AT THE DAWN OF TYRANNY by Eli Sagan ISBN 13: 9780394539225

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Knopf, 1985. Hardcover. Good. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight/ D.J. not price clipped; creased; several tears and chips; moderate edge wear/ several pages and page tips creased/ corners and spine bumped/ name written on front end page/ red mark on top of book/ several pages have underlining, high-liting and margin notes

Knopf, 1985-05-12. Hardcover. Good.

Knopf. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Knopf. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

DZJ some wear on edge.

Knopf, 1985-05-12. Hardcover. Like New. Hardcover with DJ. Previous owner's name emboss stamped on front blank end paper and front dust jacket, otherwise an unblemished copy. APPEARS BARELY USED.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

New York: Alfred A Knopf. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394539222 . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. ; Looks at early societies in Africa and Polynesia, traces the development of chieftains and kings, and examines the nature of cruelty, tyranny, and justice. ; B&W Illustrations; 420 pages .

Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. 0394539222 . Minimal wear. Clean and unmarked. Minimal wear to DJ.; 9.40 X 6.50 X 1.25 inches; 420 pages .

New York. 1985. May 1985. Knopf. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. Remainder Mark. 0394539222. 16 pages of line drawings. 422 pages. hardcover. Front-of jacket drawing: 'A Human Sacrifice in a Tahitian Temple,' by Weber,from the Atlas edition of Captain James Cook's Third Voyage. Photograph by Tony Holmes. Jacket design by Gun Larso. keywords: Politics Philosophy . FROM THE PUBLISHER - In this book, Eli Sagan looks for the origins of the political tyranny that has haunted human society through the centuries. He does this by exploring three societies-Hawaii, Tahiti, and Buganda-whose ancient customs and institutions still prevailed when they were first encountered by Western travelers and missionaries in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a phenomenon that enables us to see at close hand the world of our own ancient past. Drawing on the accounts of Stanley, Speke, Cook, Mariner, and others, Sagan shows that these cultures, still in a preliterate state usually equated with the… Read More

New York: New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1985, 1985. Hb. VG/VG-. 1st. 420pp. Index, Biblio., Notes. Wear boards, yellowing interior, DJ: wear extremities, rubbing.. 1st. Hb. VG/VG-.

New York: Knopf, 1985. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 420 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear and light fading to dust jacket. Record # 470099

Knopf. Used - Very Good. 1985. Hardcover. Cloth, d.j. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy. Very Good.

N/A, May 1985. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good Hardcover with Good Dustjacket. First Edition. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to DJ, including a few tears. Light soiling and shelfwear to covers. Textblock lightly soiled. A few pages have creasing. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1985. Book. N-Fine. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight carefully bread copy. This copy has some light pagedge soil else fine. The priced jacket has some light rubbing wear, light edgewear else fine..

Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Dust jacket in porective mylar cover. Pages unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/very good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper. Dust jacket protected by mylar protective cover. Black and white illustrated plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 420 pp.

[ Edition: First ]. Fair Condition. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: YES ] Publisher: Knopf Pub Date: 5/12/1985 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 421

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a tiny tear on the front panel.