Custom and Conflict In Africa

Oxford Basil Blackwell, 1959, hardcover. Lectures on anthropology delivered for the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1955. Topics include: codes of morals, feuds, authority, the logic in witchcraft, etc. Reading list provided. -- Hardcover. Condition: very good (bookplate; owner name), with good dust jacket (spine tanned; tears at folds).

Basil Blackwell, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. 173 pages. Beige jacket over red cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and… Read more about this item

London:: Basil Blackwell ,, (1963.). Hardcover -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (previous owner's name.). 4th printing. Six anthropological lectures on the ways in which quarrels are handled by African societies based upon their customs, including witchcraft, conflicting allegiances, morals, rituals and beliefs. Reading list. ix,173 pp.

Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1966. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: . 173 pages. Smaller book. Ex-library with typical marks, some wear and fading to the covers; pages toned; a good solid book. No jacket. Contents are The Peace in the Feud; The Frailty as Authority; Estrangement in the Family; The Logic in Witchcraft;… Read more about this item

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1963. Hard bound reprint edition, ix + Pp173. Includes reading list at back. Few scattered light pencil markings in text else very good in very good dust jacket. 250 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Oxford: B. Blackwell, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: ix, 173 pages. Contents: The peace in the feud - The frailty in authority - Estrangement in the family - The… Read more about this item

Glencoe, IL: The Free Press, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Red cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 173pp., not illustrated. Book shows mild shelfwear to edges of boards, binding tight, front pastedown has PO's signature and small sticker, otherwise text clean and unmarked. DJ rubbed and soiled, hinges worn and in some places cracked, faint dampstaining.

Oxford:: Basil Blackwell,. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1965. Hardcover. A later printing. Near fine in a very good (age toning along the spine, one short closed edge tear) dust jacket. .

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1955. 173 pp. White endpapers, with previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. Red cloth with gilt titles. Three corners bumped. Beige DJ with red and black titles. Darkened spine, light wear along the edges. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition.

Basil Blackwell. A beautiful crisp clean hardcover copy in very good condition, lightly bumped lower corners. DJ in very good condition with faint rubbing, now in protective mylar cover. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1960.

Basil Blackwell. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Africa, Ethnology) 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. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Basil Blackwell 1982. softcover octavo (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1970. 173 pages. 7 1/2 in x 5 in. Pages and endpapers white and clean. Pages tight and book solid. Red cloth. Black dust jacket, not price clipped. Shows very light wear at edges. FINE/VG. Hard Cover.

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1982. reprint. Fine. octavo. stiff wrappers 173pp.,

Blackwell Pub., 1970. Pages: 173; Weight: 6.6oz; Size: 7.5" x 5.1" x 0.4". Cover has minor edgewear, shallow horizontal crease across center of both front and back covers, reading creases on spine, coffe-cup stain on front cover and first three pages, otherwise clean, unmarked, tight.. Good. Soft Cover. . . .

Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Blackwell Pub, 1965-06. Paperback. Good.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.