The study of man / by Alfred C. Haddon.

London : J. Murray ; New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1898.

xxxi, 512 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Preface.--Introduction.--Measurements and their importance in anthropology.--Hair and eye colour.--The value of head-form in anthropology.--The nose.--The ethnography of the Dordogne district.--The evolution of the cart.--The origin of the Irish jaunting-car.--Toys and games; cat's cradle and kites.--Toys and games; tops and tug-of-war.--The bull-roarer.--The singing games of children.--"London ridge": foundation sacrifice.--"Draw a pail of water": water worship.--Courting games.--Funeral games.--Practical suggestions for conducting ethnographical investigations in the British islands.

Includes index and bibliographic footnotes.