Book of the Hopi
by Waters, Frank
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Book. Illus. by Oswald White Bear Fredericks. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Small Quarto. xvii - 347 pp, Review Copy slip from Viking Press laid in, 36 unpaginated b&w photos, 62 b&w figures. Introduction, text in four Parts, subdivided by titled chapters. with footnotes. Hopi Alphabet, Glossary. Binding tight, pages clean, paper well-preserved. Slight bump to upper fr forecorner tip, else no external wear. 6.9" x 10" orange-yellow cloth backed & russet cloth boards, light blue spine letters, stain decorated top edge. DJ Unclipped, in illustrated DJ, with acetate protector..
Synopsis
In this unique collection, some thirty Hopi elders reveal for the first time in written form the Hopi world-view.
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009469
- Title
- Book of the Hopi
- Author
- Waters, Frank
- Illustrator
- Oswald White Bear Fredericks
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Size
- Small Quarto
- Keywords
- myths legends - ritual scripts - Hopi Native American people - Southwestern United States
- Bookseller catalogs
- ANTHROPOLOGY; RELIGION;
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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