Anthropology

Toronto: Bell and Cockburn, 1913 Book. Illus. by Gordon Grant Frontispiece. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Canadian Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original olive green cloth decorated in black and lettered in yellow on boards. Front free endpaper missing, otherwise sound and clean.. A natural young boxer, sheltered and trained by his father, wins over a beautiful young woman and the corrupt world of boxing at the same time. 169 pp. plus ad..

NOTES ON THE PORO IN LIBERIA and MASKS AS AGENTS OF SOCIAL CONTROL IN NORTHEAST LIBERIA.
by George W. Harley
(Hardcover)
Ethnos Publications, 2001

These two seminal studies by Dr. George Way Harley are the basis of our present day knowledge of the Poro men's secret society of West Africa and of masks and masking traditions in Liberia. Harley, a physician, traveled to Liberia from Durham, N.C., in 1926, cutting his way through the bush when there were no roads. He established a clinic at Ganta in Mano country near the Guinea border, and ministered to the needs of the people in the region for over three decades. Because of the trust placed in him by Poro secret society initiates, and through his anthropological training at Harvard, he slowly accumulated an immense knowledge and deep insight into the otherwise impenetrable secrets of the Poro.

Nearly impossible to find in their original, these classic works are presented together in this facsimile reprint. The two papers have been bound together… Read More

147 pages with frontispiece, tables, plates, illustrations and bibliography. Quarto (10 3/4" x 8 1/2") issued in wrappers. Prologue by Carlos Zolla. Limited to 1000 copies. First edition.This book, Water in the Cosmovision of Indigenous Peoples in Mexico, is a photographic and documentary testimony of the relationship between this important sector of our society and the vital liquid; it is a recognition of their ancestral practices and techniques to rationally use and protect this essential resource. This work represents an important contribution to the diffusion of the different cultures of water in our country. With this, the deep roots of Mexicanness are also strengthened.Condition:Light soiling to wrappers else a very good to fine copy.

342+ix with fold out map. Folio (13" x 8 1/4") issued in original wrappers. First edition.There is an abundance of documentation concerning the history of indigenous populations of Mexico prior to the arrival of the Spaniards. These documents were constructed from information about the groups with whom the Spaniards had the most contact and focus on the life and governance of these groups. In comparison, relatively little is known of the hunters and gatherers that for most of the colonial period occupied a marginal position relative to the central political scheme. These peoples, located in the arid part of America, were relegated to colonization by religious missionary orders. The Spanish colonization machine with its array of bureaucrats and administrators was first established in the Mesoamerican region because of its geo-political importance as a central area for decision-making and development of the colonial society. What is commonly known as the Aztec Empire consisted of 38 provinces which paid… Read More

174 pages. Folio. (13" x 9 1/4") bound in half pebbled cloth with marbled boards. Second edition limited to 200 copies of which this is number 156.Lacks the Aqui comienza el vocabulario en la lengua castellana y michoacanaWhen which was continuous paginagination.The Franciscans arrived in Michoacan in 1525, they found a new challenge, the language of the natives of the region, whom they came to call Tarascans was different from other native languages of New Spain. Maturino Gilberti, a Franciscan friar whose skills in the Tarascan language exceeded those of their peers. When his works were printed it was the first attempt of a systematic analysis of the language, and his vocabulary is still the best known Tarascan dictionary. Prior to his arrival in the new world, very little is know, it is thought that he may have been born in 1498. but it could have been in 1507 or 8 in the city of Poitiers, France. He studied arts and theology at the University of Toulouse and came to New Spain in 1531, shortly… Read More

Boston: W. G. Corthell (Rand Avery & Co.), 1880. Illustrated by Double port tissue frontis, one music notation and 9 b&w plates. First edition. Original decorated green cloth with gilt stamped spine, floral endpapers. 12mo. pp. 252, [2] blank. Very Good. Cap and corner wear, slight cock. Intriguing Baptist Missionary work of Justus Hatch Vinton (1806-58) and Calista Holman Vinton (1807-64) among the Karen People in Burmah. Laid in is a crumpled period marking ribbon and folded (22.5x13cm) broadside: Cutler, Rev. Theo. L. "Happy New Year!", No. 13. New York: National Temperance Society. Scarce..

