Ghost Paddle-A Northwest Coast Indian Tale
by Houston, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Don Mills, ON: Longman Canada Ltd.. Very Good- in Fair dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket has numerous tears, some tape repaired, some creasing. The greenpaper covered boards show some damage top of spine ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Written and illustrated by James Houston ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 64 pages; "Hooits and his father the chieftain Sea Wolf, lead a party of unarmed braves into enemy territory in an attempt to make peace with the people of the Inland River" This is almost certainly about the people of the Haida nation .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19489
- Title
- Ghost Paddle-A Northwest Coast Indian Tale
- Author
- Houston, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Fair dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longman Canada Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Don Mills, ON
- Date Published
- 1972
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Haida
- Bookseller catalogs
- Juvenile; Native studies;
Terms of Sale
Ainsworth Books
Satisfaction guaranteed - if I have made an error in the description, I will refund book and shipping both ways. If the customer just changes his/her mind I will only refund one shipping charge. Please contact me before sending a book back. Any dust jackets on books will have a Mylar protector. Books shipped from US or Canada.
About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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