The Whale People
by Haig-Brown, Roderick (ill Mary Weiler)
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG
- Seller
-
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Collins , 1962 . First Edition . VG/VG . 8vo . SIGNED by Haig-Brown on the half-title. Haig-Brown's story of two young boys in the whaling culture of pre-contact British Columbia. A very nice copy in a very good priceclipped jacket with a small tear at the top of the front panel. Gift inscription on front endpaper note about Haig-Brown's death below his signature on the half-title. This is the blue-green jacket by Kenneth Farnhill produced for copies distributed in the United Kingdom. First impression with the error on P. 11. Cave A161.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Neil Williams, Bookseller (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32971
- Title
- The Whale People
- Author
- Haig-Brown, Roderick (ill Mary Weiler)
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Pages
- 184 pp.
- Keywords
- Children's and Illustrated, First Peoples, Nations, Whaling, Northwest, Indians
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Peoples;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Safe delivery guaranteed. All books returnable for any or no reason within 30 days of receipt. If misdescribed we will pay return postage.
About the Seller
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2003
Victoria, British Columbia
About Neil Williams, Bookseller
We have been buying and selling on the Internet since 1992, full- time since 1998. We started as collectors of children's and illustrated books and this is still our largest specialty. We pride ourselves on the quality of our stock and our commitment to the contentment of our customers.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
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- VG/VG
- Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some...