Traditions Indiennes du Canada Nord-Ouest (1862-1882): Textes Originaux & Traduction Littérale

Alençon: E. Renaut de Broise, 1888. First edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Large octavo (8 3/4 x 5 3/4"). [4], vi, 446, [2]pp. Modern blue cloth, with gold lettering to spine. Original printed front wrap bound in. A collection of 117 original texts from the following Indian tribes of North-western Canada: Chiglit Eskimos (2), Dindjie tribe (10), Dènè Indians (76), Dunè Flancs-de-Chien Indians (9), Dènè Tchippewayans Indians (17), Ayis-Iyiniwok Indians (3). Each original text is facing its French translation. Spine age-toned. Pages slightly and evenly age-toned throughout. Text in various Native Indian languages and French. Binding in overall good, interior in good+ to very good condition. (Inventory #: 43099)