Eskimos

Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 441 pages. Blue cloth covered boards with navy printed illustration to cover & silver printed titles to cover & spine. Light toning throughout. Section of black & white illustrations to center. Original dust jacket is bright, with shelfwear, small tears to edges, price clipped. Tight binding, tight signatures. Record # 6670077

Paperback. Acceptable.

MacGibbob & Kee, 1973. Cloth. Fair. 1st Edition: 285pp, illustrated, 8 pages of colour illustrations and photographs, maps on eps. Blue cloth covers with gilt titling to spine in illustrated dustjacket. "Single, ambitious, self-reliant young man required....Duncan Pryde an 18 year old orphan, ex merchant seaman and disgruntled factory-worker, decided to try his hand at fur trading and emigrated to Canada. In Nunaga, he tells of his discovery of a remote and primitive life to which,... Read more about this item

Paperback. New.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Fejes, Claire. Signed by Author. Knopf, 1966; stated first edition; 368pp. Illustrated by the author. SIGNED on front free endpaper with place inscription only. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; violet and speckled grey cloth boards also very good; silver titling and violet decoration remain bright and bold. Light edge-wear to clipped dust jacket, worse at spine, overall very good. Interior is free of previous owner markings.... Read more about this item

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. Author's ink signature on ffep. Former owner's ink signature on ffep; Textblock is clean and tight; Purple spine and tan boards, blue stamped illustration on front cover, minor sunning/bumping to the head and foot of the spine, bumped corners. Price-clipped dust jacket, internally taped at the head of spine due to the chips, small corner chips, toned spine and edges. 368p.. Signed by Author. 3rd Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good+ (in mylar). Illus. by Claire Fejes. 8vo -... Read more about this item

London: The Bodley Head. 1987. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Pages lightly tanned. [xii] 240 pages.. Evokes the traditional lifestyle of the arctic peoples, describes the erosion of this culture under the impact of colonialism, and makes an indisputable case for a common collaboration to save the Arctic from further despoliation. Robust,... Read more about this item

Walker & Co., New York, 1972. First Edition (stated). Hardcover. Near Fine/--. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/8. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. NEAR FINE. Boards are light brown cloth with gilt lettering. No dust jacket issued, or is missing. Covers crisp, one corner tip a bit bruised, some small creases at top and bottom of spine, minor age discolouration on spine, small white mark on front cover. Book is clean, tight. End pages are two-page map of Arctic. Some dust... Read more about this item

U.S.A.: M.G. Hurtig , 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No Jacket. 285 pages.In 1955 the author decided to try his hand at fur trading and emigrated to Canada from Britain. This book tells of his discovery of a remote and primitive way of life to which he found that he easily adapted. Illustrated, Polar Adventure Anthropology Canada History Eskimos Fur Trading Native Canadians Arctic Tundra Ice Floes Glaciers Seals ;.

Paperback / softback. New. Duncan Pryde went to work in northern Canada as a fur trader for the Hudson Bay Company at the age of 18. His many adventures & his warm relations with the Inuit are detailed in this volume.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan and purple decorated cloth, dust jacket. xii, 368pp. Line drawings, map. Very good/very good. First edition. Account of the Eskimos of the northwest coast of Alaska, inscribed on the front flyleaf "To Fran -- / an Arctic nurse to / whom the Eskimos / are devoted -- / Keep up your / unselfish work / As ever / Claire Fejes / Fairbanks / Alaska," dated October 22, 1966.

Paperback. Very Good.

volcano press, 1994. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

First Edition. hardcover. Complete with large folding map and 7 engraved plates. 468pp. 8vo, handsomely rebound in new 3/4 brown calf, red morocco label; (offsetting from plates including onto the title page, otherwise internally very good). London: John Murray, 1824.<br/><br/> "Record of an expedition to discover the northwest passage, 1821-23. This journal sets forth details of the expedition, especially concerning Eskimo life, which were not included in Parry's official account,... Read more about this item

Walker, 1971. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Corgi Books, 1973. paperback. Good. 1973 Corgi Paperback Edition: 309pp, illustrated 10 coloured photographs. "Single, ambitious, self-reliant young man required....Duncan Pryde an 18 year old orphan, ex merchant seaman and disgruntled factory-worker, decided to try his hand at fur trading and emigrated to Canada. In Nunaga, he tells of his discovery of a remote and primitive life to which, astonishingly, he found that he easily adapted....Pryde speaks with authority of the northern native... Read more about this item