Search Results: First Nations from Sparkle Books

New York: Scholastic, Inc., 2007 7Th Printing Of The 2007 Scholastic Paperback Edition. Illustrated By Ellen Forney. There Are No Reading Creases And In General, This Looks Like Quite A Fresh Copy, But The First Few Pages Are Creased. Winner Of The National Book Award.

Nepean, ON, Canada: Borealis Press, Limited, 1988 exlibrary, reading copy surface and edge wear, spine creases, large pull (2 inches by 2 inches) on lower front cover. Stamps and stickers, clean interior, still square and sturdy.

Churchill Manitoba Canada: Arctic Trading Company, 1985 An Unusual Very Attractive And Limited Edition Catalogue From Churchill Manitoba. Certified To Be Number 7730 Of 10,000 Copies. Charmingly Illustrated And With A Small Square Of Smoke Tanned Moosehide On The Inside Cover For The Reader To Smell. Issued Without Jacket. Cover By Luther Pokrant. A Little Reminiscent Of The Whole Earth Catalogue. In Near Fine Condition. No Writing Or Marks. Good Corners And Binding. Collectible And Giftable.

New York: Holt Rinehart, 1951 This Is A Good Only Copy Of The 1951 Quarto Kin Der Owl Book From A Bygone Era Depicting Cute Little Indian Children. It Is An Ex School Library Book Which Has 'K' In Black Felt On The Cover And "E.C.S." On Ffep. There Are Traces Of The Date Due Slip And Card Pocket On The Inside Back Cover. Lacks Dust Jacket. Although Generally Clean And Bright There Are One Or Two Inch Closed Tears To The Lower Spine Side Of Several Pages.The Back Pages Demonstrate Hand Movements That The Children Could Do When Certain Key Words Are Mentioned During The Reading Of The Story.

U.S.A.: Fifth House, 1990 1990 Fifth House Edition Of This Bilingual English/Dene Hardcover Children's Book Depicting Dene Life In 1980'S Saskatchewan, Illustrated By A Group Of Dene Schoolchildren. Presume First Edition. Very Good. No Dust Jacket If Issued. Ex library. Some Light Markings To Boards, Gift Inscription On Ffep. Clean And Crisp Interior.

Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001 Near Fine First Edition And First Printing Of This Bilingual Cree-English Children's Book, Lovingly Illustrated By Brian Deines. Written By One Of Canada's Most Honored Writers, Tomson Highway Describes How Two Little Boys Follow The Caribou With Their Parents. The Boys Dance And Sing To Bring The Caribou And Are Thrilled And Scared And Elated When A Giant Herd Surrounds Them, Running Like Thunder Across The Meadow. Lacks Dust Jacket And There Is A Fine Wrinkle/Minor Production Flaw to the rear board Plus A Few Very Fine Scratches To The Glossy Pictorial Boards. No Writing, Corners/ edges/interiorAs New.

Oroville, Washington, Canada: Theytus Books, 1993 Near New Condition Save Minor Impressions On Front Cover From Using It As A Writing Surface. Compilation Of Essays And Drawings By Aboriginal Children Arranged By Province. Heroes Range From Sitting Bull To Mythological Beings To Community And Family Figures. Softcover.

Toronto: Little Brown, 1992 First Canadian edition, 1992, appears unread, mint save fos on ffep. No reading creases. Introduction by Thomson Highway. "an impressionistic, angry primer on the legacy a paternalistic society is still imposing on most of Canada's more than 500,000 status Indians."

Scarborough, ON, Canada: HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited, 2002 First Edition, First Printing, In Cree And English, Good To Very Good Ex Library Labels To Dj, Protective Cover Taped To Boards, Light Wear, One Label On Ffep. It Is A Stated First Edition With A Number Line Between 1 And 9. The Title On The Jacket And In The Preliminaries Is Dragonfly Kites Pímíhákanísa. Most Copies I See Pictured Have Dragonfly Kites Kiweeginapiseek On The Jacket. Unable To Determine What This All Means. Any Assistance Out There Much Appreciated.

Canada: Pagurian Press, 1980 Near Fine Condition, May Be Unread, Still Had The Bookstore Receipt In It, No Writing Or Marks Save A Corner Crease. This Is An Outstanding Cookbook, Which Includes Roots, Seeds, Shoots, Leaves And Nuts And The Recipes Often Include Wild Meats. Just By Way Of Example, Consider Braised Plantain In Red Wine With Hazelnuts [And Bacon]. Attached Are Scans Of Contents Pages To Provide More Information.

Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.: Wiconi Waste, 1992 Near Fine stated first edition SIGNED by the author, Dr. A. C. Ross aka Ehanamani. This is an autobiography of the author and at the same time, provides historical details of the Lakota people, The Illustrations by Martin Red Bear provide pictorial motifs for major events or a `winter count.` Book is inscribed to Nancy.`` It has light creases on either side of the spine some wear to front lower edge, and very slight corner rubs. No writing or marks aside from the inscription. Appears to have been read once carefully or possibly not at all.

