DEZBA: WOMAN OF THE DESERT by Reichard, Gladys A - 1939.

NY: J. J. Augustin, 1939. Used - Like New. 1939. First Edition Hardcover. Dec. cloth, no dj. 8vo, 161 pp, frontis and full page b/w plates throughout, map end papers. Photos by Lilian J. Reichard and the author. Lacks dj. Corners are very sharp. Text is very clean and crisp. Fine. (Subject: Americana & Regional History.)

Minimal library distinctions, "Property of the Federal Government, W.P.A. Arizona Statewide Project" stamped 1st Title Page, pocket intact (1 check out), otherwise, appears as near unblemished copy in tan cloth boards displaying minor surface/edge wear, with small tear at head of spine. This was probably an Indian Reservation copy. Publishers information pasted to FLEP, light age foxing.
Illustrated by Lilian J. Reichard & Gladys A. Reichard. The flow of daily life on the Navajo Reservation centered in the activities of the matriarch of the family group, vividly and poetically told by a sympathetic observer of the The People. Though the account is fictionalized to the extent that it does not describe any living person, there is probably more truth here than in many scientific reports.
The story is of Dezba, matron and head of a large Navajo household. Dezba's husband was a Silversmith, they had three children and many grandchildren. Along with Debza's brother, theirs… Read More

New York: J.J. Augustin Publisher, 1939 Signed by both the author and the photographer on the ½ title pg. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the ffep. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: 161 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, decorative map eps, large photo frontis; a.e. well tanned. Cover: taupe, red artwork front, red titles spine; v lt shelfwear, spine sunned, lt soil overall, sm faint dampstain to front b.e. corner.