The Navajos
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press [1956], 1956. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [8], ix-xvi, [2], 3-299, [5] pp. Quarter pink cloth over three-quarter brown cloth with a decoration in black on the front board and spine, black lettering on the spine; orange topstain. Title page printed in yellow and black, mimicking parts of the jacket's front panel. Price of $4.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with eight plates of black and white photographs. Difficult to find in the first edition, Underhill's history discusses the origins of the Navajo peoples, and their way of life after they were forced onto a reservation. The photographs depict Navajo individuals sensitively and shines a light on several Navajo traditions. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #000012308
An inscription on the front pastedown that reads: Property of Lawrence D. Gray, Kiowa, Indian Dancers (dated 1956), a small corner crease to a few leaves; jacket has just a touch of edge wear.
Price: $100.00