excellent book on how vital fishing was to the west coast First Nations, well illustrated
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Seller: clickgoodwillbooks, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: acceptable. Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may be missing bundled media. Seller Inventory # CSIV.0888943326.A
Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_465253692
Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Crisp, unread, unmarked copy. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Minor shelf wear to corners. Third printing. Seller Inventory # CHAPsteIF
Seller: Easton's Books, Inc., Mount Vernon, WA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: NF. Paperback in Near Fine condition. 10 X 0.59 X 9 inches. 181 pages. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information. Seller Inventory # 69890
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Later Printing. A near fine used copy. Seller Inventory # 657207
Seller: 3rd St. Books, Lees Summit, MO, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good, clean, tight condition. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking. Seller Inventory # 087752
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Seller Inventory # M00888943326-G
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Seller: JJ Books, Comox, BC, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2002, 4th printing, Condition: fine The author provides over 450 drawings and 75 photos of the fishing technology used by the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest. Contains forward, introduction, reference keys, reference index, contents, mpa, illustrations, photos, bibliography. Seller Inventory # FN-STE-0114
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Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good+. 181 pages, Hilary Stewart tells of the elements that made fishing a way of life--prayers and ceremonies showing gratitude for the fish, customs and taboos. Photographs and drawings of large traps, weirs and dams show how villagers worked together for their catches. Diagrams and drawings depict how women butchered, cooked, preserved and rendered the fishermen's catch. Text block VG, cover corners creased, spine area faded, name stamp, two black ink marks on first and title page. ; 10 x 9 ". Seller Inventory # 98176
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. B/W Drawings (illustrator). First Thus. SUBTITLED : ` Early Methods on the Northwest Coast '.181 pages of detailed b/w drawings - with index - providing a look at all aspects of west coast fishermen. INDEX at back. A culture with 9.00 years of history. Map on page 14. Occasional photographs. LEARN more about : Tlingit, sinker-stone, haya, octopus spear, halibut, dagger, yew wood, traps & weirs, smoked salmon, pile driver, Masset, and Deep Bay. Drawings of net floats on page 59 and of fish species on pp.22 & 23. Cond : Paper wrapper is black with white lettering. Front cover shows a collection of fishing aerifacts. Tight in binding with zero wear. No soiling. No names, marks, creases, nor tears. Excellent collectible/giftable reference ! QUote (p. 100 ) : " Downstream villagers owning weirs had first advantage in harvesting the run. When they had sufficient salmon, sections of the weir were removed to allow the fish to continue upriver, where they would encounter the weir of the next village. It is said that if the downstream people were tardy in ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 014895
Quantity: 1 available