Kwakiutl of Vancouver Island (Jesup North Pacific Expedition, Volume V, Part II)
by Boas, Franz
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible - Good/N/A
- Seller
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Cerrillos, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Leiden: EJ Bill, 1909. Hardcover. Collectible - Good/N/A. Ex-library with two labels, two ink stamps, no other library marks; spine cocked, head and heel of spine and corners of boards bumped; spine label chipped and frayed at one edge, light handling and a few very faint stains to covers, uneven fading to front cover, corners of boards bowed outwards, page edges tanned, small spots on front free endpaper, page corners lightly bumped, a few pages lightly thumbed at fore-edge. Rebound in cloth with printed leather title label on spine. pp. 301-522, figs. 32-173, plates XXVII-LII (four in color). Memoir of the American Museum of Natural History, New York. [deV] Size: Folio
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- Seller
- Maya Jones Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 289379
- Title
- Kwakiutl of Vancouver Island (Jesup North Pacific Expedition, Volume V, Part II)
- Author
- Boas, Franz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- EJ Bill
- Place of Publication
- Leiden
- Date Published
- 1909
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native American; Anthropology; Northwest;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Maya Jones Books
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Cerrillos, New Mexico
About Maya Jones Books
Based in the Ortiz Mountains near the old mining towns of Madrid and Cerrillos New Mexico, we feature general stock with a specialty in Latin American art, history and archaeology. From early September until the end of July, please visit us at the El Museo Cultural Market in the Santa Fe Railyard District.
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