Ayorama
by De Coccola, Raymond and Paul King
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/Good-
- Seller
-
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1955. Hardcover. Good+/Good-. Houston, James. The story of the Krangmalit, "The People Beyond" who live on the central Arctic coast of Canada, written by Raymond de Coccola, a missionary who lived with them for twelve years. Red cloth, gilt titling on spine, end papers are a two-colour map of the central Arctic, illustrated with line drawing. 316 pages. Some edge wear with rubbing. Dust jacket has edge wear with chipping and small missing pieces, creasing and several closed tears. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009838
- Title
- Ayorama
- Author
- De Coccola, Raymond and Paul King
- Illustrator
- Houston, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- KRANGMALIT, PEOPLE BEYOND, ESKIMO, INUIT, HISTORY, NORTHERN CANADA, AYORAMA, RAYMOND DE COCCOLA, PAUL KING, JAMES HOUSTON, FIRST NATION,
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Nations; the North;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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