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The Last Kings of Thule: With the Polar Eskimos as They Face Their Destiny
by Malaurie, Jean
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0525030522
- ISBN 13
- 9780525030522
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton, Inc., 1982. First Edition First Printing Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Albert Engstrom (frontis). Translated from the French by Adreinne Foulke. Book was originally published in 1976 under the title, ' Les derniers rois de Thulé '. A book about the Thule, who had managed for decades to maintain an advanced, self-sufficient, independent Inuit culture. 431 pp. plus: Notes, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. Book, "is without doubt, one of the finest, most illuminating books ever written about the Inuit. But it is also a marvelously revealing book about us, for it provides an alternate view of what, and who, we are. . . " (Farley Mowat). Book has gray paper covered boards bound with a white cloth spine with copper gilt text, and is illustrated throughout with drawings/ BW photographs. Frontis: Portrait(1926) of Danish explorer, Knud Rasmussen by Albert Engstrom. fon top of title page, rubbed spine ends. Unclipped ($ 25.75) DJ has light edge wear. Book weighs 2 lb.+ and may incur extra shipping costs. Bookseller's Inventory # 133547.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003547
- Title
- The Last Kings of Thule: With the Polar Eskimos as They Face Their Destiny
- Author
- Malaurie, Jean
- Illustrator
- Albert Engstrom (frontis)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0525030522
- ISBN 13
- 9780525030522
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- ESKIMOS - GREENLAND. GREENLAND - DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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