La civilisation du renne

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 0470
1. Bibliographic data
Author
Leroi-Gourhan, André
Title
La civilisation du renne
Statement of responsibility
André Leroi-Gourhan
Place of publication
Paris
Publisher
Librairie Gallimard (nrf)
Series
Géographie humaine, edited by Pierre Deffontaines
Printer
F. Paillart, Abbeville (Somme)
Date
1936
Imprint (isbd)
Paris: Librairie Gallimard (nrf), 1936
Language
French
Edition
8th edition
Tirage
Commercial edition
2. Physical description
Collation
178 pages
Illustrations
26 illustrations in the text; XXXII plates
Maps
None identified
Format
Octavo (8vo)
Dimensions
22 × 14.5 cm
Typographic signatures
Not identified
Paper type
Wove paper
Watermarks
No visible watermarks observed
Printing condition
High-quality letterpress printing; photographic plates on coated paper
3. Binding
Binding type
Half leather with cloth-covered boards
Materials
Black leather spine and corners; brown cloth-covered boards
Decoration
Spine with gilt lettering and gilt rules; marbled endpapers
Spine
Gilt initials "A.G." at the foot of the spine
4. Content
Content description
Study of human geography and ethnography devoted to the civilisation of the reindeer peoples, examining their geographical distribution, economy, way of life, material culture and historical development, illustrated with photographs.
5. General notes
Note 1
Part of the Géographie humaine series, edited by Pierre Deffontaines.
Note 2
Eighth edition published by Librairie Gallimard (nrf) in 1936.
Note 3
Finished printing on 30 April 1936 by F. Paillart, Abbeville (Somme).
Note 4
Later bibliophilic binding with marbled endpapers.
6. Subjects
Main subject
Ethnography
Subsubjects
Arctic peoples, reindeer, human geography, anthropology, traditional cultures, Siberia, Scandinavia
7. Copy record
Shelfmark
0470
Condition
Good overall condition; sound binding, slight surface wear to the boards and minor foxing to the paper; complete internally.
Provenance
Library of Alfred Gallart i Genis
Copy notes
Copy rebound in black half leather with brown cloth-covered boards, marbled endpapers and gilt initials "A.G." on the spine; complete with all photographic plates.