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Author: Rink, Henry
Title: Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo With a Sketch of Their Habits, Religion, Language and Other Peculiarities
Place Published: Edinburgh and London
Publisher:William Blackwood & Sons
Date Published: 1875
Description:

xii, 472, [1] pp Engravings on wood by Native artists, text illustrations and 5 plates (2 of which are folding). (8vo) Coffee brown cloth, gilt image of Eskimo in kayak and other decorations on cover, gilt spine.

Rink recounts the Eskimo ways of life, means of livelihood, language, customs, laws, social order, religious life, superstitions, traditions, artistic endeavors, poetry, music, and handicrafts, as well as medical and scientific knowledge as derived from experience and observation. Includes 150 Eskimo tales and legends. The illustrations were designed, drawn and engraved by the Natives of Greenland. Scarce in original cloth.

Wear and soiling to binding with rubbing to extremities, dark spot on front board, minor corner bumps; hinges repaired, bookseller's paper label on front pastedown, previous owner's name on half-title, light foxing to preliminaries and endpapers; very good.