fenton william 1908 2005 (3 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. 251-265 pages with bibliography. Royal octav (9 1/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's wrappers. Ethnology Volume IV Number 3 complete issue. First edition. Every anthropologists presumably has read and is familiar with Ancient Society. It is not the author purpose to examine Morgan's theory of stages, but to examine the later evolution of one of his crucial cases. Morgan developed his theory by 'extensive and detailed analyses of specific cultures," derived from his own field work. Condition: Number on spine and cover, light edge wear else very good.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. 173-187 pages with bibliography. Royal octavo (9 1/2" s 8 1/4") bound in publishers original wrappers. current Anthropology Volume 25, Number 2 complete. First edition. Lafitau is an important figure in the history of ethnology, and his great comparative work which appear early in the 18th century is a milestone on the way to a science of custom. He did not originate the comparative method, and he wrote the fashionable dissertation pf the day; but he developed a method of reciprocal illumination, using field observations to throw light on the custom of antiquity and employing the customs of the ancients to provide leads for field work. His book utilized a wide variety of sources on the New World and on antiquity, and it was read, although not always acknowledged, by the thinkers of the day. A century later it influenced the founders of scientific ethnology in Europe nd America. Lafitau made a number of important discoveries, which were largely rediscovered afterward. Condition: Spine and edges sunned, spine heal and corners gently bumped else very good.

First edition (as stated upon copyright page). xxi, [1], 522 pages. Hardcover: H 28.5cm x L 22.25cm. Dust jacket rubbed with some foxing and slight soiling; several closed tears and bumping at edges; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Reddish-brown cloth spine lightly bumped at ends; slender 5.5cm tear to surface cloth at head of rear joint; gray cloth boards. Foxing to text block edges; slight foxing to some interior leaves which otherwise remain clean. Binding remains firm. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.25 pounds (2.38 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0806120398.