Saskatoon Saskatchewan: Thistledown Press, 2002 Near Fine Presumed First Printing 2002. Light Toning. Appears Unread And Signed By The Author In 2003.

Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2002 Fine First Edition, First Printing In Near Fine Unclipped Dj. Richard Wagamese Describes Ojibway Traditions And Knowledge And His Own Life Experiences In Order To Fulfil His Role As Father To His Estranged Son. This Was A Timely Book Ten Years Later In That Subsequent Observations Have Come To The Conclusion That In The Modern Age The Absentee Father Had Been A Disturbing First Nations Tradition And With That Acknowledgement, The Recognition Of A New Generation Of Young Fathers Who Hope To Do Better.

New York: Atheneum, 1968 This Is A Very Attractive Children's Book Published By Atheneum In 1968 And Written By Christie Harris, Of The Mouse Woman Stories. It Is Illustrated By E. Carey Kenney. Stated First Edition. Lightly Toned At Page Edges, Former Owner Stamp, Ffep And Title Page, Dust Jacket Is Clipped And Has One Chip From Back Panel Lower Edge.

Aurora, Ontario, Canada: Garamond Pr, 1996 Reading copy in quite good shape but Contents page is torn 3/4 of the way through. Foss on Fep, some soiling top edge, price tag residue, still highly readable and tightly bound. proceedings from Aboriginal Peoples Conference 1994 Lakehead University) on Native American Philosophy

Montreal: Tundra Books, 1989 Bonnie Shemie Is An Architectural Artist Whose Work Is Also Appreciated As Art. This Picture Book Provides A Very Nice And Very Attractive Explanation Of Landscape And Conditions And Their Impact On Architecture. Pictorial Endpapers (Maps). Near Fine Condition, No Writing Or Marks, Clean, Crisp Interior Pages, Very Slight Bump To Corners And Binding Intact. Looks Like Third Printing Of The First Edition.

Iqaluit And Toronto: Inhabit Media, 2007 Amazing Bilingual English And Inuktitut Book Describing Inuit Folk Characters With Drawings By Mike Austin. From The Series: Strange Creatures And Fantastic Beings From Inuit Myths And Legends, Volume I: The Mother Of The Sea Beasts And The Giants Of The North. Title, Kappianaqtut, Or 'That Which Is Frightening' Is A Collection Based On Early Anthropologists And Local Storytellers By The Nunavut Bilingual Education Society. The Characters (And The Drawings) Are Truly Scary!

Paris: GRUND, 1989 Another Fine Compilation Courtesy Of The Artia Publishing House In Prague. 1965, Edited By Vadimir Hulpach, And Translated Into French By Yvette Joye, Originally In 1980, Reprint. Very Lovely Full Colour And Two Colour Quite Modernist Interpretations Of Amerind Mythology. I'm Presuming That One Of The Up Sides Of The Socialist Regime Was That Artists Were Able To Work For A Living, As A Great Many Very Lovely Illustrated Books Were Produced In Czechoslovakia During This Era. (Although, A Quick Look At International Book Publishing: An Encyclopedia Suggests A Much Less Rosy Picture, Where Artia Was Simply A Means Of Control Over The Literary And Artistic Population And Their Work). Politics Aside, The Flowering Of Czech Visual Art During This Period Is Fortunately Frequently Available Via French And English Reprints Such As This One). This Is A Large And Heavy Book Which Will Require Extra Postage.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Red Deer Pr, 2009 Near Fine, Stated First Printing, Bilingual English And Mi'kmaq Book With Cd Intact And Unopened, Unclipped Dj. This Is A Beautiful Book, In Giftable Condition, Compiled By Four Of Canada's Most Notable First Nations And Metis People: David Bouchard, Pam Aleekuk, Leonard Paul And Buffy Sainte-Marie. Very Minor Edge Wear To Dust Jacket And Soft Crease To Rear Dj Panel.

Mexico Df: Eugenio Fischgrund, 1951 This Is A Charming 1951 Portfolio With Stapled Booklet And 12 (Four By Six With Border) Art Prints [Lithographed??] On Quality Card Stock. The Prints Show The Region And Tribe And Are Marked 'Lito Leosa Mexico' And Editorial Fischgrund Mexico Df, Accompanied By 16 Page Booklet By Salvador Echeverria Providing An In Depth Description And Discussion Of Each. Ramon Valdiosera Later Became Very Influential In The Mexican Comic Book Industry, But These Paintings Were His Work When He Was A Roving Painter. The Commentator Quotes Him As Saying, "The Indian Woman Clothes Herself With A Piece Of Landscape." The Scan Of Print No. 12, The Mayan Woman From Yucatan, Illustrates The Relationship Of The Figures To The Background As Well As The Quality Of The Work. The Grey Card Portfolio Has Some Staining As Does The Booklet. The Prints Have Been Spared And Are In Very Nice Condition.