Search Results: First Nations from Black Sheep Books

Scottsdale, Arizona: American Indian Art Magazine, 1983. Soft cover. Good to Very Good. Periodical contains articles, essays, history, book reviews, shows, museums, galleries, advertising. Clourful cover art is Ghost Dancer by Oscar Howe, illustrated throughout with colour and black and white images. Cover has edgewear and shelf wear, bottom front corner is creased, light crease near leading edge, small crease on back lower corner, otherwise book is clean, bright and tightis in great shape. 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: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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

New York: Indian Head Books, 1997. A Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Helen Jackson recounts the American government's treatment of the Native Americans. Red paper covered boards with red cloth to spine, silver titling to spine, 514 pages. Minor edge wear. 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

Alaska State-Operated School System Instructional Media Center, 1975. Soft cover. Very Good-. Hanson, Leslie J.. This is a story about a lost dog in the arctic, written for Native children learning English. "A production of the Bilingual Education Department of Alaska State-Operated School System". Each page is illustrated with black and white drawings. Book is staple bound, with a blue and white pictoral cover. Small blue stamp from the linguistics division of the British Columbia Provincial Museum, and two small stickers on the cover. 43 pages. Light shelf wear. 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: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Amsterdam: Parole Publishing, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Feeling good and getting better: a remarkable Indian herbal remedy rediscovered. Glossy soft cover, 204 pages. Some light shelf wear with light pressure marks. 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

WEDGE, University of B.C., 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/-. White, Chris. A Queen Charlotte Islands Reader. Reading Level 2C. Interest Level: Ages 7-14. The legend was told to Rose Williams by her uncle An-o-wat. Glossy illustrated boards, black titling to front and spine, beautifully illustrated throughout by Chris White, 22 pages. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London, England: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1973. First U.K. Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good+. Spencer, John. A collection of nine Eskimo tales, seven tales of the East Coast Indians, six tales of the Central Plains Indians and six tales of the West Coast Indians. Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine, handsome colour illustrations throughout. 190 pages. Light edge wear. Dust jacket, which is price-clipped, has edge wear to corners and spine ends, a closed one-inch tear on top front edge, a one-inch partially open tear on top back edge, but is clean and bright. 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

Portland: United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1960. Soft cover. Good+ to Very Good-/-. Beal, Lester. This publication is not inteded to be an historical document wherein the history and development of Indian tribes is traced from the early days. It describes in a brief way the reservation where Indians live, the physical resources hereon, and reviews some of the major problems and progress of Indian people." Blue illustrated card covers, illustrated card pages between sections, pages are white, green or orange. 97 pages. Some shelf and edge wear and rubbing, very small remnant of sticker to top free corner of front. 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-Oblong

Gulf Coast History and Humanities Conference, 1975. Soft cover. Good+/-. The contents of this book developed out of the Fifth Gulf Coast History and Humanities Conference held in Pensacola, Florida 7, 8, and 9 February 1974. Beige cover with red decoration and titling on front and red titling on spine, 158 pages. Some edge and shelf wear, light smudging and some pressure marks to cover, gift inscription to title page. 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

Greenland: Atuakkiorfik (Greenland Publishers), 2002. First Edition, First Printing. . Pictorial Cover. Very Good-. Danielsen, Jakob. Text is in Greenlandic, Danish and English, edited by Birger Rosendahl, translated into English by Nicholas Hills, translated into Greenlandic by Hans A. Lynge. A description of the lives of Greenlandic hunters of the early 1900s. Colourfully illustrated glossy cover with orange, blue and white titling, small oval colour frontispiece, two colour maps on rear fixed end paper, illustrated throughout with colour plates, each with a three-language description, black and white photograph of Jakob Danielsen and his family circa 1930 at rear of book, 42 pages. Cover has negligible shelf wear; this is a handsome book - clean, bright and tight. 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… Read More

Old Crow, Yukon: Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Lands and Resources Department, 1999. Pictorial Cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Millennia of experience living off the land have endowed Gwitchin [people] with an intimate knowledge of the geography and resources in, what we now know as, the Dempster Highway landscape. This book is the product of the work, effort, ideas, and enthusiasm of many people. In particular, the words of Gwitchin Elders tell us about the past, provide guidelines for the present, and prompt us to think about the future." Glossy illustrated hard cover with black titling on spine and front, title page is illustrated with a black and white photograph and is SIGNED by Erin Sherry, black and white photographs and illustrations throughout, 322 pages. Cover has minor shelf wear, two bumps to lower front edge, upper text block edge has some small, pale spots, there are some small, faint spots on front end papers and on pages 310 and 311, lower free corner of a portion of the text (pp.… Read More

