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The Unredeemed Captive: A Family Story from Early America

By: DEMOS, John

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A., Alfred a Knopf Inc: 1995

Seller ID: 043900

ISBN: 0394557824

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: About 'As New'

this book is set in colonial Massachusetts where, in 1704, a French and Indian war party descended on the village of Deerfield, abducting a Puritan minister and his children. Although John Williams was eventually released, his daughter horrified the family by staying with her captors and marrying a Mohawk husband. xiii, 315 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, about 'as new'. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Weight, 490g.
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Crowfoot : chief of the Blackfeet

By: DEMPSEY, Hugh A.

Price: $9.50

Publisher: Edmonton, Hurtig: 1976

Seller ID: 044552

ISBN: 0888301243

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

Biography of Crowfoot [1830-1890], a Blood Indian who became Chief of the Blackfoot Nation. xix, 226 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm. foreword by Paul F. Sharp. Bright, clean, unmarked interior, still fresh. Tight, square binding, no creasing to the spine, only slight edge wear to the edges of the wrappers. Weight, 364g.
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Big Bear: The End of Freedom

By: DEMPSEY, Hugh A.

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Vancouver, Douglas & McIntyre/Greystone: 1995

Seller ID: 17991

ISBN: 088894506X

Binding: Wrappers

Condition: Fine

Biography of the great Indian Chief and leader of the Cree Indians, Big Bear [d.1888]. 227pp, photo illustrated, maps. First published in 1984. Bright, clean copy, about 'as new'. Weight, 323g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging.
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The Dene : land and unity for the Native People of the Mackenzie Valley : a statement of Rights

By: DENE, The

Price: $8.95

Publisher: Yellowknife, N.W.T., Dene of the N.W.T.:

Seller ID: 2303

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: As New

Undated, circa 1977. 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm. An 'as new' copy - bright and fresh with a sound, stapled binding. Eligible for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail rates to Canada and the USA ; other Countries somewhat more.
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Indian Costumes from Guatemala

By: DEUSS, Krystyna

Price: $12.00

Publisher: UK, Author Published: 1981

Seller ID: 051619

ISBN: 0950784702

Binding: Stiff Card Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

Catalogue of an Exhibion of Indigenous Native Costumes from Guatemala along with considerable textual explanation and background. 72pp, profusely illustrated with colour photographs, maps, diagrams etc. Brighjt, clean interior. Previous owner's signatures to the title page otherwise unmarked. Sound, tight binding, no spine creases. Bright, unmarked wrappers. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 412g. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and dist...
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Women, Culture and Morality: Selected Essays

By: DeVITIS, Joseph L. - Editor

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Peter Lang Pub Inc: 1987

Seller ID: 26299

ISBN: 0820404470

Binding: Laminated Boards

Condition: Near Fine

A volume in the series 'American University Studies: Series 11, Anthropology and Sociology; Vol. 10'. 418pp. Bright, clean copy, internally and externally. Tight, square binding. Bright, glossy boards, substantially without wear. Weight, 650g.
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The Papago Indians and their Basketry

By: DEWALD, Terry

Price: $6.95

Publisher: Tucson, Author Published: 1979

Seller ID: 21046

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: Good VG

The papago Indians of Arizona and their basketry. 48pp, photo illustrated in color and in b&w. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. Weight, 190g.
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Wilderness Man : The Amazing True Story of Grey Owl

By: DICKSON, Lovat

Price: $7.95

Publisher: London, Pocket Books: 1999

Seller ID: 30980

ISBN: 0671022741

Binding: Printed , Card Wrappers

Condition: About 'As New'

Story of Englishman, Archie Belaney, who posed as a North American Indian named Grey Owl. 277pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean copy, Tight, square binding, no creases to spine. Almost 'as new'. Weight, 210g.
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Shabono: A Visit to a Remote and Magical World in the Heart of the South American Jungle

By: DONNER, Florinda

Price: $6.95

Publisher: New York, Delacorte Press: 1982

Seller ID: 038008

ISBN: 0440078288

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

The Anthropologist/Author visits with and, ultimately, lives as, a Yanomama Indian in the Jungles of Brazil. 1st printing, 8vo, 301pp, glossary. Hardcover with unclipped dustjacket. Clean, tight copy with very bright interior. Bottom page edges marked in light purple spray [remainder mark?]. Otherwise, Fine/VG
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Pueblo Indians of North America

By: DOZIER, Edward P.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Long Grove, Illinois, U.S.A., Waveland Pr Inc: 1983

Seller ID: 09730

ISBN: 0881330590

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

The Pueblos today -- Prehistoric and historic background -- Traditional society and culture -- General Pueblo cultural characteristics. xv, 224 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Very nearly 'as new'. Weight, 340g.
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Histories, Territories, and Laws of the Kitwancool

By: DUFF, Wilson - Editor

Price: $9.50

Publisher: Victoria, BC, British Columbia Provincial Museum: 1959

Seller ID: 041165

Binding: Stapled Wrappers

Condition: Fine

British Columbia Provincial Museum Anthropology Memoir, 4. 45pp, photo illustrated, map. A bright, clean, unmarked copy in Fine condition. Unpacked weight, 127g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. Postage $4.00 to 6.00 within North America, in card sleeve. Enquire for rates to the Rest of the World. We ship at our cost. Image available.
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Arts of the Raven : Masterworks by the Northwest Coast Indian : An Exhibition in Honour of the One Hundredth Anniversary of Canadian Confederation, the Vancouver Art Gallery, 15 June - 24 September 1967

