copyright 1951; The Vanguard Press publishers, New York; dated on inside by original owner "Sitka Alaska June 14, 1973"; very good condition with unmarked pages; dust jacket good with small edge wear (pic).
 
from inside jacket flap -
In this, the first book of its kind, Ruth Brindze evokes the magic and mystery of the totem pole.  The story of the pole's origin, its uses, and even how to read its strange and colorful decorations will facinate every reader, just as did The Glf Stream and The Story of Our Clendar...