The Sexual Life of Savages. An Ethnographic Account of Courtship, Marriage and Family Life Among the Natives of the Trobriand Islands, British New Guinea. Complete in One Volume. by Malinowski, Bronislaw - 1982

New York: Halcyon House, 1929. Reprint. . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint of 1929 ed. Hard cover 8vo in blue cloth w/gold spine dec and titles, blue topstain. Very Good/No DJ. Cloth rubbed and scuffed, owner info front pastedown w/sporadic annotations throughout. xiii, 603pp inc. textual footnotes, Index; illustrated in photos.

New York: Harvest, 1929. Crease on bottom outside corner of front cover, with corner bend on first three pages.. Later Printing (ca. 1960s). Soft Cover. Very Good (fault). Octavo.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul LTD, 1968. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2". xlix, 505pp. Toning, creasing, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Creasing, cracks, and lean to spine. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Occasional penciled underlining to pages. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: "The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia" by Bronis aw Malinowski is a seminal ethnographic work that provides a detailed exploration of the courtship, marriage, and family life among the Trobriand Islanders in British New Guinea. Based on extensive fieldwork conducted in the early 20th century, Malinowski offers a comprehensive account of the customs and rituals surrounding sexuality in this Melanesian society. The book, considered a classic in anthropology, not only presents a vivid picture of the Trobriand Islanders' cultural practices but also introduces the functionalist approach to the study of societies, emphasizing the practical functions of cultural… Read More

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1948. Third edition. Hardcover. Octavo; 3rd edition 1932, Reprinted 1948; G-; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps and corners, bumps to top fore corners, slightly cocked spine, else clean and strong; Text block has library stamp on fore edge, bookplate on front pastedown, library pocket and stamp on rear pastedown, intermittent spine breaks, clean text; l, 505 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). 1343735. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1929. Edge and corner worn, scuffed and scratched, no dj, small tear in the top of the spine, corners are bumped and rubbed, shelf worn, 392 is written on the inner front cover, overall a clean used copy! Black cloth with faded gilt lettering on the front cover. Deckled page edges. 603 unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages of text and 90 wonderful pages of black and white illustrations! "The sexual life of savages has long awaited its natural historian. Owing to sex taboos, that weigh at least as much on the civilized as on the savage mind, this subject has always been veiled in mystery. The mystery has been fascinating or sombre according to the general attitude to savagery that happened to prevail.". Reprint. Black Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1929. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. No marks or writing observed in text. Binding tight and square. No DJ........................... The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia is a book by anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski. The work is his second in the trilogy on the Trobrianders, with the other two being Argonauts of the Western Pacific (1922) and Coral Gardens and Their Magic (1935). Kasper Malinowski (1884–1942) was a Polish anthropologist, one of the most important 20th-century anthropologists. He has also been referred to as a sociologist and ethnographer. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours.

New York: Eugenics Publishing Company, 1929. 604 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding moderately soiled and rubbed w/ evidence of price sticker (?) removed from top corner of front cover. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. Edges of leaves age toned. Illust. w/ b/w plates.. Hard Cover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Halcyon House,, 1929.. hardcover. Used, very good. Nice condition except outer page edges have a few small coffee spatters. This is a dark blue hardcover without jacket, gold lettering on spine, reprint by Halcyon House of the original 1929 edition by Harcourt Brace & Co, 603pp. Very slight wear, lettering on spine faded and partly missing but legible, interior clean and unmarked, binding tight and square. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.

New York, NY, USA: Halcyon House, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [xxviii], 603pp w index. Ninety-one indexed illustrations. Prev owner name inked on front pastedown. Dark blue cloth w gold lettering and motif on spine. Light surface rubbing to fore edges and joints, moderate rubbing to head and tail. Binding square and sound, though a little loose commensurate w age and handling. This edition complete in one volume with an Introduction by Havelock Ellis.

New York: Eugenics Publishing Company, 1929. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Preface by Havelock Ellis. 603pp. Illustrated from 91 black and white photographic plates in rear, and frontispiece. Pages age-toned with small nick on foredges of a few pages, owner decorative bookplate on front pastedown, gutter cracked, spine and edges sunned and worn, good only.