Anthropology

London: Longman's, Green, 1895 Book. Illus. by Macquoid, Percy. Good. Three-Quarter Leather. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Much better than Good. Original blue 3/4 leather with orange cloth on boards. Royal seal in gilt. Top edges gilt. Foot and foredges untrimmed. Minor scuffing to spine, yet gilt lettering present and legible. Minor corner tip wear. P.O.N. 454 pp. with index. A luxurious, rare volume offered with no apologies..

xxviii+218 pages with frontispiece, plates, figures, charts, appendices and index. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's orange cloth with black lettering to spine in original jacket. Introduction by B Malinowski. First edition.Ever since its first publication in 1932, Sorcerers of Dobu has been recognized as one of the great triumphs of anthropological research and interpretation in the field of ethnography. A rich source of information on primitive psychology, the book presents sociological analysis of the complex tribal organisation of the Dobuans.Reo Franklin Fortune was a New Zealand-born social anthropologist. Originally trained as a psychologist, Fortune was a student of the major theorists of British and American social anthropology including Alfred Cort Haddon, Bronislaw Malinowski and Alfred Radcliffe-Brown. He lived an international life, holding various academic and government positions in China (Lingnan University; 1937–39), the United States (Toledo; 1940–41),… Read More

Assen: Van Gorcum & Comp, 1971. First edition, first printing. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Assen: Van Gorcum & Comp, 1971. First printing. 8vo., 269 pp., illus. b/w plates. Black cloth with gilt lettering and design. A fine copy in near fine dust jacket, which has a traceline of discoloration on the rear panel.. 1st. Hard. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo..

2 parts: 98 pages with fold out table, map, music scores and plates; 109 pages with map, diagrams, music scores, tables (some folding), plates and appendixes. Royal octavo (9 ½ “ x 6 ½ “ rebound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Original wrappers bound in. From the library of Professor George M Foster. Originally published in Proceedings of Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences volume VIII. 1st thus.This is the notes and reports from the Martin A Ryerson Expedition of 1899 and the Mrs Frank G Logan Expedition of 1900. The reports covered over seventeen tribes, including Aztecs, Huaxtecs, Mayas, Tehuantepecanos (Zapotecs), Zoques, Tzotzils, Tzendals, and Cholas. George McClelland Foster, Jr born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on October 9, 1913, died on May 18, 2006, at his home in the hills above the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, where he served as a professor from 1953 to his retirement in 1979, when he became professor emeritus. His contributions to anthropological… Read More

2 volumes: xiv+561+[2 ad] pages with 25 maps of which 12 are folding, tables, illustrations, plates, appendixes and index; 12 folding maps in slipcase. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 3/4") issued in green cloth with white lettering and black decorative vignettes on spine and covers. 1st edition.This book represents the results of field research conducted over a period of 15 years, from 1960 to 1975, in the Valley of Mexico, more properly the Basin of Mexico. This research was a combination of archaeology, ethnohistory, ethnography and geography. Most of it was conducted as part of a planned long-range project, the Basin of Mexico Survey Project, but included her are a variety of data from a great number of other major projects. In Chapters one and two these other sources are discussed. In terms of structure, the book falls into five major parts. Chapters one through 3 deal essentially with the methodology; Chapters 4 through 7 are essentially data chapters with a minimum of interpretation, and focus on… Read More

xxi+161 pages with 83 facsimile pages, and index. Royal Quarto (12 1/4" x 8 1/2") bound in full leather with red label to spine and gilt lettering. Original wrappers bound in. Translated from Nahuatl by Primo Feliciano Velazquez. From the library of George M Foster. Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia (INAH), First series, number 1. 3d edition.One of the great documents of colonial Mexico, the Codex Chimalpopoca chronicles the rise of Aztec civilization and preserves the mythology on which it was based. Its two complementary texts, Anales of Cuauhtitlan and Legend of the Suns, record the pre-Cortesian history of the Valley of Mexico together with firsthand versions of that region's myths. Of particular interest are the stories of the hero-god Quetzalcoatl, for which the Chimalpopoca is the premier source. Two previous editions of the Annals have appeared. The first (1885) was bad and requires no comment. The second edition was made in German by Dr Walther Lohmann (1938). This third edition… Read More

