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Dictionary of the American Indian
by Stoutenburgh, John, Jr
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Philosphical Library, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A comprehensive dictionary & invaluable reference of words taken from & used to describe Native American peoples & cultures, by the executive director of the Marathon County Historical Society in WI. Aimed at researchers, students, & all those seeking to dispel some biases, misperceptions or ignorance about these peoples, drawing on over 5 years of research traveling around the US conducting interviews with members of different tribes & historians. A FIRST EDITION from 1960, this hardcover has 462 pages. With burnt orange cloth-over-boards & gilt lettering to spine, it is in VG condition: completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white with mild edge tanning. Mild dust dulling to outside page edges & minor rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ is Good, downgraded due to some pen marks on back cover, rubbing to extremities, mild chipping & creasing; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (PST) ship that same day; later orders, weekends & holidays, very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020580
- Title
- Dictionary of the American Indian
- Author
- Stoutenburgh, John, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Philosphical Library
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS DICTIONARY TERMS LANGUAGE WORDS CULTURE CULTURAL INDIGENOUS DIALECT
- Bookseller catalogs
- Race/Ethnic Studies-Literature / Native Americans-First Nations; Language-Linguistics-Semiotics;
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