Tse-Wees-Tah; One Man In a Boat
by Bird, George H
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- Paperback
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
Port Alberni: Arrowsmith Press, 1972. Paperback. Alberni Valley; Indigenous; Pacific Coast history; colonialism. pp. 238. 8vo. Orange binding. Contains map of Port Alberni on inside front cover and black and white photographs and illustrations throughout text. Light shelfwear, sunning to spine and edges, blue stamp to ffep, otherwise no discernible flaws; very good+. As per introduction, "The Alberni District and Historical Society presents sixty-eight sketches by George Bird. These are selections from articles written during the period 1941-1950. Many of these appeared in the West Coast Advocate. These are the personal reminiscences of Mr. Bird and not a complete early history of the Alberni Valley
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- Bookseller
- BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 080697
- Title
- Tse-Wees-Tah; One Man In a Boat
- Author
- Bird, George H
- Illustrator
- Alberni Valley; Indigenous; Pacific Coast history; colonialism
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Arrowsmith Press
- Place of Publication
- Port Alberni
- Date Published
- 1972
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- Shelfwear
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- Good+
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- FFEP
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- Edges
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....