Ethnology

London: Faber & Faber, 1956. 288pp. B/white locality map frontispiece, unpaginated halftone plates. Book clean, square, cloth undamaged. Spine firm, gilt title over green background there-on. Small, original seller's sticker affixed to lower front pastedown, else leaves clean. Loose-plastic protected d/jacket price-clipped, edgeworn with small open and closed tears, slight colour change to spine panel. the author, a clergyman, was in charge of the Parish ending at Abenab, South-west Africa. 28 chapters plus index. weight approx. 480gms.PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Original Pink Cloth Hardcover. Very Good/Fair +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Oxford University Press, 1965. 298pp., area-map endpapers. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Black cloth boards bumped on lower foredge corners, and heel of backstrip. Inscription, signed and dated by primary editor (Peter Lawrence) on half-title page, plus a former owner's name on verso of ffep. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn and bumped. Using an impressive list of contributors, experts all (R.M.Berndt, R.N.Bulmer, K.O.Burridge, P.Lawrence, et al) the primary aim of these essays is to bring forth a previously neglected area of Melanesian ethnography; Traditional Religion. Contents include: Intro., variously-The Huli, Siane, Kamano, Usurufa, Jate, Fore, Mae Enga, Kyaka, Lakau, Ngaing, Tangu and Melanesian Pentecost People. Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 500g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. . Signed and Inscribed By Editor. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya Literature Bureau, 1995. xxxii, + 102pp., unpaginated, b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed limp warapper lightly scuffed and abraded. In this book, "the author attempts to summarise the customs in order that a state of uniformity might be brought about through Maasailand as far as customs are concerned ...primarily addressed to the younger generations of Maasai children who, due to schooling and other 'corrupting' influences, might not grow up in typical Maasai tradition...Contents include: Prelims., Intro., 15 chapters. Book weight approx. 180g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Reprint. Softcover. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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