Spirit Faces Contemporary Masks of the Northwest Coast Tapa blanda - 1997

Vancouver, B. C.: Douglas & McIntyre, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased as well as the front of the wrapper; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Full-color pictorial wrapper with yellow lettering. 135 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by full-color photographs and illustrations! "These breathtakingly beautiful and powerful masks depict creatures (such as Eagle or Killer Whale), natural elements and forces (such as Moon or Weather), humans, and supernatural beings (such as Thunderbird or the Chief of the Undersea). Masks are an important part of ceremonial life on the Northwest Coast; they make the supernatural world visible and bring it to life in dance dramas performed at feasts and potlatches, or at winter ceremonies held by secret societies. Some masks embody mythology or… Leer más

Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd., 1997. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd., 1997. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd., 1997. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback. Very Good.

Doubleday, September 1997. Trade Paperback. VG. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, Limited, 1994. (CAD) No markings, a touch of rubbing to cover panel gloss, tiny stress crease to edge of cover, Near Fine. Wraps with flaps, 136pp. Full-age colour photos of contemporary masks made by members of the Pacific Coast Indian tribes. This book presents 75 masks made by 23 of the best Firt Nations artists working on the Pacific Northwest Coast today. The artist include Bruce Alfred, Robert Davidson, Freda Diesing, Terry Starr, Marven Tallio, Don Yeomans. (2.0 JM LVR 201/b4. Paperback. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Doubleday, 1997. Softcover. Fine. No markings or inscriptions. Text clean. Binding tight and square. Spine uncreased.

Very Good. book is like new, 1984 univ of WA press printing; cover has light scratching you can see under bright light...........still looks very nice