Search Results: Anthropology from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf: Borzoi Bks, 1992. Hardcover First Edition USA [1992], so stated. First Edition USA [1992], so stated. Very Good+ in Very Near Fine DJ: Book shows indications of careful use: the top edge shows some very faint stains and even fainter dusting; the bottom edge of the boards show mild shelf-rubbing; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows only mild rubbing; else flawless; price intact; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. x, 243 pages. Hardback with DJ.

Berkeley, CA University of California Press, 2001. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 332pp. Hardback with DJ. 

New York, NY John Wiley & Sons: Science Editions, 1962. Paperback Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use: slightest spine lean; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; price has been blocked out; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 351pp. Sewn Binding. Foreward by Oliver La Farge. Trade Paperback. Time certainly has not diminished the power of this book. Lewis had been the winner of the 1967 National Book Award for his book, "La Vida", and again he takes the reader on a journey into the lives of others from another culture. This is an anthropological work that reads as if it were a riveting novel, so fascinating is its subject matter. The author takes the reader into the lives of five different Mexican families for one entire day, so that the reader can see how it is that they live their lives. The families are both… Read More

Portland, OR Valentine Mitchell, 2003. Paperback First Edition, so stated First Edition, so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the faintest crease at backstip; binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 293pp. Paperback.

NY Free Press, (1965).. Paperback First thus, reprint of revised, 1963 edition; original editions, 1911 & 1939. PENCIL UNDERLINING AND MARGIN LINES for the first 150 pages or so, Else, Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: very slight spine lean; light wear to extremities; rubbing to the panels and faint soiling to the outside edges of the text block; a former bookseller's rubber-stamped logo at the front endpaper; the binding is secure. A good working copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing numerous imperfections but still not unattractive. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.75 inches). xi, 354 pages. Bibliography. Index. Edited by George W. Stocking, Jr. who has also provided a Preface. Language: English. Weight: 15.5 ounces. University Press Paperback.

Buenos Aires, Argentina Libreria Huemul, 1972. Paperback Third Edition (1972); first published by this publisherd in 1970 (this may actually be the third printing of the first edition, but that is not how the publisher has expressed the situation. Sparse, very faint PENCIL NOTATIONS to page 19. Else, Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: a crease across the rear panel, which shows much soiling to the white background field; very light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing and scuffing to the panels; a couple of former bookseller's stamps affixed to the endpapers (free of any other ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels); the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging; the binding is square and secure. A lightly used copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing moderate wear, some soiling, and several minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.9 x 4.8 x 0.9 inches). 197 pages. Language: Spanish. Weight: 5.3… Read More

Chicago, IL University of Chicago Press, 1994. Paperback First Edition Thus (1994); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1994); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing no flaws. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches). ix, 153 pages. Translated by Carol Volk. Language: English. Weight: 8.3 ounces. University Press Paperback.

Honolulu, HI University of Hawai'i Press, 1995. Paperback Reprint Edition. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the lower front corner tip; mildest rubbing overall; a couple of small, faint smudges at the bottom edge and another at the fore-edge. The binding is square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 370pp. (Shaps Library of Asian Studies). Reprint Edition [1995]; Fourth Printing Thus. First published by Macmillan in 1977. University Press Paperback.

Jaipur & New Delhi, India Nirala Publications, 1990. Hardcover First Edition (1990), so stated. First Edition (1990), so stated. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows only minute indications of use; just a hint of shelving wear; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing just a touch of wear. The DJ shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; unclipped; mylar-protected. Over all, no longer 'As New', but remains close to it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.8 inches). xvi, 221 pages. Illustrated with photographs in black & white. Language: English. Weight: 17.5 ounces. Nirala Series 9. Hardback with DJ. 

