Geneva: Albert Skira, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 300pp. Original bright red cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine in original illustrated dustjacket, white lettering on spine. Extensive treatise on Persian culture elaborating on the Medes and the Persian, the treasures of the Magi, the Parthian remains, the globalization..... More
Cambridge, Mass. Peabody Museum, 1917. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xv,206, [6] pp. Green cloth with black title-plate and gold lettering. Waterstaining, discoloration and scuffing to boards. Head and tail of spine and corners bumped. Small residue possibly from tape on spine. Ex-Libris of Ricardo De Robina to inside of front..... More
Culver City: Labyrinthos, 1989. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. (vii) 110pp. Blue and black illustrated wrappers. Black lettering on front cover and spine. The publication is features work and scholarship present at the the 1988 (LAILA) Latin American Indian Literature Association's annual symposium, the purpose of which is to "stimulate and..... More
Innsbruck München: Universitätsverlag Wagner, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 478pp. Original photo-illustrated dustjacket over grass green cloth with black lettering on cover and spine. photo-illustrated endpapers. Frontispiece color photograph. Contributions to the Sherpa Research, part III. In-depth treatise of the culture of the Sherpa in Nepal, a people often employed..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1938. First edition. Softcover. Small Quarto. vii, 161pp. Original blue wrappers with black lettering on cover. Ibero-Americana 13, issued April 27, 1938. Paper on the Repartimiento System of Native Labor in New Spain and Guatemala covering public work, mining, manufacturing and transportation, agriculture, and churches..... More
Cape Town: Cape Times Limited, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. [6], 211, [1]pp. Original olive cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Collection of five studies dealing with the history, customs, beliefs and manners of the various tribes to which belong the natives who are scattered over South..... More
Stuttgart: Strecker und Schröder, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. v (ii), 182pp. Original gray cloth with brown lettering on cover and spine. Results of the anthropological expedition sent to Cameroon in 1913, vol. 2, the Baja, an African tribe in Central Sudan. Illustrated with distinctive b/w photographs, drawings and diagrams..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: Museum of the American Indian, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xiv, 166 (2)pp. Original blue cloth with gilt-stamped emblem on cover and gilt lettering on spine. Color illustrated endpapers. Black free endpaper. "The excitement in seeing Copan derives mainly from the abundance and superb quality of its stone..... More
Buenos Aires: Imprenta y Casa Editora de Coni Hermanos, 1912. First edition. Softcover. 4to. 27 pp. Original printed wrappers. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Publicaciones de la Sección Antropológica (Numero 11). De la Revista de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, tomo XVII, página 326 y siguientes. Includes bibliographical references. Topics..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1943. First edition. Softcover. Small Quarto. 194pp. Original blue wrappers with black lettering on cover and spine. Ibero-Americana 21, issued January 23, 1943. "The present work consists of an examination of the reaction of a primitive human population to a new disturbing environment. As such..... More
Berlin: University of California Press, 1934. First edition. Softcover. Small Quarto. vii, 129pp. Original blue wrappers with black lettering on cover. Ibero-Americana 7; issued May 31, 1934. Paper on the "Laws of Burgos" and the "Civil Congregation" and there affect on the native American Indians. Illustrated with 12 full page..... More
Adelaide, S. Australia: Limited Editions Club (Griffin Press), 1971. Fritz Kredel. Limited ed. 4to. xvii, 362 pp. Half tan leather over boards. Gilt design on spine. In cream slipcase with same gilt design on spine. Illustrations by Fritz Kredel. Book in excellent condition with Limited Editions Club newsletter and description..... More
Bogota: Editorial A B C. Biblioteca de Antropologia, 1958. Softcover. 8vo. 335pp. Gray wrappers. Some creasing and discoloration to wraps. Signatures of previous owners on front wrapper. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped. Paul Rivet (1876-1958) was a French author, politician and anthropologist. Illustrated with a few b/w reproductions..... More
Paris: Payot, 1938. First French edition. Paperback. Small quarto. 295, [7]pp. Original photo-illustrated wrappers. This authoritative study on the Maori explores the origin, the customs and ways of living, art, methods of warfare, hunting and other characteristics (mental and physical) of a proud people. This work is profusely illustrated throughout..... More
Oxford: At The Clarendon Press, 1922. Softcover. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Pages unopened. (Frazer Lecture 1922.) Age rubbed with some discoloration to edges. 1" split along bottom edge of spine. Sunned original gray wrappers. Good condition. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959. First printing. Hardcover. 8vo. xxii, 583pp. Gray cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine in original dust jacket. Minor rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners. Some rubbing and chipping to dj. "This book is both the history of a new approach..... More
Lancaster: Labyrinthos, 1996. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. (vii) 178pp. Yellow printed wrappers, with black text on front cover and spine. Illustration on back cover. The publication presents the work and scholarship presented at the symposium of the same name. Featuring contributions from Luis O. Arata, Ramon Arzapalo Marin, Walden Browne..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1935. First edition. Small Quarto. 33pp., 1 folding map. Original blue wrappers with black lettering on cover. Ibero-Americana 10, issued February, 1935. "This paper is an attempt by an historical geographer to consider aboriginal density of population (Uto-Aztekan Tribes) for one particular area. Wrappers lightly..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1948. First edition. Softcover. Small Quarto. vii (i map), 104pp., 1 folding map. Original blue wrappers with black lettering on cover and spine. Ibero-Americana 29, issued March 29, 1948. "The Spanish occupation of Colima was integral part of the design of New Spain, as shaped..... More
Nürnberg: Naturhistorische Gesellschaft Nürnberg, 1981. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 192pp. Original pictorial wrappers with white lettering on cover and spine. Regional map laid in. Account of history, climate, flora and fauna, languages, traditions, customs, religion and agriculture of Melanesian people based on the collection of the Naturhistorische Gesellschaft in Nuremberg..... More
Washington DC: Catholic Anthropological Conference, 1941. First printing. Softcover. Lg. 8vo. Original wrappers. Minor rubbing to edges. Else, in very good condition. More
Wis: American Anthropological Association, 1943. First edition. Softcover. Small 4to. 119 pp. Original printed brown wrappers. Frontispiece of a b/w reproduction of a photograph of Franz Boas. This issue is all about Franz Boas' life and work including an extensive bibliography of Franz Boas on pages 67-119. Illustrated with a...... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1949. First edition. Softcover. Small Quarto. viii, 141 (2)pp., 1 folding map. Original blue wrappers with black lettering on cover. and spine. Ibero-Americana 28, issued March 25, 1949. "The present paper is the first part of a study of the empire that Cortés invaded when..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1932. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. vi, 93-225pp., 1 folding map. Original blue wrappers with black lettering on cover. Ibero-Americana 2, issued April 27, 1932, with 28 maps. "Perhaps no region of North America is so little known to the anthropologist as northern Mexico between the..... More
Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1990. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 246pp., 41 plates. Original pictorial brown wrappers with black lettering on cover and spine. A critical inquiry of sources in ethnological view. Publications of the Arabic Committee Nr. 4. Based on the information gathered during the journeys to..... More