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The Golden Age of American Anthropology
by Mead, Margaret and Ruth Bunzel, eds
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: George Braziller, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned interior, previous owner's address label to first free endpaper, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderately worn but fully intact, not price-clipped, protected by a plastic coat. Published in stated First Edition, First Printing state by George Braziller, New York, 1960. Heavy, thick octavo hardcover format, bound handsomely in red and black cloth with gold lettering on spine. Jacket designed by Miriam Woods. x, 1-630 pp. ages. Includes editors' notes about inclusion of articles and memoirs, excerpts from the works of early explorers such as Bernal Diaz Del Castillo, Samuel de Champlain, Meriwether Lewis and others, government officials such as Thomas Jefferson, 19th century ethnologists such as George Catlin, Lewis H. Morgan, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft and professional anthropologists such as Franz Boaz, James Mooney, Robert H. Lowie, Leslie Spier, Edward Sapir, Alfred L. KLroeber, Alexander Goldenweiser, Paul Radin, and other. Edited with an introduction and notes by Margaret Mead and Ruth L. Bunzel.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 352923
- Title
- The Golden Age of American Anthropology
- Author
- Mead, Margaret and Ruth Bunzel, eds
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Braziller
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- Large 8vo 9" - 10
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American anthropology American anthropologists Margaret Mead Ruth Bunzel Franz Boas
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