Hofmann, CharlesMareMagnum
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A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 96 pages. 6 7/8"w x 8 1/4"h. Legends, ceremonies, dances and songs of the Eskimos, with lyrics, some with melody lines. Many b&w illustrations.
Small 4to, 21,8cm. Pp. 32[2], 7 photos and ca. 30 drawings on 14 plates. Orig. stiff wrappers.
92 pages. This charming vintage work prepared by Eskimo children was intended for use in Northern schools. Its many illustrations accompanied by text present a fascinating view of Eskimo life in the late 1950s. Clean and unmarked with pleasingly light wear. Blemishes atop inside front cover where label removed. A quality copy. Book
108 pages. Unmarked. Average wear. A quality copy of this nostalgic yearbook. Book
pp. vi, 522 + maps. Profusely illustrated with text photographs. Edges slightly foxed. Small 4to. Original full blue cloth binding, lettered in gold. Binding slightly rubbed and bumped. Hardbound. Very good. LOC W13
255pp.+ 24pp.ills.hors texte + 1 carte dépliante, ex.bibl., texte en bon état
80pp.avec qqs.ills., br.orig.ill., 22cm., estampe, bon état
194 pages. Average wear. Binding intact. Bright gilt lettering upon front board and spine. Children's scribbling upon blank leaves at end of book. Book
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 63 plates and folding map on japon; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, uncut, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With small blind stamp on title. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR'S SISTER WITH HER LONG SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. AN ELEGANT COPY OF A SCARCE AND IMPORTANT RECORD.
in-12, 259 pages, 2 cartes, ill. in et hors texte N&B, broche, couverture illustree Bon etat [GE-2]
viii, 366 p., illus. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition, paper tanned
Nouvelles Editions Latines 1957, In-8 broché, 317 pages. Dessins et photos. Bon état.
202 pages. Glossary. Numerous black and white photographic plates and facsimile reproductions of documents. Autobiography of John C. Nesbitt who served in the R.C.A.F. in WWII, became a bush pilot, then flew for the R.C.M.P. before becoming a successful prospector. He accumulated over seventeen thousand hours as a pilot. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Light wear to handsome maroon boards. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this adventurous life story. Book
64 pages. Profusely illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Text in English and Inuktitut. Undated but appears to be circa 1979. Unmarked with average wear. An informative snapshot of the native people of this region several decades ago. Book
155pp., 24cm., softcover, text in English, Doctoral Dissertation (Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden), text is clean and bright, good, G110184
André Bonne 1964, In-8 broché, 277 pages. Préface de Paul Emile VICTOR. Gravures. Trés bon état.
Plon Terre Humaine 1976, In-8 relié cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée. 588 pages, 80 illustrations et 11 cartes dans le texte et 62 illustrations hors texte. Bon état
Plon, "Terre humaine", 1976, 588 p., illustrations, cartonné, jaquette un peu défraîchie avec déchirure, traces de scotch sur la première et la dernière page, état général correct.
Presses Pocket, "Terre humaine", 1982, 665 p., poche, bon
in-8, 227 pp., ill. h.t. coul., broché, couv. ill. Bon état. [CA27-1] Les Peuls, les Pygmées, les Esquimaux, les Aborigènes, les Yanomani.
vi + 311pp.+ 1 carte dépliante (de l'Anderson et du bas Mackenzie) & 7 gravures hors-texte (dont 3 double-page) d'après les croquis de l'auteur, 1e édition, 18cm., reliure cart. (plats marbrés, dos en cuirt avec titre et faux-nerfs dorés), feuilles de garde marbrées, quelques cachets, bon exemplaire, A79658
16 pages of wonderful black and white photos depicting the life of these most hardy people prior to the coming of the Europeans. Subjects include: winter homes, summer homes, winter migrations, summer migrations, food gathering, the people. Illustrated covers. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this fascinating compilation. Book
547 pages. With maps, coloured illustrations, and one hundred wood cuts. Scarlet cloth-covered boards wonderfully preserved. Light overall wear. Few drops of soiling to edges of textblock. Map missing from inside back free endpaper. Front hinge starting. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper. A worthy reading copy. Book
64 pages. Features: Cover art by John Little features Grey Cup final game at Vancouver's Empire Stadium between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes; The revolution that's changing your shopping habits - topsy-turvy trends produced by the frenzied battle for the consumer's dollar; Will they ever beat the Eskimos? - with their baffling split-T the Edmonton Eskimos have won the CFL's Grey Cup twice in a row - the task they pose is not to stop them but to find the ball; We adopted a family of criminals - Rev. Gordon Phillips and Bluebell Stewart Phillips took in prostitutes, murderers aand gunmen, and rejoiced when they went straight; Remember when we raved about the radio? - in the depression thirties, when there was little to laugh about, the comedians on radio convulsed a continent and made the radio in the parlor the centre of every family's life - many great photos; The Secret War of Charles Goodeve, Part Two - How they opened the door for D-day - with photos, including his floating bridge and rocket-propelled grapnel inventions; What would Carrie Nation do?, by Vernon Hockley; Amazing General Motors colour centerfold featuring a kitchen completely finished in pink; Canadian Club ad features colour photos of white water skiing in Austria's Salzach River, a sport (first called skiyaking) invented by Austrian champ Harald Strohmeier; Painter A.Y. Jackson recalls his most memorable meals - one in Tom Thomson's shack on Severn St. in Toronto, the other given by Lord Beaverbrook; Great colour vintage ad for Labatt's Chrystal lager beer shows man relaxing with smoke being served by his wife in front of the tv after he has been cutting grass; Expensive Sunbeam Bread promotion was Canada's biggest; Nice colour photo Coke ad on back cover features old man in white rocking chair. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this excellent issue. Magazine
Features: How the Bill of Rights is getting in the way of justice; The Holy War to destroy Bill 99 - the fantastic law that trampled our freedoms underfoot; Jack Kent Cooke in Lotusland - he's living a rich, comic life in the U.S.A.; A Striking New Discovery in Eskimo Sculpture - first report on a group of artists who carve like angels and live like cavemen, the Caribou Eskimos of Baker Lake; Portrait of the American dollar we all love - how the great US foundations give away money creatively - $50 million in Canada; The world of Can't - a young cerebral palsy victim tells how he's beating the frustrations of charity; The Hottest Hand in Music - Zubin Mehta and the Montreal symphony; Will success spoil Gerald Gladstone?; Let the dropouts drop out, until they're ready to learn. Nice colour Coke ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
