The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets
New York: Macmillan Company, 1912, 1909. Hardcover. Octavo in dark blue boards with gold gilt letters on spine; 162 p., 18 cm. Jane Addams is a Nobel Peace Prize Winner (1931). More
Cultural Studies
Eesti rahvaroivaid XIX sajandist ja XX sajandi algult
Tallinn: Eesti riiklik kirjastus, 1957. Hardcover. Quarto in blue boards. 1 vol. (257 p.-121 pl.) : ill. in color ; 30 cm. In Estonian. Costume -- Estonie. **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply.**. More
The Urgent Situation of the Cuiva Indians of Colombia
Copenhagen: IWGIA, 1972. Paperback. Octavo in offwhite paper wraps (stapled spine); maps; 28 pages, 21 cm. In English. // Series: IWGIA Document. More
Las aves en la vida de los tobas del oeste de Formosa, Argentina
Asunción, Paraguay: Editorial Tiempo de Historia, 2009. Paperback. Quarto in brown wraps. 281 p., [16] p. of b&w photoplates : ill., 1 map ; 22 cm. In Spanish. Scarce. Toba Indians -- Argentina -- Formosa (Province) Toba Indians -- Ethnozoology -- Argentina -- Formosa (Province) Birds --Social life and customs..... More
Recits azteques de la conquete
Paris: Editions du Seuil, 1983. First edition (same dates to copyright page and colophon). Paperback. Light grey octavo; 408 p, b&w illus ; 21 cm. In French. || Taped publisher slip included. || Aztecs; Cultural studies; Mexico; History. More
Reducing earthquake hazards; lessons learned from the 1985 Mexico earthquake
El Cerrito, Calif. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, 1989. Paperback. Octavo in white paper wraps ; xiv, 264 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Earthquakes -- Mexico -- Congresses. Earthquake engineering -- Earthquake resistant design --. More
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee :; an Indian History of the American West
[Norwalk, CT]: [Easton Press], [1989]. [Collector's Edition]. Hardcover. Brown leather octavo, raised bands, gilt design to boards, gilt and gilt design to spine, AEG, xvii, [5], 487 pages, illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Indians of North America -- Wars -- West (U.S.), Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890. || Bury My..... More
Turning leaves : the photograph collections of two Japanese American families
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1991. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Square large octavo; xix, 267 p. : ill. ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (p. [253]-261) and index. Sections entitled: Preface -- ch. 1. Family photograph collections and the representation of ethnicity -- ch. 2. The selection of two Japanese..... More
Prayer to the Great Mystery; The Uncollected Writings and Photography of Edward S. Curtis
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. First edition. Paperback. Octavo in color illus. paper wraps (black spine); illus.; 245 p., 25 cm. Text edited by Gerald Hausman; photography edited by Bob Kapoun; introduction by Patricia Nelson Limerick. More
Indumentaria antigua mexicana
Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, 1979. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Quarto in red DJ; 135 p, b&w illus (some color) ; 27 cm. In Spanish. Only 2,000 copies printed. || Cultural Studies; Indians of Mexico -- Clothing. More
Labor among primitive peoples :; showing the development of the obstetric science of to-day, from the natural and instinctive customs of all races, civilized and savage, past and present
St. Louis: Chambers, 1884. Third edition. Hardcover. Black-cloth octavo, gilt design to front board and gilt to spine, xix, 227 pages, b&w illustrations. Childbirth, Customs, Folklore, Primitive. More
A guide to public opinion polls
Princeton: Princeton university press, 1944. First ed. Hardcover. Octavo in orange boards with bw illus. DJ (red spine) ; 104 p. 21 cm. The function of public opinion polls -- Size of the sample -- The cross section -- The problem of questions -- Interviewers and interviewing problems -- Polling..... More
The Seminole
New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1989. 5th printing. Paperback. Light green-white octavo, 111 pages, b&w illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm. Out of print. || Examines the culture, history, and changing fortunes of the Seminole Indians. Includes a color section on their crafts. || Seminole Indians, Indians of North..... More
Território e negócios na "Era dos Impérios" : os belgas na fronteira oeste do Brasil
Brasília: Fundação Alexandre de Gusmão, 2009. Octavo. Orange-Blue Wraps with yellow spine. 359 p. : maps ; 23 cm. Includes notes & bibliographical references (p. 344-359). In Portuguese. O Oeste: uma região estratégica: O oeste na América portuguesa: expansão territorial e estratégia metropolitana. Mato Grosso e o estado imperial: debilidade..... More
Obras de referencia de America Latina; repertorio selectivo y anotado de enciclopedias, diccionarios, bibliografías, repertorios biograficos, catálogos, guias, anuarios, indices, etc.
