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A Brief History of Navajo Silversmithing (In Dustjacket)
by Arthur Woodward
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
Flagstaff, Arizona: Northern Arizona Society of Science and Art, 1938. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. The 1938 1st edition, in a sharp example of the uncommon --and striking-- dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (very light soiling to the front panel, light spotting at the 2nd blank endsheet) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light spotting to the panels and very mild wear along the spine crown. Octavo, crisp black-and-white plates complementing Arthur Woodward's text. With Field Notes by Richard Van Valenburgh, Bulletin #14 from the Museum of Northern Arizona. (From the front dustjacket flap: "This is the first book on the subject of Navajo silver to give a comprehensive view of its history as influenced by the silver of the European settlers of the Eastern United States, the Eastern Indians, and the Spanish and Mexican colonists of the Southwest.").
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19404
- Title
- A Brief History of Navajo Silversmithing (In Dustjacket)
- Author
- Arthur Woodward
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Northern Arizona Society of Science and Art
- Place of Publication
- Flagstaff, Arizona
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- rare Native American, rare silversmithing, rare anthropology, rare Mexican silver, silver of the Southwest
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native American;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
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Waccabuc, New York
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
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- Crisp
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- Cloth
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