Eric John Dingwall (158 results)

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. dj: none. book: boards somewhat soiled, owise near mint. owner's name neatly inked top of title page. keywords: otto lehman 0.0.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover 1st edition. No dj. Some sheflwear and a touch shaken, but overall a good reading copy. Eric John Dingwall was a British anthropologist, psychical researcher, and scholar of unusual and heterodox subjects whose career represented one of the more extraordinary intellectual trajectories of the twentieth century, combining serious academic credentials and institutional affiliations with a lifelong fascination with the marginal, the anomalous, and the deeply strange dimensions of human behavior and belief. He worked for many years at the British Museum and the Society for Psychical Research, bringing to his investigations of unusual phenomena a combination of genuine scholarly rigor and an open minded curiosity that refused to dismiss uncomfortable or anomalous material simply because it fell outside the boundaries of conventional academic respectability. His published work ranged across an extraordinary variety of subjects including the history of magic and conjuring, the anthropology of human sexuality, psychical research, and the biographical study of unusual and extreme human personalities and behaviors. Some Human Oddities is a collection of biographical and analytical studies examining a selection of historical figures whose lives were marked by extraordinary, extreme, or deeply unusual characteristics of personality, belief, or behavior, approaching its subjects with the combination of scholarly curiosity and analytical detachment that characterized Dingwall's work across his career. The categories identified in the subtitle, the queer, the uncanny, and the fanatical, signal the range of human unusualness the book addresses, encompassing figures whose lives were marked by sexual nonconformity, by encounters with apparently inexplicable phenomena, or by the kind of consuming and extreme religious or ideological commitment that drove them to remarkable or disturbing extremes of thought and action. The biographical approach Dingwall brings to his subjects allows him to examine unusual human phenomena through the concrete particularity of individual lives rather than through purely abstract analysis, grounding his broader observations about human psychology and behavior in the documented specifics of particular cases drawn from historical record. This method reflects the influence of the case study tradition in both psychology and psychical research, treating individual lives as evidence through which broader questions about human nature and its more extreme manifestations can be productively examined. The tone of the work balances genuine scholarly seriousness with the readable accessibility of a writer aware that his subject matter, while deserving careful analytical attention, also has an inherent fascination that makes it naturally engaging to a general readership with an interest in the more extraordinary corners of human experience. Dingwall's combination of erudition, open mindedness, and willingness to engage seriously with material that more conventional scholars might have avoided or dismissed makes Some Human Oddities a characteristic and rewarding product of one of the more genuinely original scholarly minds of the twentieth century. Chapters include St. Joseph of Cupertino, James Allen, Berbiguier, The Deacon of Paris, D.D. Home, and Angel Anna.…

Paperback. first edition. D-1591 very good, creases Cover art by Thurber. paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint of English 1931 Edition. "A fascinating history of chastity belts, 171 pages, b/w illustrations. ; 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 ''. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Darkening to page edges and jacket.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN . B06XVFLDQC Mass market paperback . First printing from April 1956 as stated on the copyright page. Near Fine condition. Tight bright attractive copy with no markings to the book. Collectors grade condition with flat spine and no creasing to the covers. No Signature.…

PAPERBACK. Condition: VG. 1ST. usual tanning to pages.

paperback. Condition: Good. General shelfwear to the cover and page edges.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Paperback. first edition. D-1591 very good -fine, reading crease Cover art by Thurber. paperback.

Softcover. 1st paperback. 288 p.; 17.5 cm. (Signet book ; D1591) [First printed in 1956] Good in orig. wrapper, lt. edgestained. Pages moderately toned. cover by James Thurber (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Womens Studies, Chastity Belts, Sexual Behavior) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. an historical study. Solid binding. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Paperback. first edition. D-1591 almost near fine Cover art by Thurber. paperback.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hardcover. Condition: Fair.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Printing. Spine heavily creased but not broken, Some wear to cover.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Solid with light wear on the covers.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Solid with a crease on the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: N-Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean unread copy. This copy, the white boards are browning at extremities and in the spine area. The priced jacket has some rubbing wear, browning, some edgewear, chipping at the top of the spine. First US edition. Book.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. A fascinating history of chastity belts, illustrated, index of authorities quoted, index of subjects, 171 pages. Clean unmarked copy, dust jacket price clipped with some mild rubbing.

Soft Cover. First printing of this edition. Very good in wrappers with light wear edgewear. The cover illustration is by James Thurber. James Thurber, cover illustration. (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. hbk 171pp an unread copy excellent clean tight unmarked in sleeve-protected dj as new.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Signet Books, 1958. 12mo. Paperback. Code of D1591 on cover and spine. Book is very good. Covers have some light shelf wear with previous owner's writing on front over, price covered with white ou on front cover, and spotting on front cover. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…