John frederic gibson (50 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. This book attempts to wrestle with the complex relationship between Native North Americans and the migrants that colonized this continent. It is a documentary narrative dialog full of stories that are sometimes sad and other times humorous directly from t…

Condición: Good. 1950. First Published. 172 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbi…

Hardcover. Condición: Near New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good Plus. 1st Edition. Chronicle of Indian families the author came to know while working for the Dept. of Social Welfare in northern B.C. 220pp Book is bright and clean. Unmarked except for the author's signature to the title page Tight, binding, black cloth showing n…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. NF black hardcover in good DJ with small piece missing at top - see actual image. DJ now in mylar protector. 221 pp. Account of author who worked in isolated areas of British Columbia and his better understanding of the indigenous families. History-B…

Condición: Good. 1949. First Edition. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and…

Soft cover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Good reading copy, pages have tanned, cover has light shelf wear, 4.5 X 7" 221 pages, published 1976. Along the rugged coastline of British Columbia and inland where the valley of the Skeena River stretches through the mountains live the descendants of the great Indian tribes. For many y…

Condición: Good. 1953. No edition remarks. 287 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Colour and black and white illustration plates. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Minor pen inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have mild shelf wear with ligh…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. The author served with social services in British Columbia's First Nations communities beginning in 1958. Read more about : Friendly Cove, Kitwancool, Campbell River, San Miguel Islands, Babine Agency, infant mortality, fish bones, storekeeper, and Alert Bay. 221 pages. Gibson speaks about India…

Condición: Good. 1953. No Edition Marks. 231 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Volume II. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boa…

Condición: Good. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 286 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters, partially exposing netting; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Pencil inscription…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good +. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Printing of the First Edition. Very good with some bumping to spine ends, prev. owner name on ffep., in jacket with a little edgewear, ( mostly at crown ), and a few short closed tears. No chips. Signed and dated in year of publication on title page.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good ++. First Thus. These 248 pages of fiction are set in British Columbia. Andrew finds Helen living in what seem like very disadvantageous conditions. He intervenes and learns a lesson. Read more about : Kainish Lake, David Coleman, Burns Lake, tail-wind, George Lee, Vert Landing, log booms, clock…