Robert Habenstein William Lamers (23 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good hard cover. Cover shows moderate soiling, etc. Page hinges show foxing which is common with paper used.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. DJ is not price-clipped, small chip, bottom front of dj. Previous owner's name on ffep.

Unknown Binding. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Black and white photo illustrations. Much of jacket is missing. Corners worn. Owner info. "Profiles of primitive, folk, rural, urban funeral and burial customs of peoples and cultures the world over. Dramatically illustrated with pictures drawn from all parts of the globe.".

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair (now in mylar sleeve). First Edition. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2", 973 pages. Presents profiles of primitive, folk, rural and urban funeral and burial customs of peoples and cultures on every continent. "(Man) is a being that buries his dead with ceremony.".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Revised edition. 638pp, small octavo, no marks to the pages, HEAVY soiling, wear and stains to the wraps, spine peeling from page block at the bottom 2.25", stained at the bottom of the last 10 pages and back cover, owner's name, an extremely rough but complete copy with an unmarked text. fourth printing of revised edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in overall good shape with general wear. Binding firm and square. clean throughout.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Fourth Edition. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; gently shelf worn; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Blue cloth with white lettering on the spine. 834 informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "The authors, Habenstein and Lamers, wrote in the original Preface that the intent of the book is to present a variety of profiles of funeral customs and procedures drawn from cultures, peoples, and nationality groups the world over. Inasmuch as such groupings number well into the thousands, no attempt was made to provide a comprehensive, encyclopedic account of funerary behavior as it is found everywhere among all human groups." ------ from the Preface (Intent of Customs). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN . B004GTIGNE Trade paperback. Fifth Printing from September 1975 of the first revised edition. Previous owners bookplate on the inside front cover, Otherwise book is a Tight sound unmarked copy in Good to Very Good condition with some light brown ghosting to the front endpapers. This book is , The History of American Funeral Directing 1975 edition of the revised edition. No Signature.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First THUS. Publisher: Bulfin Printers, Milwaukee, 1963.VERY GOOD hardcover book in VERY GOOD mylar-protected dust-jacket. Previous owner's signature on paste-down. DJ has chipping at extremities. Not an ex-library copy. First Edition Thus (Revised).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Fourth Edition. 834pp. Tips, spine ends, rear edge of spine and foredge of rear board are heavily rubbed. Spine has a small slant. Rear board has a light scratch. Text is unmarked.

Paperback. 834pp., illus. Fourth edition, revised. Very good plus condition with text clean and binding sound.

cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised Edition. Couple of chips to jacket. A nice, solid copy. ; B &W Illustrations; 8vo; 638 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher: Bulfin Printers, Milwaukee, 1955. NEAR FINE hardcover book in NEAR FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. The name of a mortuary is stamped onto the front free end paper. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped ($5.00). First Edition, First Printing.

Hardcover. Second edition. 854pp. Very good plus condition with text clean & binding tight / price clipped, chipped & soiled dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Fair. Milwaukee, WI: Bulfin Printers, Inc., 1955. 8vo Hardcover. 636pp. B/W plates and text figures. Good book and no dust jacket. Heavy edgewear. Spine faded. Pages toned. (funerals, funeral directing, history, anthropology, sociology) Inquire if you need further information.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Acceptable dust jacket. Later edition. Revised edition. Slightly dampstained. Writing inside. (funerals, death, history).

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