THE INDIANS OF CANADA

Published by National Museum of Canada,[1963]., [Ottawa], 1963

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Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA

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Sixth edition. 8vo. Red cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the front cover and spine, xii, 452 pp., color frontispiece, introduction, illustrated mostly from photographs, color plates, portraits, maps, bibliography, index. Part one includes chapters on languages, economic conditions, food resources, hunting and fishing, dress and adornment, dwellings, travel and transportation, trade and commerce, social and political organization, social life, religion, folklore and traditions, and drama, music, and art. The second part of the book describes the tribes in different groupings: the migratory tribes of the eastern woodlands, the plains tribes, tribes of the Pacific coast, of the Cordillera, and the Mackenzie and Yukon River basins, and finally the Eskimo. Includes seven full-colored plates of tribal chiefs in their tribal regalia; 130 black and white illustrations; and a map of Canada showing tribal and linguistic divisions. A whole chapter has been dedicated to the Eskimo people. The only change from the original edition is a new section that discusses the probable age of archeological remains of Indian and Eskimo sites in various parts of Canada. Former owner's inked name on the front pastedown sheet and tiny remnant of a label on front free fly leaf else fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket, repaired small crease and tear to the rear cover, lightly sunned on the spine. and with light wear to the spine ends, corners, and extremities. Front cover art depicts Indian masks of three of the broad tribal divisions of Canada, namely Eastern, Plains, and Western, have been used in stylized form.…

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Title
THE INDIANS OF CANADA
Author
JENNESS, DIAMOND
Publisher
National Museum of Canada,[1963]., [Ottawa]
Publication year
1963
Dust jacket
Dust Jacket Included
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
[CANADA] [INDIANS].

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Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and Rare Books dealing with Western Americana, Ephemera and Mystery. Western Americana includes Maps, Photographs, Letters, Documents, Art, and Ephemeral Material related to the History of the American West, Canada and Northern Mexico. Our Specialties include Cowboys, Cattle and Development of the Range, Mountain Men and the Fur Trade, Frontier Military and Indian Wars, Outlaws and Lawmen of the Old West, Native American History and Ethnology, Exploration, Gold Rush, Railroad, Overland, Natural History and Travel. Books in Mystery include Detective Fiction, Golden Age, Espionage, Queen's Quorum, Sherlockiana, Artwork, Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone, References and PBO. All of the books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise. …

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