City Of Women

NEW ~ First published in 1947, anthropologist Ruth Landes' pioneering English-language study of the Afro-Brazilian religion of Candomble in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Written as a first-person observational story, the text is both readable and informative. Introduction by Sally Cole. 251pp. Photographs. Glossary. Slight shelf wear. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

New York: Macmillan, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +/good. [viii], 248p 1st printing. Cover edges scraped, jacket has a long creased tear on back top edge and chips and smaller tears to edges. Account of the practices and customs of candomblé, the African-Brazilian cult, as practiced in Salvador de Bahia. (8-3/4"x5-3/4")

Albuquerque, University of New Mexic Press. 1994. Original publisher's paperback, pictorial frontcover, 2nd revised edition [1947], large 8vo: xxxvi, 252pp., illustrations, introduction, glossary. Very fine copy.

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University of New Mexico Press, 2006. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1994. 1st, This Ed. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 251pp.; HB blk.w/gilt; slight rub w/bookplate; clean,tight pgs. DJ blue w/white spine-gilt photo w/red; fine. Study of candomblé religious society in Brazil just before WWII. "Afro-Brazilian candomblé is a woman-centered spirit possession religion developed… Saber más sobre este artículo

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Univ of New Mexico Pr. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. First Thus. Hardcover. 0826315550 . Book is clean and tight with corners and spine bumped and shelf worn. Verso states First University of New Mexico Press Edition. Dust jacket is bumped and shelf worn at corners and spine with a… Saber más sobre este artículo

Macmillan. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. Photo of author laid in. (Brazil, Candomblé, religious life and customs)

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of New Mexico Press, 2006. Paperback. As New. Disclaimer:An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of New Mexico Press, 1994. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of New Mexico Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.