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Oil and Amulets - Inuir: A People United at the Top of the World
by Lauritzen, Philip
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0919519458
- ISBN 13
- 9780919519459
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Breakwater Books, 1983. Book. Illus. by 30 plus pages of photos and a two page arctic map. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition in English. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original dark blue cloth with a bright title in gilt, and no edge wear, no rubs. Dust jacket hA hint of wear along the top edge. Inside, as new. A fine study of the Inuit, and the economic and cultural pressures from outside the Arctic. By a prominent Danish journalist and activist. Pages 274 plus bibliography .
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- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 079550
- Title
- Oil and Amulets - Inuir: A People United at the Top of the World
- Author
- Lauritzen, Philip
- Illustrator
- 30 plus pages of photos and a two page arctic map
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition in English
- ISBN 10
- 0919519458
- ISBN 13
- 9780919519459
- Publisher
- Breakwater Books
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Arctic, Inuit, Canada
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canada;
Terms of Sale
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Any purchase returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt. Sales subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Craftsbury Common, Vermont
About Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Mostly Travel and Scholarly Books on Africa, Asia and the Middle East
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