Nanogak (24 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 127 pp., Color Illus Plts, White Color Illus Paperback, Oblong 8vo, VG, Assumed 1st ed. Agnes Nanogak (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images unmarked. Some very minimal edge damage to the first two pages of the foreword. Rear panel of dust jacket has 2 small closed tears that were previously repaired with tape. DJ is otherwise in very good condition, in a mylar cover. 8vo. oblong.…

First Edition. 128pp. Illustrated in color: nice, full page painting by Agnes Nanogak. 128pp. Presumed First Edition, none stated. Edited and Translated by Father Maurice Matayer. Foreword by Al Purdy. Preface by Matayer. O.M.I. Illustrated in color by Agnes Nanogak. VG. Covers moderately soiled, interior clean/bright. No names or writings; binding tight. PAPERBACK. (oblong: 8.5 x 6 inches). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Jacket soiled and torn, edges frayed, repaired with tape, installed in plastic archival wrap that is a little short for very long oblong jacket but covers all of it but for flaps. Foreword by Al Purdy, interior clean and bright, lovely illustrations. Inuit folklore. Nanogak (illustrator).…

Condition: V. Good. Mahwah, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Troll Communications Llc, 1991. A Navajo legend. A retuelling of a Navajo Indian legend in which Turquoise Boy searches for something that will make the Navajo people's lives easier. Includes a brief history of the Navajo people and their customs Soft cover is bright and clean, minimal rubbing of corners, no former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked. . Soft Cover. V. Good. Illus. by Agnes Nanogak. Agnes Nanogak (illustrator).…

Paperback. First edition. Very Good+ paperback with light soiling to the covers; interior bright and clean. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Eskimo myths and stories, edited and translated by Father Maurice Metayer, illustrated by Agnes Nanogak, and with a foreword by Al Purdy. 128 pages; full-page color illustrations throughout; 8.5 x 6 inches.…

Softcover. Oblong 8vo., 127 pp. Color illustrations throughout. Very Good in color illustrated wraps. Agnes Nanogak (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st US Edition. inked note on contents page. Nanogak, Agnes (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: VERY GOOD. Spine slightly darkened. 15 cm. 127 pages. The magic drum.--Kajortoq, the red fox.--The orphan and the bears.--The ball players.--Kautaluk.--The owl and ptarmigan.--The swan and the crane.--Kajortoq and the crow.--Lost at sea.--The wolf and the owl.--The deceitful raven.--Taligvak.--The hunter and the children.--Kidnapped by wolves.--The legend of the Coppermine River.--The ghost hunter.--The blind boy and the loon.--The huntress.--The eagle and the hunter.--The lazy son-in-law.--The bear and the child.--The dog and the young girl. Additional info or photos on request. Ships in sturdy cardboard packaging, with tracking and insurance.…

Oblong Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Minor shelf wear to book and dust jacket. Otherwise a tight, unmarked book. B/w and color illustrations. xii, 116 pp. 6-1/4" x 9" oblong format.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Cover has light shelf wear, light crease bottom front corner, text is very clean and well bound. Oblong 8.5 X 6" 127 pages. Foreword by Al Purdy. The Twenty-two tales presented here are those of a group of Inuit known as the Copper Eskimos, a people who have for centuries occupied a harsh and forbidding land along the Canadian Arctic coast. This delightful collection of their traditional legends and fables reveals a view of man, nature and the supernatural very much influenced by the realities of a life style bound to that land. Very beautifully illustrated by Agnes Nanogak **Bundle up & Save on Postage**. Agnes Nanogak (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. An Atttractive Book In Very Good Crisp Condition, Illustrated By The Author, Agnes Nanogak, An Important Inuit Storyteller. Introduction By Robin Gedalof Mcgrath. Blue Boards, Gold Lettering, Red Endpapers. Dj Is Clipped And Has A One Inch Plus Long Closed Tear At Upper Back.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Tight, unmarked; stain to bottom front corner; light creasing to spine; otherwise minimal wear; "This collection of 22 traditional legends and fables of the Copper Eskimos (Inuit) reveals a view of man, nature and supernatural very much influenced by the realities of a life style bound to the land." Beautiful colour illustrations by Agnes Nanogak. Nanogak, Agnes (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Ausreichend. 127 S., Geb., Oschutz., quer 8o. (Alterssuren / Umschlag mit Einrissen) [5c].

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 127 pages color illustrations 16 x 22 cm. Stunning artwork. / Contents: The magic drum.--Kajortoq, the red fox.--The orphan and the bears.--The ball players.--Kautaluk.--The owl and the ptarmigan.--The swan and the crane.--Kajortoq and the crow.--Lost at sea.--The wolf and the owl.--The deceitful raven.--Taligvak.--The hunter and the children.--Kidnapped by wolves.--The legend of the Coppermine River.--The ghost hunter.--The blind boy and the loon.--The huntress.--The eagle and the hunter.--The lazy son-in-law.--The bear and the child.--The dog and the young girl. Twenty two legends of the Copper Eskimos (Inuit) of the Northwest Territories, originally oral, translated into English from the Inuktitut. Colour illustrations by Agnes Nanogak and Helen Kalvak of the Holman Island Cooperative Eskimos -- Legends. Tales, Inuit. Inuits -- Folklore. Inuit. Inuits -- Canada -- Territoires du Nord-Ouest -- Folklore. novels. Fiction. Folklore. Fiction. Novels. Romans. Fine in copy in near fine lighty shelfworn jacket in archival mylar. Sharp and crisp. Presumed first ed. (no earlier dates or printings indicated).…

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

[0-88830-088-3] 1972. (Mass market paperback) Very good. 127pp. Illus. Minor wear to covers. Collection of Inuit myths and legends, edited and translated by Father Maurice Metayer, illus. By Agnes Nanogak. Foreword by Al Purdy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear, chipping and short closed tears to top and bottom of jacket and spine, some yellowing to largely white jacket, corners slightly bruised, not price clipped ($4.95), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy for its age. 128pp, illustrated endpapers. The twenty two tales presented here are those of a group of Inuit known as the Copper Eskimos, a people who have for centuries occupied a harsh and forbidding land along the Canadian Arctic coast. this delightful collection of their traditional legends and fables reveals a view of man, nature and the supernatural very much influenced by the realities of a life style bound to that land, illustrated by Inuit artist Agnes Nanogak. Father Maurice Metayer(1914-74), was a Roman Catholic missionary who came to northern Canada in 1939, serving at missions in Coppermine (Kugluktuk), Holman Island (Ulukhaktok), Reid Island and Cambridge Bay. He also served for several years as official chaplain for the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line. His hobby was recording legends and stories of the indigenous Inuit. Jacket and illustrations by Agnes Nanogak (illustrator).…

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hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.