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First Penthouse Dwellers of America

First Penthouse Dwellers of America

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First Penthouse Dwellers of America

by Ruth M. Underhill

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  • Paperback
Condition
Near Fine/No Jacket
ISBN 10
0883075261
ISBN 13
9780883075265
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Santa Fe, NM: William Gannon, 1976 William Gannon, Santa Fe, NM. 1976. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Reprint edition of the 1938 original. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for former owner name on FFFP. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight bumps to spine slick spot on heel of spine at bottom. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 155 pp. Pueblo is not the name of a tribe. It is merely the Spanish word for village and is applied to people who speak four different languages, pointing to at least four different places of origin. The peaceful Hopi, on the remote mesas of Arizona; the gentle Zuni, silversmiths and artists in pageantry; the Keres, with their traditions of war and mighty magic; the Tanoans, with their beautiful blend of Catholic and pagan ceremony." A story of the life and history of the Indians of the Cliff Dwellings. A clean pristine copy.

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Bookseller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
002865
Title
First Penthouse Dwellers of America
Author
Ruth M. Underhill
Format/Binding
Soft cover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0883075261
ISBN 13
9780883075265
Publisher
William Gannon
Place of Publication
Santa Fe, NM
Date Published
1976
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords
PUEBLO INDIANS, AMERICAN HOPI ZUNI WARRIORS OF KERES, THE CATHOLIC TEWA, TAOS BY BUFFALO COUNTRY, CLIFF DWELLERS, NORTH INDIAN TRIBES, CUSTOMS,

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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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The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Pictorial Wraps
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Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Reprint
Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.

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