Ronald M. Berndt

Excess and Restraint Social Control Among a New Guinea Mountain People

Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this work on the people of New Guinea by Ronald M. Berndt. A scarce first edition of this work.In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. With a red top edge.With maps and 8 monochrome plates. This work was written by Australian social anthropologist and professor Ronald Murray Berndt. Berndt often worked alongside his wife, working among the Aboriginal Australians and the natives of New Guinea. This work was written as a report on his field work he undertook, along with his wife, in the Eastern Central Highlands of New Guinea. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with bumping to the tail of the spine resulting in a closed tear to the cloth. The wrap is generally very smart with bumping to the spine, light chipping, creasing and rubbing to the extremities. Light spotting to the fly leaves and spotting to the reverse. Light offsetting to the end papers. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages with only the odd light spot. Light spotting to the fore edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 874Z18

Catalogue: Ethnography

Keywords: First edition Ronald M. Berndt New Guinea Ronald M. Berndt None

Ronald M. Berndt; Catherine H. Berndt

The World of the First Australians

London , Angus and Rovertson, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A facinating first edition copy of this work on traditional Aboriginal life, with illustrations throughout. A first edition copy of The World of the First Australians, an introduction to the traditional life of the Australian Aborigines. The book is the result of twenty years of field work and centres upon the way Aborigines lives before the coming of Europeans, covering every aspect of Aboriginal life. richly illustrated throughout with photographs and figures. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light marks to the spine and boards. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is very smart with some chipping to the extremities and head and tail of the spine. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Book number: 832B21

Catalogue: Ethnography

Keywords: The World of the First Australians ethnography aboriginies Australia ethnography Not Stated

William B. Boulton

The Amusements of Old London, Being a Survey of the Sports and Pastimes, Tea Gardens and Parks, Playhouses and Other Diversions of the People of London from the 17th to the Beginning of the 19th Century

London, John C. Nimmo, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating, first edition, historical work regarding the hobbies and pastimes of old London. The first edition. Complete in two volumes. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with pictorial gilt detail. With twelve beautiful illustrations, all coloured by hand, by S. Alken. Collated complete. A fascinating historical account of the hobbies, sports and pastimes which were popular in London from the 17th century to the beginning of the nineteenth century. With sections on the Marylebone Bear Garden, women sword-fighters, London theatre and sporting houses. In the original, full cloth binding. Externally, smart with shelf wear to the extremities. Fading and marks to the boards and spine, heavier on the binding of volume one. Small tears to the hinges of volume one, but still very firm. Light marks to the paste-downs and free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with some spotting towards the front and some handling marks throughout. Spotting around the plates. Several pages are uncut throughout. Spotting to the fore-edge. Very Good . Ill.: S. Alken. Very Good .

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Book number: 839G10

Catalogue: Ethnography

Keywords: london british history sport history london theatre british history 17th century S. Alken

George Brown

Melanesians and Polynesians Their Life-Histories Described and Compared

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1910. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this ethnographical work on Melanesians and Polynesians by George Brown. A first edition of the work. In the publisher's original cloth with gilt illustration to the board. With a frontispiece and 26 monochrome photographs over 13 plates. Collated complete. This work was written by English missionary and ethnographer George Brown. Brown spent much of his time over a 48 years amongst the islanders of Melanesia and Polynesia. This work documents the manners, customs and folklore of these islanders and compares them. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with minor bumping, handling marks and very minor fading to the spine and light rubbing to the joints, extremities and rear board. Offsetting and spotting to the end papers. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with scattered spotting heavier to the front and the rear. Very Good . Ill.: None Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 874Z12

Catalogue: Ethnography

Keywords: First edition Polynesians Melanesians Polynesians None Stated

R. H. Codrington

The Melanesians Studies in Their Anthropology & Folklore

London, Oxford University Press, 1969. Disbound. An illustrated copy of this work of anthropology on The Melanesians by R. H. Codrington. A facsimile of the first edition published in 1891.In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. With a frontispiece, 32 monochrome vignettes and a fold out map of Melanesia.Illustrations consist of photographs, maps, sketches from the author and Rev. H. H. Minchin, Museums and other sources. Collated complete. This work is written by priest and anthropologist R. H. Codrington. Codrington was the first to make a study of Melanesian society and culture and his work is still held as a classic example of ethnography. Codrington's ethnographical approach was supported by his time as a missionary where he worked as a headmaster of a Melanesian school and he believed in the importance of living closely with those he studied to better understand the society, languages and customs. This work documents the results of his observations made on the Islands and looks into the anthropology and folklore of The Melanesians. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with very minimal discolouration to the rear board and light spotting to the end papers. Very minor offsetting to the front end papers. The wrap is very smart with light sunning to the spine, minor handling marks and the odd chip. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages. Scattered spotting, heavier to the front and the rear. Spotting to the fore edge. Near Fine . Ill.: R. H. Codrington. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Book number: 874Z9

Catalogue: Ethnography

Keywords: The Melanesians Anthropology Folklore R. H. Codrington; Rev. H. H. Minchin Anthropology R. H. Codrington

J. H. Crawford [John Hunter Crawford]

The Autobiography of a Tramp

London, Longmans, Green & Co. 1900. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated account of the author's time with the travelling peoples in Scotland. The first edition of this work, with frontispiece reproduction of 'The Vagrants' by Fred Walker, and a further eight photographic plates. Collated, complete.Tales of the author John Hunter Crawford's visits to and times with the 'travelling people' in Scotland. With chapters titles including 'Baptism and Boyhood', 'The Van Horse' and 'Punch and Judy&apos.With a newspaper clipping of poem 'The Happy Tramp' by F. O'Neill Gallagher to the recto of the 'Chapter One' title page. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Light rubbing to joints. Minor bumping to spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Newspaper clipping to recto of 'Chapter One' title page. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Fred Walker. Very Good .

