Cyril S. Belshaw; Raymond Firth [foreword]

The Great Village: The Economic and Social Welfare of Hanuabada, an Urban Community in Papua

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of this historical survey of the urban community of Hanuabada, by anthropologist Cyril Belshaw. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Cyril Shirley Belshaw (1921-2018) was a Canadian anthropologist. This work, the third book in a series of monographs Belshaw wrote on social economics in Melanesia, was based on research conducted while living with his family on the outskirts of Hanuabada from 1950 to 1951. Belshaw's wife Betty learned the language and connected with women of the community. Belshaw relied on the help of male English-speaking informants such as Ranu Nihara and Osineru Dickson. Research data was obtained through discussions in homes and normal village activities. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally cloth is very bright and smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with spotting to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Dust wrapper is mostly smart, though a little spotted to the rear of the wrap. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 874M13

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Anthropology Social economics Papua Ethnography Social economics Not Stated

EVANS-PRITCHARD, E E; FIRTH, RAYMOND; MALINOWSKI, BRONISLAW; SCHAPERA, ISAAC (EDS)

Essays Presented to C G Seligman

London, Kegan, Paul, Trench, & Co. 1934, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Charles Gabriel Seligman was a British physician, ethnologist and Professor at London School of Economics and was highly influential as the teacher of such notable anthropologists. Contains 30 papers mostly on the ethnology of Africa and Oceania, by his ex-students the leading anthropologists of the day. CONDITION Red verticle ribbed bds with bright gilt title (cnrs curved, not worn) pp vii 385 with 19 photo plates. Very bright and crisp copy, name in pencel to front pastedown. DJ has loss at spine ends and edge wear. Overweight. Very Good/Good.

Ariel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 15560

Catalogue: Anthropology

Firth, Raymond.

Art and life in New Guinea. [1st edition].

London, The Studio Limited & New York, The Studio Publications Inc., [1936]. 126 pp. Num. b./w. ills incl. [11] tipped-in b./w. plts. Orig. hardcover (red lettered beige cloth). 8vo. - Owner's name on half-title; spine discol.; cover sl. soiled.

Antiquariaat A. Kok & Zn. B.V.(NVvA/ILAB)Professional seller

Book number: 305274

Keywords: Asian art Ethnography New-Guinea Native Art New Guinea Aziatische kunst Etnografie Nieuw-Guinea Primitieve kunst Nieuw-Guinea

FIRTH, Raymond & YAMEY, B.S. eds.

Capital, Saving and Credit in Peasant Societies: Studies from Asia, Oceania, The Caribbean and Middle America.

George Allen & Unwin, 1964. Hardcover. Good condition in dj. 399pp.

The Book FirmProfessional seller

Book number: 60621

Keywords: history 20th twentieth century social economy economic historical anthropology sociology peasant

FIRTH, Raymond & YAMEY, B.S. eds.

Capital, Saving and Credit in Peasant Societies: Studies from Asia, Oceania, The Caribbean and Middle America.

George Allen & Unwin, 1964. Hardcover. A touch of sunning to spine, o/wise good condition. No dj. 399pp.

The Book FirmProfessional seller

Book number: 63846

Keywords: history 20th twentieth century social economy economic historical anthropology sociology peasant

Firth, Raymond

Elements Of Social Organization

Watts & Co, 1952, 2nd impression. Cloth, dj, G/G. xii+257pp, b/w frontis, 10pp b/w plates, index, occasional underlining in coloured pencil, dustjacket rubbed & clipped along the edges, a good copy. Hardback with dustjacket.
¶ Anthropologist's account of the various methods which can be employed to study the way in which humans interact. Covers the Organization of Small Communities, Social Framework of Primitive Art & Economics etc etc.

Eastleach BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 28340

Keywords: anthropology, sociology, primitive society

Firth, Raymond

Elements of Social Organization

London, Watts & Co, 1961. 3d Edition. Josiah Mason Lectures delivered at the University of Birmingham. xi, 260p. b/w illus. dj. .

Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA ILABProfessional seller

Book number: 027759

Keywords: Anthropology Sociology

FIRTH, RAYMOND

Elements of Social Organisation

London, Watts & Co. 1951, 1st Edition. Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, 257pp hardback, red cloth gilt, frontis one of 11 bw paltes, ffep removed, being the Josiah Mason Lectures delivered at Birmingham University. Fair.

Salsus BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 041335

Keywords: anthropology

FIRTH, RAYMOND

Elements of Social Organisation

London, Tavistock. 1969, 3rd Edition. Soft cover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, 257pp paperback XI bw plates, ownership signature, covers sl rubbed, being the Josiah Mason Lectures delivered at Birmingham University. Good.

Salsus BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 070645

Keywords: anthropology

Firth, Raymond.

Elements of a social organisation.

Boston, Beacon Press. 1972. Third edition. XI, 260 p. Pbck.

ParadoxProfessional seller

Book number: 4567

Catalogue: Sociology

FIRTH, RAYMOND

Elements of Social Organization

London, Tavistock Publications Ltd. 1951, 3rd Edition. (ISBN: 0422753203). Soft cover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, xi 258pp paperback, 10 bw plates and frontispiece, light crease to spine, reprinted. Good.

Salsus BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 071675

Keywords: 0422753203 anthropology

FIRTH, RAYMOND

Essays on Social Organization and Values

New York, Athlone Press, 1969. Ed.: Reprint, 22 x 14 Cm. Paperback. ISBN: 048519628X. Good condition with lightly rubbed wraps. Ownership stamp on half title pg. A few pages have stray underlining in pen. But generally unmarked. Pgs tanning and slightly musty but clean. Reading crease but spine is tight.. Good/Wraps.

George Cross BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 14141

Catalogue: Sociology

Keywords: Sociology 048519628X

FIRTH, RAYMOND

Essays on Social Organisation and Values

London, The Athlone Press. 1969, 1st Edition. Soft cover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, vi 326pp paperback, remains of label to front cover, ownership signature, else very good, LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology 28. Very Good.

Salsus BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 032066

Keywords: anthropology

Firth, Raymond [1901-2002]

Essays on Social Organization and Values

London, Athlone Press, 1964. orig. cloth, dustwrapper.. 22x14cm, vii,326 pp. Series: London School of Economics, Monographs on Social Anthropology, 28.. Minor wear. VG. In a rubbed dustwrapper.

Expatriate Bookshop of DenmarkProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS027093I

Keywords: Social Anthropology, Ethnology, Sociology, Social Theory, Values, , , ,

Firth, Raymond

Human Types.

London, Thomas Nelson, 1950, cloth, 12mo, vi+211 pp., frontispiece, racial traits and mental differences; man and nature; anthropology in modern life; very good condition. . .

Pallas BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 17903

Catalogue: Cultural history

Keywords: anthropology, race, racial