Handbook of South American Indians

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1948. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6.5". Not Stated. A single volume of this important anthropological study into the indigenous peoples of South America, richly illustrated with folding plates and photographs. This work was originally published in seven volumes between 1946 and 1959. This volume is volume IV only.Published by the Smithsonian Institute, this work documents the indigenous peoples of South America, their languages, customs, history, and cultural and physical aspects.Edited by Julian Steward, an American anthropologist known for his work in cultural ecology.This volume explores the circum-Caribbean tribes; namely, the Central American cultures, the cultures of Northwest South America and the West Indies. Illustrated with six folding plates, as well as photographic plates throughout.A smart copy of this important work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; the gilt spine lettering has rubbed away, but otherwise just a little bumping to the extremities. Prior owner's inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed