Calder Frank Introduction (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine large hardcover in a like dj. No names or markings to text. First edition with full number line. 4to. 135pp. Photos. Oversized. Small bump at corner of c Dj back panel. Rivers Canada.

Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Boards, dj, F/F. viii+136pp, b/w frontis, b/w map, colour illustrations throughout, a fine copy. Laid in is a 12pp comb bound booklet - Wilp Wilxo'oskwhl Nisga'a - and a smaller 24pp b/w booklet on the Nisga'a people. A photographic study of the culture of the Nisga'a people who inhabit the upper reaches of the Nass river in British Columbia. 1650 grams.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 136 pages. 12.5 x 10.5". Chronology. Illustrated endpapers. "This extraordinary book portrays a rich and flourishing culture. An extended essay illustrated with archival photographs sets the scene. Then 80 stunning colour images chronicle an annual cycle of activity from the oolichan harvest to the coming of winter, from the raising of the first new totem pole in a century to documenting ceremonies rooted in pre-history. The interweaving of image with words from an oral tradition, which predates the Greeks by thousands of years, reveals a wonderfully sophisticated understanding of the human and natural world." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A lovely copy of the handsome tribute to the Nisgaa people.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Nisga'a: People of the Nass Indians of North America British Columbia B.C. Nass River Region Nishga Tribal Council Land Claims. Illustrated by Fiegehen, Gary: Photographer (illustrator).…