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1.
Edition: 6th Printing
Book condition: Near Fine
ISBN: 0520005953 / 9780520005952
Berkeley : Univ of California Pr, 1971. -----Large soft cover, no date, circa 1970s, xiv + 243 pages, tight clean and square, flat uncreased spine, no names. "Here is the most complete text & general collection of illustrations of Northwest Coast Indian art written in the last twenty years. The art objects shown and described in this book are to the anthropologist and the artist what original documents are to the historian. Each individual work of art shows in concrete form the speculations about life and nature which took root among these primitive peoples." Contents include: Foreward by F. W. Hodge / Preface / The People / Material Culture / Social Patterns / The Art / Plates / Bibliography. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo. 6th Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Edition: 4th Printing
Book condition: Very Good
ISBN: 0888391684 / 9780888391681
Surrey, B.C. : Hancock House, 1996. ----Large soft cover, tight square and clean, flat spine, 64 pages filled with b & w photos and some in full colour, no names, minor edge wear. "First written for an obscure U.S. government publication in 1932, world renowned anthropologist Marius Barbeau's work discussing the significance of Northwest Coast totem poles is updatd & fully illustrated." Contents include: Intro / Significance of the Totem / Making and Erecting a Pole / Development of the Art / Technique and its Evolution / Origin of Totem Art / Tlingit / Tsimshian / Haida / Bella Coola / Kwakuitl / Nootka / Coast Salish / index. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo. 4th Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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3.
Edition: First Edition
Book condition: Very Good Plus
ISBN: 0771031882 / 9780771031885
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1973. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover, 415 pages, tight clean and square, illustrated with b & w photos and maps, creasing on front cover, minor rubbing and edge wear, small inked out name at top of half title page. Contents include: The Old Northwest Territories, 1870 - 1895 / Treaty 8, 1897 - 1900 / The Years Between The Treaties, 1900 - 1920 / Treaty 11 / The Years After Treaty 11, 1922 - 1927 / A Decade of Desperation, 1928 - 1939 / Conclusion / Maps / Bibliography / index.Check out the scans. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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4.
Edition: First Edition First Printing
Book condition: Very Good
ISBN: 0888621213 / 9780888621214
Toronto: J. Lorimer, 1976. ....Brown cloth with gilt on spine, tight clean and sqauare, headband, former owners name and inscription on ffep, dusty top edge, 221 pages + 16 pages of b & w plates, with maps, dust jacket has minor chipping, with light brown spots on reverse of jacket (very minor). Contents include: Bill Miner, a train robber / Donald Morrison, killer / Almighty Voice, a Cree Indian, killer / (The Black) Donnellys of Lucan, Ont. / McLean Brothers, Allan, Archie, Charlie, and Alexander Hare of B.C. / Simon Gun-a-noot / Sinnisak and Uluksak / with notes after each chapter, Any image directly beside this lisitng is the actual book and not a stock photo!. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Cover Photo of Bill Miner from "The Trainman". 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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5.
Edition: First Edition
Book condition: Near Fine
Ottawa: National and Historic Parks , 1973. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover, fully illustrated from the Hudson's Day Co. archives, the Public Archives of Canada, and the National Film Board, maps, photos and drawings, 19 pages, clean square and tight, no names or writing, check out the scans. . First Edition. Booklet. Near Fine. Illus. by Photographs By Captain James Peters . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Edition: Unknown Editions
Book condition: Very Good Plus
Wakefield, Mass : Pride Pub. # PP1 No. 2723-A, # PP1 2723-B, 1976. -----Both soft cover books are tight clean and square, no names, dated 1974 & 1976, 62, 46 pages, front cover of Vol 4 has a small ink line through original price, faint to minor edge wear.The scan you see is the book you buy. Unknown Editions. Soft Covers. Very Good Plus. Illus. by Robert J. Neary cover artists for both books, . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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7.
