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THE PUEBLO CHILDREN OF THE EARTH MOTHER
by Mails, Thomas E
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385187564
- ISBN 13
- 9780385187565
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Two volumes. 44 color plates and more than 1,000 detailed line drawings by the author. Monumental study of the heritage, culture, crafts, and traditions of the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest. From the James S. Copley Library, with the San Diego newspaper publisher and philanthropist's bookplate to each front pastedown. Large quarto. Original brown cloth bindings, with gilt and blind stamping. Small bookseller's label to each rear pastedown. The dust jackets are price-clipped; otherwise a near fine set. Housed in the publisher's brown cloth slipcase.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59281
- Title
- THE PUEBLO CHILDREN OF THE EARTH MOTHER
- Author
- Mails, Thomas E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385187564
- ISBN 13
- 9780385187565
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Native Americans
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
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- Quarto
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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