Savage Son
by Arnold, Oren
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1951. This is a "semi-fictional" biography of Dr. Carlos Montezuma ("Wassaja" in his native tongue). an Apache boy sold by the Pima to an Anglo who raised him. His outstanding mind led Wassaja to become a prominent physician and an important Native American activist. With the rise of the various Native American rights movements, these early heroes are being rediscovered. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition, a typical lovely production by the University of New Mexico Press. Gray cloth binding with red lettering on the front cover and spine. Clean text; ix, 273 pages, with Appendices. Very bright and fresh. The dustjacket is Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine. Very bright, but shows some light edgewear. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good Plus.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003015
- Title
- Savage Son
- Author
- Arnold, Oren
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico
- Place of Publication
- Albuquerque
- Date Published
- 1951
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Western History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- New
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