Vancouver ubc press (230 Ergebnisse)

paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. DETAILS: sewn PAPERBACK, attractive copy, near fine, almost all illustrations are in black and white. previous owner's name in ink on title page. HALPIN, MARJORIE M. Totem poles: an illustrated guide. Foreword by Michael M. Ames. Vancouver ; London: University of British Columbia Press in association with the U.B.C. Museum of Anthropology, 1983, second printing, 58pp., . Series: Museum note (Vancouver, B.C.) no. 3 Presents an illustrated history of the totem poles of the Native peoples of the Northwest Coast and examines their form and meaning, origin and cultural significance to those in the Pacific Northwest. - CONTENTS: Introduction; Contents; Foreword; IntroductionIndian Cultures of the Northwest Coast: Wealth; Family; Mythology; Ceremony; Carving. What is a Totem Pole? Totemism; Totem Pole; Totem Pole Types; House Poles; House Frontal Poles; Memorial or Commemorative Poles; Mortuary Poles; Grave Markers; Welcome Figures; The Antiquity of Totem Poles; Totem Poles Today; Contemporary Sculpture; The Raven and the First Men. Suggestions on How to Look at Totem Poles: 1. The Skill of the Carver 2. Recognizing Life Forms; 3. Differences in Cultural Style. List of Totem Poles and Other Large Sculptures on Display in the U.B.C. Museum of Anthropology and on its Grounds. 9780774801416 ISBN 0774801417.…

Paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 336 pages; 2006 UBC Press. Trade size paperback is tightly bound and fresh in pictorial covers. Feels and appears unread and about as new. NF.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. 306 Pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. 512 Pages Illus., Includes Introductory Letter From Publishers.

, Teleky, Richard, 1946-. Hungarian rhapsodies. Essays on ethnicity, identity, and culture. Seattle : University of Washington Press / Vancouver : UBC Press, c1997, xv, 217pp., very good dust-jacket, very good red cloth. CONTENTS: A Note on Hungarian Names -- Playtime: Adult Language Learning, Edmund Wilson, and Me -- "What the Moment Told Me": The Photographs of Andre Kertesz -- The Archives of St. Elizabeth of Hungary -- Without Words: Hungarians in North American Fiction -- The Empty Box: Hollywood Ethnicity and Joe Eszterhas -- A Short Dictionary of Hungarian Stereotypes and Kitsch -- Visiting Pannonia -- Toward a Course on Central European Literature in Translation -- The Poet as Translator: Margaret Avison's "Hungarian Snap" -- Introducing Peter Esterhazy -- "What Comes After": Hungarian Voices, Summer 1993 -- The Third Generation and the "Problem" of Ethnicity. 9780295975825 ISBN 0295975822. …

Soft Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Clean and tight. A very nice copy.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good -. Tight binding, clean interior. Wraps have mild wear and scuffs, corners lightly curled. Interior is unmarked. 321 pages including bibliography and index.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good -. Tight binding, clean interior. Wraps have mild wear, corners lightly curled. Interior is unmarked. "Over the course of a century, the Canadian Prairies went from being the breadbasket of the world to one of many grain-growing regions in a vast global agri-food system." 205 pages.…

V, 58 pp., with numerous b&w images. Zahlreiche s/w Abb. Zustand / Condition: Sehr gut. / Very fine. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450 25,5x20cm, farbig illustr. Orig.- Broschur mit Rücken- und Deckeltitel. Coloured illustrated orig. brochure with back and covertitle.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. very good +. 1st Printing. 6 x 9 in. Paper boards. Condition is NEAR FINE ; covers clean, minimal wear, binding tight. A couple of spots on upper text edge, text unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD+ ; very clean, minor wear. Hist. Stax.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good +. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good +. 1st Edition. Very Good + copy. (see picture ) 305 pages including index.

1st edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 216 pp. Subjects; Hobbes, Thomas 1588-1679. Philosophy, Modern. 1 Kg. …

Soft Cover. Zustand: Book good. 58 pp. Illustrations in colour and b/w. Museum Note No. 18.

Zustand: As New. No interior or exterior marks. Overall AS NEW condition.

Small 4to.; blue cloth covered boards with silver lettering, xii, 668 pages; hardcover; very good.

60 p. Paperback.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. 208 Pages.

Reprint, 4to., 95pp. B/w ills. Paperback, grey spine with black, blue and cream text. ISBN 0774803312 US$12.

kart. Zustand: Gut. 23 cm ; Signed by R. Douglas Francis / Von by R. Douglas Francis signiertes Exemplar. Englischsprachige Paperbackausgabe, X, 327 Seiten. Gutes Exemplar (good Condition). hw1116 ISBN: 9780774816519.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 6-1/4" x 9-1/4", xxiii + 246pp. Sewn binding in laminated illustrated board cover. Some shelf wear, rubbing to lamination of cover. Corners are sharp. Binding is square and tight, pages are clean and bright and unmarked. Appears to be an unread copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. 6-1/4" x 9-1/4", xxviii + 195pp. Sewn signatures in laminated illustrated board cover. Minor rubbing to cover is the only blemish on this book, which appears to be an unread copy; pages are clean and bright and unmarked, binding is square and tight.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 6-1/4" x 9-1/4", 202pp. Sewn binding in laminated illustrated board cover. Cover shows some rubbing and shelf wear, and the top fore corner has been bumped. Binding is square and tight, pages are clean and bright and unmarked; appears to be an unread copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. 6-1/4" x 9-1/4", viii + 307pp. Sewn binding in laminated printed paper-covered boards. Only minor shelf wear to cover. Binding is square and tight, pages are clean and unmarked; appears to be an unread copy.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 6" x 9", xvii + 224pp. Perfect bound book in matte laminated printed card cover. Minor rubbing and shelf wear to cover. Binding tight and square, pages clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 6-1/4" x 9-1/4", xvii + 212pp. Sewn binding in matte laminated printed paper-covered boards. Minor rubbing to cover, which is without a dust jacket, probably as issued. Binding is square and tight. Pages are clean and bright and unmarked. Appears to be an unread copy.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 6-1/4" x 9-1/4", xvi + 212pp + publisher's colophon. Gathered signatures in black paper-covered boards. Light shelf wear, rubbing to jacket. Binding is square and tight. Pages are clean and bright and unmarked. Appears to be an unread copy.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 6-1/4" x 9-1/4", xv + 192pp + publisher's colophon. Sewn binding in gloss laminated printed paper covered boards. Cover is lightly rubbed. Book is otherwise in unread, as-new condition.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 256 p.; 21cm. Notes: Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Mineral industries British Columbia Rossland History. Mineral industries British Columbia Rossland History. Mineral industries British Columbia Rossland History. Mineral industries Rossland (B.C.) History. Rossland (B.C.) History. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. 23cm, viii,270p., index, paper over boards (hardcover), a fine copy (ds5).

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. 208 Pages Illus.