By: DUFF, Wilson; SHADBOLT, Doris et al

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Vancouver, B. C., Vancouver Art Gallery: 1967

Seller ID: 041183

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: Good Very Good

Masterworks by the Northwest Coast Indian : an exhibition in honour of the one hundredth anniversary of Canadian Confederation. Catalogue text by Wilson Duff ; with contributory articles by Bill Holm and Bill Reid. Foreword by Doris Shadbolt. 1 vol. [112pp.] : illustrated in colour and in b&w. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and square. Cream card wrappers show some age-yellowing. Unpacked weight, 483g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always avai...
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The Harder site : a Middle Period bison hunter's campsite in the northern Great Pl

By: DYCK, Ian G.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Ottawa, National Museums of Canada: 1977

Seller ID: 044651

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

Doctoral thesis, University of Alberta, 1976. An analysis and functional interpretation of the tools and debris found in a Middle Period bison hunters' campsite in the parklands of central Saskatchewan. "A Diamond Jenness memorial volume." Summary in French. xx, 339 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Mercury series.; Paper (Archaeological Survey of Canada), no. 67. A bright, clean copy. Small rubber stamp stating 'withdrawn', to tp, otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, Very faint hairline crease to spine. Oversize and heavy, weighing 1.217kg.
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Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis

By: EGAN, Timothy

Price: $8.50

Publisher: Boston & New York, Mariner Books: 2012

Seller ID: 219

ISBN: 0544102762

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: VG+

'A vivid exploration of one man's lifelong obsession with an idea - documenting the stories and rituals of more than eighty North American Tribes' - Edward Sheriff Cutis [ 1868-1952]. 370pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Light signes of use to th wrappers. Unpacked weight, 313g. Too thick for Canada Post Lettermail. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. [Maximum postage to...
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The Days of Augusta

By: EVANS, Mary Augusta Tappage

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Vancouver, J. J. Douglas Ltd.: 1973

Seller ID: 23709

ISBN: 0888940416

Binding: Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles

Condition: Fine

Edited by Jean E. Speare. Photographs by Robert Keziere. Vignette of the life of British Columbia's Mary Augusta Tappage in her own words. 79pp, illustrated with b&w photographs. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. Dustjacket, unclipped, shows minor wear to some edges. Weight, 410g. Ships at cost via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. All items protected. Image available.
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Plains Indian History and Culture : Essays on Continuity and Change

By: EWERS, John Canfield

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Norman, University of Oklahoma Press: 1997

Seller ID: 043109

ISBN: 0585155992

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

The author has drawn on interviews collected during a quarter-century of fieldwork with Indian elders, who in recalling their own experiences during the buffalo days, revealed unique insights into Plains Indian life. Foreword by William T. Hagan. xxiii, 272 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. A near new copy with the following small defects noted - Crease to front flap of Dustjacket; Small ink name to the top margin of the title page. Otherwise the bbook is brighht and fresh with a similar dustjacket. Weight, 555g.
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Elusive Treasure: The Story of Early Archaeologists in the Americas

By: FAGAN, Brian

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, Scribner: 1977

Seller ID: 041317

ISBN: 0684151243

Binding: Illustrated Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Early archaeologists in the Americas. Pt. 1: The lure of gold and souls -- pt. 2: Lost civilizations -- pt. 3: The beginnings of archaeology -- Conclusion. xiv, 369 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Interior is very bright and clean. Ownership seal/stamp to the ffep otherwise then book is totally unmarked. Tight, square bin ding, no wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket shows minor wear at a faint crease to the front panel. Unpacked weight, 1.057kg. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overc...
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The Great Journey: The Peopling of Ancient America

By: FAGAN, Brian M.

Price: $11.50

Publisher: New York, Thames & Hudson: 1987

Seller ID: 07227

ISBN: 0-500-05045-7

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

An account of the longest and most demanding trek in history - the peopling of ancient America.288pp, maps, photographs, drawings.
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Kingdoms of Gold, Kingdoms of Jade: The Americas Before Columbus

By: FAGAN, Brian M.

Price: $11.50

Publisher: New York, Thames & Hudson: 1991

Seller ID: 043052

ISBN: 0500050627

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Almost 'As New'

'A compelling account of pre-Columbian America - its history and mythology, its archaeology and ethnography. OCLC Number: 223174320. 240 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. A bright, clean, unmarked copy with a tight, square binding showing no spine creases. Only sign of age is a slight point of wear to the tip of the top corner of the front wrapper. See scan. Weight, 690g.
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African sculpture, an Anthology

By: FAGG, William; PLASS, Margaret

Price: $8.00

Publisher: London, Studio Vista: 1964

Seller ID: 043093

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: VG+

Survey of sculpture from many parts of the African continent. OCLC Number: 223352790. 157pp, profusely photo illustrated in b&w. BRight, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding with only very faint creasing to the spine. Over 175 photographs! Weight, 263g.
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Category: Anthropology & Indigenous Peoples