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Book shows light wear to covers, some curling at corners. Binding is solid and square, text/interior has some undelining (see photo). Big book @ 340 pages in oversize format packed with b&w illustrations. A wide-ranging sourcebook of texts and graphics about women as they are depicted in the mythologies of the Americas and classical and Judeo-Christian tradition.Hundreds of texts are juxtaposed and interwoven: heroines of ancient and modern fable, wise old women, goddesses, guides, Amazons. Lunar symbolism, mysteries, matriarchies, as well as contemporary psychologists and scholars, anthropologists and poest make the text. Previous owner's name at front end paper.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Edge wear and small creases to cover. 8 3/8"w x 10 3/8"h. 190 pages. Many photos and illustrations.
2 v. in l. fronts., plates. 20 cm. Hardcover Very good condition, small stain in lower margin at end
136 pages. Features: The Muz Tagh Ata Expedition - Formidable Mountains and Little-Known Peoples; A Robert Bateman Wildlife Portfolio; Petit Forte - Newfoundland returns from official oblivion; Birthright of the Barren Ground - Ten Years Among the Great Caribou Herds; Primal Deeds - Battles and Rituals of the Autumn Rut; Cumberland - a profile of Canada's high Victorian architect and his Toronto landmarks; Artful Arthropods - Evolutionary dazzle and deception in the insect world; Deep Tech - Small but sophisticated submersibles sweep the waters of industry and science. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
This listing consists of pages 1-4, and 17-20 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: spectacular destruction of three of the Bedaux Canadian Expedition's caterpillar cars; photo of rock formation in the Whiteshell Forest Reserve where Indians practice pagan rituals - Canada's Stonehenge?; Evidence shows Germany storing up war material; Request for survey of sanitary conditions in Saanich district; Ad for Oak Bay home - $2,625!; Editorial page; Cartoon page (missing two-inch strip along edge with partial loss to 3 cartoon strips; two pages of classified ads; large fashion ad for David Spencer Limited; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria, B.C. Newspaper
Book is fine. DJ flap has minor crease. ; xxix+181pp.; 181 pages
Book is fine. DJ has old sticker stain to front panel. ; xxix+181pp.; 181 pages
35 pages. Features: Marketing an Image - mass production of handicrafts has conditioned the public image of Indians; Fencepost Sitting and How I Fell Off To One Side - by Joy Asham Fedorick; Bob Boyer - and exhibition of paintings and drawings; Native Art Happens at SAW; Contemporary Rituals - article by Ken Strange; Resurgence of West Coast traditional weaving; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
xv, 374 pages. Bibliography, glossary and index. Black and white reproductions of photos. "Provides the first comprehensive introduction in the English language to the Jaina experience." - dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, a few tiny indents to boards and no bumping to corners. 221pp. A comprehensive guide to all forms of magic - from the spirit world to magical plants and animals, to spells and medicine, including reports of magic rituals. Well illustrated.
134 pages. Bilingual English/Vietnamese. Beautiful colour photography throughout. Features: Festivals in Springtime; Tet Rituals; Photo Essay on Festivals; Tet in the City - a summary of preparations for and significance of New Year's celebration; Celebrate Sticky! - Banh Chung; Chinese Flavor Hits Hanoi; The Kitchen Gods; Nguyen Tu Nghiem; Vietnamese Contemporary Art; Water Puppets - Phan Van Ngai; Fog Season in the Highlands; APEC 14 - The Imprint of Vietnam; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 96 full page, full color photo prints.
256p. Profusely illustrated with numerous plates in color. Pictorial endpapers. Small 4to. Original cloth backed pictorial boards. Original dust jacket, slightly chipped at edges. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, crease on back cover, price inked out, previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 181 pages.
Hardcover in-4° 62 pp, ill., cartonnage illustre de l'editeur. NEUF sous cello. [POR-2*] Un regard amusé sur la vie maçonnique.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 192 pages.