Anthropology

Prentice Hall Press, 1989. Large paperback, second edition, corners of the front cover curled upward, no other remarkable flaws, clean inside and out, "Using information from many in-depth fieldwork studies of hunter-gatherer, horticultural, and pastoral peoples from around the world, this book provides a comprehensive account of the major questions regarding art in its cultural context," illustrated throughout, includes a bibliography. ISBN: 0130477621. Trade Paperback. VG+. more information

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Schenkman Publishing / John Wiley & Sons, 1978. Large format hardcover with dustjacket, first printing, "...an investigation of the clinical aspects of 'art' by schizophrenic patients..," presents many case histories of both Western and non-Western patients, illustrated throughout, mostly in black & white, has a small number of color plates, book is flawless except for a "not for resale" stamp on the outer fore-edge of the pages, dustjacket has a few short edge-tears, it is clean and attractive overall and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included . ISBN: 0470991267. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG. Anthropology. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 1973. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing of this edition as evidenced by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, was originally published in 1968 by the University of California Press, book is in excellent condition (looks new), no remarkable flaws, the dustjacket is price-clipped and has a faint crease on the front panel, looks almost new and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, the first book in the now-famous trilogy about a young man's remarkable account of his experiences with hallucinatory drugs of the Southwest. ISBN: 0671215558. 1st Trade Ed.. Hardcover. Fine/NF. Biography. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 1981. Hardcover with dustjacket, sixth printing, a bookplate on the last blank page is the only flaw to this beautiful copy, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, the continuation of Castaneda's "long strange trip". ISBN: 0671230875. Hardcover. NF/Fine. Mythology. more information

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Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1962. Hardcover, second revised edition, book is in excellent condition with the former owner's name on the front end-paper and no other flaws, the dustjacket is clean and intact with moderate wear along the top edge, 388 pages, illustrated with 152 drawings, "..presents an outline of this journey so far as it can be followed by reference to the modern Primates of today - tree-shrews, lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys, apes and man, and to the fossil record which has yielded the objective evidence of their evolutionary history". 2nd Ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG. EVOLUTION. more information

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England: Clayhanger Books, 1986. Large paperback, inscibed "To John, Here it is at last" and signed "Desmond" on the half-title page, scarce scholarly work on early human evolution, illustrated with numerous figures, charts and maps, has some light soil on the page-edge. ISBN: 095113180X. Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. VG. EVOLUTION PREHISTORY. more information

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Boston, Mass.: Little Brown, 1966. "An independent explorer's life with the last of the exotic peoples of Africa, The Arctic, New Guinea, & the Upper Amazon," photos, some in color, slight edge-tanning to cover, hardcover first printing, dustjacket lightly chipped at top spine. 1st ed.. Hardcover. VG/VG+. ANTHROPOLOGY EXPLORATION AFRICA ARCTIC. more information

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Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1955. A journey into the jungles of the Ivory Coast in search of a secret school of magicians and witch doctors, numerous photos, hardcover first printing, slight spine lean, dustjacket slightly sunned on spine. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. OCCULT MAGIC. more information

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Cornell University Press, 1974. Hardcover first printing, book and dustjacket are in great shape with no significant flaws, 251 pages, illustrated with photos, includes a bibliography, "Symbol, Myth and Ritual" series edited by Victor Turner. ISBN: 0801408857. 1st ed.. Hardcover. NF/NF. Africa. more information

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The Cooper Union, 1997. Large paperback with no significant flaws, Italian author's first book to be published in the United States. ISBN: 1135509611. Trade Paperback. NF. more information

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Random House, 1977. ".shows how the endless varieties of cultural behavior - often so puzzling at first glance - can be explained as adaptions to particular ecological conditions," hardcover first printing, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. ISBN: 0394407652. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. more information

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Citadel Press, 1963. "A survey of prostitution in classical Greece and Rome, in India, China, Japan, the Near East, Africa and the Pacific," a history and social analysis, illustrated, hardcover, first American printing, book is in excellent condition, dustjacket has just a touch of rubbing and is also in excellent condition. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hard Cover. NF/NF. more information

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Harper Collins, 1995. Anthropology, Aztec rituals, hardcover first printing with dustjacket, flawless copy . 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. MEXICO SHAMINISM RELIGION MAGIC. more information

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New York: Walton Rawls, 1966. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, this is the original high quality edition, black cloth binding, pink/red/white pictorial dustjacket, "examines footbinding's origins in history, the background of Chinese life which kept it flourishing, and the varied efforts by liberal reformers and missionaries to abolish it," illustrated with contemporary photographs and drawings, foreword by Arthur Waley, book is clean inside and out with no significant flaws, dustjacket has some edge-wear, the original price is present and a removable protective mylar cover is included. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG-. PSYCHOLOGY. more information

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Liberty Bell Publications, 2004. Large paperback, flawless copy except for a small name label on the title page, publisher's "Classic Reprints of Politically Incorrect Thought" series, was originally published in 1888. ISBN: 1593640218. Trade Paperback. NF. more information

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Walker and Company, 1971. Illustrated with color photographs and an end-paper map, attractive copy with no significant flaws, hardcover with dustjacket. ISBN: 0802703690. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hard Cover. NF/NF. POLAR ESKIMOS. more information

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Houghton Mifflin, 1979. This study emphasizes the "folk" and the dynamics of their traditional expressions, hardcover, no dustjacket, illustrated, some scuffing to the cover but no other flaws. Hard Cover. VG+. MYTHOLOGY. more information

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University of Utah Press, 1985. Large paperback, first printing, excellent condition inside and out, no remarkable flaws, nice gift copy of this anthology, 327 pages. ISBN: 0874802059. 1st ed.. Trade Paperback. Fine. Ethnology Folklore. more information

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Encounter Books, 2003. Hardcover first printing, book and dustjacket are flawless, author shows how the concept of "diversity" in American society has become a "politically correct excuse to engage in racial, ethnic and sexual discrimination". ISBN: 1893554627. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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