Publisher:
Douglas & McIntyre in association with the British Columbia Provincial...
Published:
1986
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17737447531
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Text block, boards and binding are pristine. Dust wrapper in fine, like new condition. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.
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Good in Very Good dust jacket. 088894490x. 256 pages. Index. Selected bibliography. "In many ways this book is a native chronicle about being native, for first person accounts enliven every facet of life in times past: the complex social structure based on kinship, rank and the potlatch; ceremonials and religion; gathering food, hunting and fishing; wood-working and basketry; trade, travel and conflict; Prehistory and archaeological discoveries; the arrival of Whites and the fur trade, followed by settlement, and the consequences of change, including the loss of their lands."-from dust jacket. Includes 200 photographs, 40 of which are in colour. "A popular and up-to-date account of native life and traditions on the Northwest Coast."-from dust jacket. Partial lean to spine. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy.; 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall; Wisdom of the Elders: Native Traditions on the Northwest Coast-The Nuu-Chah-nulth, Southern Kwakiutl and Nuxalk social structure based on kinship, rank and the potlatch; ceremonials and religion; gathering food, hunting and fishing; wood-working and bas.
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Good in Good jacket. Book. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Native Traditions on the Northwest Coast; The Nuu-chah-nulth, Southern Kwakiutl and Nuxalk. 256pp., index, photos, map. Would be VG to near fine, except that the spine is cocked.
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Like New. 256 pages. Numerous color and black & white illustrations. Published in association with the Royal British Columbia Museum. U.S. orders are shipped from Lewiston, NY location.