Franz Boas
16 copies for sale · $20–$4,500 · 5 first editions
Notable copies for sale
The Mind of Primitive Man (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$4,500
Facial Paintings of the Indians of Northern British Columbia; The Jesup North Pacific Expe (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$85
Kutenai tales (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$40
RACE, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE; Western Classics Anthropology Volume 4 — Rare Book Cellar$177
Kwakiutl Ethnography — Asia BookroomA$50
PRIMITIVE ART — Rare Book Cellar$48
To the Convention delegates, American Federation of Teachers handbill — Bolerium Books$45
Conditions Controlling the Tempo of Development and Decay. Read at the Forty-sixth Annual — Bolerium Books$35
Modern Populations of America: Extract from Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Co — Between the Covers$30
Frederic Ward Putnam — Bolerium Books$20
GENERAL ANTHROPOLOGY — Rare Book Cellar$87
THE MIND OF PRIMITIVE MAN — Rare Book Cellar$69
Works on the market
The Mind of Primitive Man1 copy · $4,500
GENERAL ANTHROPOLOGY1 copy · $87
Facial Paintings of the Indians of Northern British Columbia; The Jesup North Pacific Expe1 copy · $85
THE MIND OF PRIMITIVE MAN1 copy · $69
Kwakiutl Ethnography1 copy · A$50
PRIMITIVE ART1 copy · $48
Kutenai tales1 copy · $40
Conditions Controlling the Tempo of Development and Decay. Read at the Forty-sixth Annual 1 copy · $35
Modern Populations of America: Extract from Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Co1 copy · $30
Frederic Ward Putnam1 copy · $20
Market context
12 copies of Franz Boas's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $48 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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