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Detail of wrapper - ROCK ART OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN (grant2p 150/197 GRAN02)

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Grant, Campbell. ROCK ART OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN. A general study and overall survey.

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Detail of cover - ANDEAN CULTURE HISTORY (bennett11p 180/215 BENN11)
Bennett, Wendell C. & Junius B. Bird. ANDEAN CULTURE HISTORY. Reconstructed history of pre-Spanish Peru. BNo. n/a. First Edition (UK) 1965 (1949). Pp: 236; 220mm x 135mm; 0.55kg. 35 b/w, 9 fig, 10 maps. Prefaces, selected sources, index. A good hardback copy. Cvr: g. (lacks dw). Robert Hale Ltd, London, 1965. (This book reconstructs the history of pre-Spanish Peru and provides a summary of Indian cultures elsewhere in South America. It also gives a general treatment of some outstanding techniques in ceramics, metalwork and weaving) (Keywords: Cultural history, South America, Peru, Indian, indigenous people).
Book Code: E249 SOLD - now out of stock AU$20
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Benson Gyles & Anna Sayer. OF GODS AND MEN. Mexico and the Mexican Indian. BNo. 0-563-17804-3. First Edition, 1980. Pp: 232; 215mm 185mm; 0.77kg. 32 col, num b/w & fig, 1 map. Acknowledgments, introduction, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. British Broadcasting Corporation, London, 1980. (This book is based on the series of six programs first shown on BBC2 in 1979) (Keywords: Cultural history, Americas, Mexico, Indian).
Book Code: E250 AU$20
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Detail of wrap - THE AZTECS - Gods and Fate in Ancient Mexico (burland04p 170/234 BURL04)
Burland, Cottie & Werner Forman. THE AZTECS. Gods and Fate in Ancient Mexico. BNo. 0-85613-937-8. Reprint Edition, 1985 (1980) (pb). Pp: 128; 300mm x 220mm; 0.68kg. Num col, 1 map. Preface, glossary, bibliography, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Orbis Publishing Limited, London, 1985. (Author and photographer have worked together to evoke the splendour and mystery of the Mexican people and their beliefs) (Keywords: Cultural history, Americas, Mexico).
Book Code: E232 AU$18
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Calvani, Vittoria (text). THE WORLD OF THE MAYA. (translated by Bridget Bailey-Galeotti). BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1976. Pp: 144; 240mm x 195mm; 0.76kg. 7 col, num b/w. Introduction, conclusion. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. (small address stamp fep). Minerva S.A., Geneva, 1976. (This book describes ancient Mayan cities which include Tikal, Copan and Uxmal and other details on their civilisation and way of life) (Keywords: Archaeology, anthropology, Americas, Mexico, Guatemala, Maya).
Book Code: E514 AU$20
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Detail of wrapper - THE FIRST AMERICAN (ceram01p 155/229 CERA01)
Ceram, C.W. THE FIRST AMERICAN. A Story of North American Archaeology. BNo. 0-15-131250-8. First Edition, 1973. Pp: xxii, 358; 230mm x 160mm; 0.94kg. 5 col(pl), 44 b/w(pl), num fig & maps. Preface, prelude, bibliography, notes, credits, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (minor at corners of dw). Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc, New York, 1973. (The author, using archaeology with an anthropological bias, brings the richness of Indian cultures of North America to light) (Keywords: Archaeology, anthropology, North America, Indian).
Book Code: E268 SOLD - now out of stock AU$28
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Cowell, Adrian. THE TRIBE THAT HIDES FROM MAN. The Kreen-Akrore tribe of Brasil. BNo. n/a. Club Edition, 1974 (1973). Pp: 251; 215mm x 140mm; 0.54kg. 64 b/w, 5 maps. Introduction, appendices, acknowledgments. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Book Club Associates, London, 1974. (This book recounts the expedition of Claudio and Orlando Villas, whom the author accompanied, into the Amazon jungle on the River Xingu to contact the Kreen-Akrore tribe) (Keywords: Exploration, anthropology, Americas, Brazil, Amazon, Kreen-Akrore).
