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Orono, Maine: University of Maine Press, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 208 pp. Illustrated with 16 black and white plates and 2 maps. With bibliography and index. . A study of the exploration and settlement of Northwest Greenland - Avanersuaq - from the pre-historic, subsistence culture of the Inuhuit to the Danish colonization of northern Greenland in the 20th century. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Orono, Maine: University of Maine Press, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/VG. 208 pp. Illustrated with 16 black and white plates and 2 maps. With bibliography and index. A study of the exploration and settlement of Northwest Greenland - Avanersuaq - from the pre-historic, subsistence culture of the Inuhuit to the Danish colonization of northern Greenland in the 20th century. Fine in lightly scuffed dust jacket with two minor tears.

Washington, D. C: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1977. First Edition . Paper Wrappers. Near Fine. Folio. x, 427, [3] pp. Smithsonian Contributors to Anthropology, Number 23. With color frontispiece and 11 figures and 8 maps. Includes appendices and literature cited. 173 folktales, myths and legends recorded in Zinacantan, Chiapas, Mexico in 1960, 1963, 1968 and 1971. The Tzotzil texts are presented along side Laughlin's free English translations. Inscribed to Charles Bell and his wife on the ffep: "For Danny and Charles not your thing but its real! Bob." From the library of Charles Bell. Bell, a writer, poet and scholar, grew up in Greenville, Mississippi with Walker Percy and Shelby Foote. His first novel, The Married Land (1962), was praised by William Carlos Williams. His works include three volumes of poetry, two novels and an audio-visual opus, "Symbolic History." Oversize book: overseas customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for… Leer más

Washington, D. C: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1977. First Edition . Paper Wrappers. Near Fine. Folio. x, 427, [3] pp. Smithsonian Contributors to Anthropology, Number 25. With color frontispiece and 4 figures. Includes literature cited. Part 1 : Journals kept by two Tzotzil Mayans about visits to the USA in 1963 and 1967. Part 2: Ethnographic texts supplied by the Journal authors and others recreating Zinacantec dialog and activities. Inscribed to Charles Bell and his wife on the ffep: "For Danny and Charles hors d'oevres Bob." From the library of Charles Bell. Bell, a writer, poet and scholar, grew up in Greenville, Mississippi with Walker Percy and Shelby Foote. His first novel, The Married Land (1962), was praised by William Carlos Williams. His works include three volumes of poetry, two novels and an audio-visual opus, "Symbolic History." Sold as is: small closed tear on front cover. The text was printed with exceptionally wide margins on coated… Leer más

Washington, D. C: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1976. First Edition . Paper Wrappers. Very Good. Folio. xii, 178, [2] pp. Smithsonian Contributors to Anthropology, Number 22. With frontispiece and 14 figures. Includes appendices and literature cited. 260 dream texts recorded in Zinacantan, Chiapas, Mexico primarily in 1963, and translated from the Tzotzil by the author. Inscribed to Charles Bell and his wife on the ffep: "For Danny and Charles who have shown me new wonders! Bob." From the library of Charles Bell. Bell, a writer, poet and scholar, grew up in Greenville, Mississippi with Walker Percy and Shelby Foote. His first novel, The Married Land,(1962) was praised by William Carlos Williams. His works include three volumes of poetry, two novels and an audio-visual opus, "Symbolic History." An old address for Laughlin written on front cover, and faint stain on front, else very good.

Columbus, Ohio: Fred J. Heer, 1888. Hardcover. GVG. 1888-1899. Volumes I through VII as a set. Green cloth, spines gilt. Most volumes showing usual age and shelf wear; Vol. VII has cracked hinge, spine wear. GVG.

Portland, Maine: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1945. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. xii, 209 pp with index. Blue buckram, spine title gilt. One of 500 copies on laid paper. 10 plates, including frontispiece portrait of John Neptune. Eckstorm was a personal friend of the tribe, having worked with them with her fur trader father. John Neptune was the Governor and Hereditary Chief of the Penobscot Tribe as well as shaman to his people. Eckstorm, in this classic study, traces Neptune's life and his ancestors, discusses the history and politics of the Penobscot tribe and describes their spiritual beliefs. Near Fine, with publisher's prospectus laid in (with order slip clipped out) and original bill of sale ( for $5.50 postpaid ! ) from the Southworth-Anthoensen Press, dated October 8, 1945. The prospectus, also on rag paper, describes an edition of 600 copies (and "about 220 pages"). The book itself does not state the size of the edition; other sources indicate… Leer más

The Hague: Mouton, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. x, 406 pp. With biographical notes, index of names, index of subjects. Black cloth, title and emblem stamped in white, charts, maps, tables. Would be near fine but for a slightly musty odor. VG/VG

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, Center for Risk Analysis, 2001. Second Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. xiv, 370 pp. With bibliography, appendices, index, charts, grafts, illustrations. Methodology for assessing risks to human health.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1973. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 282 pp. Includes appendices, glossary of Fulbe words, bibliography and index. Examines sedentary Fulbe society during pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial times.

n.p.: Council Publishing Corp, 1965. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 188 pp. Appendices include: Motion Picture Production Code, Postal Obsenity Regulations, The Teen-Ager and Narcotics. Green cloth, spine titles gilt. NF

Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. xv, 269, [5] pp. Includes tables and illustrations. With references and index. Previous owner's name in ffep, highlighting in table of contents only.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World,, 1969. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. viii, 234 pp. With 8 illustrations and a map. Includes appendix, bibliography and index. Slight spine slant, dustjacket spine faded.

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1958. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/GVG. Axel Mathiesen. 90 pp. Red cloth, map endpapers. Price-clipped dustjacket has lightly sunned spine, light chipping on spine ends.

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. XX, 355, [1] pp. Extensive use of figures and tables, with index. Bibliographic material at end of each chapter. Contributors from many countries participated in the collection and interpretation of data. These monographs examine the mass belief structures in Islamic middle eastern countries, working from values surveys administered from 2000-2005. Compares values separating Europeans and Muslims, particularly in the areas of economics and politics.

Jefferson N.C.: McFarland & Company, 2002. Soft cover. Near Fine. x, 198 pp. With appendices, glossary, notes, bibliography, and index. Examines Afghan women in the 20th century with particular focus on the period between the Soviet invasion in Dec. 1979, and October 2001, when America and its allies invaded. Of particular interest are the series of interviews conducted by the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan.