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Living Magic; The Realities Underlying That Psychical Practices and Beliefs of Australian Aborigines
by Rose, Ronald
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Poor
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Rand McNally and Company, New York, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Poor. 240pp., introduction by author, foreword by J. B. Rhine, Director Para-psychology Laboratory, Duke University, acknowledgements, two appendices. At the front of the book there is a section of black-and-white photographs. Beige coloured boards with black illustration on the lower right hand corner of the front panel and spine and black writing on the spine. Bumping to the head and to the humour of the spine and shelfwear is evident to both the top and bottom book edges. Dust marks to the paper edges. Very faint browning to the endpapers. The dustwrapper is illustrated showing various motifs of aboriginal origin, with brown and black background with white and black writing on the front panel and spine. Dustwrapper is rubbed, creased and quite grubby. The corners of the dustwrapper are chipped and the top right-hand corner of the front panel has a small piece missing. Chipping to the top dustwrapper edge and rubbing to the lower. There is a small piece missing from the top dustwrapper edge of the back panel. An investigation into the Magic as used by the Australian aborigines gathered in the 1950s. This is the First USA Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Indigenous Cultures; Sociology; Anthropology; Paranormal; Australia; Inventory No: 0102748. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0102748
- Title
- Living Magic; The Realities Underlying That Psychical Practices and Beliefs of Australian Aborigines
- Author
- Rose, Ronald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rand McNally and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Australian Aborigines -- Psychical Beliefs, Magic -- Culture -- Australian Aborigines Indigenous Cultures; Sociology; Anthropology; Paranormal; Australia; Unbranded Rose, Ronald Living Magic; The Realities Underlying That Psychical Practices and B
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sociology; Anthropology; Paranormal;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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