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Legends of Vancouver / by E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) ; with decorations by J.E.H. MacDonald.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Schimmel Collection Schimmel Fiction 2632
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, E. Pauline, 1861-1913.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legends--British Columbia--Vancouver Island.
- Legends.
- Squamish Indians (B.C.)--Folklore.
- Squamish Indians (B.C.).
- Indians of North America--British Columbia--Vancouver Island--Folklore.
- Indians of North America.
- Indian mythology--British Columbia--Vancouver Island.
- Indian mythology.
- British Columbia--Vancouver Island.
- Genre:
- Folklore.
- Short stories.
- Penn Provenance:
- Schimmel, Caroline F. (bookplate) (donor) (Schimmel Collection copy)
- Scenery Shop (Vancouver, B.C.) (label) (Schimmel Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 165 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 20 cm
- Edition:
- New edition, illustrated.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : McClelland and Stewart, 1936.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Author's foreword
- E. Pauline Johnson
- The two sisters
- The Siwash rock
- The recluse
- The lost salmon run
- The deep waters
- The sea-serpent
- The lost island
- Point Grey
- The Tulameen trail
- The Grey archway
- Deadman's Island
- A Squamish legend of Napoloen
- The lure in Stanley Park
- Deer Lake
- A royal Mohawk chief.
- Notes:
- "Sixth printing"--T.p. verso.
- Local Notes:
- Schimmel Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Caroline F. Schimmel with her bookplate on verso of half-title leaf.
- Schimmel Collection copy has bookseller's label ("THE THUNDER BIRD THE SCENERY SHOP [...] GRANVILLE ST. VANCOUVER") on p. [3] of cover.
- OCLC:
- 606399133
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