Search Results: Anthropology from Lems Bookshop

An engrossing and comprehensive history in four parts; overview, regional variations, politics of specific regions around 1850, and broad look at the transition Africa underwent with the arrival of the colonial powers. 483 pages and an index with 10 maps. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners name crossed out on front endpaper and light tanning. Dust jacket in good condition with small pieces missing top and bottom spine, small tear top back and top edge, some minor knocks and chips, and some rubbing (see photo).

The story of our evolution - there have been many species of human-like creatures in the past but now all but homo sapiens are extinct. Where did we come from and what makes us human? 192 pages with around 100 colour Illustrations, some black and white illustrations and 3 maps. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamp on front and back endpaper. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with sticker on front and spine (see photo). A large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

The rise and development of culture and builds up a picture of early man - human progress in all its diversity to the threshold of civilization. 208 pages with illustrations on nearly all pages mostly in colour. Book in very good condition ex library with borrowing sleave remnants on back endpaper and inside back cover. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.

A critical and systematic look at the religion and social order of the Aborigines providing a new insight into the special character of their culture. 210 pages with 9 figures and a map. Book in very good condition with light tanning and cover with minor wear.

A selection of 3,000 Australian native words and their equivalents, as closely as possible, in English. 41 pages. Book in very good condition with cover showing some wear/marks (see photo).

Following the success of the original publication a completely new edition followed by this corrected reprint portrays the way of life of the Australian Aboriginal. A 48 page booklet held by staples with numerous black and white photographs and figures. Book in very good condition with previous owners name and some letters on first page. Cover shows some wear (see photo). This is a small book for which postage can be reduced in Australia - contact me to make arrangement.

The evolution of the idea of evolution - all we have learned about the shaping of life on earth in the decades since Darwin, recounting the personal battles, sacrifices, and triumphs. 418 pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs and figures in the text. Book in good+ condition ex library with reference on first and last pages, stamp on title and last page, sticker and borrowing sleeve remnants on last page. Dust jacket in very goos condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.

A wide ranging introduction to the human species that places modern humans in evolutionary perspective - from genetics, primatology, and fossil origins to human biology and ecology, brain function and behaviour, demography and disease. 506 pages with numerous illustrations throughout. Book in very good+ condition and would have been near fine except for small knock to bottom corner last 120 pages. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

Explains how various discoveries over the years are now interpreted and placed in context, and describes how old theories have often been overturned or reinterpreted as new evidence comes to light. 144 pages with over 150 color illustrations. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.

A fascinating visual account of the emergence and evolution of Earth's dominate species. The quest for evidence of our prehistoric origins - over a century of excavation and research has provided vast amounts of fossil and other evidence of our ancestors. 144 pages with illustrations on nearly all pages most in colour. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition with only issue the remnants of small booksellers sticker on front dust jacket (see photo). .

A contemporary view of the nature, structure and role of art. The techniques of the cave artists and the form of their figures are described and fully illustrated. 77 pages with 61 pages of illustrations. Book in very good+ condition ex library with sticker on first page, stamps and sticker remnants back end papers. Dust jacket in very good+ condition in clear wrapper which has two library stickers attached and one small tear top back.

Cities and tribes from Europe, North America, Central America, South America, Africa, South Seas, Middle East and Asia. 160 pages with 17 pages of illustrations. Book in very good condition ex library with sticker and stamps on first page and binding showing front and back end papers but sound, No dust jacket.

Cladistics is a simple technique of comparison and makes no assumptions about ancestry and descent and it punches holes in our view of evolution. 262 pages. Book in very good condition ex library with stamps on title page and endpapers. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.

Edition not stated, revised and updated. In Origin of the Species, Darwin gave a clear sketch of his principle of sexual selection and stated that was applicable to man. The book is divided into three Parts: The Descent or Origin of Man; Sexual Selection; Sexual Selection in Relation to Man. 430 pages with 26 Figures in the text, top gilt edged and other edges rough. Book in good+ condition ex library with sticker inside front cover, stamp on first page, margin page 85 and 229, binding showing inside back cover but all intact. Cover has reference on spine and some wear (see photos).

Three of The Emergence of Man series-The Missing Link, 1973 by Maitland Edey & Editors Time Life 160 pages Cro-Magnon Man, 1973 by Tom Prideaux & Editors Time Life 160 pagesThe First Men, 1974 by Editors 160 pages (some foxing first title page)Books have numerous colour and black and white illustrations. All books in near fine condition.Price is for all. A heavy parcel but no increase in postage in Australia.

Two volumes. The Third Edition but possibly First English Edition as it is translated from the German. The first attempt (in 1874) to present the facts of human evolution to a wider circle of reader with some revisions and updates, and rebuttals to expected criticism in the Third Edition (in 1876). Vol 1 467 pages with 11 Plates, 162 Woodcuts and 11 Genetic Tables. Book in good condition ex library with sticker on front cover and inside front cover, stamp on title page and margin pages 97 and 121, binding is split in places but pages retained except plate 4 and pages 465-7 which are loose. and light tanning. Cover has half split on front and some wear (see photos).Vol 2 504 pages with 4 Plates, 168 Woodcuts and 33 Genetic Tables. Book in good+ condition ex library with sticker on front cover and inside front cover, stamps on title page and margin pages 233, 329 and 409, binding showing inside front cover but all held, and light tanning. Cover has some wear (see photos). Price is for both volumes.… Read More

Translated from the German by Susan Cupitt. Man's search for his ancestry in words and pictures starting when a country parson stumbled upon what proved to be the skeletal remains of a prehistoric man in the Neandertal, a small valley in Germany in 1856, followed by Darwin's The Origin of the Species in 1859. 287 pages with 292 illustrations, 19 in colour. Book in near fine condition with previous owners signature on front endpaper. Dust jacket in very good condition with some small marks on flaps.

Step by step guide to evolution - all living things are related via a common ancestor - about three dozen animals in order of their increasing similarity to humans. 128 pages with numerous drawings throughout. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

A summary of the many important finds of our early ancestors - how the evidence is obtained and interpreted to gradually piece together a picture of our past. 87 pages with 80 illustrations including 30 colour photographs. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.

From the earliest fossil skulls and most primitive stone tools, through the cave paintings of Lascaux and the megalithic monuments of France and Ireland, to the sophisticated settlements of the Near East. 160 pages with illustrations on 156 pages, most in colour. Book in very good+ condition with minor mark leading edge last three pages and minor damage top inside front cover. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with small booksellers sticker remnants on front and minor wear (see photo). This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.