GARDENS OF WAR: Life and Death in the New Guinea Stone Age
by Gardner, Robert and Heider, Karl G./Mead, Margaret (Introduction)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good-
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Random House (1968) 186 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ light foxing to top edge of front cover. Top of spine bumped. Light foxing to top edge of text block. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear to edges. Approx. 1/2" closed tear from top edge of rear panel. Illust. w/ numerous color and b/w photos. Contents very nice.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 793
- Title
- GARDENS OF WAR: Life and Death in the New Guinea Stone Age
- Author
- Gardner, Robert and Heider, Karl G./Mead, Margaret (Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY WAR WESTERN NEW GUINEA STONE AGE AUSTRALIA DUGUM DANI STONE AGE TRIBE NEOLITHIC WARRIOR FARMERS GRAND VALLEY OF BALIEM CENTRAL HIGHLANDS CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY SOCIAL HISTORY SOCIOLOGY SOCIALISM SOCIAL SCIENCE PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES WARFARE P
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- Photography; Social History;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
Established in 1992, we are family owned and operated. We strive to provide excellent customer service and our inventory is hand picked for the best quality and subject matter. Our diverse inventory of used, rare and out of print books, as well as ephemera, covers most areas of interest and favors more the uncommon or unusual titles.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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