First Printing" stated on copyright page, 1959 on title page, in unclipped original jacket. Clean unfaded gray boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. Hint of light surface wear to corners, no bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean (very slightly yellowed), clean yellow top-stained page edges. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 583 pgs. with index. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped (6.00 on front inside flap), has shallow chip at top spin... more information

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First Edition" stated on copyright page, association copy inscribed and SIGNED by author, in original unclipped jacket. Clean yellow cloth boards with black lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Inscribed and signed by author: "To Jean, with all my best wishes and affectionate love, Aunty "Bobbie" Millicent Pommerenke - Aug. 26th, 1958." 337 pp. with bibliography. Forword by Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, Dean, ... more information

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Very clean golden brown boards with clean beige cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages, edges and endpapers are clean. 176 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Isaak Diqs recounts his early years among his Bedouin tribesmen at the edge of the Negev desert in Palestine--years filled with the rituals and customs of an austere yet strangely rich culture. 8vo. Middle ... more information

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First American Edition" on copyright page in very clean unclipped jacket. Clean beige cloth boards with maroon lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean (some tanning to pages). Small previous owner name and date ink-stamped at top edge of front free endpaper. 255 pp. with index. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped (4.50 on front inside flap), unchipped, no tears, slight ru... more information

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Clean green cloth boards with gold and red decoration on cover, gold lettering and decoration on spine. Slight surface wear to spine corners, no fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 293 pgs. with index. Frontis photograph of Edward H. Thompson. Liberally illustrated with black & white photographs. A narrative of the discoveries and excavations of Edward Herbert Thompson in the ancient city of Chi-Chen Itza wit... more information

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Very clean ivory cloth boards with gold and black lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square. Pages and edges are clean and bright; clean endpapers, with no names, writing or marks. 119 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, has a few tiny closed edge tears at bottom corner of inside front flap fold. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A poignant account of how the poor die, as it follows the death of an old woman in Mexico. 8vo. Mexico. ... more information

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First Edition" stated on copyright page, in clean original unclipped jacket. Clean orange cloth boards with gold decoration on cover, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. !/16" of slight fading at base of front board and spine. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 465 pp. plus index (includes bibliography). Illustrated with 56 linecuts, 4 maps, 32 pages of halftones. Jacket is not price clipped (12... more information

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Stated First Edition. Very clean brown cloth boards with black cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or bookplates inside. 468 pgs. with index. Clean bright dustjacket is price-clipped, unchipped, and enclosed in new mylar cover. 8vo. Anthropology. ... more information

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Very clean orange/brown cloth boards with blind-stamped design on cover, bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages are clean. Maps on endpapers. Previous owner name at top edge of front free endpaper. 256 pgs. with index. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with one tiny closed tear at front flap lower corner (1/4"). Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Native American. ... more information

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Stated First Edition. Clean green cloth boards with brown title box, bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages are clean and bright, no names, writing or bookplates. Brown endpapers. 454 pgs. with index. Beautifully illustrated with full color and black & white photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with two small closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. "An independent explo... more information

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Clean green cloth boards with gold lettering, line border and decoration on cover, gold lettering on spine. Very slight surface wear to corners, no fraying or wear-through. Binding is tight & square, no cracking; pages and edges are clean. Tasteful previous owner bookplate on front fixed endpaper, small old bookstore sticker from Santa Fe Book and Stationery Company at lower corner of front fixed endpaper. 205 pp. with index. Handbook Series No. 2 (Fourth Edition), illustrated with photographs, dra... more information

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Very clean brown cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or bookplates. Color illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with maps, photos and diagrams in full color and black & white. 281 pgs. with index. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, has a few very short closed edge tears (one small piece of clear tape over 1/2" edge tear). Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cov... more information

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Clean brown cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages are clean and bright, very slight dust-speckling to edges. No names, writing or bookplates. 286 pgs. with index. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with slight fading to spine and small closed edge tear at top edge of rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A powerful story of the drama and tragedy of the great African drought, a dis... more information

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Beige cloth boards (very lightly soiled) with black decoration on cover (Indian art) and black lettering on spine. Some wear to bottom board edges. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. 264 pgs. with index. Frontis photograph of Kino Bay at Sunset. 8vo. Native American. ... more information

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Stated First American Edition, with full number line on copyright page. Very clean yellow/tan boards with clean unfaded maroon spine, unchipped gold lettering on spine. Very small shallow bump to front board edge, otherwise without wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 258 pp. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Edward Marriott's search ... more information

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Modern Library no. 149. Clean gray cloth boards with green title box, gold lettering on cover and spine. Toledano binding no. 8. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean top-stained page edges. Clean Kent illustrated endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 879 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped (1.25 on front inside flap), has tiny shallow chips at top and bottom spine edge, one very short closed edge tear. 334 titles listed o... more information

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Very clean blue boards with gray cloth spine, silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. 305 pgs. with index. Illustrated with color plates, drawings, maps. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8 vo.. Ancient History. ... more information

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First Edition. Clean unfaded decorated blue cloth boards with black and gilt illustration and lettering on cover, gilt title box on spine. Light surface wear to spine corners, no fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with black & white plates. 249 pgs. ... more information

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First Edition. Very clean green cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean green endpapers. No names, writing or bookplates. 288 pgs. with index. Illustrated with beautiful color photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. An account of the Mato Grosso based on the Royal Society and Royal Geographical Society expedition to central... more information

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First Edition" stated on copyright page, in original unclipped jacket. Very clean green cloth boards with small gold decoration on cover, gold lettering on spine. Very small ding at top rear board edge. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no previous owner markings. 324 pp. with index. Illustrated with black & white plates, fold-out map. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped (5.00 on front inside flap), has tiny chips and closed edge tears... more information

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