Story of Englishman, Archie Belaney, who posed as a North American Indian named Grey Owl. 277pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean copy, Tight, square binding, no creases to spine. Almost 'as new'. Weight, 210g. View More...
The Anthropologist/Author visits with and, ultimately, lives as, a Yanomama Indian in the Jungles of Brazil. 1st printing, 8vo, 301pp, glossary. Hardcover with unclipped dustjacket. Clean, tight copy with very bright interior. Bottom page edges marked in light purple spray [remainder mark?]. Otherwise, Fine/VG View More...
The Pueblos today -- Prehistoric and historic background -- Traditional society and culture -- General Pueblo cultural characteristics. xv, 224 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Very nearly 'as new'. Weight, 340g. View More...
Doctoral thesis, University of Alberta, 1976. An analysis and functional interpretation of the tools and debris found in a Middle Period bison hunters' campsite in the parklands of central Saskatchewan. "A Diamond Jenness memorial volume." Summary in French. xx, 339 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Mercury series.; Paper (Archaeological Survey of Canada), no. 67. A bright, clean copy. Small rubber stamp stating 'withdrawn', to tp, otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, Very faint hairline crease to spine. Oversize and heavy, weighing 1.217kg. View More...
The author has drawn on interviews collected during a quarter-century of fieldwork with Indian elders, who in recalling their own experiences during the buffalo days, revealed unique insights into Plains Indian life. Foreword by William T. Hagan. xxiii, 272 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. A near new copy with the following small defects noted - Crease to front flap of Dustjacket; Small ink name to the top margin of the title page. Otherwise the bbook is brighht and fresh with a similar dustjacket. Weight, 555g. View More...
Early archaeologists in the Americas. Pt. 1: The lure of gold and souls -- pt. 2: Lost civilizations -- pt. 3: The beginnings of archaeology -- Conclusion. xiv, 369 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Interior is very bright and clean. Ownership seal/stamp to the ffep otherwise then book is totally unmarked. Tight, square bin ding, no wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket shows minor wear at a faint crease to the front panel. Unpacked weight, 1.057kg. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overc... View More...
'A compelling account of pre-Columbian America - its history and mythology, its archaeology and ethnography. OCLC Number: 223174320. 240 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. A bright, clean, unmarked copy with a tight, square binding showing no spine creases. Only sign of age is a slight point of wear to the tip of the top corner of the front wrapper. See scan. Weight, 690g. View More...
An account of the longest and most demanding trek in history - the peopling of ancient America. 288pp, maps, photographs, drawings. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Maximum postage to anywhere within Canada, can now be approx US$15.00- up to 5kg total weight, boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less wil... View More...
A century of political evolution among the Basoga of Uganda. A Phoenix book. 283 p. ; 21 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, no creases to the spine. Bright, clean, unmarked wrappers. Weight, 302g. View More...
Faulk examines the wars of the Apaches, Commanches and Navajos and other tribes who lived and fought in the American Southwest. 237pp, photo illustrated. Unmarked but possible a BOMC edition. Otherwise clean, bright and unmarked in a similar, but clipped dustjacket. Weight, 436g. View More...
Absolutely authoritative, this is the story of the most powerful of American Indian tribes, the Comanches who rode into modern history in a headlong collision with Western civilization. xvi, 557, xiv pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm. Clean, unmarked interior. Tight, binding, sound hinges. No wear to the brown cloth/ The unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar. View More...
Native American Indian ceremonials from the Southwest. 286pp, illustrated. Bright, clean copy with a very sound binding. Book only lightly opened with hairline creases to spine. Unmarked. Weight, 420g. View More...
Article extracted from the Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution, 1920. Pages 589-610 inclusive of text, b&w drawings, plus 8 photo plates. Clean and unmarked. ages still bound together. Weight, 55g. View More...
Book outlines the main problems discussed and conclusions reached in modern social anthropology. 218pp, illustrated. Book is bright and clean with a sound binding. Unmarked. Dustjacket is similar but with split at edge of spine, chips at head of spine and at top of back panel. Weight, 420g. View More...
Study of the ideas and beliefs of the native inhabitants of the Melanesian island of Tikopia. 374pp. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no wear to cloth. Unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar but with a small, lost piece at the bottom, front corner of the front panel. Weight, 720g. View More...
Diaries of Louis Riel, edited by Thomas Flanagan. 187pp. Bright, clean interior, unmarked. Bright, white pages. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Weight, 283g, unpacked. View More...
Book covers the work of every important photographer dealing with aborigina; people in B. C. before the WWII. 1st printing, stiff wraps, 8"x10", 150pp, profusely illustrated with b&w photos. This copy is 'as new' except for a blacked-out signature to the ffep. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 460g. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone. World rates based on specific destination and we... View More...
Unique record of life in the Far North of Greenland in the 1950's and 1960's. Translated by Jack Jensen. English edition by Val Clery. 148pp, color illustrations by the author, map. Bright, fresh copy with a sound binding. Unmarked. Dustjacket is a little faded at spine. [weight, 650g] View More...
Words in the Maori language, in part with English translation. 1 score (164 pages) : illustrations ; 31 cm. Collected and arranged for piano by Sam Freedman ; text on the Maori people and Maori music by James Siers ; text on Maori love legends by W.T. Ngata. A very bright, clean copy. Unmarked except for a small signature to the verso of the front wrapper. Tight, square binding, no spine creasing. Weight, 309g. View More...
The author refutes long-held opinions promulgated by anthropological icon Margaret Mead. Originally published: Margaret Mead and Samoa. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1983. With new foreword. xxv, 379 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, no spine crfeasing. Almost s new`. Weight, 340g. View More...
