Anthropology from Washburn Books

London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1966 Book. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Four lectures concerning different aspects of the theme of science and man delivered in 1964/65 by the British neurologist Walter Russell Brain (Baron Brain of Eynsham)(1895-1966). 109pp. Gilt lettering to spine. Minimal bumping to base of spine, otherwise… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1967 Book. Good. Soft cover. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New edition of a work first published in 1936, which explores the relationship between artists and the world at large through the ages. 152pp with index and 66 black and white plates. Some creasing to spine and cover, otherwise good copy… Read more about this item

London: The Bodley Head, 1974 Ex-Library. Illus. by The Author. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. First English Translation. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Study of a boy being raised by gazelles, undertaken by an artist. English translation by Stephen Hardman. 127pp illustrated with monochrome sketches and diagrams. Gilt lettering to spine. Some bumping to spine and corners, forward lean… Read more about this item

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1970 Book. Very Good. Dark Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Study by a social anthropologist exploring how methods of observing animal behaviour may be related to human society. 176pp with index. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine and corners, light foxing to top edges and former owner's name… Read more about this item

London: Andre Deutsch, 1967 Book. Illus. by The Author (Drawings); Lorna Pearce (Photography). Fair. Brown Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Study of the author's colony of woolly monkeys, kept on an estate in Cornwall, which describes their social organization and communication with humans. 203pp with index, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1991 Book. Good. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Classic study of the first twelve months of human life. 170pp with index. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine and corners, minor marking to edges of boards and top eges dust-marked, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has… Read more about this item