Columbia River Basketry: Gift of the Ancestors, Gift of the Earth

Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Jules Remedios Faye. Signed by Author. A fine and due homage to the history and practice of basket-weaving along the Columbia river in Oregon and Washington. SIGNED by the author at first free endpaper. Laid in also is a special item of ephemera, being a SIGNED broadside by Grey Spider Press on occasion of a reading by the author and featuring a Wasco-style human figure from a twined bag, quite fine, being one of only 50 such ever printed. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xvi [2], 3-232 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.