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273 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in red, cloth-covered boards. Bumps to the top and bottom upper board edges. Text block edges have some soiling. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has a few edge tears, up to 1" long. The spine, top edges and flap folds are somewhat darkened. A collection of Canadian native stories, retold by Cyrus Macmillan. Illustrated in black and white.

Illustrated by John A. Hall. Fifth impression. Light stain to top edge, else fine in a near fine (two tiny closed edge tears) dust jacket. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Previous owner inscription. Light chipping and edge wear to jacket.

Gr.-8°. (6),273,(1) S., Abbildungen. Orig.-Leinen mit Umschlag. Mit mehrzeiliger Widmung des Autors auf dem fliegenden Vorsatz. - Umschlag berieben, mit Randläsuren, mehreren Einrissen und kleinen Fehlstellen.

273 pp., frontis illustration, illustrated; pencil inscription on free front end paper, dust jacket is price clipped, dust jacket is soiled with edge wear, some sunning, & long tear on rear which is repaired with tape, slight evidence of damp stainiing n inside dust jacket & boards. {97}

The book is near fine with slight edge wear and paperclip mark to ffep in a very good+ dust jacket with slight edge wear. An Indian-Metis Friendship Centre Winnipeg card (early 1960's) laid in.

faded green cloth spine cover torn; usual library markings

Photograph available on request.

1955. No edition remarks. 273 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing. Notable tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Droplet to spine. Heavy tanning to surfaces. Light rubbing and marking all over.

Green cloth hardcover in dustjacket. 1956, no additional date. A good copy with bumping and bending at the corners and spine tips and general wear to the board edges. The interior is much better - clean and unmarked, binding solid. Unclipped dustjacket is only fair with a 3" tear across the lower half of the front cover and heavy chipping and wear at the panel edges. 273 pp., illustrated - a great collection of native Canadian folklore. Unusual to find without library markings!

Illustrated by John A. Hall. Fifth impression. Light stain to top edge, else fine in a near fine (two tiny closed edge tears) dust jacket.

Fourth impression. Printed in Canada. Library discard with markings and card sleeve in front. Looks like the original end flaps have been removed. Beautiful boards with slight edge wear and tape residuals from jacket on boards. Protected by custom made jacket. Otherwise very good inside. See pictures for further description.

Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 280 p.

Mild wear and bumping to boards. Unclipped DJ protected in mylar, mild chipping and edgewear, spine faded, partial cup ring stain front panel. Solid binding and clean text. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 273 pages

Type: Book 273 pp., blue green cloth bdg. with gilt-stamped titling on spine. Wonderfully illustrated throughout with bichrome illustrations on plates and b/w figures in text; start with the tales of the Micmacs of Eastern Canada and move to the stories of the prairies that will take you to the Pacific west coast, all give mythical explantions of the mysteries of Nature as perceived with great love and reverence First Nations have for the natural world. FINE copy in DJ(shelf wear, slightly scuffred edges with one closed tear top front flap, slightly faded spine, unclipped and otherwise clean) Photo scan available upon request. Books sold to the USA are shipped USPS out of Champlain NY.

First American edition. Near fine with a blue sticker (2 x 3 1/2) on the front endpaper, a tape shadow on the front endpaper, in a very close to fine dustwrapper.

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Previous owner's name to the front endpage. Dustjacket has some light wear to the outer corners and to the head and heel of the spine panel. Spine panel slightly browned. Review slip inside.

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1st edition hardback with dust jacket Near Fine octavo 273pp., illusts., Ownership inscription & small chips to dust jacket o/w nice copy

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Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 280 p.