Anthropolgy & Ethnology from Mike Park Ltd

Princes Street, Corner of Gerard Street, Soho: J. Callow, 1819. First edition. Illustrated with 12 engraved plates (several of them folding), octavo, pp xxiv, 579, (i), slight age-toning to the front endpaper, the half-title and the frontispiece, otherwise very clean internally, neatly bound in a recent brown half-leather and cloth. With the bookplate of Robert Washington Oates on the… Ler mais sobre este item

A collection comprising : 'Last Days in New Guinea'. 1922, clean internally, folding map with one tear, library label on rear endpaper, cloth very faded and marked. 'Knight Errant of Papua', 1935, some foxing throughout but otherwise sound, blue cloth good. 'Papua & New Guinea', 1961, a clean duplicate from the British Library. 'The Chimbu - a study of… Ler mais sobre este item

Paris: Bloud et Cie, 1909. Illustrated, small octavo, pp 250, the edges slightly foxed, endpapers a little age-toned, otherwise very clean internally, cloth-backed marbled boards, slightly rubbed. . First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Very Good.

London: International African Institute [Ethnographic Survey of Africa, 1950 - 1951]. Three volumes, octavo, not illustrated, pp 131; 100; 110, with three folding maps, paperback, very good copies. From the library of the botanist Frank White, with his signature on one of the volumes. Very scarce. . First Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

Cambridge at the University Press, 1949. Illustrated, large slim octavo, pp 78, very clean internally, pictorial cloth-backed boards, slightly worn and marked, the lower cover more blotched... First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Good.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1932. [First reprint, in the same year as the first edition]. Illustrated, large octavo, pp xxx, 397. edges untrimmed, a large coloured folding map at the rear, a slight blemish from the front endpaper through to the frontispiece, otherwise very clean internally, brown cloth slightly faded marked and worn the spine a little more faded and slightly… Ler mais sobre este item

Claremont: The South African Archaeological Society, 1950. Illustrated, large octavo, pp (8), 157, a little pencil underlining in one chapter, slight browning of the endpapers, otherwise very good internally, brown cloth very slightly worn. From the library of the botanist Frank White, with his signature on the front endpaper. . First Edition. Cloth. Good.

The Hague: Dr. W. Junk, 1968. [Chapters in several languages, but primarily English.]. Two volumes, illustrated, octavo, pp xvi, 946, an owner's neat signature on each front endpaper, otherwise extremely clean internally, brown cloth, the front cover of the second slightly bleached, otherwise both volumes with just slight signs of use. . First Edition. Cloth. Good.

New York & Washington: Praeger Publishers, 1972. A few illustrations, octavo, pp xvi, 304, edges untrimmed, the top edge slightly foxed, a small price sticker on the front endpaper otherwise very clean internally, brown cloth very slightly marked and the lower corners very slightly bruised, the dustwrapper is not price-clipped but it is unevenly faded and very slightly worn.… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1920. Volume 1 only. Illustrated, octavo, pp xxviii, 423, very clean internally, green cloth slightly worn, the spine very dull. From the library of the botanist Frank White, with his signature on the front endpaper. [This volume covers history, physical characteristics, agriculture & food, hunting & fishing,handicrafts, leechcaft,social organisation , etiquette, property, slavery etc.].… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1986. Well illustrated, horizontal quarto, pp 132, very clean internally, grey cloth in very glood cmndition, ina very good dustwrapper which is not price-clipped, and now nicely protected in a removable clear cover. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

Cambridge University Press, 2000. Octavo, not illustrated, pp xvi, 459, exceptionally clean internally, paperback, the covers very good, virtually as new. ["It is usually the case that scientists examine either ecological systems or social systems, yet the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the problems of environmental management and sustainable development is becoming increasingly obvious. Developed under the auspices… Ler mais sobre este item

Edinburgh University Press, 1992. Well illustrated, octavo, pp xii, 307, a very good copy in dustwrapper, virtually as new. ["Sir Frank Fraser Darling, pioneer ecologist and conservationist, spent many years surveying the wildlife resources of Africa. This book presents his journals which describe the safaris he made by foot, air and motor in Zambia, Kenya and the Sudan in the… Ler mais sobre este item

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1948. illustrated, octavo, pp x, 151, a little age-toned internallya duplicate from The American Library London [University of London Library], with their bookplate on the front endpaper, labels removed from the rear endpaper, and two neat stamps internally; well bound in red and black cloth, which makes it quite an attractive copy.. First Edition. Cloth.… Ler mais sobre este item

Madang. Papua New Guinea: Kristen Press, 1975. Translated from the Russian with biographical comments by C. L. Sentinella. A few illustrations, small octavo, pp (6), 353, a bit used internally, an inscription on a front blank, paperback, binding leaning slightly, covers rubbed and a little dog-eared, the spine very wrinkled. From the library of the orchid botanist Jim Comber,… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Book Club Associates, 1975. A few illustrations, octavo, pp xiv, 181, the top edge foxed otherwise exceptionally clean internally, purple cloth in very good condition, in a dustwrapper which is faded on the spine. A very good copy of the Book Club edition. . Cloth. Very Good/Slightly faded.

London: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1973. Illustrated, octavo, pp 285, a slight bruise to the fore-edge, otherwise very good internally, brown cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper is just very slightly worn. . First Edition. Cloth and boards in slipcase. Very Good/Very Slightly Worn.

London: Collins, 1975. First edition, octavo, illustrated, pp 448, some pages bruised at the top corner, traces of an old price on the front endpaper, otherwise very clean internally, brown cloth in golod condition, the dustwrapper is rubbed and creased, with a few minor tears.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Slightly worn and frayed.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1964. Well illustrated, octavo, pp 329, the hinge at the half-title cracked, sellotape marks on the endpapers, otherwise very clean and bright internally, green cloth in good condition.. First British edition. Cloth. Good.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1947. ["Second printing before publication"]. Well illustrated with 10 colour plates and many drawings by Carlos Merida, many black and white photographs, large thick octavo, pp pp xxxii, 566, slightly used internally, the fore-edge very slightly marked, a signature and date on the front endpaper, black decorated cloth slightly marked and worn, in a dustwrapper… Ler mais sobre este item