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People of the Deer
by Mowat, Farley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press Book/Little Brown and Company, 1952. This is a Near Fine copy of the author's first book, the First American Edition. Controversial when first published, due to its positive stance toward the Eskimo First Nation people. Thankfully, the dialogue has shifted, and Mowat's contribution toward justice is now recognized. Green cloth binding with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; ix, 320 pages; illustrated endpapers, yellow topstain. Tiny bit of rub to corners, with one corner bumped. Else a Fine copy. The dustjacket is clipped; shows wrinkling and small chips at the margins. In an archival plastic protector.. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Samuel Bryant. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
A classic account of the degradation of a tribe of Canadian Indians focuses on the fate of the Ihalmiut people of Northern Canada who suffered cultural decline, food shortages, and outside exploitation throughout the twentieth century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005108
- Title
- People of the Deer
- Author
- Mowat, Farley
- Illustrator
- Samuel Bryant
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Monthly Press Book/Little Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1952
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Gilt
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