About this title: In this text, Victorian intellectual Lewis Henry Morgan defines three major stages in the cultural and social evolution of mankind. In his introduction, Robin Fox reviews Morgan's thesis in the light of what we have learned in the 20th century.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press: 1964
Date Published: 1964
Description: Hardcover; original cloth. Ex-library book with various library ownership markings. Text clean and tight and book otherwise in very good condition. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ of Arizona Pr
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780816509249ISBN:0816509247
Description: Good. Size: 8vo-7¾"-9¾"; An acceptable reference and reading copy, with some light soiling and some markings in the margins of maybe 50 of the pages. read more
Description: Good. 12mo. Cloth Hardcover, 1907. The usual ex-library treatments are present. 570 pages. Cover worn and bumped along edges and extremities. Back hinge split; binding strong otherwise, pages are clean and intact. Offered by the Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectable Books section at Better World Books. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. Join the more than 2.8 million customers who have supported global literacy with their book purchases. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles M. Kerr Co., Chicago
Date Published: 1907
Description: G+ Researchers in the Lines of Human Progress from Savagery through Barbarism to Civilization, red boards, spine edges show wear, clean and bright pages, 570 pp. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Description: Very Good. B001T9CNTW Gently Used Hardcover ~ minor cover-wear, otherwise Neat & Tight Binding ~ all books carefully examined & well packaged. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co., New York
Date Published: 1877
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket. Brown cloth covers with wear and fading at edges and corners; no jacket; blind stamp on free front end paper as well at dedication page, page that follows and last 3 pages of book; pages are clean and unmarked with black and white illustrations throughout; 560 pgs. read more
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9 by 6 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00406 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Paperback ) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: General Books
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780217175142ISBN:0217175147
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 5.98 by 9 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00412 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Paperback ) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Unknown
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780217777612ISBN:0217777619
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Unknown
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780217175142ISBN:0217175147
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Binding: Decorative Cloth
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Date Published: 1878
Description: Book has a copyright date of 1877. Tan cloth covers with gold spine titles and a small gold design on the front cover. Very Good condition. Light wear to spine ends and cover tips, and a few light marks on the covers. 560 pages. read more
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles H. Kerr, Chicago
Date Published: 0
Description: or Researches in the Lines of Human Progress from Savagery Through Barbarism to Civilisation. Description: 570 p., 22 cm. Subjects: Morgan, Lewis H. --Ancient Society--Barbarism to Civilization. Notes: Includes index. Publisher's navy cloth, very good. Spine bands very slightly edge dulled. Overall, a particularly well preserved copy; tight, brightly gilt titled, clean and sharp cornered. Illustrated with explanatory charts and tables. 1. pp. 570. read more
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles H. Kerr, Chicago
Description: or Researches in the Lines of Human Progress from Savagery Through Barbarism to Civilisation. Description: 570 p., 22 cm. Subjects: Morgan, Lewis H. --Ancient Society--Barbarism to Civilization. Notes: Includes index. Publisher's navy cloth, very good. Spine bands very slightly edge dulled. Overall, a particularly well preserved copy; tight, brightly gilt titled, clean and sharp cornered. Illustrated with explanatory charts and tables. read more
Description: Very Good. NY: Holt, 1877. 1st Edition. xvi+560+[2]pp. Ocher cloth with gilt-stamped spine, gilt front device, triple blind-embossed rules to the front & rear covers, and glazed brown endpapers. Bottom edges rubbed, corners frayed; joints lightly rubbed; mild wear to the spine tips; some bubbling to the cloth and with some minor staining; rear hinge very lightly cracked; sheets browned; for this book a very nice copy, much better than average. Quite uncommon. Howes M-803. 2 pounds 6.2 ounces = ... read more
Description: Very Good. NY: Holt, 1877. 1st Edition. xvi+560+[2]pp. Ocher cloth with gilt-stamped spine, gilt front device, triple blind-embossed rules to the front & rear covers, and glazed brown endpapers. Bottom edges rubbed, corners frayed; joints lightly rubbed; mild wear to the spine tips; light foxing; rear hinge lightly cracked; for this book quite a nice copy. Quite uncommon. With ink owner's signature to the front blank: J. Laurence Laughlin, Cambridge, Mass., May 1877, and with a lengthy pencil ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780816509249ISBN:0816509247
Description: Acceptable. Former Library Book and/or book has writing/highlighting * If you can deal with the writing/markings, this is a great deal! * read more
Binding: Hardback without jacket, as published.
Publisher: Gordon Press
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780879686307ISBN:0879686308
Description: Fine condition, unused. Reprint of the 1877 C H Kerr edition. Contents: Part I: Growth of intelligence through inventions and discoveries: 1. Ethnical periods. 2. Arts of subsistence. 3. Ratio of human progress. Part II: Growth of the idea of government: 1. Organization of society upon the basis of sex. 2. The Iroquois gens. 3. The Iroquois phratry. 4. The Iroquois tribe. 5. The Iroquois confederacy. 6. Gentes in other tribes of the Ganowanian family. 7. The Aztec confederacy. 8. The Grecian ... read more
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