The People of the Sierra del Pinar / Sierra de Grazalema (first printing) Three years in Grazalema, Cadiz, Andalusia Spain

Pitt-Rivers, Julian

Published by Criterion Books Inc., New York, 1954

About this Item

Criterion Books Inc. New York. 1954. 232 pages. First edition; first printing. Book and DJ are fine. Burgundy cloth stamped in gold on backstrip. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong. Pages lay tight and clean in seemingly unread condition. Four sharp corners. Original DJ with $4.00 price intact on flap. DJ is stunning with only minimal shelf-rubbing. An incredible copy of the first edition, first printing of the landmark anthropological title. At the time this book was written in 1954, Julian Pitt-Rivers used the pseudonym of Acala for the Andalusian village; in order to protect the identity of the town and its people. Years later Pitt-Rivers would publicly admit the village was and is Grazalema; a small rural village located in the northeastern part of the province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in the foothills of the Sierra del Pinar mountain range. Pitt-River's The People of the Sierra is considered one of the foundation stones of contemporary cultural anthropology; as Pitt-Rivers manages to surpass the necessary significance of substance and theory, and successfully present a humane work of subtle perception with artful execution. This book comes from the personal collection of noted doctor, professor and psychoanalyst Dr. Henry Guze; founder of The American Academy of Psychotherapists and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis and co-founder/President of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex. His signature and ownership stamp is on the front free-endpaper. Fine/Fine. Seller Inventory # 002572

Bibliographic Details

Title: The People of the Sierra del Pinar / Sierra ...

Publisher: Criterion Books Inc., New York

Publication Date: 1954

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition