Prayer Stick Cutting in a Five Night Navaho Ceremonial of the Male Branch of Shootingway
by Berard Haile
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No dj
- Seller
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Cleveland Heights, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
University of Chicago Press, 1947. First edition, 229p + 14p, b/w plates, 14 fold-out plates in color, appendix: Notes on Prayersticks, by Grey Man. Includes Navaho text with English translation and notes. Hardbound, ex-library, very nice library binding of original paperbound monograph, in very-good+ condition. Previous owner name on original paper cover and title page, a few ex-library indicators, but still very attractive, clean and sturdy copy in red cloth with nicely hand-lettered black cloth spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- SunriseBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 905
- Title
- Prayer Stick Cutting in a Five Night Navaho Ceremonial of the Male Branch of Shootingway
- Author
- Berard Haile
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Date Published
- 1947
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Navaho Religion, Shootingway Chant
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
SunriseBooks
Prepayment by credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover), check or money order. Books returnable within ten days.
About the Seller
SunriseBooks
Biblio member since 2005
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
About SunriseBooks
Open shop selling new and used books with a specialty in Eastern and Western spiritual traditions with a mail order sideline in detective fiction. Established in 1974.
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