Rau, Margaret. /Patricia Collins, illustrator.

Musk Oxen: Bearded Ones of the Arctic

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1976, 1st printing; black cloth binding, in cream jacket with orange titles and black Arctic etching, 7.75x9.2; 42 pp including index. Juvenile hardback.

Tactile etchings illustrate the life of this gentle, patient animal. Efforts to reintroduce the musk ox to Eurasia and to build up a co-operatove knitting industry, "Oomingmak", with the qiviut yarn had begun only a few years before this book was written.

CONDITION: Fine in Very Good jacket; in dw with light edgewear, three 1/4" tears; unclipped 5.95. Item #15088

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