Illustrations by Chanimun (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 134 pp. Stated sixth printing, 1954. A highly regarded collection of traditional animal folk tales gathered directly from the indigenous communities of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The book is uniquely illustrated by Chanimun, an Inupiat Eskimo girl, marking a groundbreaking cross-cultural publishing collaboration for its time. The New Yorker has praised the work as a highly captivating volume of folklore. Minor shelf and handling wear. Head and foot of spine and corners and edges of boards moderately soiled/bumped/rubbed. Faintly visible erasures of previous bookseller notations on ffep; age-toning/mottling to endpapers and pastedowns. Minor soiling to text block. Moderate fading, soiling, and wear (including chips, creases and tears) to dust jacket (see photos); dust jacket is now enclosed in a (removable) protective mylar cover.…