Arctic Odyssey: The Diary of Diamond Jenness, Ethnologist with the Canadian Arctic Expedition in Northern Alaska and Canada 1913-1916
by Jenness, Diamond; Jenness, Stuart E.[Editor]; Taylor, William E. Jr.[Foreword]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 066012906X
- ISBN 13
- 9780660129068
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Canada: Canadian Museum of Civilization / Smithsonian Institution, 1991. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xliii, 859 pages. Footnotes, references, index. Black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos. "Provides insight at a ground level of Jenness' long, tough voyage of discovery, so that anyone interested in Arctic America or Canadian studies will find this journal a rare and enriching experience. Further, for Arctic scholars, this journal presents the detailed context for those pioneer monographs that launched the career of young Jenness and led to his becoming Canada's pre-eminent anthropologist." - dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Modest bow to front board. Possible light cigarette scent. A sound reading copy of this fascinating early Arctic diary..
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 431H4126
- Title
- Arctic Odyssey: The Diary of Diamond Jenness, Ethnologist with the Canadian Arctic Expedition in Northern Alaska and Canada 1913-1916
- Author
- Jenness, Diamond; Jenness, Stuart E.[Editor]; Taylor, William E. Jr.[Foreword]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 066012906X
- ISBN 13
- 9780660129068
- Publisher
- Canadian Museum of Civilization / Smithsonian Institution
- Place of Publication
- Canada
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Arctic Odyssey: The Diary of Diamond Jenness, Ethnologist with the Canadian Arctic Expedition in Northern Alaska and Canada 1913-1916, Jenness, Diamond, 1886-1969 - Diaries, Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-1918, Victoria Island, Copper Eskimos
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel, Exploration & Adventure;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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