Food Plants of British Columbia Indians - Part 1/Coastal Peoples (Handbook #34)
by Nancy J. Turner
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0771988664
- ISBN 13
- 9780771988660
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Victoria: Province of B.C. Dept. of Recreation and Conservation. Fair. 1975. First Edition. Paperback. 0771988664 . 264 pages. Index. Glossary. Colour and black and white photos. Reference list. Printed on glossy stock. Errata slip affixed inside front cover. "Coastal Indians had an intimate knowledge of local flora, recognizing and using over 200 species of plants for food, medicine, and other purposes. Few if any plants could be described as being a staple food, but as both Indian myths and anthropological descriptions indicate, at certain times plants were an important supplement to native diet." - Foreword. Unmarked with average wear. Minor moisture exposure to bottom edge. A sound working copy of this wonderful reference.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Food Plants of British Columbia Indians - Part 1/Coastal Peoples (Handbook #34) Survival Native Peoples Local Food Sources Wild .
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 351H3589
- Title
- Food Plants of British Columbia Indians - Part 1/Coastal Peoples (Handbook #34)
- Author
- Nancy J. Turner
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0771988664
- ISBN 13
- 9780771988660
- Publisher
- Province of B.C. Dept. of Recreation and Conservation
- Place of Publication
- Victoria
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- 0771988664, Food, Plants, British, Columbia, Indians, Part, 1/coastal, Peoples, (handbook
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; Native Peoples; Back to the Land;
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- Errata
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