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Noticias de Nutka: An Account of Nootka Sound in 1792 (Monograph 50 of the American Ethnological Society.)
by Jose Mariano Mozino; Iris Wilson, trans
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/very good +
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1970. First Edition. 1/4 cloth. Fine/very good +. A fine first edition in a very good plus, original dust jacket. Red quarter cloth under buckram. Vancouver Island map end papers. Dust jacket sunned at spine. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. 142 pp. including index. Octavo, 6 x 9 inches tall.
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 518
- Title
- Noticias de Nutka: An Account of Nootka Sound in 1792 (Monograph 50 of the American Ethnological Society.)
- Author
- Jose Mariano Mozino; Iris Wilson, trans
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Place of Publication
- Seattle, Washington
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- ethnography, field work, native, indian, indigenous, canada, spain, conquest
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native America;
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About Uncommon Works
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
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