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Kroeber, A.L. Peoples of the Philippines
Lancaster Press 1928 Second and Revised Edition Very Good No DJ
A very handsome book with mustard brown boards ruled at edges in dark brown and decorated with small dark brown pictorial at center of front board and dark brown printing at spine. Shows almost no wear to exterior save a small bit at tail of spine. Contents likewise pristine with faint foxing to title page and two pages at back, otherwise snow white. Large fold-out map at back is very crisp. One tear has been repaired at reverse of map with non-browning, almost invisible archival tape. Illustrated throughout with maps, black and white photographs, and drawings. Chatpers cover the islands and their people. language, material culture, religion, art, and society. 5-3/4"x8" and has 244 pages. Indexed.
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60.00 USD
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Neidjie, Bill; Davis, Stephen; Fox Allan Australia's Kakaduman Bill Neidjie
Darwin, Northern Territory, Austalia Resource Managers 1986 Resource Managers Hard Cover Fine Near Fine
Very nice, clean book with pristine brown boards. No bumps and handsome pictorial map endpapers. Dustjacket shows no tears or chips and is handsome in brand new mylar. Book measures 7-1/4"x10" and has 96 pages. Illustrated with color photographs printed on coated paper. Introductory material introduces aboriginal Big Bill Neidjie and is followed by Neidje's story in verse printed on cream colored paper -- spiritual and ecological, a plea to consider the sacredness of the land.
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15.00 USD
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Rappaport, Roy A. Pigs for the Ancestors; Ritual in the Ecology of the New Guinnea People
New Haven Yale University Press 1967 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good
Very nice clean book, gently kept. Pages and page edges pristine with no names or writing, Orange boards are likewise pristine with no bumps and very sharp corners. Jacket has not been price-clipped and shows only a few tiny edge tears and one small stain to bottom of spine. Looks most handsome in brand new mylar cover. Illustrated with black and white photographs at center of book. A fascinating look at the Tsembaga Maring, a group of farmers whose practice of slash and burn techniques are actually complex rituals involving spirits. The result is astonishing and challenges the idea that religious rituals have no effect on the external world. 311 pages. Indexed.
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25.00 USD
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