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Gourou, Prof. Pierre . OBSERVACOES GEOGRAFICAS NA AMAZONIA
Rio 1950. Article in one complete issue of Revista Brasileira de Geografia, issue for Abril-Junho 1950. Ano XII, No. 2, at pp. 171-250, photo illustrations, wraps. Good, some wear. (a29145a)
$45.00 Galt, Frank L. . MEDICAL NOTES ON THE UPPER AMAZON
Philadelphia 1872. In The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, New Series, Vol. LXIV October 1872 at pp.395-416. Whole volume includes the July and October 1872 issues. 8vo., 592pp. 3/4 leather and marbled boards. Owner label (J.S Green) inside front board. VG. (a38826d)
$50.00Lorch, Carlos. GUERREIROS DA SELVA DEFENDENDO A AMAZONIA
1992 Banco do Brasil. ISBN 0-943231-48-5. In Portuguese. 4to., 142pp., color illustrations, hardcover. Fine in VG DJ. Scarce. (a40270)
$85.00 da Silva, Armando bordallo . CONTRIBUICAO AO ESTUDO DO FOLCLORE AMAZONICO NA ZONA BRAGANTINA
1959. In Portuguese. Complete issue of Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. No. 5 Julho de 1959. 8vo., 76pp., 14 photo illustrations, one page of music, map, later wraps. Good. (a45545)
$60.00 Figueiredo, Napoleao . AMAZONIA: TEMPO E GENTE
Belem 1977 Prefeitura Municipal de Belem. In Portuguese. Lg.8vo., 152pp., illustrations, wraps. Inscribed and signed by Figueirido. VG, light wear. (a45694)
$45.00 Vergolino e Silva, Anaiza . ALGUNS ELEMENTOS PARA O ESTUDO DO NEGRO NA AMAZONIA
Belem 1968. Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Pubicacoes No. 8. In Portuguese. 4to., 20pp., 3 monochrome photo plates, wraps. VG. (a46647)
$45.00 Seton, Grace Thompson . MAGIC WATERS THROUGH THE WILDS OF MATTO GROSSO AND BEYOND AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL LOG OF THE 'LOOK SEE'
NY 1933 first edition Dutton. Hardcover. Octavo, 281pp., photo illustrations, map, cloth. Good, lower third of entire book has light water wrinkling, light water staining on cover, no DJ. (a57749)
$25.00 Sorensen, Arthur P. Jr. . MULTILINGUALISM IN THE NORTHWEST AMAZON
Washington 1967. Article (15pp.) included in the American Anthropologist. Part of single issue with several articles. Octavo, wraps. VG. (a67804a)
$25.00 Markham, Clements R. (editor) . EXPEDITIONS INTO THE VALLEY OF THE AMAZONS 1539, 1540, 1639
Burt Franklin reprint of original Hakluyt edition.Translated and edited by Clements R. Markham. Hardcover. Octavo, 190pp., blue grey cloth. Near Fine, no DJ. (a70710)
$195.00 Dyott, G. M. . ON THE TRAIL OF THE UNKNOWN IN THE WILDS OF ECUADOR AND THE AMAZON
NY 1926 1st Putnam. Hardcover. Octavo, 288pp., photo illustrations, cloth. VG, faint fading on spine, no DJ. (a71811)
$110.00 Salles, Vincente . A ESCRAVIDAO AFRICANA E A AMAZONA
Rio de Janeiro 1981. In Portuguese. 4to., pp. 173-186, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a82866)
$30.00 Viotti. P. Helio Abranches SJ . A AMZONIA, A COMPANHIA DE JESUS EO PADRE JOAO DANIEL
Rio de Janeiro 1981. In Portuguese. 4to., pp. 187-204, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a82867)
$35.00 Bastos, Abguar . FOLCLORE NA AMAZONIA DAN�AS URBANAS, RURAIS E INDIGENAS
Rio de Janeiro 1981. In Portuguese. 4to., pp. 225-242, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a82876)
$35.00 Reis, Arthur Cezar Ferreira . A MARGEM DE REALIDAD AMAZONICA
Rio de Janeiro 1981. In Portuguese. 4to., pp. 161-172, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a82877)
$25.00 Stromer, C. (Johannes Chryzostomus O F M ) . DIE SPRACHE DER MUNDURUKU WORTERBUCH, GRAMMATIK UND TEXTE EINES INDIANERIDIOMS AM OBEREN TAPAJOZ, AMAZONASGEBIET
Wien 1932 First edition Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift. Anthropos Tome XI. In German. Octavo, 146pp., original wraps pamphlet bound in later pink buckram with gilt spine lettering. VG plus, a bit of wear on original wrapper. Scarce. (a82977)
$350.00 Martins, Oseas . RETALHOS DE MINHA ALMA E DA DE OUTROS TAMBEM
