Labor Among Primitive Peoples - Showing the Development of the Obstetric Science of To-Day, From the Natural and Instinctive Customs of All Races, Civilized and Savage, Past and Present by Geo. J. Engelmann. Second Edition - Revised, Enlarged and Re-arranged. Fifty-Nine illustrations. St. Louis: J. H. Chambers & Co., 1883. Bound in original brown cloth-covered boards with a gilt illustration to the front board and gilt lettering to the spine. Blindstamped front cover. Red painted edges. Tight binding.

"Labor Among Primitive Peoples" by George J. Engelmann, an American ethnologist and anthropologist, provides an in-depth study of the labor practices and techniques used by various indigenous communities from around the world. Engelmann focuses on a wide range of subjects, including agriculture, hunting and gathering, fishing, and other forms of work, and he provides a richly detailed and comprehensive analysis of each. Throughout the book, Engelmann draws on a wealth of primary sources and fieldwork to offer a unique and nuanced perspective on the ways in which indigenous communities organize and perform their labor.

Good condition. Overall shelf wear. Frontispiece tissue paper is foxed. Pages are clean but lightly toned.

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9 x 6.25 x 0.875 in