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8°., 3 ff., II, 452 pp., 1 f., with 23 illustrations in the text and 13 on plates. Original hardcover with dust-jacket First published in 1958, here the 1971 edition with a short note before the preface. - This copy with a nice personal dedication to two friends and neighbours who inspired the author and would later also collaborate with him on some other books. - "? de tres vieux livre, avec lequel je ne suis meme plus sur d etre toujours d accord, affectueux hommage de Claude Lévi-Strauss. 4 / X / 80". - Little browning due to the quality of the paper, minor traves of use, else fine. - Major work with nice autograph.