Manaus 1965 Edicoes Governo do Estado do Amazonas. Prefacio de alvaro Maia. Poetry in Portuguese. Octavo, 287p., original wraps. VG. (a85202)
$35.00 Bidou, Patrice . LE TRAVAIL DU CHAMANE. ESSAI SUR LA PERSONNE DU CHAMANE DANS UNE SOCIETE AMAZIONIENNE, LES TATUYO DU PIRA-PARANA, VAUPES, COLOMBIE
Paris 1983 L'Ecole Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. Article on pp. 5-44 in single complete issue of l'Homme, Jan-Mars 1983. In French with brief summary in English. Several other articles in same issue by different authors. Square octavo, original wraps. VG plus. (a85805)
$38.00 de Oliveira, Adelia Engracia . OS INDIOS JURUNA E SUA CULTURA NOS DIAS ATUAIS
Brasil 1968. Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. Antropologia No. 35, 17, Maio, 1968. In Portuguese. Sm.8vo., 25pp. plus photo illustrations, stapled wraps. VG. (k1223)
$35.00 Leacock, Seth . ECONOMIC LIFE OF THE MAUE INDIANS
Brasil 1964. Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. Antropologia No. 19, Abril 16, 1964. In English. Sm.8vo., 30pp. plus photo illustrations, stapled wraps. Laid in: Glossary of Portuguese terms. VG. (k1224)
$35.00 Arnaud, Expedito . O PARENTESCO ENTRE LOS INDIOS GALIBI DO RIO OIAPOQUE
Brasil 1968. Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. Antropologia No. 33, 3, Abril, 1968. In Portuguese. Sm.8vo., 11pp. plus tables, charts, stapled wraps. VG. (k1225)
$29.00 Shapiro, Judith . TAPIRAPE KINSHIP
Brasil 1968. Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. Antropologia No. 37, 27, Agosto 1968. In English. Sm.8vo., 32pp. plus charts, stapled wraps. VG. (k1226)
$34.00 de Garcia Paula, Ruth Wallace . COMPARACAO DE AFIXOS DE POSSE EM LINGUAS KARIB
Rio de Janeiro 1983. Boletim do Museu Do Indio. Linguistica No. 2. In Portuguese. Sm.8vo., 31pp., stapled wraps. VG. (k1227)
$29.00 Diniz, Edson Soares . OS KAYAPO-GOROTIRE ASPECTOS SOCIO-CULTURAIS DE MOMENTO ACTUAL
Brasil 1962. Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. Antropologia No. 18, 13 Dezembro 1962. In Portuguese. Sm.8vo., 40pp. plus tables, photo plates, wraps. VG. (k1228)
$39.00 Arnaud, Expedito; Roberto Cortez and Ana Rita Alves . A TERMINOLOGIA DE PARENTESCO DOS INDIOS GAVIOES DE OESTE (PARKATEYE)-TOCANTINS, PARA
Brasil 1976. Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. Antropologia No. 63, 26 Maio 1976. In Portuguese. Sm.8vo., 15pp. plus tables, wraps. VG. (k1229)
$24.00 Furtado, Lourdes Goncalves and Maria de Conceicao Santana . VILA DA BARCA, BELEM
Brasil 1974. Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. Antropologia No. 52, 6, Janeiro 1974. In Portuguese. Sm.8vo., 16pp. plus one photo plate, wraps. VG. (k1230)
$23.00 Arnaud, Expedito . REFERENCIAS SOBRE O SISTEMA DE PARENTESCO DOS INDIOS PALIKUR
Brasil 1968. Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. Antropologia No. 36, 10, Julho 1968. In Portuguese. Sm.8vo., 21pp. plus tables, wraps. VG. (k1231)
$25.00 de Almeida Demarquet, Sonia . OS XOKLENG DE IBIRAMA (UNA COMUNIDADE INDIGENA DE SANTA CATARINA)
Rio de Janeiro 1983. Boletim do Museu Do Indio. Documentacao No. 3. In Portuguese. Sm.8vo., 64pp., stapled wraps. VG. (k1232)
$35.00 de Las-Casas, Roberto Decio . INDIOS E BRASILEIROS NO VALE DO RIO TAPAJOS
Brasil 1964. Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. Antropologia No. 23, Outubro 8, 1964. In Portuguese. Sm.8vo., 31pp. plus photo plate, map, wraps. VG. (k1234)
$22.00 Arnaud, Expedito and Ana Rita Alves . A TERMINOLOGIA DE PARENTESCO ENTRE OS INDIOS GALIBI O OUTROS GRUPOS KARIB
Brasil 1975. Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. Antropologia No. 60, 15 Outubro 1975. In Portuguese. Sm.8vo., 18pp., foldout tables (2), wraps. VG. (k1235)
$22.00 Jimenez, Nelly Arvelo . THE DYNAMICS OF THE YE'CUANA (MAQUIRITARE) POLITICAL SYSTEM: STABILITY AND CRISIS
Copenhagen 1973. IWGIA Document. 8vo., 24pp., wraps. VG. (k1240)
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