Crawley Theodore Besterman (122 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. A very good copy of the softcover edition. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding is bright and fresh in appearance. A lovely copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Missing. Revised and enlarged edition, here presented in one unabridged volume for the first time. Missing dust jacket. Binding is sturdy and square. Light corner/edge-wear; a bit of rubbing to boards. Ends of spine bumped; spine-strip somewhat age-toned; titling remains bright and bold. Interior is free of markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Second revised edition. volume 1 only of 2 volume set. wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket, label ghost to front endpaper; jacket chipped, two closed tears, rubbed, spine sunned. First printing, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Paperback. Condition: G+. GOOD-PLUS TRADE-PAPERBACK.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 340pp. Paperbrowning, else a clean, tight, unmarked, VG copy in a VG dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Stiff color illus. wraps. Covers typically toned by age, with minor surface paper loss at bottom front corner and heel of front joint. Light stress creasing to firm, square binding. xx,375,vii,340 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Thinker's Library series No. 40 brown cloth black-lettered, edited by Theodore Besterman, ribbon.

Condition: Fair. 1965. No Edition Stated. 340 pages. No dust jacket. Grey boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with firm binding. Heavy tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners. Notable tanning to spine, with scuffing and marking to boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pale blue boards, solid binding. Light shelfwear, some age discoloration of text pages. Bookplate inside front cover. Otherwise unmarked. DJ in mylar cover. ; 8.75 X 5.50 X 2.0 inches; 340 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Very Good condition hardcover books, no dust jacket. Two Volume Set. Revised Second Edition, 1927. Very slight shelf wear and spotting to covers and spines, as well as bumping to edges. Very slight smudging and slight toning to text block edges and end papers. Previous owner names on end papers of both volumes. All books are individually inspected and described. Never X-Library unless specifically described as such.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. xx 485pp publisher's list at rear, blue cloth black-lettered, fourth popular (pocket edition) with Besterman's presentation inscription to E. O. James with the bookplate of the anthropologist E. O. James, ex-library with neat stamps and remains of shelf-label.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Olive cloth, lettered in gilt. Vol. II only (of 2). vii,340 pp. Minor shelf wear, text block edges typically tanned. Mild foxing to endpapers and a few early/late leaves, interior showing occasional minor foxing. 1st American edition, printed from British plates. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: Good. Good condition. (primitive societies, marriage, 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.

Condition: Very Good. 1927. Hardcover. Fine in dustjacket. DJ has some minor edge wear; in mylar. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 2nd revised and enlarged edition. Olive cloth with mild edgewear, scuffing and bumping. Gilt titles on spines darkened. Solid bindings and clean text. Light foxing to page edges and interiors. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall.

Original giltlettered cloth. Edges a bit chafed, exlibris of J.J. Fahrenfort on verso front sides, else a very good set. Please see description or ask for photos.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Studies of Savages and Sex. Book.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. x 274pp hardback, green cloth gilt in wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 2nd. New York, 1927; two volume set; green cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; mild wear and rubbing to boards; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; no jacket; ex libris label on front pastedown; pencil marking on flyleaf; foxing throughout interior, heaviest at endpapers. 375 and 340 pages respectively.

Condition: Very Good. 1965. Hardback. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good. . . . .

Condition: Very Good. 1927. Hardcover. Fine in dustjacket. DJ has some minor edge wear; in mylar. . . . .

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. xx, 340pp, index, bibliography. Or gray papered boards in jacket. Endpapers and edges toned, jacket has been taped to pastedowns (tape removed without staining). An exhaustive study of all aspects of primitive marriage rites and customs and taboos arrising from evil influences and agents. Originally published in 1902 and revised in 1927. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd edition. 8.5" x 6". xx + 375pp, vii + 340pp. Bookplate on paste down ffeps. Minor foxing on prelims and fore edges. Very good in original publishers cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint (first published 1929). Hardback copy in burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, no dustjacket. 300pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (18/6).

Condition: Very Good. 1965. Hardback. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. A Study of Primitive Marriage and of Primitive Thought and its Bearing on Marriage. Revised and enlarged. Spring Books, UK 1965. xx + 375 + 340pp hb dw worn (part missing), pages beginning to brown, note in ink on fep, pages browned especially along top edge, poor.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Spring Books single volume hardback, 1965, with unclipped jacket. In overall good to very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - dj is worn and chipped to edges with a couple of closed tears. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; tanning to page-ends but text clean and clear throughout. From a private collection, not an old library book. Photographs available.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. This two volume revised edition has been enlarged by Theodore Besterman and is extensively footnoted, has a bibliography and detailed index. The olive green binding is in very good condition though the spine is somewhat worn, the gilt lettering is legible. Interior is tight and unmarked , pages show some age discoloration.