Book Code: F312 AU$18
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Fawcett, Col. P.H. EXPLORATION FAWCETT. Expeditions to central Brazil. BNo. n/a. Sixth Impression 1953 (1953). Pp: xv, 312; 230mm x 155mm; 0.64kg. 49 b/w(pl), 3 maps. Prologue, epilogue, index, glossary. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. (split front hinge; laquer removal along edges of cover). Huthchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd, London, 1953. (This book is an account of the author's expeditions in the Matto Grosso region of Central Brazil and Bolivia in 1925) (Keywords: Exploration, central south America, Brazil, Bolivia, indigenous people).
Book Code: F160 AU$10
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Detail of wrapper - AMERICAN INDIAN ART (feder02p 270/197 FEDE02)
Feder, Norman. AMERICAN INDIAN ART. Indian cultures in North America. BNo.0-8109-8132-7. Reprinted Edition, 1995 (1971). Pp: 447; 270mm x 285mm; 2.85kg. 59 col, 242 b/w, 1 map. Acknowledgments, introduction, notes, bibliography, photographic sources. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Harry N. Abrams, Inc, Publishers, New York, 1995. (In connected sections, the author explores such aspects of American Indian art as its origins, its stylistic variations from tribe to tribe, the materials used, the ecological aspects involved, and the future of this art. After an introduction to Indian art each of the main culture areas of North America are discussed in detail and illustrated with examples. The areas include: the Great Plains, the Southwest, California, the Great Basin, the Pacific Plateau, the Northwest, the Arctic, and the Woodlands) (Keywords: Ethnology, North America, Indian, Cheyenne, Sioux, Pueblo, Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, Apache, Mohave, Hupa, Wishram, Wasco, Tlingit, Haida, Eskimo, Cree, Ojibwa).
Book Code: K353 AU$130
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Detail of wrapper - NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHS (ferguson01p 160/208 FERG01)
Ferguson, Diana & Colin Taylor (consultant). NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHS. Story-telling traditions of the first Americans. BNo.1-85585-824-X. First Edition, 2001. Pp: 160; 245mm x 185mm; 0.72kg. num col, 1 map. Introduction, index, picture credits, acknowledgments. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Collins & Brown Limited, London, 2001. (Illustrated with landscape photographs and examples of Native American art and artefacts from many different tribes, these myths bring to life the powerful imagination and story-telling traditions of the first Americans) (Keywords: Myths, tradition art, artefacts, North America, Indian, story-telling).
Book Code: T022 AU$25
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Detail of wrap - THE OMAHA TRIBE (fletcher01p 155/234 FLet01)
Fletcher, Alice C. & Francis La Flesche. THE OMAHA TRIBE (Volume 1). Tribal origins and early history, beliefs and rites. BNo.0-8032-6876-9. First Edition, 1992 (pb). Pp: (vi), 312; 235mm x 155mm; 0.64kg. num b/w & tab, 1 map(fd). Introduction, foreword. A good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. (minor wear on wrp; ex-lib small stamp on tp & bep). University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1992. (This volume is devoted to tribal origins and early history, beliefs about the environment, rites pertaining to the individual, tribal organization and government, the sacred pole and the quest for food) (Keywords: Social anthropology, North America Indian, Omaha tribe).
Book Code: Y057 AU$25
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Detail of wrapper - ROCK ART OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN (grant2p 150/197 GRAN02)
Grant, Campbell. ROCK ART OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN. A general study and overall survey. BNo. 0-88394-026-4. First Edition, 1973. Pp: xiv, 178; 260mm x 190mm; 0.77kg. 159 b/w & fig, 23 col fig(pl), 4 maps. Foreword, preface, conclusions, notes, suggested reading, bibliography, index. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. (chipped & worn dw). Promontory Press, New York, 1973. (This book is an overall survey of Indian rock art in America and through illustrations it presents a variety of subjects, styles and techniques) (Keywords: Rock art, North America, Indian).
Book Code: E211 SOLD - now out stock AU$30
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