2 volumes: 260 pages with maps (some folding), illustrations, plates (some in color) and figures; 253 pages with maps, tables, illustrations, figures, plates, bibliography and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 7 1/4") volume one rebound in green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and original wrappers bound in; volume 2 bound in original wrappers. Inscribed to Professor George M Foster. Copy 244 of 1000 copies issued. First edition.A mining engineer turned ethnologist, the author has done a much needed service by studying in anthropological terms an isolated region inhabited by mestizos. As the method was extensive rather than intensive, the data are mostly in the realm of material culture and linguistics. This work covers all aspects of the area surveyed, from the geography, climate, indigenous peoples, their economics as well as the history. This includes language, the archaeology of the region and a survey of even some potential sites. A scarce work on this subject.George McClelland Foster, Jr born in… Read More

120 volumes plus all indexes and supplements. Royal Octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") and Quarto (11" x 8 1/2") issued in wrappers. Early volumes from the library of George M Foster and bound in green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Other volumes from the library of Robert V Kemper. First editions.American Anthropologist is the flagship journal of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). It is known for publishing a wide range of work in anthropology, including articles on cultural, biological and linguistic anthropology and archeology. Its first incarnation (known as the "Old Series") started in 1888 and was published by the Anthropological Society of Washington, the first anthropology association in the United States. The "New Series" began in 1899 under an editorial board that included Franz Boas, Daniel G. Brinton, and John Wesley Powell and continues to this day. The four fields of Anthropology include cultural, linguistic, archeology and biological/physical. Sometimes applied anthropology is… Read More

ANZIA YEZIERSKA: 1932, Brewer, Warren & Putnam, First Edition, 1932. Printed and bound in the U.S.A. by Chas. H. Bohn & Co. . USED. Good/ No DJ Included. About the author: "Yezierska's fiction focuses on Jewish immigrant life at the turn of the century, and she sees herself as giving voice to her people". YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!

NEW ~ Volume I with CD-ROM unopened in original envelope and topological site map folded and inserted at back. Archaeological excavations at the Huastecan site of Tamtok. Fine : Minor rubbing on back, plastic coating separating at edge. Price in pencil on front endpaper. Illus. Maps, photographs, drawings. Edition of 1000. SPANISH / ESPANOL 2.25 lbs. Weight may result in additional shipping charges.

Complete set of 29 volumes (10 on Europe, 8 on Asia, 4 on Africa, 4 on Asia, 3 supplements) bound in 34 of this monumental Italian work. Revised second edition in octavo following the first edition in folio of 1816-1834. 1,780 handcolored (some tinted or b/w) copperplate engravings by Sasso, Corsi, Giarre, Verico, Migliavacca, etc., after illustrations by Landriani, Sanquirico, Pelagio Pelagi, Bramati, Monticelli, and other artists. Includes 37 folding maps, engravings and tables. Multi-volume series with 11,863 pages on the customs and costumes of the people of the world compiled by Ferrario with help from Carlo Magnetti, Robustiano Gironi, Ambroglio Levati and Francesco Rossi. It offers a mine of historical, geographic, ethnological and anthropological information relating to parts of the world that were still barely explored at the time. Text in Italian.Condition: bindings solid, marble boards scuffed and wrinkled, interior mostly bright and fresh, tinted and handcolored plates clean and fresh. A… Read More

Rudolfo Anaya. Bless Me, Ultima. TQS, Quinto Sol Publications, Inc. Berkeley, CA. Softcover. Copyright 1972, 25th Printing Thus, 1991 SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. ABOUT RUDOLFO ANAYA: Rudolfo Anaya was an American author. Noted for his 1972 novel Bless Me, Altima, Anaya was considered one of the founders of the canon of contemporary Chicano literature. YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!

University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, 1968. Hardcover. Used- Very good condition. Book is clean and tight with some mild shelf wear. Dust jacket shows some minor damage and small tears at the edges. No further markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books

The Shagganappi by E. Pauline Johnson [aka Tekahionwake] (1862-1913). Toronto: First Canadian edition, The Ryerson Press, 1913. USED. Good+ CONDITION / FAIR CONDITION ORIGINAL SILVER AND ORANGE DUST JACKET. QUITE RARE THUS. Please see our photos. A clean, solid copy that shows minor foxing. 5 5/8 X 8 ½. By Tekahionwake, important tribal historian and member of the Wolf Clan of the Mohawk. YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!

Olibama Lopez Tushar, 1975. Paperback. Used- Fine Condition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows very light shelf wear with slight fading along back spine. Book is signed by the author on the title page. No further markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.