Edition: Unknown Editions
Book condition: Very Good Plus
Wakefield, Mass : Pride Pub. # PP1 No. 2721, # PP1 2722, 1976. ----- The scan you see is the book you buyBoth soft cover books are tight clean and square, no names, dated 1968 & 1970, 55, 64 pages, both books have a sticker shadow (not a pull), faint to minor edge wear. Check out the scans. . Unknown Editions. Soft Covers. Very Good Plus. Illus. by Robert J. Neary cover artists for both books,. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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8.
Edition: First Edition First Printing
Book condition: Near Fine
ISBN: 1896300286 / 9781896300283
Edmonton: Newest Pr, 1998. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Nunatak Fiction ( Lonely Peak ) Tight square and clean, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, 211 pages, flat uncreased spine. "Seven days before Easter Monday, in a small town north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, an eleven year old girl sitting in her classroom began to bleed from the palm of her left hand ...." Check out the scans. . Signed by Author. First Edition First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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9.
Edition: Assumed First Edition
Book condition: Very Good Plus Plus
Ottawa: Indian and Northern Affairs , 1973. ....Large format soft cover (not large print), tight square and clean, no names, flat uncreased spine, 44 pages in English and turned over another 48 pages in French, faint edge wear. Contents include: The People / The Beothuks / The Micmac / The Matecite / The Abenaki / The Naskapi / The Montagnais / The Algonkin (Proper) / The Crees / The Iroquois (Mohawk) / The Iroquois (Hurons) / The Coming of the Explorers / The Colonization of Acadia / The Colonization of Quebec / Administration in the Atlantic Provinces / The Years 1763 - 1867 / The Years 1867 - 1914 / The Years 1914 - 1971 / Adminstration in Quebec / The Years 1763 to 1867 / The Years 1867 to 1914 / The Years 1914 to 1971 / Conservation / Early Missionaries / Roman Catholic / Protestant / Highlights in Indaian Education / Bibliography. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo!. Assumed First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&frac... Read more
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10.
Edition: First Edition First Printing
Book condition: Near Fine
Dundas, Ontario : Manfred Editions , 1986. ....Large format soft cover (not large print), text in French and English, 44 pages with b & w photos, tight clean and square, no names. Contents include: Dedication - Chief Jacob E. Thomas Ha-Dah-Geh-Grenth-Ta / Iroquois Stone Sculpture / The Creation Legend / The Legend of the Twins / The Flying Head / The Seven Dancers / The Iroquois Confederacy / Handsome Lake / The Longhouse / The Tribes / The Clans / The Tuscaroras / The False Face Medicine Society / Wampum / Iroquois Festivals and Ceremonies / The Iroquois View of the World / The Spiritual Cantre / List of Artists / Further Reading. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo! . First Edition First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Cover: Benjamin Thomas - "Carrying the Message" . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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11.
Edition: First Fifth House Edition 1st Printing
Book condition: Near Fine
ISBN: 1894004205 / 9781894004206
Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Fifth House Publishers, 1998. ....Large format soft cover (not large print), x + 181 pages, with 9 pages of b & w photos including frontis, with map, tight clean and square, flat uncreased spine, no names. "Born the son of a great Blackfoot leader, Charcoal and his beliefs had no place in a world recently transformed by white man's rules. Clinging to his people's traditions, he came into conflict with the new laws of the land and became a wanted outlaw. Charcoal's strruggle is emblematic of a larger struggle between the conflicting values and cultures of turn-of-the-century Canada and a relationship between white men and Natives fraught with mistrust and misunderstanding." Any image direclty beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo!. First Fifth House Edition 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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12.
