First edition of Davis' heralded postmodern analysis of Los Angeles urbanism. Photographs by Robert Morrow. London/New York: Verso, 1990. First printing (no additional printings noted on copyright page). Octavo, 9-1/2 x 6-3/8 in.ix, 462pp., with index. Black textured-paper boards; silver spine titles; dust jacket. Light...
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Attractive signed first edition of Lebowitz's second collection of humorous essays. First printing, as designated by number line to 2 + first edition statement. Signed by Lebowitz on the front free endpaper. Octavo (5.75 x 8.5 in.); 147pp.; red papered boards backed with orange quarter-cloth;...
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Rowley, PeterNew Gods in America: An Informal Investigation into the New Religions of American Youth Today
Inscribed first edition of this hippie-era survey of fringe and alternative religious groups, with chapters on Scientology, Subud, Witchcraft, Black Muslim, Hare Krishna, various strands of avant-garde Christianity, and many others. A curious, kaleidoscopic blend of fact-based reportage, narrative interviews with religious adherents, and unvarnished...
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NY: James Pott & Company, 1906. Octavo (7.75 x 5.5 in.); vii + 299pp.; publisher's blue cloth, stamped in gold on front board and spine; lacking a jacket if issued with one. Light rubbing and bumping at spine ends and board tips, a couple minor...
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MYERHOFF, Barbara G.Peyote Hunt: The Sacred Journey of the Huichol Indians
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1974. First edition. Octavo. 285pp.; bibliography and index. Gray cloth boards, black spine lettering; dust jacket. With a full-color leaf at front of volume illustrating two yarn paintings by Ramón Medina Silva, a Huichol shaman-priest and one of the book’s central...
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Grier, William H., and Price M. Cobbs. Black Rage.NY: Basic Books, 1968. First edition (no additional printings stated on copyright page). Octavo; viii, 213pp.; full black cloth, in dust jacket. Light foxing to fore-edge of textblock; some offsetting to endpapers from jacket flaps, else about...
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Boston: Beacon Press, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 257pp, indexed. Green cloth. Top and bottom of textblock lightly foxed. Small split to cloth at bottom rear corner, which nonetheless remains straight and sharp. Light offsetting to front end paper. Unclipped "$10.95" jacket shows moderate rubbing and...
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Pant, S. D.The Social Economy of the Himalayans: Based on a Survey in th Kumaon Himalayas
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1935. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 264pp, indexed. Blue cloth, gilt spine titles, in dust jacket. Lightly shelfworn, with bumping and a short closed tear to cloth at base of spine. Moderate foxing to textblock edges, some interior foxing to prelims....
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Mishra, P. K., C. R. Rajalakshmi, and I. VergheseNomads in the Mysore City
Calcutta: Anthropological Survey of India, 1971. Presumed first edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 86pp. Black cloth in dust jacket. Some (presumably adhesive-related) soiling to boards, which show mild warping and a few bumps along edges; offsetting to endpaper gutters. Jacket shows moderate rubbing/soiling, with a small band of...
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Banerjee, SukumarEthnographic Study of the Kuvi-Kandha
Calcutta: Anthropological Survey of India, 1969. Presumed first edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 113pp., indexed. Red cloth, black titles, in dust jacket. Some soiling to boards (manufacturing adhesive, perhaps), light bumping to board corners and edges, offsetting to pastedowns. Binding secure; contents clean and unmarked. Very good (-)...
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Sapir, E. [Edward]Time Perspective in Aboriginal American Culture, A Study in Method
Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau, 1916. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. ii+87pp+vii. Burgundy publisher's cloth, gilt titles. A good (+) copy, with moderate shelfwear (small portion of boards exposed at bottom tips), former owner's name and date inked on front free end paper, two related ink stains to...
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Kahler, ErichThe Meaning of History [Signed & Inscribed to Theodosius Dobzhansky]
Kahler, Erich. The Meaning of History. George Braziller, NY, 1964. Hardcover. Second printing. Black cloth, gilt titles. 8vo. viii + 224pp, indexed. A few spots of soiling to boards, bump to top rear board corner and portion of textblock. Unclipped jacket worn at spine ends,...
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982. Hardcover. 8vo. 184pp. First edition. Black textured paper boards with gilt spine titles. Minor bumping to spine ends and bottom front corner, else fine in a near fine jacket with light crumpling at spine ends & a 3/4" closed tear...
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Biocca, EttoreYanoama: The Story of a Woman Abducted by Brazilian Indians
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1969. Hardcover. 8vo. 333pp. First edition. Orange textured paper boards with black spine titles. Light bumping at spine ends, minor soiling to board extremities, else very good (+). Unclipped jacket also very good (+), with light perimeter wear and light...
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