The Whale People
by Haig-Brown, Roderick
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
-
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Collins. Very Good- in Fair dust jacket. 1962. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. DJ has some soiling, tears and chipping. Quarter sized piece missing from DJ at base of spine. Small water stain at bottom of back board. Gift notation on front free end paper. ; DJ in Mylar, unclipped. Price in Canadian funds.; B&W Illustrations; 184 pages; Blurb - "This is an enthralling story of the customs and taboos of the West Coast Indians. It is also the story of Atlin: how he grew to manhood; how he learnt to hunt the giant whales as his father and grandfather had done before him." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7060
- Title
- The Whale People
- Author
- Haig-Brown, Roderick
- Illustrator
- Mary Weiler
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Fair dust jacket
- Edition
- First Canadian Edition
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- FICTION, Whaling, hotsath
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native studies;
Terms of Sale
Ainsworth Books
Satisfaction guaranteed - if I have made an error in the description, I will refund book and shipping both ways. If the customer just changes his/her mind I will only refund one shipping charge. Please contact me before sending a book back. Any dust jackets on books will have a Mylar protector. Books shipped from US or Canada.
About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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- Spine
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- Blurb
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- Fair
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- Chipping
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- Jacket
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