Masked Gods: Navaho and Pueblo Ceremonies by Waters, Frank - 1950

University of New Mexico Press, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. 11x8x1. Signed. Flat signed by Frank Waters on half title page. Stated Second Edition. Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket with loss. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked. *Autographed by author.*

University of New Mexico Press , 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Acceptable. 9x6x1. Signed by Author. Signed by Waters on the limitation page. This is #248 of this edition. Sound binding with minor wear to bottom corners. Very light wear and soiling to edges of text block with small stains to leading edge. Text is unmarked. The illustrated dust jacket shows several areas of loss, a long closed tear to front panel, and mild soiling/scuffing. Dust jacket in a mylar cover. Previous dealer's small sticker on verso of FFEP. 8vo. 439pp.

University of New Mexico Press. Used - Very Good. 1950. First Edition Hardcover. Decorated cloth, dj., 8vo, 438 pp. Dj. is in excellent condition with minor shelf wear and a very small tear at the head of the spine and a few closed nicks. Front hinge a little loose. Text is very clean and tight. Near fine. (Subject: Native American Studies.)

University of New Mexico Press. hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

1950. Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Press, 1950. 18 x 26 cm. 438 pages, including illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the Author. Masked Gods is a vast book, a challenging and profoundly original account of the history, legends, and ceremonialism of the Navaho and Pueblo Indians of the Southwest. Following a brief but vivid history of the two tribes through the centuries of conquest, the book turns inward to the meaning of Indian legends and ritual — Navaho songs, Pueblo dances, Zuni kachina ceremonies. Enduring still, these rituals and ceremonies express a view of life, of man's place in the creation, which is compared with Taoism and Buddhism — and with the aggressive individualism of the Western world. (Publisher)