Edition: First Edition First Printing
Book condition: Near Fine
ISBN: 0670827355 / 9780670827350
Toronto: Viking, 1989. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Green cloth with gilt, headband, SIGNED "Best Wishes Roy MacGregor" on title page, (15) + 297 pages plus 8 pages of b & w photos, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Very Good condition with minor edge wear, now in mylar. "With the dash of a great journalist and the art of a first-rate novelist, Roy MacGrogor evokes the tortured ego and awesome dignity of Billy Diamond." (Peter C. Newman) Contents include: Cree Lands Map / Prologue / Earth / Bileesh Diamin / Indian School Days / Arrow to the Moon / Chief of Rupert House / Water / The Project of the Century / Joanne: Four months, four days / A Secret Ally / Victory in the Palais de Justice / Enter Jean Chretien / Agreement / James Bay and Wounded Knee / Birth of a Nation / Air / Philip / "Practically Millionaires" / Pierre and the Pope / Fire / Home / The Living Flame / Iacoca of the North / Cree-Yamaha / Epilogue / Selected Bibliography / index. Check out ... Read more
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13.
Edition: First Thus
Book condition: Very Good Plus
New York: Tower Books, 1966. ...# T-125-7, tight and square, a few spots/soiling on front cover (minor). spine crease, printed in Canada. "Exciting and comprehensive account of the INDIAN WARS from the first encounter of John Smith with CHIEF POWHATAN to the last bloody uprising of the Sioux at Wounded Knee. Every campaign, every skirmish in the great sweep of Western expansion is brought alive: the French and Indian Wars, the acquistion of the Northwest Territories, the famous expeditions, the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War - 300 years of tragedy and achievement, bravery and betrayal. All the great names are here - Crazy Horse, Custer, Fort Laramie, Geronimo. The complete story of the bloody, often tragic wars that rocked our nation." Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo!. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good Plus. Illus. by Uncredited.
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14.
Edition: First Edition First Printing
Book condition: Near Fine
ISBN: 0807125849 / 9780807125847
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.: Louisiana State Univ Press, 2000. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Beighe cloth with black lettering on spine, xvii + 240 pages including 8 pages of b & w illustrations and photos, with b & w frontis, SIGNED dated and inscribed to family by author on ffep, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "In Contested Territory, Murray R. Wickett offers the first complete history of the interaction between whites, Native Americans, & African Americans in the Indian and Oklahoma Territries from the end of the Civil War until Oklahoma statehood in 1907, addressing questions about the nature of American race relations, the answers to which far transcend the territrial boundaries of the region." Contents include: Preface / Abbreviations used in the notes / After the Trail of Tears: The Indian Nations in the West / The One-Drop Rule: Racial Prejudice and Stereotypes / The Fight for the Promised Land: The End of Indian Sovereignty / Tea... Read more
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15.
Edition: First Edition First Printing
Book condition: Near Fine
ISBN: 0969464207 / 9780969464204
Caledonia, ON, Canada: Killman Art Gallery Publishing, 1990. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Blue cloth with gilt on spine, headband, xiii + 283 pages with illustrations & maps, maps for end papers, SIGNED by author on title page, Near Fine condition with small soil spot on ffep (minor). dust jacket is in Near Fine ocndition. "This is the true story of a man who lived during the most turbulent years in the history of North America. The colourful saga of a soldier, lover & valiant founding father of the great province of Ontario." Contents include: Albany Bush, his life in British colonial New York / Catharine's Town, home of his Senecca lover / The Committee Men, the rebel committee of safety / The Secrret Expedition, the Loyalist counter attack / Painted Tories, a Loyalist guerrilla army is born / The Castle Smasher, the death of the confederacy / Flaming Arrows, flame & sword, Loyalist retaliation / The Last Command, the defeat of the rebel, Dan'l Boone / The Land ... Read more
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16.
Edition: First Soft Cover Edition First Printing
Book condition: Near Fine
ISBN: 0919880215 / 9780919880214
Toronto: M. F. Feheley , 1980. -----The scan you see is the books you get. Large soft cover, tight clean and square, 84 pages, flat uncreased spine, no names or store stamps, filled with illustrations b & w and colour. Contents inlcude; Intro / A Tribute to Pitseolak / Acrylic Painting at Cape Dorset / Exhibitions, Collections and Special Honours / Prints / Aritist: Eegyvudluk; Eliyakota; Ikayukta; Kakulu; Kananginak; Kenojuak; Kingmeata; Lucy; Mary Pudlat; Napachie; Pauta; Pitaloosie; Pitseolak; Pudlo; Tukikie / Lithographs / Commissioned Works / Etchings / List of Graphics. Check out the scans. . First Soft Cover Edition First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Cover Illustration "Watching the Owl Fishing" by Pitseolak.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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17.