Union Bay, B.C.: Raven Publishing, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good+. Gilbert, Jim. This publication follows the beginner's book, 'Learning by Doing Northwest Coast Native Indian Art.' "This comprehensive work, containing over 800 illustrations in both traditional and contemporary art styles, is one of the most thorough reference works available on Pacific Northwest Coast First Nations two-dimensional art. Examples of the four coastal art styles are accompanied by straightforward text, making this a unique and indispensable reference and guide book." Illustrated brown soft cover with white titling on spine and front, black and white illustrations throughout, 200+ pages. Cover has negligible shelf wear, ink inscription on title page, otherwise this handsome copy is in great condition. 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… Read More

Delta, B.C., Canada: The Sono Nis Press, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. Red leatherette with grey titling on spine, endpapers show newspaper clippings, 305 pages. Light edge wear. Dust jacket shows light age darkening and light wear. 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

Vancouver, B. C.: The Art, Historical and Scientific Association, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good-/-. Bound volume of first three years of this publication, containing interesting articles of the history, natural history and First Nations history related to the city of Vancouver. Dark blue cloth, gilt titling to spine, approx. 200 pages, cream paper, sepia-toned illustrations throughout. Contains Vol 1 Nos. 1,2,3 (Feb, June, Oct 1926); Vol 2 Nos 1,3,4 (Feb, Aug, Dec 1927), Vol 3 Nos. 1,2,3,4 (March, June, Sept, Dec 1928). Bottom free corners are lightly bumped, some shelf wear, gilt titling a bit dulled, gift inscription in ink on front endpaper. 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

Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good-/-. This anthology provides the reader with insight in to the history of the Western United States from the point of view of the First Nations People; it tells specifically the history of the First Nations People of Nevada and of the processes involved in contacts with the White People in the Great Basin region. Green cloth with gilt titling to spine, yellow endpapers, title page with a black and white picture, a few black and white photographs in the middle of the text. 293 pages. Light edge wear, light smudges to textblock edges. 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

Osoyoos, BC: Osoyoos Museum, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good/-. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This catalogue is the result of a multi-year collaborative research project by the Osoyoos Indian Band, the Osoyoos Museum and the University of Victoria. The research examined the previously undocumented collection on Inkameep Day School art in the Museum. This catalogue records the the artwork and describes a general history of the school. Illustrated soft cover, illsutrated throughout with black and white as well as full-colour photographs and reproductions, 64 pages. Minor markings to cover. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New York: Walker and Company, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. SIGNED by the author, this book describes a remote and primitive way of life. Grey cloth with gilt titling on spine, end papers are three-colour maps, illustrated with eight pages of colour plates. 285 pages. Minor edge wear. Dust jacket is price clipped. 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

Quebec: Universite Laval, 1966. Soft cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Centre D'Etudes Nordiques Travaux Divers 12, written in English. The findings of an archeological investigation concerned with the Norse presence in North America. White card cover with green spine, green and black titling on front, many black and white photographs throughout, 102 pages. Edges are slightly worn, some shelf wear, some light smudges back and front, worn and lightly stained spot on lower back corner of back cover, the stain affects the last few pages. 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: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Boulder, Oklahoma, U.S.A.: University Press of Colorado, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stan Hoig tells the story of the Northern Cheyenne and their odyssey including the Cheyenne/Arapahoe Agency papers, the officer reports, and court-martial testimonies of the Fourth Cavalry officers and enlisted men. Beige leatherette with red titling to spine, some black and white photographs, 292 pages. Minor shelf wear. Dust jacket shows light sunning to spine. 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

Lausanne, Switzerland: Editions D'en Bas. Soft cover. Very Good. Book is inscribed by author in 1993. Written in French. Black and white illustration on grey soft cover with blue titling, frontispiece is black and white map of Western North America, 309 pages. Cover has a light crease at lower right front corner. 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