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Handbook of North American Indians: Southwest -- Volume 9
by ORTIZ, Alfonso (volume editor)
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About This Item
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979. Hardcover. 4to. Grey cloth with black and gilt spine lettering. xvi, 701pp. Numerous illustrations, line drawings, maps. Fine. Ownership signature on front pastedown and title page. Tight and superb first edition of the ninth volume (only) in general editor William C. Sturtevant's highly-regarded 20-volume "Handbook of North American Indians," an authoritative study done in two-column format.
Synopsis
Alfonso Ortiz was a native of San Juan Pueblo whose primary research focus was his own people. He was a professor of anthropology at the University of New Mexico, a MacArthur fellow, and a lifelong advocate for Native Americans and their communities.
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- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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- Title
- Handbook of North American Indians: Southwest -- Volume 9
- Author
- ORTIZ, Alfonso (volume editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1979
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Native American;
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