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Bloomsbury Academic, 1967. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

The Athlone Press, 1967-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.4000 8.6000 5.7000.

Berg Publishers, 1967-02-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain & Ireland, 1963. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, May 6 (weekend sale item)* 31 pp., plates, Paperback, previous owner's name to the front cover else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

London, England: The Athlone Press, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 492 pages. Hardcover. B/w frontispiece. Red cloth cover boards, gilt title spine. Dust jacket unclipped, has some agewear (see image). Pages clean, Spine straight. Binding good. 1st published in 1939 and long out of print, this book remains unique as the only full and detailed account by a social anthropologist of a complete pagan Polynesian ritual cycle. Monographs on Social Anthropology Record # 33479

Melbourne and London: Athlone Press. 1967. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Faint stain to dustjacket. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. New Introduction and Epilogue to this edition. 490 pages. First published in 1939, A full and detailed account of a complete pagan Polynesian ritual cycle. This 2nd edition omits some of the Tikooia vernacular text but includes a new theoretical introduction and protscripts to some chapters including observations from the author's second visit in 1952. The specially written epilogue on the final eclipse of the traditional ritual is based on the author's third visit in 1966. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 2nd Edition. Hardback.

Melbourne University Press, Australia, 1967. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover. 490 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Melbourne University Press, Australia, 1967. Second Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has moderate rubbing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate wear and minor chips and/or tears. Dust jacket is unclipped. Edges of pages are slightly foxed. Pages are lightly tanned. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Indigenous Cultures; Inventory No: 16120076..

London: Athlone Press, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. London, Athlone Press, 1967 (second revised edition)/ 1939. Octavo; cloth; an excellent copy with the unclipped dustwrapper a little rubbed. With a 22-page introduction, a 15-page epilogue and numerous postscripts new to this edition (which omits some of the Tikopia vernacular texts). One in the London School of Economics Monographs on Social Anthropology.

London: Athlone Press, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. London, Athlone Press, 1967 (second revised edition)/ 1939. Octavo; cloth slightly bumped; top edge slightly foxed and bottom edge slightly marked; an excellent copy with the price-clipped dustwrapper slightly foxed and rubbed. With a 22-page introduction, a 15-page epilogue and numerous postscripts new to this edition (which omits some of the Tikopia vernacular texts). One in the London School of Economics Monographs on Social Anthropology.

Melbourne, M.U.P., 1967.. viii+490pp. 8vo. Original cloth in somewhat worn dustwrapper. B&W plates. A very good copy of the revised and first hardback edition.. From the London School of Economics Monograph on Social Anthropology series, Nos 1 & 2.

Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Press. Very Good/Good. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover w/DJ. 8vo., 492 pp. pp., DJ rubbed .

Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, 1967. Revised Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. One of a large, sophisticated collection from an Australian anthropologist on New Guinea, Papua and related subject areas. Several hundred volumes from this collection are listed at this site and can be found as a set by searching for the special Keyword pwnewguinea. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 492 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is fully intact, no tears or chips, but carries signs of wear to top and bottom edges, corners etc. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Edges slightly foxed. Book and dustjacket condition has been well-preserved due to clear, acid-free Mylar book/jacket covers . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Anthropology; Sociology & Culture. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item,… Read More

London: University of London. 490pp hardback, orange boards gilt, with 8 plates including frontis, and 19 figs, very good in a very good wrapper. LSE MOnographs 1 & 2 . Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1967.

London/New York: Athlone Press/Humanities Press, 1967. 2nd Edition revised . Red Cloth. Fine-/Good-VG. 14.5 Cm x 22.5 Cm. Issued as Monographs on Social Anthropology Nos. 1 & 2. This 2nd edition has a new Introduction and Epilogue. f/piece+viii+490+(2, series list), 8 pp.b/w photos ex-pagination, 15 text figs; clean, tight & unmarked in clean unworn covers; unclipped jacket generally clean but triangular chip to bottom back has been repaired internally, edges all a little rubbed, small hole top spine, spine slightly faded. Note: quoted non-UK shipping rates are calculated for 500-700 gram net weight, cost will be modified up or down as appropriate outside this range.

The Athlone Press - University of London / The Humanities Press - New York, 1967 The Athlone Press - University of London / The Humanities Press - New York, 1967. Hard Cover. brown cloth gilt titles no dj Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 492 pages with photo frontispiece, photo section, and drawings.ex library book with usual label removed, markings and stamps. Otherwise covers and inside in GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch.

Melbourne: Melbourne U. P., 1967. 1st edition. Near Fine. octavo.. hardback with dust jacket 490pp., b/w pls., bibliog., index,

New. First published in 1939 and long out of print, this book remains unique as the only full and detailed account by a social anthropologist of a complete pagan Polynesian ritual cycle. This new single-volume edition omits some of the Tikopia vernacular texts, but includes a new theoretical introduction; postscripts have also been supplied to some of the chapters comparing the performances of 1928-9 with those witnessed by Professor Firth on his second visit to Tikopia in 1952. There is a specially written Epilogue on the final eclipse of the traditional ritual, based on a third visit by the author during the summer of 1966.

Melbourne.: Melbourne University Press.. Second edition revised.. 1967.. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, viii + 492pp, bibliography, index, very good in little worn dustjacket with sunned spine. First published in 1939 and long out of print, this book remains unique as the only full and detailed account by a social anthropologist of a complete pagan Polynesian ritual cycle. This new single-volume edition omits some of the Tikopia vernacular texts, but includes a new theoretical introduction; postscripts have also been supplied to some of the chapters comparing the performances of 1928-9 with those witnessed by Professor First on his second visit to Tikopia in 1952. There is a specially written Epilogue on the final eclipse of the traditional ritual, based on a third visit by the author during the summer of 1966. .

Routledge, 2021. Paperback. New. 2nd edition. 292 pages. 8.50x5.43x1.10 inches.

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