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Sun in the Sky: the Hopi Indians of the Arizona Mesa Lands
by O'Kane, Walter Collins
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Good dust jacket
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Dust jacket in mylar, not price-clipped, small tear on spine head, moderate sunning to spine, moderate wear to edges, bottom back corner torn off but flap still intact; otherwise in good condition. Orange cloth boards with title in black lettering, minor edge wear to spine tail; otherwise in near fine condition. Text block topstained black. Tight binding. Signed by author on front endpaper. Inscribed by former owner: "Carlie Mallett, Barton & Margaret Wright - 1966." Formerly in Wright's personal library. From the dust jacket, this is "an account and an interpretation of the daily lives of 'the peaceful ones,'" or the Hopi. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 6" - 9" tall; 262 pp; Signed by Author .
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- Back of Beyond Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024657
- Title
- Sun in the Sky: the Hopi Indians of the Arizona Mesa Lands
- Author
- O'Kane, Walter Collins
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Place of Publication
- Norman, OK
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Arizona, Oraibi, Moenkopi, Kachina Dolls, Pottery
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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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