Indian Basketry: Studies in a Textile Art without Machinery
by Mason, Otis Tufton
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Doubleday, Page, and Co.. Good. 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Hefty two volume set in pale green decorative cloth document indigenous Norht American basketry techniques. Tufton was a curator in ethnology at the then-United States National Museum which was to become the Smithsonian. Scarce in this first edition. Line illustrations and photographic plates throughout. Boards are quite rubbed on edges, corners bumped, edges of text block rough. Interior clean and free of markings, hinges are starting to split but binding is tight.; Book; 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008023bt
- Title
- Indian Basketry: Studies in a Textile Art without Machinery
- Author
- Mason, Otis Tufton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Material, Culture, Native, American, Basketry, Weaving
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Back of Beyond Books
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Moab, Utah
About Back of Beyond Books
Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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