CASSON, STANLEY.

The Discovery of Man. The Story of the Inquiry into Human Origins.

London: Readers Union/Hamish Hamilton,1940. Pp.339,8 b/w plates,owners name to half-title, spotting to index. Red cloth, rubbed. G.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Casson Discovery Man Inquiry Human Origins Anthropology Archaeology Dicoveries 19003 Anthropology

CRAWLEY, ERNEST. (ALFRED ERNEST CRAWLEY 1869-1924) / BESTERMAN, THEODORE 1904-1976 .

The Mystic Rose : A Study Of Primitive Marriage And Of Primitive Thought In Its Bearing On Marriage By Ernest Crawley. A New Edition, Revised And Grealy Enlarged By Theodore Besterman. In Two Volumes .

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 36 Essex Street, 1927 . 0. A very good two volume set with original dustwrappers. First published by Macmillan in 1902. Now revised and grealy enlarged by Theodore Besterman. Vol. I. : pp.xx./pp.375/[1p. - colophon]. Vol. II. : pp.vii./[1p.]/pp.340/[1p.] . Each volume with Grey dustwrapper, now protected by a removable clear plastic cover. The dustwrappers have edge tears and are lightly soiled. Each volume in clean brown cloth and bright gilt titles to the spine, just light bumping to the corners. Clean text throughout, just a couple of light brown blemishes. A very good set. ** "Alfred Ernest Crawley (11 July 1867 – 21 October 1924) was an English schoolmaster, sexologist, anthropologist, sports journalist and exponent of ball games. Crawley reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1902 and 1906.[3] He also reached the quarterfinals of Queens in 1913. Though lawn tennis was Crawley's favourite sport, he was also fond of golf, figure-skating, fives, and revolver shooting.. Crawley's best-known anthropological book, The Mystic Rose (1902), dealt with the anthropology of marriage. He emphasised the importance of marriage ceremonies,explaining sexual and marriage custom with reference to taboo.." - See Wikipedia.

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Sonstige Stichworte: 51798 Methuen & Co. Ltd Crawley, A.E. Alfred Ernest Theodore Besterman Anthropology

DESHEN, SHLOMO.

The Mellah Society. Jewish Community Life in Sherifian Morocco.

Chicago and London:: The University of Chicago Press, 1989. 0226143392. Revised and Translated from the Hebrew by the author. "This study straddles two disciplines, history and social anthropology..The documentary sources are rich. They comprise over thirty collections of the legal responsa of rabbis who served in the Jewish community courts of eighteenth and nineteenth century Morocco." Pp.xiv/152, 16 pages of black & white photos and illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. VG.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Deshen Mellah Society Jewish Community Sherifian Morocco Citations Maghrebi Anthropology History Politics Muslim Moroccans Population Occupations Self Rule Negidim Taxation Charity Synagogues 48515 Anthropology

GESELL, ARNOLD.

Wolf Child and Human Child. The Life History of Kamala, The Wolf Girl.

London: Methuen and Co.Ltd, 1941. 1st British edition. Based on the diary account of a child who was reared by a wolf and who then lived for nine years in the Orphanage of Midnapore in the province of Bengal. "The strange and remarkable story of Kamala, the Bengali Wolf girl, who in early infancy was carried off by a she-wolf to its lair. There this child gradually acquired the ways of the wolf, until eight years later, when a kindly missionary discovered her. Taken to an orphanage in Midnapore she was slowly brought back to human ways, so that by the time of her death at the age of seventeen she had attained many of the characteristics of a normal child." Pp.xvi/95, 8 pages of collotype illustrations + 4 line illustrations, owner's name to front free endpaper, mild spotting to closed page edges. Red cloth, dustwrapper rubbed with edge tears and small losses to top and tail of spine. G+/G.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Gesell Wolf Child Human Wolf Girl Kamala Bengali Midnapore Anthropology Child Development Nature Nurture Singh Missionary Orphanage 43313 Anthropology

JENSEN, VICKIE.

Totem Poles of Stanley Park.

Vancouver: Westcoast Words, 2004. 0968716385. "When totem poles were first erected in Vancouver's Stanley Park in the early 1920's, they were a source of fascination for visitors and locals alike..This 80 page resource combines lively text with abundant photographs, illustrations and maps ..it details each of the Park's totem poles, from the carved figures to the stories of the pole or the artists who created it.also provides basic information on Northwest Coast art and how to identify common crest figures." Pp.80, colour and black & white photos and illustrations throughout. Paperback. VG.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Vickie Jensen Totem Poles Stanley Park Native American Tribal Art Canada 38681 Anthropology

JOLLY, CLIFFORD J.

Early Hominids of Africa.

London: Duckworth,1978. 0715609289. 1st ed. "This book brings together the findings of a group of eminent palaeoanthropologists concerning the natural history, the geological setting, the locomotor and feeding behaviour, and the taxonomic diversity of the hominids who lived and died in Africa between five and one hundred million years ago." Pp.10/598, several figure illustrations, owner's bookplate to verso front cover, a heavy book which will require extra for postage. Black cloth, d/w has some sunning to spine. VG/G+.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Jolly Early Hominids Africa Archaeology Anthropology Man Human Evolution 27825 Anthropology

KAIPER, DAND & NAN.

Tlingit: Their Art, Culture and Legends. The Alaska Indian.

