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Nunamiut Ethnoarchaeology
Binford, Lewis R 1978 Hard Very good Tattered at top but generally good Octavo
xiii; 509 Pp. A landmark study. Parallel research into the Nunamiut in the past and present. Groups research and information by seasons. Numerous photographs, illustrations, and tables in each chapter. Previous owner's name (Emanuel Brietberg) name on flyleaf. MB
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150.00 USD
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Handbook of American Indians: North of Mexico Part 1
Hodge, Frederick Webb, Editor Washington D.C. Smithsonian Institution 1907 1st Hard G+ Octavo
ix+972 Pp. Contains a descriptive list of the stocks, confederacies, tribes, tribal divisions, and settlements north of Mexico, accompanied with the various names by which they have been known, together with biographies of Indians of note, sketches of their history, archaeology, manners, arts, customs, and institutions and the aboriginal words incorporated into the English language. Contributors of the signed articles include 46 ethnologists and archaeologists ranging from S.A. Barrett to Cyrus Thomas, most of whom had extensive and intimate knowledge with Indians who lived in the pre-reservation period and whose languages they spoke. This volume covers topics extending from Aanetun to Mythology. This is the first part of what is arguably the most valuable publication of the BAE. Book is illustrated with photographs and maps, some folding. Rubbed on corners and at base of spine. Front cover loose. Not as bright as new.
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35.00 USD
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Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institutions 1881-'82
Powell, J. W., Editor Washington D.C. Government Printing Office 1884 Hard Ex-libris, else good Quarto
lxxiv; 606 Pp. Front cover loose. Worn on edges. Tears on spine. Private book plate inside front cover. Spots on covers. Better than most of this edition. In addition to administrative report papers include: Notes on certain Maya and Mexican Manuscripts, by Cyrus Thomas. On Masks, labrets, and Certain Aboriginal Customs, by W. H. Dall. Navajo weavers, by Dr. Washington Matthews. Omaha Sociology, by Rev. J. Owen Dorsey. Prehistoric Textile Fabrics of the United States, by William H. Holmes. Catalogue of Collections made During the Field Season of 1881, by William H. Holmes. Catalogue of the Collections From New Mexico and Arizona in 1881, by James Stevenson. Illustrated with tables and drawings.
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100.00 USD
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Tobacco, Pipes and Smoking Customs of the American Indians Vols I & II
West, George A. Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 1934 Original front wraps bound into boards ex libris else very good
With the exception of the following library markings the vols look new w/ carmine covers w/ gold lettering. The library markings include Dewey Decimal numbers in gold and evidence that a sticker has been removed from the base of the spine. There are penciled Dewey Decimal numbers on the front paper covers and title pages. There is an attractive book plate from the Huntington Free Library and the Museum of the American Heye Foundation inside the front covers and their blind stamp on the lower right hand corner of the title pages. These do little to detract from the appearance of these beautiful vols. Vol I has 477 Pp w/ a frontis photo, 18 figs and 19 maps. Vol II has 257 full-page plates w/ facing pages describing in detail each of the thousands of specimens pictured.
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1000.00 USD
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