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Piegan: A Look from Within at the Life and Legacy of an American Indian Tribe-as Seen Through The Story of Its Chief
by Lancaster, Richard
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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About This Item
Garden City, Neqw York: Doubleday & Company, 1966. First Edition.. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nancy Mcaughlin. Type: Ex-Library Out-of-Print First Printing of First Edition, 1966. Ex-Library Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. Illustrated by Nancy McLaughlin with monotone line drawings--she grew up with the Piegans and knew the chief and other members of his tribe intimately. She is widely know for her Indian portraiture and her many illustrations enhance both the beauty and the authenticity of this book. Except for library marks (light residue on front endpaper from removal of a checkout card, stamp on top edge of page block, faint tape residue on binding from jacket), in Very Good Condition, bound in black cloth with brown title panel on spine with gilt titles within. Tight, solid and square binding. Rough cut. Pages lightly toned, completely clean and unmarked, no creases. James White Calf, Chief of the Piegan Tribe of the Blackfoot Nation, narrates this enthralling story of a lifetime and legacy of history, legend, ritual. 359 pages. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. 1966, Doubleday & Company, New York.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026736
- Title
- Piegan: A Look from Within at the Life and Legacy of an American Indian Tribe-as Seen Through The Story of Its Chief
- Author
- Lancaster, Richard
- Illustrator
- Nancy Mcaughlin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, Neqw York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Weight
- 3.63 lbs
- Keywords
- AMERICAN INDIANS BLACKFOOT NATION MONTANA BUFFALO WESTERN PLAINS CREE CROW GROS VENTRE FLATHEAD ASSINIBOINE KOOTENAI ROCKY MOUNTAINS INDIAN WARS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native Americans;
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