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Children of the People: The Navaho Individual and his development

Authors: Leighton, Dorothea (1908-1989) and Kluckhohn, Clyde (1905-1960) Publisher: Octagon Books Pub Date: 1974 (Reprint edition) Binding: Hardcover Condition: Good. Binding tight. No marks, tears, bends or folds. Without dust jacket. Very light edge and corner wear. Gilt on spine still sharp, easily readable. Colophon on front board. Notes: Originally published in 1947. A report…

The Zunis: Self-Portrayals

Authors: The Zuni People Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Pub Date: 1972 (second printing) Binding: Paperback Condition: Fair to Good. Binding tight. No tears, bends or folds. Sticker mark on upper front cover edge at spine. Slight foxing to front spine edge. Edge and corner wear. Notes: The Zuni gathered the major storytellers of…

General Series in Anthropology: Number 9: Navaho Humor and (bound with) Number 10: The Yezidis, Sulubba and Other Tribes of Iraq and Adjacent Regions

Authors: Hill, W.W. (Willard Williams, “Nibs”) (1902-1974); Field, Henry (1902-1986) and Glubb, J.B. (Sir John Bagot) (1897-1986) Publisher: George Banta Publishing Co. Pub Date: 1943 Binding: Paperback (stiff cardboard covers, paper tape binding) Condition: Fair to Good. Paper tape binding tight, no worn or torn areas. No tears, bends or folds. Previous owner’s name in…

Handbook of Middle American Indians (16 volume set)

Series Editor: Wauchope, Robert (1909-1979) Publisher: University of Texas Press Pub Date: 1964-1976 Binding: Hardcover Condition: Volume 1: Natural Environment and Early Cultures: Fair. Binding tight. No tears, bends or folds. Previous owner’s name, date, and locational information on front pastedown. Without dust jacket. Some water damage to lower corners of pp. 451-570. Smudging to…

Down by the River: Archaeological and Historical Studies of the Leon Family Farmstead

Author: Thiel, J. Homer Publisher: Center for Desert Archaeology Pub Date: 2005 Binding: Paperback Condition: Good. Binding tight. No tears, bends or folds. One long smudge, top to bottom, on rear cover (probably caused by internal fold-outs). A small orange/pinkish smudge (not liquid) to bottom text block. Some edge and corner wear. Notes: Anthropological Papers…

San Bernardino Contla: Marriage and Family Structure in a Tlaxcalan Municipio

Author: Nutini, Hugo G. (1929-2013) Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press Pub Date: 1968 Binding: Hardcover Condition: Good. Binding tight. No marks, tears, bends or folds. Without dust jacket. Notes: “…a straightforward structural-functional analysis of marriage and the family in a Nahuatl-speaking municipio of the Central Mexican highlands, in the holistic tradition of British social anthropology.”…

The Mountain on the Desert: A Philosophical Journey

Author: Richter, Conrad (1890-1968) Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub Date: 1955 Binding: Hardcover Condition: Book: Good. Binding tight. No marks, tears, bends or folds. Dust Jacket: Fair: Price clipped. Numerous chips and tears on top and bottom edges. Head and foot of spine chipped. In mylar. Notes: I suppose every author at one time or…

The Journey Home: Some Words in Defense of the American West

Author: Abbey, Edward (1927-1989) Publisher: E.P. Dutton Pub Date: 1977 (Second printing) Binding: Paperback Condition: Fair. Binding tight. No marks, tears. Edge and corner wear. Smudging to bottom text block. Some scuffing to front and rear covers. It’s been read but taken care of. Notes: Collected essays. “Today I consider myself a working novelist (one…

Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni

Authors: Hayes, Allan and Blom, John Publisher: Northland Press Pub Date: 1996 Binding: Paperback Condition: Fair to Good. Binding tight. No marks, tears, bends or folds. Very light edge and corner wear. Spine and spine edges sun-faded. Slight smudging to bottom text block. Appears unused. Notes: Beautifully photographed collections of pottery from current tribes in…