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674484Shakespeare Society London. Used. Used. Printed by The Shakespeare Society 1841. Marbled hardcover pastedown and flyleaf. Front board detached. Shakespeare Society, London hardcover
2012037070Christmas Island Australia: Christmas Island Natural History Association: 2012. 288 pages illustrated with color photos. "This book has been written for those interested in identifying and learning more about the amazing and highly varied crab fauna of Christmas Island." FINE HARDCOVER not issued with a dust jacket. Rare. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall oblong. Christmas Island Natural History Association: Hardcover
1981109431Corrupio 1981. Hardcover. Good. Glossy harciver no jacket. Bumped corners at spine. Wonderful glossy color illustrations on every page. Corrupio hardcover
19583531<p>Cuba 196 photographies de pierre verger preface et notes de lydia cabreracuba 196 fotografias de pierre vergerprefacio y notas de lydia cabreracuba 196 photographs by pierre verger forewood an notes by lydia cabrera primera edicion la casa belga habana y les presses paris 1958 nueva encuadernacion buen estado el libro esta en tres idiomasfrancesingles y espanol.edicion original con bellas fotografias de pierre vergery con nota introductoria de lydia cabreralibro raro de coleccion.<strong>Pierre Edouard Leopold Verger</strong> nacido el4 de noviembre de 1902 en ParÃs Francia y murió el11 de febrero de 1996 en Salvador de BahÃa Brasil es fotógrafo y etnólogo francés .También llevaba el nombre de <strong>Fatumbi</strong> " Ifa lo hizo renacer"en el idioma Yoruba luego de su iniciación como Babalawosacerdote de Ifa Orunmila la deidad Yoruba de la creación .Dedicará la mayor parte de su obra a las religiones del Golfo de Guinea principalmente Fon y Yoruba y a las religiones afrobrasileñas principalmente Candomblé .Dejó la escuela a los 17 años. A los 30 años tras perder a su familia Pierre Verger inició su carrera como fotógrafo.Su especialidad fue la fotografÃa en blanco y negro las fotografÃas fueron tomadas con una cámara Rolleiflex actualmente en exhibición en el museo de la Fundación Pierre Verger pt en Salvador de BahÃa Brasil.Durante casi quince años viajó por los cuatro continentes y se interesó por muchas civilizaciones</p><p><strong>Lydia Cabrera </strong>La Habana Cuba 20 de mayo de 1899-Miami Florida Estados Unidos 19 de septiembre de 1991 fue una >etnóloga investigadora y narradora cubana. Sus estudios sobre la presencia y huellas de la cultura africana en la isla de Cuba en sus aspectos lingüÃsticos y antropológicos son de ineludible consulta</p><p>Fue asesora de la Junta del Instituto Nacional de Cultura bajo la dictadura de Batista. Trabajos suyos fueron publicados en las revistas francesas <em>Cahiers du Sud</em> <em>Revue de Paris</em> y <em>Les Nouvelles Litteraires</em> y en las cubanas <em>Revista OrÃgenes</em> 1945-1954 <em>Revista Bimestre Cubana</em> 1947 <em>Lyceum</em> 1949 <em>Lunes de Revolución</em> <em>Bohemia</em>.</p><p>Su libro <em>Por qué. cuentos negros de Cuba</em> fue también traducido al francés por Francis de Miomandre ParÃs Gallimard 1954. En <em>El Monte</em> 1954 se dedica por completo a estudiar los orÃgenes de la SanterÃa nacida de la mezcla de las deidades de Yoruba con los santos católicos. <em>Anago:Vocabulario Lucumi</em> es un estudio del lenguaje Lucumi y su adaptación al español.En 1955 publicó su recopilación de <em>Refranes de negros viejos</em> La Habana Eds. CR 1955. Al triunfo de la Revolución se marchó del paÃs​</p><p>En sus primeros libros etnológicos publicados entre 1954 y 1958 comenzando con <em>El Monte</em>; la autora recoge los más importantes fundamentos antropológicos religiosos y culturales del legado afrocubano. Para ello tiene que ganarse la confianza de sus informantes los cuales guardan celosamente el secreto de sus rituales mitos y costumbres. Por otra parte tuvo que desarrollar una profunda investigación de campo que la llevó a moverse por numerosos pueblos y ciudades sobre todo de La Habana Trinidad Las Villas y Matanzas. Para ella lo importante consistÃa en desentrañar "la huella profunda y viva que dejaron en esta isla los conceptos mágicos y religiosos las creencias y prácticas de los negros importados de Ãfrica durante varios siglos de trata ininterrumpida".</p> La casa belga,habana,presses de e aulard,paris france hardcover
1909H5388New York: The Neale Publishing Company 1909. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition 1909 bound in plain gray-blue cloth no lettering on spine hand-ruled black lines on covers -- possibly a publisher's trial binding as this seems utterly original to the book and not a rebind. Otherwise very good. 369 pp. A romance concerning the love affair between Gypta Levering of a large NY estate and Barron Baxter a dashing and chivalrous gentleman from South Carolina. RARE no copies currently for sale online and only 11 located by OCLC the vast majority in SC & NC libraries plus GA KY and the Library of Congress. The author 1865-1917 was a native of Columbia SC and part of a large family that included the greatest Southern chess player of his time. The Neale Publishing Company hardcover
194515064Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana 1945. Former owner's signature slightly discolored at the spine heel; a very good copy in a very good jacket chipped at the spine heel lightly edgeworn. Uncommon in jacket. First Edition. Quarto. Prologue by Luis E. Valcáral translated to English in the rear. 148 images of Andean rituals captioned in Spanish and English. Printed in a washed-out but alluring gravure. The Latin American Photobook p. 8. Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana unknown books
