Search Results: Native Peoples from Adagio Books

Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia: New Holland Publishers Pty, Limited, 1978. Soft cover. Very Good. In very good, clean condition. Previous owner's name inside front cover. Otherwise unmarked. Text and boards stiff. Spine lightly creased, but text tight. Cover shows shelfwear including a couple of light scratches on spine. Size: 5 x 7 1/2

Berkeley: Univ of California Pr, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Cover shows light edge/shelfwear. No dj. An exploration of the oral tradition in relation to written work. Size: 6 x 8 1/2

Belize: Factory Books, 2004. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 11 x 8. Gibson, Sean. First Edition in very good, clean, unmarked condition. Cover shows slight edgewear. Belizean folktales and poems. Unpaginated. B/W drawing illustrate 8 poems and 8 folktales about Bra Anansi and Bra Tiger.

Chronicle Books, 1990. Paperback. Very Good. 9 x 9. In very good clean condition. Explores the prehistoric cities of Betatakin, Hovenweep, Puye, Keet Seel, Wupatki, Tuzigoot and other prehistsoric ruins found in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps.

National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1954. Soft cover. Good. 9 x 11. In good, unmarked condition. Cover shows light wear, discoloration, stains and some light wrinkles from handling. Interior crisp and tight. Spine uncreased. Excavations detailed include: two late Basketmaker pithouses; Site 16; Sun Point Pueblo. B/W photographs accompany text and diagrams.

National Park Service, 1962. Paperback. Very Good. 6 x 9 1/2. Handbook No. 36. Staple bound paperback in very good clean condition with faded area on rear cover where label was removed. Presents a history of Aztec Ruins in New Mexico exploring the excavations, the site today. Illustrated with photographs of artifacts, maps and drawings.

National Park Service Historical Handbook Series No. 36, 1962. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. In good, unmarked condition with minor shelfwear and one smudge on the front cover. Otherwise very clean. Contents include: Man in the San Juan Valley; Explorations and Excavations; The Aztec Ruins Today; The Natural Scene; Establishment and Administration; Related Areas; and Suggested Readings. Size: 6 x 9

United States Department Of the Interior, 1961. Staplebound. Very Good. In very good, clean, unmarked condition with minor shelfwear. Details the history of the prehistoric dwellings at the Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico. 44 pages. Illustrated. Size: 6 x 9

Claremont, California, U.S.A.: Harbour Books, 1996. Soft cover. As New. 6 x 9. This is a new book with minor shelfwear. Relates the heart rending tragedy of the white race-red race confrontation in the Great Southwest through the stories of children captives of the Apache Soldado, who claimed two white children to replace his own two who had been slaughtered by the Sixth Cavalry.

America Star Books. In fair condition with heavy shelf wear and a cocked spine. Outer edge of text block has some smudges. Interior text clean and unmarked. The true story of three murders on the Pine Ridge Reservation which go unsolved for more than 50 years and the fight for justice in the present day. Size: 6 x 9 . Acceptable. Paperback. 2004.

Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.A.: Northland Pub, 1992. Soft cover. Very Good. 5 1.2 x 8 1/2. In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Cover shows light wear. A collection of stories which present a family and its changing environment in the American Southwest--in the shadow of Eagle Mountain. 5 1.2 x 8 1/2

U.S.A.: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1997. Soft cover. As New. 8 1/2 x 9 1/2. This is a new, unused school-issued edition. Illustrated with actual photographs of a Powwow of the First Nations people with detailed commentary about the significance and traditions involved.

London: Evans Brothers Ltd., 1999. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 7 x 10. Looking Back series. A glossy pictorial hardcover book with no dust jacket. Explores the many and varied cultures that fourished in the region known today as Peru. Illustrated throughout with photographs, artifacts, plus others

Mesa Verde Museum Association, Inc, 1961. Soft cover. Good. 11 x 9. In good, clean, unmarked condition. Cover is faded and sunned around edges. Otherwise light wear. Large color postcard of Mesa Verde laid in. B/W photos accompany text describing the ancient cave dwellings and the people who made them.

Colorado: Pruett Pub Co, 1982. Soft cover. Very Good. Fifth edition, 1982. In very good, clean conditon. Cover shows light wear. A history of Colorado from prehistoric Indian dwellers presented in a chronological narrative that emphasizes its political and economic development. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2

New Zealand: Bush Press,New Zealand, 1986. Soft cover. Very Good. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2. In crisp, clean condition. Tells the story of the Maori People who settled New Zealand more than 1000 years ago from Polynesia. A fascinating story of how the first settlers conquered the land and developed the arts and crafts which are now admired throughout the world. Illustrated.

U.S.A.: Chronicle Books, 1995. Paperback. As New. This is a new, unused book with minor shelfwear. Fully illustrated throughout with period photographs and illustrations of items, presents the wide variety of toys and dolls used during the childhood of Native American children. Size: 10 x 10

Oklahoma: Thomas Gilcrease Museum Association, 1993. Soft cover. As New. 9 x 11. This is a new book with shelfwear to cover. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held in 1993-1994 at the Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma, featuring paintings and watercolors by Catlin of the early American West. Illustrated in color and with detailed historical commentary.

Hove, East Sussex, United Kingdom: Wayland Publishers, Limited, 1995. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 8 1/2 x 11. Glossy pictorial hardcover with no dust jacket. Explains how the Aztecs ate, grew food, made fields in the middle of lakes, grew medicinal plants, used food to celebrate, etc. Includes meals and recipes, plus glossary. Fully illustrated.

Amer Stone Age Pubns, 1986. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good. In very good, unread, unmarked condition with minor shelfwear. B/W illustrations. Topics include: Tikal; Chichenitza; Uxmal and other Puuc centers; Palenque; Copan; agriculture; ceremonial centers, the collapse, etc. Size: 6 x 9