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White Dawn, The : An Eskimo Saga
de Houston, James
- Usado
- Bueno
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Bueno/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0151961158
- ISBN 13
- 9780151961153
- Librería
-
Garrison, North Dakota, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch, 1971. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Former Owner Bookplate. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A well-written novel by Canadian author, relating story of eskimos saving and nursing to health several Europeans, with later unsavoury events, the narrative conveying much information on eskimo culture, traditions, and way of life. Hardcover with dust jacket, 275pp., d.j. shows the very lightest of edgewear. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Sinopsis
In 1896, three survivors from a whaling misadventure are nursed back to health by Eskimo villagers who share their food, women, and way of life with the strangers. In return, the foreigners introduce to the villagers the spirit of competitiveness that rules the white man's world. Map and drawings by the Author.
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Detalles
- Librería
- JB Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 00000807
- Título
- White Dawn, The : An Eskimo Saga
- Autor
- Houston, James
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Edición
- First Edition (stated).
- ISBN 10
- 0151961158
- ISBN 13
- 9780151961153
- Editorial
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1971
- Palabras clave
- ESKIMOS, FICTION, LITERATURE, CANADA, ALASKA
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Literature;
Términos de venta
JB Books
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Sobre el vendedor
JB Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2003
Garrison, North Dakota
Sobre JB Books
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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