RAY, DOROTHY JEAN — Eskimo Masks - Art and Ceremony

Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. 246 pages. Index. Bibliography. Moderate wear. Colour photographic plates plus black and white illustrations. "Presents the esthetic and ceremonial aspects of Eskimo masks both pictorially and analytically. Unmarked but for a small faint ink stamp atop front free endpaper. Puncture near central portion of front board is almost invisible externally, but visible when board opened with corresponding imprint and small tear to first 25 pages or so - it sounds worse than it looks! A decent copy handsomely adorned with gilt decoration and lettering.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Eskimo Masks - Art and Ceremony Native Peoples Inuit. Good .