Lords of the Stone

An Anthology of Eskimo Sculpture

by Alistair Macduff and George M. Galpin

Whitecap Books, 1982, [First Edition], ISBN 0920620353, full colour photographs throughout, coloured endpapers, large format hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, minor marking on bottom fore edge, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows minor edge and shelf wear with minor rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, small tears and chipping (see photographs)

“The text, by Alistair Macduff, is a poetic appreciation of the beauty of Inuit art in general and the illustrated works in particular.  This appreciation is informed y a lifetime’s experience and training in the fields of art and art appraisal, and an intimate knowledge of the far north, gleaned from the dozen years Mr. Macduff spent travelling in the Artic regions, collecting Inuit art.
George Galpin has photographed 82 pieces from 8 major Arctic communities, as well as Greenland and several smaller settlements.  These works are a distillation of the many hundred of pieces which have passed through Alistair Macduff’s hands when he was director of the Gallery of the Arctic, in Victoria, British Columbia, and they represent the artists’ achievements at the highest level.
A book of lasting beauty, and a source of practical information, Lords of the Stone will delight anyone interested in the north and its people, as well as collectors of Inuit art, for many years to come.”