Bear Claw Press (22 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1978; glossy illustrated paper covers; wear and discoloration around edges; 4to,9 3/4" to 12" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 40 pages. Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. Stated First Edition. Clean, crisp pages; no owners' marks; the soft cover shows small scratches along the spine and noticeable shelfwear along edges, yet remains clean and sound.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Ann Arbor, 1978; illustrated paper covers; edge and corner wear; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 59 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1980; Michigan; illustrated, glossy paper covers; light edge wear and rubbing; interior is clean and unmarked; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; 125 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG minus illustrated wraps octavo softcover. 8vo. 66pp. Gift inscription on verso of front cover. No other names or markings to text. West poetry.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Stated first edition. Original covers, 6x9 inches, textured yellow paper, brown ink, 58 pp, illustrated with drawings by Tom Pohrt. Paperback, good. Covers a bit wavy, old bookseller's label, two leaves slightly ajar, otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked. ISBN 0-916914-03-X Poems about the author's experiences camping, fishing and wandering through the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. Poetry; modern first.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by Jim Heynen on the title page. First edition. Text is unmarked; pages are bright. Binding is sturdy. Covers show some light edge wear and are also lightly shelf rubbed. Inscribed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Norman, Howard. Born Tying Knots. Swampy Cree Naming Stories. Told by Samuel Makidemewabe. Translated by Howard Norman. Ann Arbor: Bear Claw Press (1976). 1st Edition (stated). 9 x 6. 39 pp. Yellow illustrated wraps priced wraps ($1.95). Cover illustration by Betty Beebe. Sunned along the spine and cover edges. Gary Snyder blurb on the rear cover. Signed by the author on the title page. Author's first book. Very Good copy. Swampy Cree Naming Stories told by Samuel Makidemewabe and translated by Norman. Shipped in a well-padded box. Betty Beebe. (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 8vo, wrappers Inscribed by the illustrator, Tom Pohrt, to Dorothy Sloan in 1986.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. A remarkable attempt at preservation of Native American tribal culture and spiritual practices centered on a small Tribe known officially as "Gros Ventres," but who call themselves "A'aninin" in their own language, who are on a reservation in northern Montana. Well illustrated covers w/tribal art, expected edge wear; Strong binding; Text clean, includes 3 full page color plates and B&W photos of Garter Snake and Fred P. Gone; Book also includes 2 letters from Bear Claw Press. Professional book seller with storefront since 1975. All orders carefully packaged and promptly shipped.…

Wrappers. First Edition. Illustrated by Tom Pohrt. Warmly inscribed to poet and publisher Bill Fox, thanking him for "early encouragement and patience." (Some of the poems in this volume originally appeared in Kuzma's A Problem of High Water, published by Fox's West Coast Poetry Review in 1973.) Small tear to top of back cover near spine, otherwise very good in lightly rubbed and scuffed wrappers. 8vo. …

Condition: As New. Like New Inside & Out. Clean & Crisp! No Markings. You will be pleased. Excellent book! ( z1s94c ) Some minor shelf wear on cover. ** Fast Shipping! **.

Illus. by Tom Pohrt, 10 x 6.75", pict wraps, 40pp, covers rubbed, old bookstore sticker inside front cover else a decent copy of this fairly scarce book. Limited to 4,000 copies. SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR, TOM POHRT on half-title page.

First edition The author's first book. Near fine spool bound wraps with clean bright text throughout. Neat owner's name to the inside cover which bothers none of the text. This is the authetic piece, simply stated and simply produced. With an introduction by the translator Howard Norman. Trifle rub.

Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Condition: Very Good Plus. No Jacket, As Issued. First Edition. Howard Norman's SCARCE first published book. First Edition stated. Very Good Plus, small rub to wrappers near bottom edge of spine, faint label shadow top edge front wrapper. faint creases to wrappers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. …

Condition: Very Good+. First. Native American poetry from the Swampy Cree tribe, told by Samuel Makidemewabe, translated by Howard Norman. Very Good paperback, First Edition, so stated, has gift inscription to previous owner on ffep, 39 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Some rubbing, edgewear, creasing, and staining, fading on spine. Text has yellowed and has minor foxing throughout, but remains tight in binding. Signed by translator on title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: no jacket (paperback). This trade paperback is in good condition, with some wear on the cover edges and spine, typical for its age. There is no dust jacket, as expected for a paperback edition. The binding remains intact, and the pages are clean with no inscriptions or library markings. ##.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 40 pages. First edition, first printing. Illustrated by Tom Pohrt and translated by Norman. One of 1,000 copies & only issued in wrappers. Naming stories told by Swampy Cree people of northern Manitoba. Signed by Norman on the title page. Fine book in wrappers. A beautiful copy. Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: Very Good +. Ann Arbor, MI: Bear Claw Press, 1976. First Edition. Signed by Howard Norman with brief inscription to preliminaries. Octavo; 39pp. Illustrated wraps. Light rubbing to wraps with a few minor scuffs; spine a touch sunned; binding sound and pages unmarked; a Very Good or better copy of Norman's first book, uncommon signed.…

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First edition. First edition of Norman's scarce first book, preceding The Wishing Bone Cycle, which the author's note states is to be published in the spring of 1976. Norman went on to great acclaim for his further translations from the Algonquin, Cree, Eskimo, and Inuit languages, along with his award-winning novel The Bird Artist (1994). 42 pp. A very good minus copy in original yellow wrappers, as issued, with some rubbing and surface wear to the covers. Upper corner a bit bumped. Interior clean. Blurb by Gary Snyder on rear cover. …