Search Results: Anthropology, Archaeology, Peoples & Cultures from COMIC WORLD

Canada: Watson & Dwyer Pub., 1990. Book. Illus. by Christian Leden.. Very Good to Fine. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher.. >>>> Over 500 grams >> Because these are very HEAVY, no overseas orders without contacting us first., as extra postage will be needed. Thank-you >>> 298 pages . (500 grams ) "Dramatic vignettes of life on the tundra highlight this journal, sub-titled Three Years Among the Canadian Eskimos, 1913-1916, by the Norwegian traveller, Christian Leden. He writes vividly, in the present tense, giving a feeling of intimacy to his accounts of travel and the hunt some eighty years ago." >> Crease to bottom of front cover; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, USA.: W.W. Norton & Company., 1985. Book. Illus. by Winslow Homer Painted Cover.. Very Good to Fine. Soft cover. Third Edition.. 216 pages (185 grams); "Living with the dual burdens of racism and sexism, slave women in the plantation South assumed roles within the family and community that contrasted sharply withtraditional female roles in the larger American society. In this ground-breaking book, Debroah Gray White explores the situation of these women, comparing the myths that sterotypes them with the realities of their lives." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Germany: Rütten + Loening;, 1964. Book. Illus. by PHOTO Cover. Fine. Cloth. First Edition By This Publisher,.. 256 pages; (385 grams); "Der Antisemitismus ist die alteste und umfassendste aller modernen politischen Neurosen. Bei der Behandlung des Phanomens treten vor allem drei Aspekte in den Vordergrund: die psychologischen Motive, die Menschen zum HaB verleiten und die den Antisemitismus mit allen anderen Formen des Gruppen-Vorurteils verbinden; die spezifische Geschichte der Beziehungen von den judischen und den nicht-juidischen Welten, die diesem besonderen Problem eigen sind und die erklarer, warum die Juden dem Vorurteil und dem HaB besonders ausgesetzt sind; und schlieBlich die besonders wichtige Tatsache, daB der Antisemitismus eine politische Waffe ist, mit dem Ziel, jedes verantwortliche politische Urteil zu vernichten." /// The Antisemitismus is the alteste and most comprehensive of all modern political neuroses. With the treatment of the Phanomens above all three aspects… Read More

Laramie, WY: Geological Survey of Wyoming, 1974. Book. Illus. by PHOTO Cover. Very Good. Soft cover. Ex-Library Copy.. "Report of Investigation No. 10. vi + 127 pp., with numerous illustrations, maps and tables. Eighteen contributions from an interdiscliplinary group of scientists regarding paleoenvironmental conditions and archaeology during the Holocene period in the State of Wyoming. ".>>> weight = 395 grams. >> 2" piece missing from top & bottom of spine; School stamp on front cover Yellow staing to left edge of cover.Pen on spine. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, England, Great Britain, UK: Sphere Library., 1971. Book. Illus. by Painted Cover Art!. Near Fine.. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.. 207 pages plus 8 B&W photo pages. "Overcrowded cities, drab landscapes, mass-produced foods, noise, squalor... - these are just a few of the most distrubing by-products of technological progress... Unless we participate actively in shaping our enviroment, the Britain of tomorrow may quickly degenerate into an unsightly, noisy island." .>> Cover creasing..

USA: White Star Publishers, 2004. Book. Good to Very Good.. Pictorial Cover. FIRST Edition Hardcover.. >>>> Over 500 grams >> Because these are very HEAVY, no overseas orders without contacting us first., as extra postage will be needed. Thank-you >>> 184 pages. Full of B&W/ color photos of bridges from around the world. weight = 1420 grams. >> Top 1 1/2" split from spine to covers; spine split on front cover mid cover; surface scratching to covers; Minor corner wear; Size: 15 " x 8".