North Vancouver: Hancock House Ltd, 1981. 2nd Printing. A study of the art, history, culture and legends of these people. Pp. 95, b/w illustrations throughout, map to front endpapers, ads to inside back cover. P/b. VG.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Kaiper Tlingit Their Art Culture Legends Alaska Indian Illustrated 27896 Anthropology

LEWIS, JOHN.

Anthropology Made Simple.

London:Heinemann,1982. Rep. "The book outlines the transition from man's precursors to man himself, the manners and customs of primitive society, and the origins and nature of religion and the moral order." Pp.12/282. P/b, crease to lower front corner. G+.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Lewis Anthropology Simple Man Manners Customs Primitive Society Religion Moral 15789 Anthropology

MAIR, LUCY.

Primitive Government.

Middlesex: Pelican Books, 1962. 1st ed. "In this survey of the way in which government is conducted without modern technical equipment, Dr Mair throws much new light on its historical evolution." Pp.288, pages toned. P/b, page edges toned & creasing to covers. G+.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Mair Primitive Government Historical Evolution A4446 Anthropology

MANDELBAUM, DAVID G.

Society in India. Volume Two: Change and Continuity.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1972. 0520018958. Second printing. "Two kinds of social change, recurrent and systemic, are considered. Recurrent changes have come about through social mobility, through religious movements, and through the absorption of tribal peoples. The final chapters summarize the discussion of psychological forces and social processes in Indian society and appraise the trends of modern social change." Pagination continues from voloume one pp.327-665/37(bibliography)/14(index), map, owner's name to half-title page. Paperback, fading to spine, scuffs to rear. Good.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Mandelbaum Society India Volume Two Change Continuity Village Region Civilization Social Mobility Jati Tribal Movements Caste Casteless Jain Lingayat Sikh Muslim West Pakistan Jew Parsi 48905 Anthropology

MANDELBAUM, DAVID G.

Society in India. Volume One: Continuity and Change.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1972. 0520016238. Second printing. "Volume One opens with the concepts of social system and of caste order and then defines the major components of Indian society. Family and kinship relations are next discussed, with particular attention to the relevance of family relations in the larger society. Hierarchical ranking is central to relations among people of differnet caste groups, or jatis.." Pp.xii/323/37(bibliography)/14(index), map to end, owner's name to half-title page. Paperback, minor edge wear. VG.

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Katalog: Anthropology

Sonstige Stichworte: Mandelbaum Society India Volume One Change Continuity Social System Caste Order Indian Family Kinship Hierarchy Jatis Ritual Secular 48918 Anthropology

MEAD, MARGARET.

Growing up in New Guinea.

Harmondsworth: Pelican Books, 1942. 1st ed. A Study of Adolescence and Sex in Primitive Societies. Pp. 215/3 (ads). Toning to pages. P/b. G.

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Katalog: Anthropology

Sonstige Stichworte: Mead Growing Up New Guinea Study Adolescence Sex Anthropology A2276 Anthropology

METRAUX, ALFRED.

Easter Island. A Stone-Age Civilization of the Pacific. Translated from the French by Michael Bullock.

London:The Scientific Book Club,1957. "Utilizing all the available evidence as well as his own observations during a scientific expedition to the island, Dr Metraux attempts to reconstruct its former civilization and to shed light on the problematic elements of its past and present." Pp.249,6 illustrations in the text, spotting to endpapers.Red cloth, illustrated d/w edges chipped. G+/G+.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Metraux Easter Island Stone Age Civilization Pacific Bullock Anthropology Science Polynesia Cannibals Religion Magic Ancestor Statues Myths Legends 19888 Anthropology

DR. JACOBUS X ... PSEUD.[ LOUIS JACOLLIOT ] .

Arcana Anthropologica - The Ethnology of the Sixth Sense. Studies and Researches into Its Abuses, Pervasions, Follies, Anomalies, and Crimes. By Dr. Jacobus X....French Army Surgeon .

Paris: Charles Carrington, Publisher Of Medical, Historical, And Folklore Works, 13, Faubourg Montmartre, 13, MD.CCC.XCIX [ 1899 ] . 0. First edition. Printed for private circulation. Not to verso of half-title: "This work.. is strictly limited to One Thousand numbered copies." The present copy is un-numbered . pp.xx/pp.422 . Original blue cloth, edges rubbed and dulled. Title to spine faded. Illustrated bookplate to verso of the front board: "Ex Libris Donald H Mader". Title in red & black . Clear English text throughout. VG.

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Katalog: Anthropology: : 19th Century

Sonstige Stichworte: 50991 Ethnology of the Sixth Sense Charles Carrington Anthropology: : 19th Century

SMITH, EDWIN W.

Knowing the African. (signed).

London: Lutterworth Press, 1946. 1st edition. "Whether he is discussing the African's Religion or his Sexual Relationships, his Folktales and indigenous Education or his future Literature, to travel with Dr Smith this way of understandng, is joy and enrichment". Contents: 1.The Missionary's Objective; 2.Know Your People; 3.The Changing African; 4.The Sexuality of the African; 5.Some Aspects of African Religion; 6.African Indigenous Education; 7.The Function of African Folk-Tales; 8.A Literature for Africa. Pp.194, inscribed by the author (W.R.Chapman, with the author's best wishes. Edwin W.Smith, 22 Apr. 1950) to front free endpaper, endpapers tanned. Blue cloth has slight fading to top and tail of spine. Dustwrapper worn with tears and losses. Good/Poor.

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Katalog: Anthropology

Sonstige Stichworte: Edwin W Smith Signed Knowing the African Missionary Sexuality Religion Indigenous Education Folktales Literature Anthropology 51770 Anthropology