Boston: David R. Godine. Very Good. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0879237155 . Green leather boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Three rocks glued onto front board. Housed in a green cloth clamshell slipcase with gilt signature of artist. Boards have no wear or soiling present. Text block is clean and binding is tight. Facsimile of the artist's signature on front end paper. Slipcase has no wear or soiling. This book illustrates the life of Apache sculpture artist, Allan Houser. Includes around 300 b&w and color images of his work. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 263 pp .

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Bookseller: Back of Beyond Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 019663
Title: Allan Houser (Ha-O-Zous)
Author: Perlman, Barbara H
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0879237155
ISBN 13: 9780879237158
Publisher: David R. Godine
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1987
Keywords: 0879237155, Sculptors, Art, Allan Houser, SOUTHWEST, New Mexico, Apache

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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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