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1925. North America, Native Americans, Journals. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. 506p., fair paper, cover is free but present, no spine covering, as is, text is clean.

Zustand: Good. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt with a vignette map in gilt & green on the front cover. The binding is bumped, rubbed & lightly soiled and there are tiny white stains to the rear cover. The spine is a bit faded with its head & tail chipped. 506 pages. Illustrated with a black-and-white frontispiece & numerous tables & music staves. Good. This study includes music and texts in the native language of the Copper Eskimos with English translations.…

Zustand: Good. - Large octavo, olive green cloth titled in gilt on the spine & front cover with a vignette map in gilt & green on the cover. The gilt on the spine is almost completely faded. The binding is rubbed & bumped with the head & tail of the spine lightly chipped. There is some white spotting to the rear cover. 506 pages. Profusely illustrated with diagrams & music staves. There is some light foxing to the fore-edge. Good. Songs of the Copper Eskimos recorded on a phonograph between 1914 and 1916, either at Bernard harbour in Dolphin and Union Straits, or at Eskimo settlements in the immediate vicinity. A few songs of more western Eskimos were obtained from some natives who were employed by the expedition.…

Wrappers. Zustand: Good. First Edition. pages 267-354, b/w plates, maps. Contents: A Tikopian vocabulary. Compiled mainly from materials collected by the Rev. W. J. Durrad, of the Melanesian Mission, p 267-289 Language, mythology and songs of Bwaidoga, Goodenough Island, S.E. Papua, by D. Jenness, p 290-314 White magic of the Maori. Some explanation of the Atahu or Iri Rite, and the use of love charms, p 315-328 Supposed pit-dwellings in Queen Charlotte Sound, by W. J. Elvy, p 329-332 Honorific terms, sacerdotal expressions, personifications, etc., met with in Maori narrative, p 333-334 Word list. Containing words and expressions not included in published dictionaries of the Maori tongue, p 335-336 Obituary, p 337 Reviews, p 338-347 Publications received, p 348-350 Notes and queries, p 351-352 Notice to members: 'The Maori', by Elsdon Best, p 353 Maori literature, p 354.…

HARDCOVER. first edition. 505pp, music. octavo hardbound. Canadian Arctic Exp. Report Volume XIV: Eskimo Songs Southern Party 1913-1916. cover wear otherwise very good-.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A volume of the report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition. Containing music and explanations of traditional Eskimo songs. The Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-1918 was an expedition by Vilhjalmur Stefansson on behalf of the Canadian Government intended to focus on scientific data and the understanding of geography, wildlife and people of the Canadian Arctic. In a green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to extremities. Library numbers to the spine. Library bookplate and numbers to front pastedown. Internally, Generally firmly bound although front hinge strained after endpaper. Pages bright and generally clean. Library ink stamps to front blank and verso of title page. Library blind stamp to title page. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…