NY, Scribner's, 1906. Hard Cover. xxiii, 407 pages, 867 text figures, 17 plates (incl. front.); 27 cm. "With an ethnological introduction" by Alred C. Haddon." A classic in the field of anthropological research.  "Mother of String Figures" for enthusiasts who carry a loop of string in their shirt pockets. Very good copy/no dj. Stock#OB110.

323 pp. Introduced and edited by Garrick A. Bailey

NEW ~ Cayapa language in Ecuador. First edition in two volumes: 254 pp.; 302 pp. Near Fine. Alla stamp on front endpaper. No ISBN. En espanol. 3.5 lbs. Weight may result in an increase to international shipping charges.

I. Étude linguistique, précédée d'une notice ethnographique. Thèse présentée à la Faculté des Lettres de l'Université de Copenhague. xx+311 pp. II. Textes (contes et chansons) - Vocabulaire technique - Index verborum. 212 pp. Librairie ancienne Édouard Champion, Paris, 1925-1926.
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[5 of 6]+132 leaves with several armorial engravings. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in half leather with four raised spine bands with black label to spine in gilt lettering over marbled boards. (Medina, Mexico 594; Palau 44870 ("actualmente rarísima"); Sabin 10953) First edition. Horacio Carochi (1586-1666) was a Jesuit priest and grammarian who was born in Florence and died in Mexico. He is known for his grammar of the Classical Nahuatl language. He went to Rome where he entered the Society of Jesus. From Rome he went to the New World, arriving in New Spain (now Mexico). There he dedicated himself to the study of the indigenous languages and became proficient in Otomi and then in Nahuatl. He was a friend of the Bishop and later Viceroy of New Spain, Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, as is documented by surviving letters written by Carochi to the bishop. Carochi had an acute understanding of the Nahuatl language and was the first grammarian to understand and propose a consistent transcription of two… Read More

Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson and Sons Limited, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Cloth in DJ; First Edition; 149pp; Minor staining to DJ, previous owner's name to FFEP, boards square, clean & bright, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/Good+ condition. Scarce vintage monograph on Manx phonology. University of Edinburgh Linguistic Survey of Scotland Monographs No. 2.

Softcover- was never published in hardcover edition. Softcover is the true First Edition.Softcover is in very good condition, volume has slight bumped edges. Binding tight, text very clean and unmarked. This book is a scarce, small academic press study of the Skidi Pawnee 'ethnoastronomy'. The works attempts to describe ritual objects and astronomical phenomena as perceived by a Native Tribe and the effects that those had on their religious and cultural practices. This book is one of the most important sources for Native American ethnology related to astronomy, and is often cited in books on the subject.

Bantam Pathfinder Editions, 1972.122 pp. Text in English & Spanish. First paperback edition. CONDITION: Good. Paperback. Binding has a glue split at page 88. Name penned on title page; occasional underlining throughout with brown marker. Covers show soiling, rubbing, edge and corner wear, and a small tear at base of spine. Large crease across upper back corner; crease down spine. Profusely illustrated with photos and artwork. Overall, a good copy of an EXTREMELY SCARCE epic poem of the Chicano Movement in America. Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions. Photo is of the copy here at Barbed Wire Books.

Smith, Lillian. Strange Fruit. Reynal & Hitchcock, 1944 1st. Edition, Stated 23rd Printing Thus. BANNED BOOK. USED. VG/VG Dust jacket. Author photo back panel. Now protected in a mylar wrap. About this book: Strange Fruit is a 1944 bestselling novel debut by American author Lillian Smith that dealt with the then-forbidden and controversial theme of interracial romance. The title was originally "Jordan is so Chilly", with Smith later changing the title to Strange Fruit.