Comparative Vocabularies of the Indian Tribes of British Columbia, with a Map Illustrating Distribution
Montreal: Dawson Brothers, 1884. First Edition. Softcover. 8vo. Pp. 127, appendix, folding chart, folding map. Salmon colored wraps lettered and ruled in black, chips to spine ends and edges of rear wrap, faint owner stamp, tape reinforcement to spine, light ripple to front wrap. Very Good. Item #12387
Presents over 200 words collected in 1875-6, across dialects of every Indigenous language from the Columbia River north to the Chilkat River. Now housed in a clear, removable archival sleeve with an acid-free backing.
Price: $300.00
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