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Dancing Gods: Indian Ceremonials of New Mexico and Arizona
by Erna Fergusson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934 Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 1934. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Printing. Book is tight, square and unmarked but for a F/o bookplate on the FFFP and a small bookseller sticker on the front pastedown from the Villagra Book Shop in Santa Fe, NM. Book Condition: Very Good +; small ink drop on the textblock fore edge; light shelfwear to the board bottom edges. DJ: Good; (Not Priced) sunfaded spine with moisture spotting; scotchtape repairs to the top and bottom edges of the DJ both inside and out. Khaki cloth boards and spine with black lettering and decorations on the spine with the title in a brown shadowbox; Indian head drawing on the front board in a brown shadow box. Clean internals. Front and rear hinges are sound and not split. 276 pp + x pp index 8vo. This is the first poplual account of the principal Indian dances of New Mexico and Arizona based upon all available sources and upon first-hand knowledge of them; this book covers the ceremonies of Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache Indians. It includes all the well-known dances, like the Corn Dances, the Snake Dance, the Fire Dance, and many less-known but equally important ones. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket. Possible BCE edition with no evidence to back other than no pricing on any corner- all are unclipped. .
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- Seller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 016373
- Title
- Dancing Gods: Indian Ceremonials of New Mexico and Arizona
- Author
- Erna Fergusson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1934
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Indian Dances, cultural anthropology, Pueblo Indian Dances, Apache Indian Dances, Navajo Indian Dances, the Corn Dances, the Snake Dance, the Fire Dance, New Mexico history, Arizona history,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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