 x 8.5 inches. Sources for quoted passages, bibliography and index. Out of Print. With the accidental discovery of aerial archaeology during World War I archaeologists took to the air, and since that time results have been nothing short of phenomenal. Rediscovered frontier outposts of the Roman Empire; sumptuous Etruscan tombs; ancient field systems and road nets; Neolithic settlements and hill forts; lost medieval villages; ceremonial centers and giant sand drawings in the Americas; even Spina, an entire city buried beneath the silt of the Po--thanks to aerial archaeology, all have come to light in the years since World War I. Deuel here tells the full story of this exciting field. FREE SHIPPING within the US by Media Mail. Careful and secure packaging. more information

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Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1959. Cloth bound hardback in dj. Third printing. Very Good with light wear along the top and bottom of the boards in a Very Good dj with soiling, darkened spine, a couple of chips, protected by a mylar cover. xv + 302 pages; 55 b&w photos plus 3 maps; 6.5 x 9.5 inches. Index. Out of Print. This book is an account of the archaeological exploration of the Negev Desert in southern Israel, the site of trade routes and civilizations since the 4th millennium BCE. The was responsible for restoring to the map a whole series of civilizations that flourished and died over the centuries including Judean kingdom villages and forts from the time of King Solomon. FREE SHIPPING within the US by Media Mail. Careful and secure packaging. more information

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Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955. Cloth bound hardback in dj. Second printing. Very Good with light wear at tips and at top and bottom of spine in a Very Good dj with light wear at extremities, a 1 inch closed tear, a small hole on and darkening of the spine. 362 pages; 87 b&w photos plus 3 maps; 6.5 x 9.5 inches. List of the Field Staff, list of contributors, index. Out of Print. Wendell Phillips was a youthful explorer, adventurer and archaeologist who organized and led four expeditions to find the ancient treasures of exotic civilizations long buried in the wastelands of southern Arabia. In the course of this time he dealt with Arab tribesmen who turned on him, was captured by Yemenis, and encountered other nightmarish difficulties. This book records the adventures of his 1950-1952 expeditions in Yemen and Oman. FREE SHIPPING within the US by Media Mail. Careful and secure packaging. more information

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New York William Morrow / HarperCollins, 2008. Hardcover with DJ. First edition. AS NEW. 256 pages; b&w photos and illustrations; 6 x 9 inches. The cow. A beast central to human existence since time began, it has played a vital role in our history not only as a source of food, but also as a means of labor, an economic resource, an inspiration for art, and even as a religious icon. Prehistoric people painted it on cave walls; explorers, merchants, and landowners traded it as currency; many cultures worshipped it as a god. So how did it come to occupy the sorry state it does today--more factory product than animal? In Beef, Rimas and Fraser answer that question, telling the story of cattle in its entirety. FREE SHIPPING within the US by Media Mail. Careful and secure packaging. more information

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