THE SORROW OF THE LONELY AND THE BURNING OF THE DANCERS by SCHIEFFELIN, Edward L

St. Martin's. Paperback. Very Good. Small stain to fore-edge, annotations in text, else tight and clean.

Palgrave Macmillan. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

St Martins Press, 1976. paperback. Good. 5x0x8. Trade paperback. Light to moderate shelf wear to covers. Binding square and tight. No creasing to spine. No loose pages. No highlighting, notation, or remainder marks. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.

New York, 1976. Paperback. Very good. Meggitt copy. The significance of the 'Gisaro' ceremony in Kaluli society, PNG. 243 pp, ills, vgc.

St Martins Pr, March 1976. Trade Paperback. Very Good. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

St Martins Press, 1976. Paperback. Good. 5x0x8. Binding firm, cover shiny with light rubbing, interior clean and unmarked. 243 pp. References, Index.

NY: St. Martins. G PB. (1976). 6th ptg. A cultural ethnography focusing on the significance of the ceremony known as Gisaro performed by the Kaluli people of Papua . New Guinea as a lens to view fundamental issues of Kaluli life and society. Edge wear, creases to corners of covers. .

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1976. Softcover. Fair. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Heavily worn and creased pictorial wraps, underlining and highlighting interior, scuffing to, loss of paper on rear panel. An early and in many ways groubreaking ethnography to introduce the concept of ritualized homosexuality in a culture in the so-called "semen belt" of the "Fringe Highlands" of now Papua New Guinea. viii [3], 1-243 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

St Martins Pr, 1976-03. Paperback. Good.

St. Martin's Press. 1976. Paperbackr. UsedFair. Softcover trade; light fading, light shelf wear to exterior; chipping at ed ges of spine; underlining and margin notes; otherwise in good condition wit h clean text, firm binding. .