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CHILDREN OF THE NORTHLIGHTS
Written by Ingri D'Aulaire; Edgar Parin D'Aulaire. Illustrated by Edgar Parin D'Aulaire.
Stock no. 1831086
Published by The Viking Press. Circa 1972. Very good condition.

Inspired directly by a remarkable journey the d’Aulaires took to northern Europe and their time spent among the Sami, Children of the Northlights is a brightly illustrated portrait and celebration of the Sami people, culture, and snow-covered landscapes of the frozen north, from two of the twentieth century’s greatest storytellers. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations, colour pictorial endpapers. 37 pages. A few marks to boards. Top of spine bumped. Name in ink to top of front endpaper. A few scattered grubby marks and foxspots to contents.

LAPLAND A NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Derek Ratcliffe. Illustrated by Mike Unwin.
Stock no. 2124709
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A detailed discussion of the Lapland ecology, looking at the geography and history of the area as a whole, and the tradition of wildlife study in Lapland. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. xii and 352 pages. ISBN: 0713665297. Wrapper is edge-creased with some browning and a few indentation marks.

THE JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE VOLUME LXXX PARTS I AND II
No author listed.
Stock no. 567405
Published by The Royal Anthroplogical Institute Of Great Britain And Ireland. 1950. Very good condition.

Large format. Green card wraps. B/w photos. Nilotic Studies; New Bottles for New Wine : Ideology and Scientific Knowledge; Religion and Reality; Hominid Characters of the Australopithecine Dentition.; the Early Use of Metals in India and Pakistan; Norwegian Research on the Language and Folklore of the Lapps; Colonial Law and Chinese Society. Top and tail of spine chipped.