Folk Tales from North America
by Lum, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0584623720
- ISBN 13
- 9780584623727
- Seller
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Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London, England: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1973. First U.K. Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good+. Spencer, John. A collection of nine Eskimo tales, seven tales of the East Coast Indians, six tales of the Central Plains Indians and six tales of the West Coast Indians. Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine, handsome colour illustrations throughout. 190 pages. Light edge wear. Dust jacket, which is price-clipped, has edge wear to corners and spine ends, a closed one-inch tear on top front edge, a one-inch partially open tear on top back edge, but is clean and bright. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011197
- Title
- Folk Tales from North America
- Author
- Lum, Peter
- Illustrator
- Spencer, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.K. Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0584623720
- ISBN 13
- 9780584623727
- Publisher
- Frederick Muller Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- MYTHOLOGY, FOLKLORE, CULTURE, INDIAN, FIRST NATION, NATIVE, ABORIGINAL, ESKIMO, CANADA, U.S.,
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Nations;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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