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The Navajos
by Underhill, Ruth M
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press [1956], 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [8], ix-xvi, [2], 3-299, [5] pp. Quarter pink cloth over three-quarter brown cloth with a decoration in black on the front board and spine, black lettering on the spine; orange topstain. Title page printed in yellow and black, mimicking parts of the jacket's front panel. Price of $4.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with eight plates of black and white photographs. Difficult to find in the first edition, Underhill's history discusses the origins of the Navajo peoples, and their way of life after they were forced onto a reservation. The photographs depict Navajo individuals sensitively and shines a light on several Navajo traditions. An inscription on the front pastedown that reads: Property of Lawrence D. Gray, Kiowa, Indian Dancers (dated 1956), a small corner crease to a few leaves; jacket has just a touch of edge wear.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000012308
- Title
- The Navajos
- Author
- Underhill, Ruth M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press [1956]
- Place of Publication
- Norman
- Date Published
- 1956
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
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Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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