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Book number: 781F47

Catalogue: Ethnography

Keywords: Scotland Scottish Romani Romany Scottish Traveller Fred Walker

Ernest Crawley; Theodore Besterman

Studies of Savages and Sex

London , Methuen & Co , 1929. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy on this work that explores the ethnography and history of sexual morality. A first edition copy of this work. The subjects dealt with in this book includes chastity and sexual morality, forms of love, life and death to which Ernest Crawley brings psychological insight and a historical and ethnological learning. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is generally smart with some fading to the spine and some marks to the wraps. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Book number: 835B40

Catalogue: Ethnography

Keywords: Studies of Savages and Sex historical ethnography historical None

A. Bernard Deacon

Malekula a Vanishing People in the New Hebrides

London, George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. 1934. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this work on Malekula by A. Bernard Deacon. A scarce first edition of the work.In the publisher's original cloth.With a frontispiece, maps and 36 monochrome illustrations over 22 plates and vignettes throughout.Edited by Camilla H. Wedgwood with a preface by A. C. Haddon. This work was written by anthropologist A. Bernard Deacon. Deacon carried out fieldwork in the islands of Ambrym (now known as Vanuatu) and Malekula. All of Deacons fieldwork was edited by Camilla Wedgewood, including this work, after his death in 1927. This ethnographical study describes the island of Malekula, the second largest island in the nation of Vanuatu formerly known as New Hebrides. The work looks into the land and the people including their rituals and customs. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with bumping and fading to the spine, rubbing to the extremities and joints and marks to the boards, heavier to the back board. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages. Light scattered spotting to the pages, heavier to pages 34 - 37 and to the front and rear. Scattered spotting to the fore edge. Very Good . Ill.: None Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 874Z16

Catalogue: Ethnography

Keywords: First edition Illustrated Malekula New Hebrides Illustrated None Stated

Michael Gelfand

Medicine and Magic of the Mashona

Captetown, Juta and Company Limited, 1956. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this ethnographical work on the medicine and magic of the Mashona in Africa, in the vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. An illuminating ethnographical work on the medicine and magic practices of the people of Mashonaland, located in northern Zimbabwe. Including chapters on the tribal practices of the Mhondoro, the witch Muroi, the ancestral spirit Mudzimu, the Nganga (doctor), and more. Written by Michael Gelfand and including a foreword by Sir Robert Tredgold. The scarce first edition of this work, enclosed in the vanishingly scarce original dust wrapper. Illustrated with twenty-five plates, collated and complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just a touch of shelf wear. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart, with some edgewear and fading to the backstrip. A few closed tears to the extremities of the wrap, with tape repairs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 842J20

Catalogue: Ethnography

Keywords: medicine mashona magic ethnography mashona beliefs Not Stated

Ian Hogbin

The Island of the Menstruating Men Religion in Wogeo, New Guinea

Scranton, Chandler Publishing Company, 1970. First edition. Hardback. A fascinating account of religion on a small island in New Guinea, with illustrations. This is a first edition hardback copy of The Island of Menstruating Men that discussed religion in Wogeo, New Guinea. The volume details the cultural mythology, spiritual world, taboos, menstruation and childbirth and religion and social structure. Ian Hogbin was an anthropologist who conducted field work in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea. With illustrations throughout the text. In the original hardback binding. Externally, lovely. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Book number: 832B18

Catalogue: Ethnography

Keywords: The Island of the Menstruating Men Religion in Wogeo, New Guinea Wogeo anthropology ethnography Wogeo Not Stated

Lajla Holm

Konfirmasionstelegrammer Lajla Holm

Norway, N.A, 1930. Leather. A beautifully bound collection of Norwegian confirmation cards for one 'Lajla Holm' who was confirmed on 07-12-1930. Comprising of numerous cards and telegrams from people in Lajla Holm's life. There are also some official telegrams from the Norwegian telegraph service. Many of the cards are embroidered with floral designs to the cover.  The messages are in Norwegian. An important collection of cards from this important Norwegian tradition. the Norwegian confirmation was required by law between 1736-1912. It takes place the year an individual turns 15 and is an important ritual into adulthood. A charming album, with some truly beautiful cards. In a full morocco binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the head and tail of spine. Front hinge is weak, and held by one cord only. A card to the front is detached but present. Otherwise, internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 717L3

Catalogue: Ethnography

Keywords: Norwegian Confirmation Norway Lajla Confirmation Various