Sundancing At Rosebud and Pine Ridge by Mails, Thomas E - 1978

Center for Western Studies, 1978. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Center for Western Studies, 1978. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Center for Western Studies, 1978. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota: The Center for Western Studies, 1978. First edition (Regular edition). Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. 395pp. Quarto [32 cm] Light brown cloth over boards. Profusely illustrated. In the dust jacket, with general mild soiling to the rear panel. May require extra postage due to weight. An amazing, rare combination of color plates of Mails' original oil paintings, black-and-white drawings, photographs, and detailed accounts of complete ceremonies.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota: The Center for Western Studies, Augustana College, 1978. 1st . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Mails, Thomas E.. 395pp.; HB brwn.w/gilt; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. DJ white w/red&blk.-pic.cover; some rub w/some sml.chips&tears. " ...author-artist Thomas E. Mails has made a tremendous and badly needed contribution to our knowledge and understanding of this significant religious experience through his vivid, detailed account of the Sioux version of the Sun Dance." Oil paintings, b/w drawings, and color&b/w photos.

Center for Western Studies, 1978-12. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.0000 9.0000 6.0000. Personally inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper with a drawing. DJ shows minor wear, pages clean.

Center for Western Studies, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light scuffing and smudging across boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

The Center for Western Studies, 1978. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12x9x1. Signed by Author. Signed by the author with an inscription to previous owner; includes a drawing by the author; all on the front free endpaper. Previous owner's name and date is also present on ffep. Crisp, unmarked copy. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Dust jacket is very good to like new condition; protected in a mylar cover.

University of Nebraska Press. 1978. 093117001x BIJ NAT. AMER.- This fine hardback is in a FINE dust jacket has a BEAUTIFUL INCRIPTION by MAILS and a color illustration of a egle feather carved in american puffing on a pipe. White spine with black titles. .

Sioux Falls, SD: The Center for Western Studies, Augustana College, 1978. 1st Signed Ed. Signed by author on front loose end paper: T. E. Mails with drawing of Indian head smoking a pipe. Hardbound. 4to. 160 Pgs.. Nr Fine in Torn & Taped DJ/Fair. Sundancing at Rosebud and Pine Ridge by Thomas E Mails. Published by The Center for Western Studies, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD, 1978. 1st Signed Edition. Hardbound. Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Torn & Taped DJ. Signed by author on front loose end paper: T. E. Mails with drawing of Indian head smoking a pipe. 395 Pgs. ISBN 093117001X. To the Plains Indians, the Sun Dance is undoubtedly the highest form of worship of The Most Holy One, a profound religious ceremony. In this book the author-artist has made a tremendous and badly needed contribution to our knowledge and understanding of this significant religious experience through his vivid, detailed account of the Sioux version of the Sun Dance. The book is the first… Read More