Language: English
Published by GPO, Washington, 1931
Seller: Legacy Books II, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: VG. 40pp extract, illustrated with 37 plates, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Annual Report Of The Board of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1930. Style in primitive decorative art, culture change, tools, art areas, design motivation, masks, Eskimo, Indian tribes of the Pacific Northwest coast, wood carvings, totems, Eastern woodlands, Western plains, pictographic designs, Pueblo, West Indies, Mexico, South America, etc. Housed in protective mylar report cover.
Language: English
Published by GPO, Washington, 1928
Seller: Legacy Books II, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: VG. 28pp extract, illustrated with an ethnological map showing the locations of the principal villages, plus 16 full-page plates, including several showing totems, salvaged from the Annual Report Of The Board of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1927. Housed in protective mylar report cover.
Published by Smithsonian Institution., 1942
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Smithsonian War Background Studies Series No. 4. *** 86pp. > 2 maps, 21pp illus. Staplebound 8vo. One fold-out b/w map.
Published by Smithsonian Institution,, 1943
Seller: Harry Alter, Sylva, NC, U.S.A.
paperback, Condition: Very Good, Smithsonian Institution, Wash., September 15, 1943, 6"x9", staple-bound wraps, 104pp., many illusts., VG $.
Published by Smitsonian Institution, 1942
Seller: Novel Ideas Books & Gifts, Decatur, IL, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. ;Minor soiling to covers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 86 pages.
Published by Smithsonian Institution., Washington, D.C., 1942
Paperback. Condition: Good. Cover sunned o/w Good. War Background Study #4. Racial ancestry (Malay, Filipino, Moro, and Negrito), colonialism and its effects, and general ethnography. B/w maps and 24 plates. *** 86pp. *** Biblio.
Language: English
Published by GPO, Washington, D.C.
Seller: Legacy Books, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. pp401-421, plus 12 plates. Removed from ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1934. VG. In plastic report covers. From the introduction: "Indian tribes occupying northeastern South America come roughly within a grouping consisting of four large linguistic stocks - the Tupi, the Tapuya, the Arawak, the Carib - and of several smaller ones.".
Language: English
Published by Government Printing Office, Washington, 1926
Seller: Sheila B. Amdur, Coventry, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. In very nice condition. Unopened. 141 pp. United States National Museum Bulletin 134. With illustrations.
Published by GPO, Washington, 1931
Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, San diego, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. pp519 - 556, illus with 37 plates. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1942
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Good. Front cover has foxing to the margins. ; This title consists of Smithsonian Institution War Background Studies, Number Four. ; 86 pages.
Published by Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, 1932
Seller: THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft Cover. Condition: fair. 1st ed. No. 2896--from the proceedings of the U.S. National Museum, Vol. 79, Art. 30. 53pp of text + 33 glossy b/w plates; 9.5" tall; cover very soiled; text pp unopened; some of the edges of the plate section need to be pried apart; bottom corner has a crease with some ruffling to bottom edges; ownership stamp on first page (Union Theological Seminary). Paperback.
Language: English
Published by Smithsonian Institution, Washingtion, D.C, 1943
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Good. 21 B/W Plates; Map (illustrator). 1st. 1st printing; chipped printed wraps; owner's name; 165 pages+50 b/w plates and maps, some light marginal staining and ruffling from dampness, no heavy stains.
Published by UNITED STATES GOVENMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON DC, 1931
Seller: ARD Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. PHOTOS (illustrator). 1st Edition. PUBLICATION 3102 SOLID CLEAN BRIGHT AND UNMARKED AN INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATION FOR EACH PLATE TEARS TO THE CORNERS OF PAGES 519 TO 522 OTHERWISE A VERY NICE CLEAN COPY.
Language: English
Published by GPO, Washington, D.C.
Seller: Legacy Books, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical
Soft cover. Condition: Good. pp623-661, plus 36 plates. Removed from ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1928. VG. In plastic report covers. From the report: "Outstanding collections of Indian costumes and associated objects represent most of the geographical areas formerly occupied by the American Indians and are typical of the several culture areas of native America. Outstanding contributors include such names as Maj. J.W. Powell, Emile Granier, George Catlin, James Mooney, Washington Matthews, W.E. Safford, J.B. Steere, W.H. Gabb, H.R. Voth, James Stevenson, W.J. Hoffman, Frances Densmore, F. LaFlesche, William H. Holmes, Walter Hough, R.H. Pratt and others.
Published by THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, WASHINGTON, 1943
Seller: BRIER ROSE BOOKS, TEANECK, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
WRAPS. Condition: VERY GOOD. *FIRST EDITION*. 104 PAGES, ILLUSTRATED. SLIGHT TONING TO COVER, OTHERWISE NEAR FINE. Size: OCTAVO.
Published by Smithsonian, 1943
Seller: D. Richards, Bookman, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
6 x 9" Pamphlet. 104pp. Illustrations. War Background Studies Number Sixteen. A VG+ copy. Book.
Published by Smithsonian Institution, 1943
Seller: Southwestern Arts, Taos, NM, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Island Peoples of the Western Pacific Micronesia and Melanesia By Herbert W, Krieger. Smithsonian Institution War Background Studies Number Sixteen. Published September 15, 1943. 104 pages with photographs of the island peoples. Previous owners name is stamped in small letters at the top of the front cover. Very slight water stains on the bottom corners of the last 5 or 6 pages of this book otherwise there are no marks throughout this publication.
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Published by Smithsonian, Washington DC, 1943
First Edition
PAPERBACK. First edition. 104pp b/w illustrations octavo paper. War Background Series #16. owners name, cover wear , discoloration otherwise very good-.
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Seller: N. Fagin Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1943. Journal series, South Pacific. Smithsonian Institution War Background Studies Number Sixteen, Smithsonian Institution, 104 p., good+ to very good paper with previous owner's name (Gordon Willey) on cover. 5/23.
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Published by Smithsonian Institute Press, Washington, D.C., 1943
First Edition
Stapled Wrappers. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian, 1943. 8vo. First edition. September 15, 1943. Publication 3737. 104 pp. Staped wrappers. Ex-library. Tear to front cover, library markings, name stamp. Fair condition.
Condition: Good. Good condition. (oceania, anthropology, history) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Published by Smithsonian Institution.
Condition: Good. Good condition. (history, asia, anthropology, military history) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Seller: N. Fagin Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical
Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1926. South America, Mesoamerica, Native Americans, Journals. From Bulletin #134 of the United States National Museum. 141p. This article only, original paper cover, is chipped and worn, text is good, rough cut fore-edges 7/24.