Books about the study of human societies, cultures and their development
Wiley-Blackwell, 2021. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 348pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Bound in clean, glossy covers with lightly bumped corners. Binding is tight, hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased. Supplements not included.
Mandala Book Point, 1994. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 459pp. Text unmarked on white pages. Bound in orange cloth with pointed corners. Binding is tight and square. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with a sunned spine and minor edgewear. Front endpage is wrinkled from possible water damage.
Arno Press. Hardcover Ex-library. Ex-library copy in good condition with some minor wear to the cover and usual library markings.
Wiley, 2017. 3rd. 8vo. Softcover. 301pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Bound in glossy covers with crisply pointed corners and minimal wear. Binding is tight, hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased. Supplements not included.
Oxford University Press, 2009. 1st edition. 5th Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 573pp. White pages unmarked. Black cloth covered boards with gilt titled spine are lightly shelf worn. Binding secure. Faint foxing to text block. Jacket unclipped with minor creasing to margins and superficial wear to rear panel.
Ferris & Leach, 1906. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 160pp. Text unmarked with a mild patina and a few b/w photos. Bound in clean olive green boards with pointed corners and portrait paste-down on front. Inscription present on front endpage. Binding square and tight.
Itanos Publications, 1996. Hardcover. 4to. 248 pages. Limited to 1500 copies. Text is clean and bright with glossy color images throughout. Front hinge is cracked, but binding is secure. Text block has a slight sag. Dust jacket is intact with minor wear including rubbing at the edges and two small.....
Harvard University Press, 1970. 8Vo Softcover. 379pp. Text is sparsely underlined on bright pages. Bound in illustrated covers with lightly bumped corners, a mild upcurl and a small tear on top of spine. Binding is tight, hinges are fully attached. Spine is lightly creased. Foxing and scuff on text-block.
Heytesbury Holdings, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. 243 pages. Black cloth boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Color and monochrome photographs throughout. Some white speckling and marks on boards. Corners are bumped. Dust jacket has some wear to corners and edges with a bookstore sticker on the back...
The NESFA Press, 2002. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 633pp. An ex-library copy with the typical markings inside book and on jacket. Text is bright and unmarked. Bound in navy blue cloth boards with silver gilt lettering and crisply pointed corners. Illustrated jacket is glossy and protected in mylar; price remains unclipped.....
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1981. Hardcover. 4to. 498 pages. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt titles. Text is clean and unmarked with monochrome images throughout. Light soiling to top edge. Minimal wear to cover including a small white stain on the front. Boards are slightly cocked...
Routledge, 2008. Reprint. 8Vo Softcover. 236pp. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are secure. Covers are clean with pointed corners. Text is bright with pen notations and highlighting throughout. Bookstore stamp on front end-paper.
New York Academy of Sciences, 1981. Vol. 376. 8Vo Softcover. 585pp. Text is unmarked with b/w photos. Matte red covers are pointed with minimal wear. Binding is tight and square, spine is unbroken. Slight corner bump on bottom edge.
The University of Alabama Press, 2001. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 385pp. Text is bright and unmarked. White glossy covers are crisp with minimal shelf wear. Binding is stiff and square. Hinges are secure. Bookstore stamp present on front end-paper.
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 192pp. Text unmarked on bright pages with b/w photos. Red cloth boards are pointed with gold gilt lettering and minor scuffing on the front. Binding is tight and square. Glossy jacket is clipped with a vertical crease on lamination. Foxing is present.....
Institute for the Study of Human Issues, Inc. (ISHI), 1978. 8Vo Paperback. 233pp. Light highlighting in first few chapters, rest of text is clean. Front hinge is creased but binding is secure. Cover shows light wear from handling. Half-title page contains faded bookstore stamp. Bottom right corner has some water.....
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999. 8Vo Paperback. 400pp. Text has minimal underlining on a single page otherwise text is clean. Covers are glossy with lightly bumped corners and minor shelf wear. Back panel has some sticker residue. Binding is tight and square, spine is unbroken. Faded bookstore stamp on bottom.....
University Press of Florida, 2002. 1st edition. Hardcover. 4to. Text unmarked on white pages. Paper covered boards in half blue cloth are clean and pointed; firmly attached to a squared and gilt titled spine. Includes dust jacket in near fine condition, unclipped with lightly rubbed edges.
University of Texas Press, 1982. First. 4To Hardcover. 220pp. Text is bright and unmarked. Bound in clean red cloth boards with pointed corners. White unclipped jacket shows minimal surface wear. Binding is stiff and square. Hinges are secure. Light foxing present on text-block, dust jacket and front end-papers.
Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1992. 4th printing. Paperback. 8vo. Text is sparsely highlight with a bookstore stamp on the front blank. Binding remains square with hinges uncreased. Covers are edge rubbed and lightly creased. Spine is sunned though titling is clear.
LLanerch Press, 1991. Reprinted. 8Vo Softcover. 319pp. Text is clean on bright pages. Covers are unblemished with little shelf wear. Binding is tight and square, spine is unbroken.
Johns Hopkins University Press, 1979. Reprint. 8Vo Softcover. 333pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Covers are glossy with lightly bumped corners and with partially sunken backside. Binding is tight and square, spine is unbroken. Bottom half of text-block is water damaged and has wrinkled the lower edges of some.....
White Lotus, 1992. 1st printing. Paperback. 8vo. 231pp. Aside from a small stamp on the title, text remains unmarked on white pages. Binding is square and secure. Top edge of text block is foxed. Covers show minor discoloration and minimal surface wear.
Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1930's. 9th. 4To Hardcover. 256pp. Bound in pictoral boards with red cloth and black lettering to spine. Edges heavily rubbed with exposed corners and sunned spine. Binding is tight although canted, hinges fully attached. Light foxing on endpages and text-block. Text is unmarked with numerous.....
Island Press, 1998. 1st printing. Paperback. 8vo. 342p. Text unmarked on white pages. Binding square and uncreased. Covers lightly curled at fore edge from reading. Corners bumped. Remainder mark to bottom edge and foxing along top edge.