Northwest Coast Indian Artists Guild: 1977 Graphics Collection (ONE OF A KIND BOOK FLATSIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY 6 OF THE 9 ARTISTS REPRESENTED, FIRST EDITION)

Ontario, Canada: Canadian Indian Marketing Services, 1977. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; former owner's name (D. JENSEN) and a date (SEPT/1977) are in ink on the ffep; some light shelf wear; spine is gently creased; overall a very crisp and clean SIGNED FIRST EDITION! Very rare and hard-to-find title! The book is flatsigned and inscribed by 6 of the 9 Native American artists represented including: "Robert Davidson, Richard Hunt, Gerry Marks, Russell Smith; Roy Henry Vickers, Francis Williams"! Gold wrapper with black lettering and an embossed illustration on the front. 36 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and artistic pages nicely enhanced by color and black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print SIGNED FIRST EDITION! "Indian art of the Northwest coast of North America is part of an ancient cultural tradition which dates back at least four thousand years according to archaeological evidence discovered over the past decade. This art is only now being internationally acclaimed by experts of similar importance to the artistic heritage of mankind as the arts of ancient Egypt and China. Its importance is due in large measure to the fact that it combines a high degree of refinement, worked out by hundreds of generations of artists, with a directness of expression of essential values of the culture that created it. In essence, Northwest Coast art expresses the relationship of man to the animals and other living things which make up his universe......" ---- from the Foreword by George F. MacDonald (SIGNED FIRST EDITION).