ARCTIC ODYSSEY: the diary of Diamond Jenness, ethnologist with the Canadian Arctic expedition in northern Alaska and Canada, 1913-1916. Signed Copy
by Diamond Jenness; Stuart E Jenness; Canadian Museum of Civilization
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
Hull, Quebec: Canadian Museum of Civilization., 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8 vo,. cloth, dust jacket, xliii, 859 pages : illustrations, map, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket, This diary kept by Diamond Jenness (1888-1969), the ethnologist with the Southern Party of the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-1918, covers the author's travels and work in northern Alaska, the Coronation Gulf area, Victoria Island and Bernard Harbour, with numerous photographs taken by the author and much previously unpublished material on Copper Eskimo life. Includes sketches and maps by the author, with lists of people met during the expedition, Eskimo words used in the diary, items traded, collections (birds, insects, mammals, plants, mosses, shells), singers of the songs recorded in the Coppermine area, photographs and correspondence. The basic text has been expanded with notes from other unpublished sources, together with biographical material on the various expedition members. signed in ink on the title page with inscription to previous owner.
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11256101
- Title
- ARCTIC ODYSSEY: the diary of Diamond Jenness, ethnologist with the Canadian Arctic expedition in northern Alaska and Canada, 1913-1916. Signed Copy
- Author
- Diamond Jenness; Stuart E Jenness; Canadian Museum of Civilization
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Canadian Museum of Civilization.
- Place of Publication
- Hull, Quebec
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 8 vo,
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Jenness, Diamond, -- 1886-1969., Ethnologists -- Canada -- Biography.,Eskimos -- Canada -- Social life and customs., Eskimos -- Alaska -- Social life and customs., Inuit -- Canada -- Social life and customs., Inuit -- Alaska -- Social life and customs.,
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- Alaska/Yukon; Biography & Autobiography;
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Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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Fredericton, New Brunswick
About Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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