"The propagation and distribution of shad in 1878." by MILNER, James W

343-370 pages with tables, graphs, appendix and cited references. Quarto (11" x 8 1/4") bound in original publisher's wrappers. Current Anthropology Volume 33, Number 4 complete issue. First edition. Paleodemography and paleopathology presuppose that direct relationships exist between statistics calculated from archaeological skeletal series (e.g., skeletal lesion frequencies and mean age at death) and the health status of the past populations that gave rise to the series. However, three fundamental conceptual problems confound the interpretation of such statistics: demographic non stationarity, selective mortality, and unmeasured, individual level heterogeneity in the risks of disease and death. Using simple models of the relationship between individual "frailty" and the hazard of death at each age, this paper explores the implications of these problems for archaeological interpretation. One conclusion is that the skeletal evidence pertaining to the transition from hunting-and-gathering to settled… Read More

London: The Hansard Society, 1947. Softcover. Good with no dust jacket. Stapled binding is sound, pages clean and age-darkened. Wraps have general handling wear, stamp of library of Woman's College, University of North Carolina (but no accession marks or sign of circulation). ; Content: Messages from political leaders. The Hansard Society. Ede, Parliament and the liberty of the subject. Lidderdale, The position of Parliament in the fourth French republic. Luke, Legislatures of the British Pacific Islands. Taylor, The basis of procedure in the House of Commons. Milner, The House of Commons from the Chair. Humberstone, University representation in Parliament. Hansard Society news. Correspondence. Books received and book reviews. ; 7.25" tall; 92 pages.

Toronto: Warwick Bro's and Rutter, 1909. 153 pp, 8 5/8" H. Contents: Our Business Partner, John Bull; The Imperial Question; The Truth as to the Timber Situation; The Agricultural Problems of Ontario; The Reformatory Idea; Some Suggestions as to Toronto's Street Railway Problem; Moral Bi-Metallism; The Right and Wrong of the Prohibition Movement; The Mineral Resources of Canada; The License Reduction Question; The need of a National System of Technical Education; The Resources of the Peace River District; The Origin and Mechanism of the Clearing House; The Canadian Club and its Influence on the Future of Canada; Canadian Agriculture as applied to Wheat Growing; The Work of the Waterways Commission; Aerial Navigation; British Columbia; Good Roads and Transportation; Canada's Relation to the Empire; The Canadian Civil Service; The Political Unrest in India; The Public Library as an Educational Institution; Imperial Defence; Secretary's Annual Report. Interior - very light… Read More