Buenas Aires, Argentina: UNESCO, 1965. Paperback. Quarto in lite green paper wraps ; 280 p. 26 cm. Bibliography ; Latin America. More
Epoca colonial :; Mexico viejo, noticias historicas, tradiciones, leyendas y costumbres
Mexico, D.F. Editorial Patria, 1959. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Large octavo in dark blue cloth, gilt to spine and front board; ix-xv, [1], 742 p, b&w illus; 24 cm. In Spanish. || Mexico City; History; Cultural studies. More
Bolivia, conflicto y cambio social
Buenos Aires: Editorial Newen Mapu, 2010. Paperback. Octavo in green and yellow illus. paper wrap. 221 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-221). In Spanish. Series: Colección América Latina. La Historia a contrapelo. Serie Estudios y Debates ;Social movements -- Bolivia. Social conflict -- History -- 20th..... More
Too much;; art and society in the Sixties, 1960-1975
New York: Oxford University Press, 1987, 1986. Hardcover. Octavo in grey-blue boards; DJ black with multi-color title; xviii, 350 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 309-[326]. Signed and inscribed by the author || Arts and society -- Great Britain -- History --..... More
Vasco's Livermore, 1910 :; portraits from the Hub Saloon
Walnut Creek, Calif. Hardscratch Press, 2010. First printing (stated). Paperback. White octavo, green spine, 179 pages, chiefly b&w illustrations (some color), portraits ; 25 cm. Out of print. Scarce. || Caricatures and cartoons -- Private collections -- California. More
Q. Horatii Flacci Opera ; Tomus Primus ;; interpretatione & notis illustravit Ludovicus Desprez cardinalitius socius ac rhetor emeritus jussu christianissimi regis, in usum serenissimi delphini ac serenissimorum principum Burgundiæ, andium, biturigum
Bassani: Typis Remondini Edidit, 1844. Hardcover. Quarto in full leather; 763 pages ; 24 cm. Scarce. In Latin. More
Ancient tribes of the Klamath country
Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort, 1969. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. Octavo in red DJ; xi, 252 p, b&w illus & maps ; 23 cm. Signed by author. || Indians of North America -- California; Oregon -- Antiquities. More
La Institucíon libre de enseñanza y su ambiente [Volume 1]
Madrid: Taurus, 1973. Paperback. Octavo in green illus paper wraps; 863 p. In Spanish. Los origenes. La otra historia de Espñana ;. More
Popular culture in late imperial China
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987. First paperback printing. Paperback. Yellow octavo, xvii, 449 pages, 1 b&w map ; 23 cm. Out of print. || Popular culture -- China -- History. || Contents: Economic and social foundations of late imperial culture / E. Rawski -- Communication, class, and consciousness in..... More
Põhja ja itta : lehekülgi meie sugulaskeelte uurimisloost.; Mosaiik, 9 [series]
Tallinn: Valgus, 1974. Hardcover. Octavo in printed and illsu paper boards; 198, [1] p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.; bibliography: p. 195-[199]. Uncommon. Inscribed and signed by one of the authors. With 27 black and white photos in black and white of native peoples in traditional..... More
Põhja ja itta : lehekülgi meie sugulaskeelte uurimisloost.; Mosaiik, 9 [series]
Tallinn: Valgus, 1974. Hardcover. Octavo in printed and illsu paper boards; 198, [1] p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.; bibliography: p. 195-[199]. Uncommon.With 27 black and white photos in black and white of native peoples in traditional material culture and activities. Estonian. Ethnography; Uralic languages. Samoyed..... More