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The Door in the Wall: A Collection of Stories that Probe the Mystery of an Anthropologist's Life
by Oliver La Farge
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Houghton Miflin Company, 1965 Houghton Miflin Company, Boston, MA. 1965. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. Review copy presentation slip is laid-in. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine +; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($4.95); light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; repaired closed tear at tail and bottom of front panel. Yellow cloth boards and spine with dark brown lettering on the spine and front board; decorative endpapers. 303 pp 8vo. The author of these 12 stories was a distinguished anthropologist and spokesman for Native Americans who passed away before the publication of this book. The stories are blend of the author's knowledge of archaeology and ethnology and the real life situations in which the characters live their lives. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016124
- Title
- The Door in the Wall: A Collection of Stories that Probe the Mystery of an Anthropologist's Life
- Author
- Oliver La Farge
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Miflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- archaeology, ethnology, social science, fiction, Indian fiction, Indian stories, Indian studies, literature, Indian life, Central America, Oliver La Farge, anthropological way of life, Indian Cultures, Pueblo Indians, Southwest America, Mayan Indians,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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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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- Cloth
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- Shelfwear
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Jacket
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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