Westport, Conn. Bergin & Garvey, 1993. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Large grey octavo, gilt to front board and spine, viii, 200 pages, b&w illustrations, 25 cm. Arising from discussions about ethics and responsibility in anthropological fieldwork, these essays explore what happens when people who are the..... More
Cambridge, Mass. Published for Oberlin College by Harvard University Press, 1979. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Octavo in silver DJ, gilt to spine, xi, 157 pages, 21 cm. Series: Martin classical lectures, v. 25. Contents: The Greeks in Egypt: Isis adopted and interpreted – Progressing assimilation: Isis..... More
Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1979. First English language edition. Hardcover. Octavo in black DJ, xi, 265 pages, b&w illustrations, 24 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Series: Themes in the social sciences. Families -- France -- History. More
Santa Fe, N.M. School of American Research, 1950-1982. Hardcover. Complete in thirteen volumes bound as twelve folios (11 1/3 x 8 3/4 inches), in reddish-orange cloth, various paging, a few color plates, numerous b&w illustrations, 29 cm; footnotes & bibliographic refs. Pt. 1. Introduction and indices -- pt. 2. Book..... More
Forres, Scotland: The Findhorn Foundation, 1975. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Small white octavo, 92 pages, b&w illustrations, 20 cm. Contents: Festivals: their nature and purpose -- Winter: the festival of identity (Christmas) -- Spring: the festival of Resurrection (Easter) -- Midsummer: the festival of manifestation --..... More
Torino, Italy: Lo Scarabeo, 2015. First edition (stated). Paperback. Yellow-black small octavo, 157 p, color illus. Tarot, Spirituality. Does not incluse a tarot card deck. More
Chile: LOM Ediciones, 2003. Paperback. Orange octavo, color illus to front DJ, 113 pages, 22 cm. In Spanish. || Contents: Mis abuelos sentimentales -- Full de reinas en la Plaza del Manzano -- Andante ma non troppo -- Más arriba -- Una primavera como para olvidar -- Las complicadas musas..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1972. Hardcover. Octavo in yellow DJ, white spine, xxxiv, 574 pages, b&w illustrations, 22 cm. Arp, Jean, 1887-1966. Poetry. More
London: Verso, 1991. First edition, second Impression. Hardcover. Large octavo in white DJ, blue color illus to front DJ and spine, ix, 462 pages, b&w illustrations, map, 25 cm. Stapled paper packet of book emails included. || This is a history and sociological study of Los Angeles. Davis looks at..... More
New York: Links, 1974. First printing (stated). Paperback. Red quarto, 195 pages, b&w illustrations, 27 cm. Hippies, Young adults -- Communal living -- United States. More
Garden City, N.Y. Doubleday, 1991. Fourth printing. Paperback. Red octavo, color illus to front cover, 179 pages, chiefly color illustrations (some b&w), 23 cm. Signed and inscribed by author. || Contents: Canton -- Szechuan and Hunan -- Peking -- Shanghai -- Nouvelle Chinese. Cooking, Chinese. More
Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell University Press, 1999. First edition, first printing (stated). Paperback. Black-teal octavo, color illus to front cover, b&w author illus to rear cover, x, 200 pages, b&w illustrations, 24 cm. In Fetish, Henry Krips draws together Freudian and Marxian insights to provide accounts of fetishism and the gaze..... More
Baton Rouge: Field, Norma, 1978. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Octavo in red color-illus DJ, 277 pages, 23 cm. Japan -- Fiction. More
Manchester, U.K. Peartree Pub. 2002. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Red color-illus octavo, xvi, 336 pages, b&w illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Egyptian archer in chariot to front cover. || From the Publisher: The image of a Pharaoh smiting the enemies of Egypt is a recurring one..... More
New York: Knopf, 1973. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo in white DJ, color illus to front DJ, b&w illus to rear DJ, deckle edges, 176 pages, 22 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Contents: The inventor -- The benevolent devil. More
Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press, 2005. First edition, second printing. Paperback. Grey octavo, teal spine, x, 231 pages, 24 cm. "This book will shake things up. Racial Culture is elegant, clear, and argumentatively tough. It is a highly incisive intervention in an important domain of anti-discrimination law, social policy, social..... More
New York, New York: New Press, 1996. First edition, 9th printing. Hardcover. Large octavo in black DJ, b&w illus to front DJ, xiii, 343 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates, b&w illustrations, 25 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || It's the mid-1960's, and everyone is fighting back. Black..... More
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1992. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Octavo in dark purple color illus DJ, 280 pages, 24 cm. Confronting greedy businessmen, driven politicians, and bitter bigots, Abrán will battle for the city's future, gain insight into its vanishing past, and discover his own soul. Mexican Americans..... More
London: Diadem, 1991. Fourth Impression. Hardcover. Octavo in green DJ, b&w illus to front and rear DJ, 896 pages [32] pages plates, b&w illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please..... More
London: G. Allen and Unwin, 1964. Third Impression. Hardcover. Large duodecimo or small octavo in peach-white DJ, 189 pages, 19 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Sufi poetry, Persian -- Translations into English. More
London: G.G. Harrap, 1935. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Large red octavo, gilt to spine, 319 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates, b&w illustrations, portraits, 25 cm. Soviet Union -- Description and travel. Photography, Russian Revolution. Communism. Bolsheviks, Bolshevism. More
New York: Wiley, 1981. 6th printing. Hardcover. Octavo in green color-illus DJ, xv, 629 pages, b&w illustrations, 24 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Series: A Wiley-Interscience publication. A humorous reference to the outdoor world furnishes whimsical and informative directions on how to escape every kind of trouble..... More
Chicago, Ill. Purdy Pub. Co., N.D. Second edition. Hardcover. Grey octavo, 79 pages, 21 cm. New Thought, Philosophy. More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1894. First English language edition [Vedder popular edition]. Hardcover. Brown leather octavo, gilt design to front board, gilt to spine, 1 preliminary leaf, 59 b&w plates (including frontispiece), 61 leaves, b&w illustrations ; 22 cm. Contents: Dedication -- Fly-title page -- Text of third edition..... More
Atlanta, Ga. Scholars Press, 1995. First edition, second printing. Paperback. Tan octavo, xviii, 289 pages, b&w illustrations, maps, 24 cm. Translation of heiroglyphics, with description of physical context. "In the middle of the fourteenth century BCE, Egypt's polytheistic religion was suddenly attacked by its most traditional upholder, the pharaoh. The..... More