Canada: The National Gallery of Canada., 1972. Book. FINE+, Near New. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher.. 112 pages (115 grams) " b/w plates and illustrations; A slim overview of Medieval society with the intertwining of the Monarchy, Church & Lords; " Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.: Heartland Associates Inc Pub;, 2003. Book. Illus. by Painted Cover Art. FINE+, Near New. Soft cover. PBO (Paperback Original) True First Ed.. 224 pages. (420 grams); with Many B&W and Color illustrations; "Canada, it is said, is Scotland's revenge on England. It provided and outlet for the ambition and ingenuity of Scottish emigres and, in the process, the Scots built a nation." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London New York Sydney Toronto: Hamlyn, 1975. Book. Near Fine.. Cloth. Second Impression By Publisher.. VERY HEAVY BOOK, thus Regular Postage Rates DO NOT APPLY, we will need to BILL you for EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES (at our Exact Costs); WEIGHT = 1445 GRAMS; Blue cloth cover, english translation; 344 pgs. Lots of photos, ** Scuffing to the Dust Jacket Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Great Britian: The Travel Book club., 1970. Book. FN+, Near New. Cloth. First Edition By This Publisher.. 181 pgs. "New Guinea, the second largest island in the world, is divided into 2 distinct regions, the 'hot' lowlands and the 'cold' highlands. Until the end of the Second World War the highland region had hardly been studied at all; indeed, parts of it remain unexplored to this day. Within the area there are a great number of highland valleys, separated by mountians, and each with its own distinctive fauna and flora. The highland region of New Guinea is inhabited by stone-age man, living in a state of culture approximating to that of Western Europe about 4000-6000 years ago, before the introduction of metal smelting. Dr. Davies is one of the first scientist to produce a detailed book for the general reader. Many of the facts in this book are here made generally available for the first time." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Great Britian: Pan Books Limited, 1957. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed.. 186 pgs. with 8 black & white photo & illustration plate pages. "You meet Rekhmire himself and go with him on his round of official duties. You watch craftmen and labourers at work. You go to school with Rekhmire's small son and hunt with the elder brother. You stand beside a surgeon performing an operation and witness the ritual of 'healing by magic'. You take part in the ceremonial welcome to Pharaoh in a temple. The bulk of the material is completely factual. Where scenes and characters are invented they are based almost entirely on recorded incidents." 1/2" tear in back cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..

London, England, Great Britain, UK: Great Pan, 1957. Book. Illus. by Painted Cover. Very Good to Fine. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!.. 220 pages WITH 8 B&W photo pages. >> CONTENTS = The Chapters are: City of the Winged Bulls; Lost Cities of Babylonia; A Forgotten Empire; 1984 - BC; The Land Without Sorrow; Death of a City; The Resurrection of Pompeii; The Sacred Well of Chichen-Itza; The Tragedy of the Incas; and The Discovery of Vilcabamba; followed by a postcript, bibliography and an index.>> Minor front cover rubbing; store stamp on interior front cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Great Britian: Pan Books Limited, 1962. Book. Near FN.. Soft cover. Fourth Edition.. 214 pgs. with 16 black & white photo plate pages. "How the secret resting place of the Lost Pharaohs was discovered. How and why the Pyramids were built. The incredible Tutankhamun discoveries. The finding of the Rosetta stone, which made possible the decipherment of the hieroglyphs and thus revealed the history of ancient Egypt." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..

Toronto, Ontario, Canada.: Maclean-Hunter Pub., 1962. Book. Illus. by PHOTO Cover!. Very Good to Fine. Soft cover. TRUE FIRST EDITION THUS.. 62 pages including covers. Volume 75 #4; February 24, 1962; Oversized 13-1/4" x 10-1/2"; CONTENTS - (1) The Lottery in our Courts, cover story, by Jane Becker; the PUNISHMENT too often fits neither the crime nor the criminal. (2) What the Common Market Means to Canada by Leslie F. Hannon; (3) Canada's Liveliest Longhairs Photostory by Don Newlands; (4) The Man Who Wants Peace by Ralph Allen; (5) A Quick Tour of Cape Canaveral by Ian Sclanders; (6) The Short Heroic Cruise That Saved Halifax by Terence Robertson; (7) The Pedigreed Forests of the Future by Franklin Russell; (8) La Difference Between Two Angry Young Canadiens by Peter C. Newman; - a policy blueprint for the republic of Quebec; (9) Portrait of an Intellectual in Action by Peter Gzowski; 2-1/4 Pages on Lawyer PIERRE ELLIOT TRUDEAU, with 1/2 page B&W Photo portrait; (10) Leo… Read More

