Search Results: Hillerman from Squid Ink Books

First printing of the Sidewinder edition, Fine, unread book in a Fine minus dust jacket that has very slight rubbing both panels. Note that spine of book is plain black cloth with no lettering. This was Hillerman's first mystery and it featured Joe Leaphorn, a Navajo Nation policeman. Introduction by Ernie Bulow of Buffalo Medicine Books. Dust jacket art and illustrations by Navajo artist Ernest Franklin. This copy has been signed
on the title page by Hillerman, Franklin, and Bulow. Laid-in is an explanation from Sidewinder regarding this new edition of Hillerman's first mystery.

Limited edition, number 31 of 100 such copies. Bound in burgundy cloth; no dust jacket as issued, and housed in matching slipcase. Fine, apparently unread copy in a Fine slipcase. Hillerman's first Navajo mystery, which features Joe Leaphorn. This copy has been signed by Hillerman on the limitation page.

Very Good to Near Fine book has light edge wear, touch of age yellowing along edges of boards, with a blue ballpoint gift inscription on the mostly blue front end page that is hard to see, in a Good dust jacket that is lightly rubbed, slightly soiled back panel, light yellowing of spine, wear at spine ends with closed tears and loss of color and small triangular chips. Edgar winner. A nice copy of a fragile production that is signed by Hillerman on the title page. Hillerman's second Navajo mystery features detective Joe Leaphorn involved in a Zuni crime. Complete number line to 1 bottom last page. This title won the 1974 Edgar Award for best mystery.

First printing of the Sidewinder edition, Fine minus, unread book with slight edge wear at spine ends, in a Fine minus dust jacket with touch of rubbing to back panel. This was Hillerman's second Joe Leaphorn mystery. Introduction by Margaret Coel. Dust jacket art and illustrations by the Navajo artist Ernest Franklin. This copy has been signed by Tony Hillerman and Ernest Franklin on the title page. The original edition won the 1974 Edgar Award.

NO BOOK, dust jacket proofs only, Fine panels but vertical crease to booth blank flaps. There is a fold crease along spine at back pane. Very unusual and scarce proof (only a small number of these were printed) for the jacket that artist Peter Thorpe did for this non-Navajo mystery. This was the original jacket proposed for the book, and Tony commented to Peter that he liked it very much. However, management at Harper quickly rejected it, wanting a more traditional, Navajo-like drawing for front panel. A Fine proof copy of the jacket that was approved and used on the book is also included. Proof is blank on flaps and back panel, and folded at back side of spine. This proof has been signed by Peter Thorpe on the front flap in silver marker.

Limited edition, number 6 of 100 such copies. Bound in burgundy cloth; no dust jacket as issued, and housed in matching slipcase. Very Good, apparently unread copy, book has moderately bumped bottom corners, in a Fine slipcase. Hillerman's second mystery is set in the middle west, and concerns corruption in a city government. This copy has been signed by Hillerman on the limitation page.

First edition 1st printing with full number line p.212. Good book that has spine slant, light corner wear and brown/yellow stain to front end page; in a Good to Very Good dust jacket that has edge and corner wear, small tear bottom of spine which has sun fade to dark green portion with some color loss, mild rubbing and touch of age toning to white portions of jacket. This copy signed by Hillerman on the title page. This was Hillerman's second mystery, and it centers on corruption in the capital of an un-named, middle western state.

NO BOOK, dust jacket proof only, Fine condition with blank flaps and art only on back panel. Folded at back of spine and signed by Peter Thorpe lower part of front flap and noted "Designs & Illustrations".

NO BOOK Fine, custom made clamshell box for the Harper & Row first edition of this title. Covered in purple Brillianta cloth with title and author last name stamped in gilt on spine. NO BOOK.

Very Good book with slight edge and corner wear with touch of slant; in a Near Fine dust jacket that has light sun fade to spine.

A Fine, softcover booklet (5 ½ by 8 ½ inches, stapled at spine) of 16 pages, un-paginated, that preceded the considerably expanded hardcover version of 1990. Booklet covers fiction through A Thief of Time; Non-Fiction through Indian Country; Contributions to Books; Contributions to Periodicals; and a list of ten works about Hillerman. This bibliography was issued in only 100 numbered copies and was noted as: "A Gigantic Hound Keepsake, Tucson 4/100 1988" on the back panel. This is a very scarce Hillerman item that has been signed by Hillerman to the front cover, and by Hieb at end of his Introduction on the inside of front cover. Also included with the booklet are a Fine copy of the 1990 hardcover edition (not signed), and a Fine copy of the 1990 Univ. of Arizona 8 page pamphlet, On Collecting Hillerman
which has been signed by Hieb.

NO BOOK, dust jacket proof only, Fine condition with blank flaps and back panel. Folded at back of spine and signed by Peter Thorpe lower part of front flap and noted "Designs & Illustrations".

Fine, unread book, no dust jacket as issued. Covers Hillerman mysteries through Talking God, plus articles, awards and details regarding Hillerman s career. Limited to 1000 copies. This copy signed by Hieb and Hillerman on limitation page. Also included is a Fine copy of the 1990 Univ. of Arizona 8 page pamphlet, On Collecting Hillerman which has been signed by Hieb.

Fine, unread book, no dust jacket as issued. Covers Hillerman mysteries through Talking God, plus articles, awards and details regarding Hillerman's career. Limited to 1000 copies. This copy signed by Hieb on the title page. Included is a worksheet that Hieb used to determine pricing for Hillerman titles as he was preparing this book. Sheet is also signed by Hieb at lower right corner.