Haida Songs ; Tsimshian Texts (New Series)
by Swanton, John R. (Haida); Franz Boas (Tsimshian)
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- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Leyden: Late E.J. Brill, 1912 Includes Haida Songs by Swanton and Tsimshian Texts by Boas. A publication of the American Ethnological Society (Volume III). This is bound in yapped plan wraps and may be a galley. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the half title. Condition notes: (v), 284 numbered pp (Haida the first 64 pp and Tsimshian the remainder); PB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, errata bound in in rear. . Cover: plan yapped wraps; lt edge/shelfwear w/ sm tear at head, spine mildly sunned. In remarkable condition for a 100+ year-old paperback.
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- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036791
- Title
- Haida Songs ; Tsimshian Texts (New Series)
- Author
- Swanton, John R. (Haida); Franz Boas (Tsimshian)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Late E.J. Brill
- Place of Publication
- Leyden
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Anthropology, Indian
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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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....