Tribes of the Sahara

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1967. Second Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); orange cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; 295pp; black-and-white photographic (halftone) to frontispiece and illustrations throughout text. Light sunning to spine ends and board edges, with trace soil; Very Good+. In second printing dustwrapper, price-clipped, lightly tanned, with tiny tears and creases to spine ends and wrapper extremities; Very Good. Author and anthropologist, Briggs, explores the history of the Sahara, including individuals, marriage customs, political systems, and myths. Text includes photographs, map illustrations, glossary, bibliography, and index. [85369].