London, UK Fourth Estate Ltd, 2002. Paperback First Edition Thus [2002]; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition Thus [2002]; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of spine lean; the pages have tanned a bit, due to aging. The binding is perfectly secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. xv, 272 pages. This is the first printing of the paperback reprint; the hardcover editon was published in 2001. Trade Paperback. ; First Edition edition (February 4, 2002)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 185702897XISBN-13: INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Van Nuys, CA Apsara Media for Intercultural Education, 1991. Paperback First Ed, unstated. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed, unstated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use; binding square and secure; text clean. Just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing; faint staining at outside edges. Remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 230pp. Paperback. The Hindu Gods and Goddesses conduct fieldwork on Earthculture, trying to determine what went wrong with their creation before it must be destroyed. In Hi-Tech Shiva, they are actually Western scholars disguised as heavenly researchers using state-of-the-art documentary techniques and technologies. Data collected from courtesans and swamis presented at soirees lead to hearings in the Heavenly Assembly when even the highly respected Viswanathan, the creator of the universe, finds himself under the gavel of the portly judge, Lord Ganesha. Squabbles over… Read More

New York, NY Columbia University Press, 1995. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Edition; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows very faint indications of shelving along the bottom edge of the quarter-cloth boards, which are ever-so-slightly bowed; the binding shows barely discernible lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows a thin line of very faint sunning along the front hinge; there is a crease at the upper corner of the inside front flap; else on the mildest rubbing; unclipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 168pp. Hardback with DJ. An American gay man goes to the Yucatan to study how people there are living with HIV/AIDS and how doctors are trying to fight the disease. There have been several books written on U.S. Latinos and their struggles against the epidemic, but this is the first I've found that dealt with… Read More

Cambridge, MA Schenkman , 1970. Paperback Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing and a little faint soiling to the wrapper covers. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 137pp.

Washington DC Smithsonian, 1998. Hardcover First Edition (1998), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, according to Smithsonian 's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1998), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, according to Smithsonian 's customary practice at the time of publication. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows a four-digit number printed in ink and circled at the top of the front free endpaper and a former owner's address label affixed next to it; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of flaws. Bright and clean. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows some scuff… Read More

Chicago, IL Aldine Publishing Company, 1962. Hardcover First Edition (1962); Second Printing, with corrections (1966). PENCIL MARGIN LINES AND UNDERLINING scattered throughout the text. Else, Good in Good DJ: Both book and DJ show significant wear. Book shows light wear to extremities; foxing to the top edge and fore-edge; some mottling along the front hinge; the binding shows slight lean; the binding remains secure. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A well-loved copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and several cosmetic flaws. The DJ shows considerable wear to the extremities; tiny tears and a bit of chip loss; rubbing; faint soiling; a price sticker at the lower corner of the front panel. Well-worn, but mostly intact. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.25 x 7.35 x 1 inches). x, 193 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 7.5 ounces. Number… Read More

Albuquerque, NM University of New Mexico Press, 1998. Paperback First Ed Thus, so stated. First Ed Thus, so stated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 187pp. University Press Paperback. Each year, for three days in September, the citizens of Jocotán, an ancient indigenous community near Guadalajara, Mexico, symbolically reenact the Spanish conquest of Mexico in mock battles between Santiago, the patron saint of Spain, and the Tastoanes, the leaders of the indigenous resistance. Paradoxically, the Jocoteños honor Santiago, their special protector, and incorporate both Christian and indigenous practices and beliefs in their fiesta. Employing the concept of hegemony, the author explores what the festival means culturally to the community and shows how it enables Jocoteños to adapt to Christianity and to resist the social order it symbolizes. Through the festival, Jocoteños… Read More

Stanford, CA Stanford University Press, 1980. Paperback First Ed thus, later printing. First Ed thus, later printing. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 235pp. University Press Paperback.

New York, NY Thames & Hudson, 1987. Paperback Fourth Edition. Fourth Edition, Fully Revised. SPARSE HI-LIGHTING and a couple of pen checks in margins. Else, Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: slight spine lean; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 200pp. Illustrated in Black & White. Trade Paperback.

Bangkok, Thailand Chalermnit Press and DD Books, 1997. Paperback First Edition Thus (1988), Third Printing (1997). Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: a bit of faint sunning along the front hinge; a tiny, faint soil spot at the outside edge of the rear free endpaper; a mild bump to the lower front hinge; the binding leans very slightly, but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very close-to-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single unobtrusive cosmetic flaw only. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Appears unread. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (9.8 x 7.65 x 0.6 inches). xvi, 183 pages. Contributions by R.… Read More

New York, NY William Morrow & Company: Apollo Editions, 1966. Paperback Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: some faint creases near the corners of the front panel; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, presentable. Would make a handsome reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 548pp. Sixteen page section of black & white photographs. Some material originally published in 1956. A new Preface has been added by the author. Trade Paperback.