Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$9.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: NOT an ex library book. Book with brown cloth binding. Print on spine is dulled but legible. name on front endpaper. 341 pages. Volume II only.
Seller: Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller, Batavia, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Volume I only. Very light wear to the binding. No distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. No odor. No water damage. No soiling. No sun fading. No dust jacket.
Seller: Book Stall of Rockford, Inc., Rockford, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Cloth. Poor/Poor. Revised and Enlarged Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two volume set.Revised and enlarged by Theodore Besterman.Bindings dampstained, spotted and smoke-stained at top edges. Jacket on volumeoneworn and torn,jacket absent from volume two.Good reading set only.Total of 714 pages.
Seller: From Away Books & Antiques, Greenville, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: NY 1927 second revised edition. Boni Liveright. Hardover royal octavo. 340p. Greenish-tan cloth. Fine. in VG dj (tiny pinhold in dj spine, no tears, no chips. price not clipped.) Volume 2 only.
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Two Volumes. Near Fine original green cloth, Ex Syracuse University Library, from the collection of Frederick Philip Hier, Jr. A very attractive set.
Seller: N & A Smiles, Kellerberrin, WA, Australia
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Both volumes in good plus condition. Top edges of pages are very dust stained. Rubbing to covers. Loss of titles on spine. Fore-edge corners worn through.
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
Price: US$31.99 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 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.
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Olive cloth covered boards with mild edgewear and bumped spine ends and corners. Trace soil and scuffing. Gilt on spines dulled. Bindings sound, text clean. No previous owner names, stickers or stamps. Light foxing to text blocks and interiors. ; Large 8vo, hardcover, 2 volume set.
Seller: Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.
Crawley, Ernest. The Mystic Rose. A Study of Primitive Marriage.. Methuen, London, 1927.
Price: US$33.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2nd edition revised & enlarged by Theodore Besterman. 2 vols, 375 pp & 340 pp. Brown cloth, gilt title, some pencilling vol. 1, covers slt. marked & spine ruffled top & bottom o/w Very Good. Mixed set, Methuen, London 1927, Boni & Liveright 1927, although both have the London publisher "Methuen" on the spine.
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$33.66 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dust jacket and edges shows shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: New York, NY: Boni and Liveright. G/G. 1927. 2nd Revised. Cloth. 8vo., 375, 340 pp., Djs rubbed, untrimmed pages, slipcover cracked and taped .
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$38.37 + shipping
Description: Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 375 pages; Volume 1 only. Description: 2 v. 375 p. Diagrs. 23 cm. Subjects: Marriage. Primitive societies. 1 Kg. New Edition Revised and Greatly Enlarged - [Volume 1 only].
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 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.
Seller: stoney cove books, cambridge, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, 715 pp., Spines of dust jackets slightly darkened., Revised and greatly enlarged by Theodore Besterman. Fine copies in nearly fine dust jackets
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo . Two volumes. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. M40
Seller: Rain Dog Books, Bloomington, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. Second revised edition. Ubiquitous title, not so with djs and in this condition. Edges of both volumes foxed. Very light mottling to rear board of Vol. 1. Unclipped djs. Vol. 1 with 1/2' tear to upper spine, Vol. 2 with 1/8' x 1/4' chip to upper spine tip. Spines slightly darkened. Lacking slipcase. Djs now protected in removable mylar.
Seller: La Playa Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$52.00 + shipping
Description: Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 375 pages; Volume 1 only. Description: 2 v. 375 p. Diagrs. 23 cm. Subjects: Marriage. Primitive societies. 1 Kg. New Edition Revised and Greatly Enlarged - [Volume 1 only].
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: dj w/chipping, tears, in mylar; 375+340 clean, unmarked pages Size: 8 vo; 2.5 Pouinds
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$67.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Printed in Great Britain. First Printing of the Second Revised Edition. Date on the title pages. Editor's Preface, Table of Chief Additions to the First Edition, Author's Preface, Detailed Table of Contents (in each volume), Footnotes, Tables, Charts, Bibliography, Index; xx, 375; vii, 340 pages, and a page with "Some Opinions of the First Edition" of this workquoted below. The original olive green cloth is in excellent shape with only a few small superficial spots; all corners are square, bindings are firm, and gilt lettering is clear on the two spines. Both interiors are bright, crisp, and completely clean, though there is the shadow of a previous bookplate in each volume. A lovely set. [Please see my five images of the actual books.] "It is a work which appears to me among the best and most important of the psychological studies in primitive custom. Its method of handling the problems will, I hope, remain a standard one."---Dr B. Malinkowski [NB: My father's copy of Crawley's "The Idea of the Soul" is listed separately.] As with every book from my father's collection, tipped-in at the front is the small, attractive, acid-free bookplate pictured on my homepage. All books are wrapped with special care and are shipped promptly with tracking. No extra charge for shipping these two volumes via domestic book-rate; however, international / priority costs will be doubled, and may incur unusual delays due to COVID.
Seller: My Father's Books, Bennington, VT, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.64 + shipping
Description: |2 Bände|. 8°. XX, 375 S., VII, 340 S. Orig.-Leinen mit RTitel. Umfangreiche Studie und Klassiker. Druck auf unbeschnittenem Bütten. Einband berieben und Kapitale bestossen. Buchblock gebrochen und dadurch gelockert. Etwas angestaubt. Nouvelle édition, revue et largement augmentée par Theodore Besterman. 2 vol. In-8°. XX, 375 pp. ; VII, 340 pp. Toile d'origine avec titre au dos. Étude classique volumineuse. Imprimé sur vergé non rogné. Reliure frottée et coiffes cognées. Corps d'ouvrage dendu et donc décousu. Un peu poussiéreux.
Seller: Antiquariat Ars Amandi, Berlin, Germany
Price: US$109.63 + shipping
Description: Near fine copies both in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains a particularly well-preserved set; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 1 pages; Description: 2 v. Diagrs. 23 cm. Subjects: Marriage. Primitive societies. A new ed. Rev. And greatly enl. By Theodore Besterman . Bibliography: vol. II, p. 263-304. 2 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$130.00 + shipping
Description: Near fine copies both in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains a particularly well-preserved set; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 1 pages; Description: 2 v. Diagrs. 23 cm. Subjects: Marriage. Primitive societies. A new ed. Rev. And greatly enl. By Theodore Besterman . Bibliography: vol. II, p. 263-304. 2 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.