New Lives for Old: Cultural Transformation - Manus, 1928-1953
de Mead, Margaret
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good (+)/VG
- Librería
-
Long Beach, Washington, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1956 The story of the effect of WWII on the Manus people of New Guinea. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the ffep. Provenance provided upon request. Laid in are a review of the book by Clyde Kluckhohn. Condition notes: 548 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight; a.e. tanned, eps toned. Cover: black, white titles spine; v lt shelfwear, front b.e. crnr bumped. DJ: clipped, yellow/black/green, white/black titles front/spine; lt edge/shelfwear w/ lt rubbing, spine mildly sunned, head crinkled w/ tiny tears.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Independent Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 035196
- Título
- New Lives for Old: Cultural Transformation - Manus, 1928-1953
- Autor
- Mead, Margaret
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good (+)
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- VG
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Apparent First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- William Morrow and Company
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1956
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Palabras clave
- Anthropology, Pacific Islands, New Guinea
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- FFEP
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- Shelfwear
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...