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Nanaimo, BC: Theytus Books, 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oral history from a hunter, logger and fur trapper who was also the hereditary chief of the Pacheenacht people of Vancouver Island's west coast. Hardcover in black boards with silver titling to the spine. Map. Sixteen pages of b&w illustrations on plates. Includes a small section of Folk Stories and Two Dialogues (interviews), one with Ida Jones, Chief Charlie's third wife, and the other with Charles Jones Jr, Chief Charlie's son. The book is tightly bound, minor wear only, and is free of ownership markings. The dust jacket is toned and has some edge wear, including some very short closed tears at the top of the back panel, but remains Very Good.
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Queesto: Pacheenaht Chief by Birthright Hardcover - 1986
by Charles Jones
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- Title Queesto: Pacheenaht Chief by Birthright
- Author Charles Jones
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 125
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Theytus Books, Nanaimo, BC
- Date October 1, 1986
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780919441064 / 0919441068
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 81091305
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Queesto: Pacheenacht Chief by Birthright
by Jones, Chief Charles; Stephen Bosustow; Bruce McLean (Foreword)
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Queesto, Pacheenaht Chief By Birthright
by Jones, Charles (Signed); Bosustow, Stephen
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 9780919441064 / 0919441068
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British Coliumbia: Theytus Books, 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 125 pages. Black and white photographic plates. "The story of Charlie Jones. Thought to be the last of the pelagic seal hunters, Mr. Jones is the hereditary Chief of the Pacheenaht people of Vancouver Island's West Coast. Born in 1876, he is one of the few remaining B.C. Indian people who has lived through the transition from the traditional Indian to the modern Canadian way of life. In this book he relives for the reader the fascinating odyssey of his people." - from dust jacket. Book clean and bright with minimal wear. Average wear to dust jacket with closed smallish tears at top of spine..
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