Great Britian, England, UK.: Purnell Pub., 1974. Book. FINE+, Near New. Cloth. First Edition By This Publisher,.. 48 pages.Large Oversized Hardcover; Many Full Page Color Photo's; "Indians were first settled in South Africa in 1860. The expansion of Britain's influence in the mid-ninteenth century coincided with her industrial revolution and the necessity of finding fresh outlets for the vast quantity of her newly mass-manufacted goods which would supply her with much needed foreign exchange. As a direct result of this expansion, millions of India's skilled craftsmen and artisans became completely redundant in a country which, for two thoursand years, had thrived on her dominant position in world trade. Countless thousands of her maninly peasant population were gradually reduced to poverty and experienced the resultant wave of famine. Descendants of those generations of proud craftsmen, through force of tragic circumstances, bound themselves for a five-year term to work for unknown… Read More

New York, NY, USA.: Street & Smith Corporation., 1927. Book. Illus. by Charles Lassell Painted Cover!. Fair to Good, Reading Copy. Soft cover. TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus.. Vol. LXXXV, No. 6. October 1/1927. (144 pages of stories, Plus many more of advertisment.) . CONTENTS - "A Silver Mine and a Widow" (Complete Novel; The big-town splurge of these two prospectors brought hilarious hazards.) by A.M. Chisholm, "The Progress of Peter Pratt - Episode II - the Dog Star" (Human beings behind the making of the movies.) by Fred MacIsaac, "Gun Smoke" (part 1 of 6; The beginning of a genuine rip-snorting Southwestern serial.) by Dane Coolidge, "The Princess and the Pearls" (Short story; Silas knew jewels and men and women.) by James Sayre Pickering, "The Dollar God" (Part 2 of 6; What leadership can do in college football.) by W.B.M. Ferguson, "Pass!" (Short story; Something better than revenge.) by Frederick Niven, "The Windigo… Read More

London, England, Great Britain, UK: Pan Books Limited, 1966. Book. FINE+. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher.. 224 pgs. with 8 black & white photo plate pages. "Brings to life the lives of five great queens of ancient Egypt: Hatshepsut, Tiye, Ankhesnamun, Nefertari, Nefertiti." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..

Toronto, Ontario, Canada.: Oxford University Press. (Canadian Branch), 1984. Book. Illus. by PHOTO Cover!. FINE+, Near New. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher,.. 152 glossy pages >>> "iillustrated wiith historical B&W and MANY FULL COLOR PHOTO's; . The offering of salt and bread - symbols of the essential of life - is a ritual greeting that Ukrainians extend to guests . This tradition provides the title for an affectionate illustrated portrait of Ukrainian life in Canada . Tracing the historical development of Ukraianian-Canadian society in each region of the country, Jars Balan concentrates on the background forces that have shaped it, while 98 handsome colour photographs present a vivid picture of the community ." >>> Book Weight = 700 Grams; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Connecticut, USA.: Lawrence Hill & Co.;, 1983. Book. Illus. by Wraparound Illustrated Cover!. Very Good. Cloth. FIRST Edition Hardcover.. 280 pages; (580 grams) **** [ INTERNATIONAL {Non-USA & NON-Canada} ORDERS = SURFACE ONLY Please; SORRY, NO overseas AIRMAIL Orders will be accepted on this HEAVY Book]; **** "It is a story unfolding little by little a bomb exploded in downtown Johannesburg, an assault on a settlement on the outskirts of Maputo, a battle on the border between Namibia and Angola. In such incidents, and hundreds of others in the frontline states, in Namibia and Angola and 'Zimbabwe and Mozambique. and in South Africa itself the enemies are engaged, those who oppose apartheid and those who would preserve it. Here is a detailed study of the forces at work of the militarization of a society that awaits the conflagration the story of SOUTH AFRICA AT WAR." >>> SCARCE in Hardcover; >> EX-LIBRARY Copy with only MINOR Markings; (Still in NICE Condition);… Read More

Innsbruck , Wien: Tyrolia-Verlag, 1983. Book. Illus. by PHOTO Cover. Near Fine.. Pictorial Illustrated Cover. First Edition By This Publisher.. Beauitful colorful photos of Germany with description of it (in German);>>> weight = 625 grams Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.