193717636London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd. 1937. Near fine in a solid very good jacket with a few small nicks and tears but bright and complete. First Edition. Small quarto. Foreword by Robert Burnett. 48 black and white plates of Polynesian people and rituals. London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. unknown books
2023197681São Paulo: Editora da Universidade de São Paulo 2023. First edition. Paperback. New. 615p. photos b&w plates indices wrps. Pierre Verger learned about the cult of the orishas in Bahia where he was also a priest and collected material for comparison on several trips to Africa. In this book he analyzes the cult of the orishas and voduns in Bahia and compares it with the religious tradition of the Yoruba Nigeria and Djèdjè Dahomey where it originated. The author describes the initiation rituals the trance state the orishas and voduns and other lesser-known gods as well as about 1500 orikis transcribed into Yoruba and translated into Portuguese. Verger also relied on the vast literature of travels to West Africa whose records allow him to reconstruct in part the fascinating history of this religion that in the Americas acquired new meanings and expressions and is constantly expanding and updating. The book also includes photos by Pierre Verger that record some religious ceremonies of an initiatory nature in African lands and in Bahia. Editora da Universidade de São Paulo paperback
ria9780859917667_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; 'Beowulf' is the best known and most closely studied literary work surviving from Anglo-Saxon England and the modern reader is faced with a bewildering number and variety of interpretations about such basic matters as the date provena hardcover
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184821686London: Henry Colburn 1848. Hardcover. Late 19th century three quarter calf and marbled boards matching marbled endpapers and edges. Near fine. 2 vols. 403 477 pages. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. Engraved frontispieces. Letters starts 1190 Richard I the Lion Hearted ends 1649 during the Civil Wars. Raised bands spine panels richly gilt with arabesques leather spine labels in brown and black lettered in gilt. Modest surface war. Henry Colburn hardcover books
1930172285Circa1930s. A collection of 4 striking black and white photographic reproductions taken at some time from high quality 1930s magazines with images on both sides. 34 x 26.2cm. Chin-San-Long was born in 1892 in the Huaiyin district of Jiangsu Province. Spanning the entire course of the development of photography in China his photographic career began in 1904 at the early age of thirteen and did not cease until his passing in 1995 at the age of 104. <br> <br>Pierre Verger took up the career of journalistic photographer at the age of 30 after losing his family. Over the next 15 years he travelled four continents documenting many civilisations that would soon be effaced by progress. His destinations included Japan and China in 1934 and 1937 and the Philippines and Indochina in 1938. <br> <br>Arthur de Carvalho was an amateur photographer working in the Far East during the 1930s. He employed a moody pictorialist style in the creation of his work. <br> <br>Therese le Prat was a French photographer and artist active from the 1930s to 1966. . unknown
CA08AA-00055Editorial Sudamerican. Collectible - Acceptable. SIGNED/INSCRIBED! Buenos Aires Editorial sudamericana 1945. 1st edition. Sm 4to. 199pp. Spanish. Illus. Inscribed by author on flyleaf. Fair book. No dust jacket. Owner's name on front free endpage. Indians of South America festivals Indian dance social life and customs folklore books in Spanish Inquire if you need further information. Editorial Sudamerican unknown
20212-1774631776Apple Academic Pr Inc 2021. Paperback. New. 446 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. Apple Academic Pr Inc paperback
20212-1774631784Apple Academic Pr Inc 2021. Paperback. New. 386 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. Apple Academic Pr Inc paperback
184028643PANNECE 1840 une Lettre sur papier blanc, format : 21,5 x 13,8 cm, manuscrite à l'encre brune, signée de MR GRANIER DE RIAILLE, le 5 mai 1840 ,
2014X-328-987Les éditions Noir au Blanc 2014. Paperback. Very Good. Edition 2014. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. Les éditions Noir au Blanc paperback
1994Q-052145090xCambridge University Press 1994-05-27. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Cambridge University Press hardcover
2004Q-0859917665D.S.Brewer 2004-03-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! D.S.Brewer hardcover
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200242531Salvador Brasil: Fundacao Pierre Verger 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 227 pages Folio. Out of Print. Scarce. Portuguese text. Profusely illustrated with large b&w photographic prints. Red cloth boards with white-embossed titles along spine and front cover. Minor shelfwear to DJ: light rubbing along edges some light tanning along edges. DJ in mylar. Tightly bound with very clean and crisp pages. No marks. Volume is in Very Good condition. Fundacao Pierre Verger Hardcover
2024x-1009479164Cambridge University Press 2024. Hardcover. New. 340 pages. 6.00x0.81x9.00 inches. Cambridge University Press hardcover
2008SONG1905981872Routledge 2008-08-26. 1. hardcover. Used: Good. 7.25x0.50x10.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Routledge hardcover
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