Edition: First Edition First Printing
Book condition: Very Good Plus
ISBN: 0442298773 / 9780442298777
Toronto: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1977. ....Large format soft cover (not large print), tight square and clean, flat uncreased spine, minor edge wear, no names, xiv + 178 pages, fully illustrated with b & w photos and maps. "With uncommon sensitivity and investigative skill they document the human and political dimensions of this tragic drama - confusion caused by the discovery of high mercury levels in the English - Wabigoon river system, destruction of the local economy, the exchange of visits between people from Grassy Narrows and the first victims of mercury poisoning, the peope of Minamata, Japan." Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo!. First Edition First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus. Illus. by Photos by Dick Wallace . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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18.
Edition: First Edition First Printing
Book condition: Near Fine
ISBN: 0670834327 / 9780670834327
New York: Viking Books, 1996. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Red & beigh boards with white lettering on spine, headband, maps for end papers, xii + 416 pages with b & w illustrations, double page map & photos, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "In the 1870s, the great plains of the Canadian West & the Upper Missouri River were the most dangerous place in North America. Murderous whiskey smugglers, fur traders, outlaws, gold seekers & Indians, desperately making a last stand against "civilization," combined into a volatile stew. A white man's hide was worth little, a red man's even less. Intertribal wars, lynchings, scalpings, ambushes & massacres were everyday events." Contents include: Preface / The Adventure Begins / The Adventurers / The NWMP Goes to School / The Colonel: George A. French / Revenge: Jerry Potts / The Confederacy - The Blackfoot / Destroyed from Within / The Great Lone Land / My Horse Is My Bride (... Read more
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19.
Edition: 2001 Edition
Book condition: Near Fine
ISBN: 0660159511 / 9780660159515
Hull, Quebec, Canada: Canadian Mus of Civilization, 1996. ----The scan you see is the book you get. Large heavy soft cover, tight square and clean, no names, flat uncreased spine, xxiv, 564 pages with photos, illustrations and maps through-out. Contents include: Preface / List of Tables / List of Plates / List of Maps / List of Figures / Chart / References / Glossary / Intro / Period 1 (10.000-8000 BC) / Palaeo-Indian culture / Northwestern Palaeo-Artic culture / Period II (8,000-4000 BC) / Early and Middle Archaic complexes / Early Maritime culture / Early Great Lakes-St. Lawrence culture / Piano culture / Early Shield culture / Early Plains culture / Early Plateau culture / Southwestern Coastal culture / Northwestern Coastal culture / Early Northwest Interior cuture / Period III (4,000-1,000 BC) / Prologue to Period III / Middle Maritime culture / Middle Great Lakes-St. Lawrence culture / Middle Shield culture / Middle Plains culture / Middle Plateau culture / Early West Coast culture / Middle Nothwest Int... Read more
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20.
Edition: First Edition
Book condition: Near Fine
ISBN: 0670880906 / 9780670880904
Toronto: Viking, 1999. -----Two tone green and grey boards with grey lettering on spine, 341 clean pages, with b & w photos illustrations and maps, looks like it was never opened, tight clean and square first edition. " In Indian Fall, D'Arcy Jenish chronicles the dramatic saga of the Canadian prairie by looking at the lives and times of four great Cree and Blackfoot leaders. Piapot, Big Bear, Crowfoot and Poundmaker guided their nations through a catastrophic era. From the moment the first white settlers arrived until the last of the once-plentiful buffalo disappeared, these four visionary men were called upon to lead their people through war, pestilence, starvation and displacement. Facing an adversary they could not defeat, they maintained legendary courage and dignity even in the face of grave injustice, as they witnessed the devastation of their nations. " The scan you see is the book you get. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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