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DOG SOLDIERS, BEAR MEN AND BUFFALO WOMEN: A Study of the Societies and Cults of the Plains Indians
by Mails, Thomas E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 013217216X
- ISBN 13
- 9780132172165
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc./A Rutledge Book (1973) 384+pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Corners and spine ends a bit bumped. Faint dampstains to top edge of text block. Light foxing to edges of text block. Inscription to previous owner on front blank endpaper. Edges of leaves age toned. DJ spine and edges sunned w/ mild edge wear. Price clipped. Illust. w/ meticulous pen-and-inkand charcoal drawings, and w/ paintings in glowing color.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6568
- Title
- DOG SOLDIERS, BEAR MEN AND BUFFALO WOMEN: A Study of the Societies and Cults of the Plains Indians
- Author
- Mails, Thomas E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 013217216X
- ISBN 13
- 9780132172165
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall, Inc./A Rutledge Book
- Place of Publication
- Englewood Cliffs, NJ
- This edition first published
- 1973
- Keywords
- NATIVE AMERICANS INDIANS NORTH AMERICA GREAT PLAINS SECRET SOCIETIES CULTS ETC. RITES CEREMONIES ORIGINS WARRIOR SOCIETIES NATURE SOCIETY REGALIA AGE-GRADED SOCIETIES BLACKFOOTS ARIKARA HIDATSA MANDAN ARAPAHO GROS VENTRE NON-GRADED SOCIETIES SIOUX OMAHA C
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Indian;
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Text Block
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