Wolf Adolph Hungry (27 results)

Paperback. Condition: As New. 61 pages. ; 5 1/2 x 8 3/8 ".

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very good in tan pictorial stiff paper covers. No markings. 64 pages illustrated. #3 in a series.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. John Coker (artwork, maps and back cover by) (illustrator). 224 pages; 11 x 8 1/2" Front cover is creased down long edge and at corners; front cover bottom corner is clipped; rear cover corners are creased; first page is torn at spine that is repaired with clear tape; the first few bottom page corners are lightly creased; spine edges are bumped. Shipping will be extra for this heavier book, please inquire.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Soft covers. A clean, tight and unmarked book. Very neat -- a handsome copy. 64pp. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 4to. 176 pp., map, index, b/w photographs throughout, 16 pp. of colour photographs. Revised pictorial edition, stated first printing. Cover shows light general wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; crease across lower front corner of cover; a few very small marks to covers; otherwise absolute minimal shelfwear; "A random selection of the countless numbers that have been recorded from some of those Old People.".

Soft cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 224 pps.

Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 80 pps.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. B/W Photographs (illustrator). Second Edition. 135 pages giving insight into the Salish-Flathead, Kootenay, Stony, Sarcee, and Blackfoot peoples. Read more about : the Blackfoot Confederacy. Also : Pikunni, Piegan, Gros Ventre, Baker Massacre, Siksika, Calf Robe, Medicine Lodge, Ignace La Mousse, and Crow Eagle. B/W photos assist text. Cond : Paper wrapper is a colourful image of George Crawler mounted beside his teepee - probably at Banff Indian Days. Name of p/oon title page - else tight, bright, and clean. No creases, tears or marks.Excellent reading copy. Quote (p. 65) : " In spring, after the ice is gone, David Thompson heads down the Columbia River and across the Divide to Rocky Mountain House, having spent another winter collecting furs and trading with Indians at Kootanae House on Windermere Lake. A smaller ._._._. .' Size: 8vo.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. B/W Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. Hungry wolf has gathered together approx. 80 period (b/w) photographs of native children from all over North America. They are each presented with a one page commentary. Learn more about : Lame deer Agency, wool carding, cradle boards, and Old oraibi. Cond : Paper wrapper is Navajo blue with blue lettering. Front cover cameo photo is of three young Plains Indian girls. Front corner fly out slightly. Light general wear. No names, marks, nor tears. Good clothing styles refernce item. Quote (p. 38) : " However, native kids grew up to be hearty,dressed in very little for much of the time, as you can see here from this boy's breechcloth. The bone and bead breastplate was more a symbol of pride and male adornment than ._._._. ." Size: 8vo.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. B/W Drawings and Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` Tales of Seeking a Family Life in Harmony with Nature '. 166 pages by a Swiss man who has adopted the ways of Blackfoot Indians. Adolf and Beverly with their two boys, moved to the Kootenay Region of British Columbia about 1971to become `back to the landers' with traditional values. Here you will rediscover : gardens, dogs, wolves, winter, bears, eagles, beavers, elk, home-schooling, and other notions of homesteaders. B/W photographs and drawings assist text. Cond : Paper wrapper is dark brown with similar lettering. Front cover illustration is from a Bierstadt painting. Very light corner wear. Bright, tight, and square. No names, marks, nor tears. Excellent memoir from nature. Quote (p. 74) : " ._._. later I went back outside for my last `breath of fresh air', so to speak (or `to water my horses', as old Indians liked to say). In the process I spooked up a whole bunch of elk just 50 feet from the house. Those were probably the animals she'd heard on the way down, though it was a good thing ._._._. ." Size: 8vo.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. B/W Photographs (illustrator). 3'rd Printing. SUBTITLED : ` C.P.R. Centennial Issue - Montreal to Vancouver '. LEARN more abouit : Morning Mixed for Little Current, Royal Hudson, C.P.R. Angus Shops, truss rods. side-bands, coachyard, and head-end brakeman. Cond : Brown wrapper with a photo `diesel meets steam' at Field, British Columbia. QUote (p. 47) : " The 517-mile Schreiber Division, between Cartier and Thunder Bay, was one of the ._._._. . " Size: 8vo.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. This is two photographic book of railways. The first is Canadian Railways in Pictures, produced by the Canadian engineer and railway historian Robert Legget (1904-1994). This is the second paperback edition, published in 1985. It is a large trade paperback, 96 pages, with several photographs on every page. The second book is Canadian Railway Scenes No. 3, compiled by Adolf & Okan in 1986. It includes vintage scenes of CP and CN trains, photos from the Last Spike Centennial, and the Trans-Canada to an Expo '86 Restored Luxury Train. Also included here are three pieces that were tucked into the larger book: a brochure from O.S. Live Steam Locomotive, and two black and white photos: on the back of one, it says "1/2" scale North Postern (England), Finished July 1940". On the back of the other, it says "View on the Ghost Rim (?) R.R. 1940".

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 61 pp. Bright clean copy.

Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 64 pps.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good ++. B/W Drawings (illustrator). First Canadian. Some of these tales are Kiowa, some Mandan, some Sioux, Flathead, and Eskimo. All seem to have animal elements in them - be they salmon, raven, frog , buffalo or bear. All are magical or mystical - involving creation of The People or a coyote or . . A few b/w drawings assist text - mostly decorative. LEARN more about : Klootsmah, living-stone, sweetgrass, chokecherries, and Charred Body. Cond : Paper wrapper is bright yellow with black lettering. Front cover graphic (b/w) shows four First Nations people inside a tipi. Spine fine, colours bright, binding tight. No names, marks, creases, nor tears. Minimal wear, minimal soiling. Almost collectible !! Giftable ! ! Quote (p. 27) : " .` _._. you who have betrayed me.' They dug two holes in a circle, set in two posts, lanced his muscles next to the bone at wrists and ankles, stretched his arms and legs to the posts; then they scalped him, and tying the scalp to a long pole, they sent out ._._._. ." Size: 8vo.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good ++. B/W Drawings (illustrator). Second Edition. Some of these tales are Kiowa, some Mandan, some Sioux, Flathead, and Eskimo. All seem to have animal elements in them - be they salmon, raven, frog , buffalo or bear. All are magical or mystical - involving creation of The People or a coyote or . . A few b/w drawings assist text - mostly decorative. LEARN more about : Klootsmah, living-stone, sweetgrass, chokecherries, and Charred Body. Cond : Paper wrapper is bright yellow with black lettering. Front cover graphic (b/w) shows four First Nations people inside a tipi. Spine fine, colours bright, binding tight. No names, marks, creases, bumps, nor tears. Minimal wear, minimal soiling. Decidedly collectible !! Giftable ! ! Quote (p. 27) : " .` _._. you who have betrayed me.' They dug two holes in a circle, set in two posts, lanced his muscles next to the bone at wrists and ankles, stretched his arms and legs to the posts; then they scalped him, and tying the scalp to a long pole, they sent out ._._._. ." Size: 8vo.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. B/W Drawings (illustrator). First Edition. The introduction to this 90 page account explains that Hidden Valley is somwhere high in the Rocky Mountains. A visit there can only be attained by those with holy beliefs. READ more about : Island of Pargo, Two Crows, songbird, West Lodge, bowstring, braided horse-hair rope, berry soup, Matsoaki, and Stone Pipe. The sepia toned drawings are by F.N. Wilson. Cond ; paper wrapper us off-white with dark brown lettering. Albert Bierstadt painting as cover art. Clean . Binding tight. One corner fold. Wear at spine top and tail. No names nor marks. Excellent reading copy. QUote (p. 66) : " Father gets up, nodding to two of his friends, Suma and Pemmican and the three slowly begin dancing. Little Bear lays down his drumstick, picks up an Eagle's wing fan, and wraps his Bear robe around him. He joins the other three men, and the four together now circle ._._._. . " Size: 8vo.

Soft Cover. Condition: VG. Reprint. Oblong, 64pp. with b/w illustrations. Curl/creasing at corners, light soil to outer edges and light creasing from page handling. Wraps have light edge/rub wear and creasing. Actual book for sale pictured. 28 x 21.6 x .5cm, wt400g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good ++. B/W Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. These 60 pages of First Nations wisdom contain a lot of information about native plant usage. Read more about : flint corn, sorrel, purple string bean, elk, Old People, Beaver Medicine, Kahnesskiena, cache pits, and western meadow rue. Text assisted by b/w photos like the one of a sweat lodge on page 21. Cond : Paper wrapper is orange with black lettering and graphics. Cover art shows a brave with a multitude of different animals and birds. It is the work of Kelly Farrah (a.k.a. Two Crows). Volume in ALL senses clean and crispy. No names, Minimal wear. Quote (p. 41) : " Eagles used to be very plentiful in this Land. They were commonly captured by hand - often by special Persons who had been given the Powers to do so, Such a Person would dig a pit on the top of a hill or bluff. He would cover the pit with ._._._. ." Size: 4to.

Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dustjacket. 4to oblong pp. 112. book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. B/W Drawings (illustrator). Roughly 160 UNpaginated pages. LEARN more about : Smohalla, Yata, Rising Wolf, St. Mary's Lakes, Good-Spirit Woman. and Ghost Shirts. Yellow cover. Bright, tight, square, and clean. QUote (p. 34) : " Others continue to arrive throughout the day, coming in various-sized groups and often from remote villages on the Reservation. The arrival of such groups is often ._._._. . " Size: 8vo.

Stapled Paper. Condition: Very Good +. B/W Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` Photos and History for Dancers and Viewers '. These 40 pages of compilation, attempt to document the dress habits of First Nations peoples - post contact. (Camera days - circa 1910) LEARN more about : Brave Dog Society, Suwassah, Many Bears, Arlee, Michelle Kiser, Metis, hair-pipes, porcupine roaches, and Crow Fair. Most examples seem to be from the Flathead tribe. All images are in sepia tone. Cond : Paper wrapper is brown with buckskin coloured lettering. Cover (front and back) is a full page photo of a gathering where ceremonial dress was called for. Clean, tight in binding. Title page is heavily annotated by previous owner. Several (internal) photos have marginalia. Excellent reference copy that is becoming scarce. QUote (p. 07) : " Among some Grass Dance groups the leaders took care of the big society drums. In use they were suspended from four decorated sticks. At other times they were hung at the rear of their keepers' lodges and treated with reverence, like other medicine objects. " Size: 8vo.

2006. (hardcover) As new, no dust jacket. vi, 1 - 290; ii, 291 - 704; iv, 705 - 908; 909 - 1524pp. 4to. As new. Four volumes, sold as set. Illustrated colour boards. Profusely illustrated and precisely detailed. An exhaustive, monumental work that took 44 years to create, and is one of the most comprehensive and complete single tribal histories ever written. The author is not of First Nations decent, and is, in fact, European by birth, but has lived a traditional Native American life for more than 40 years and has been accepted by the elders of the Blackfoot Nation. Volume One: Pikunni History and Culture; Volume Two: Pikunni Ceremonial Life; Volume Three: the Blackfoot in Glacier National Park, Pikunni Dancing; North American Indian Days; Volume Four: (Pikunni) Biographies. May require additional shipping due to the weight.