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NAVAJO: Visions and Voices Across the Mesa.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Scholastic, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A beautiful book which combines twenty of Begay's paintings with his poetry. Includes an introduction by Begay in which he talks about living in two worlds, like many of the Dineh today. Boldly INSCRIBED on the half title page and dated in the year of publication. Index to paintings. Large square format, 48 pp. ISBN: 0-590-461532.
Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket (minor edgewear to the dj.)
Book ID: 62431More details Price: $40.00 -
THE LITTLE INDIAN WEAVER.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1928.) dj. Hardcover - The first title in the "Children of All Lands Stories" series. Illustrated with photographs of children taken by the author. Red and white illustrated endpapers. Bound in light blue illustrated boards with a royal blue cloth spine. 134pp.
Condition: Very good in a fair dust jacket (gift inscription mostly hidden by dj flap, corners somewhat bumped, overall edgewear and chipping to dj, sunning to spine of dj)
Book ID: 79724More details Price: $15.00 -
THE AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST.
Edition: Trade paperback.
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1983.). A revised and enlarged edition of a book originally published in 1975 - a comprehensive one volume look at the culture and history of the various groups who settled in the Southwest - the Athabascans, the Utes and Paiutes, the Pueblo and Rancheria peoples and more. Illustrated with photographs. bibliography, index.. xxvii, 5 pp maps, 285 pp. ISBN: 0-826307043.
Condition: Very good in yellow glossy illustrated wrappers (prev owner's name.)
Book ID: 54292More details Price: $12.50 -
MR NIP AND MR TUCK IN THE AIR.
Edition: First edition.
New York: Dutton, 1946. dj. Hardcover first edition - Classic and very hard to find children's book, the third featuring the delightful little characters of Mr Nip (who resembles a mouse) and Mr Tuck (who looks a bit like a teddy bear and a bit like a cat). In this book, the charming illustrations are by W. C. Nims but are based (with her consent) on the original figures drawn by Lois Lenski. Our two heroes fly over the Great American desert, parachute out, land on a Navaho reservation, watch a Snake dance, visit a trading post and discover the ruins of the cliff-dwellers - the ancient people or the Anasazi - in a canyon. 160 pp.
Condition: Very good condition in blue cloth with black lettering on the spine and front cover in a fair dust jacket with dampstaining to the rear cover, a small chip to front cover and other edgewear. (book has gift inscription dated Christmas 1947 on front endpaper, one corner slightly bumped, but overall a tight and clean copy; dust jacket still has original price of 2.00 on flap.) Uncommon in any edition, but quite scarce in dust jacket.
Book ID: 48133More details Price: $350.00 -
DARK RESERVATIONS.
Edition: 3rd printing.
New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2015) dj. Hardcover - The author's first novel, set mostly on the Navajo Reservation and featuring Bureau of Indian Affairs special agent Joe Evers. Winner of the Tony Hillerman Prize. 343 pp. ISBN: 978-1250074195.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 74789More details Price: $14.50 -
SKINWALKERS.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Harper & Row, (1986.). First edition - Hillerman's eighth novel and the first mystery featuring both Joe L e a p h o r n and Jim C h e e , as they investigate a m u r d e r with its roots in t h e d a r k w o r l d o f N a v a j o w i t c h c r a f t . Winner of the AnthonyAward for best mystery. 216 pp.
Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers (signs of having been read).
Book ID: 59299More details Price: $20.00 -
THE TALE TELLER: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2019). Hardcover first edition - Her fifth novel featuring Chee and Manuelito, but in this one Joe Leaphorn returns as a private investigator, as he continues to recover from a gunshot to the head. "Joe Leaphorn may have retired from the tribal police, but he finds himself knee-deep in a perplexing case involving a priceless artifacta reminder of a dark time in Navajo history. Joe's been hired to find a missing biil, a traditional weaving that had been donated to the Navajo Nation." Special Costco edition with a bonus essay by Hillerman. 302 pp. ISBN: 978-0062910829.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 87808More details Price: $24.50 -
ROCK WITH WINGS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2015) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second novel by Tony Hillerman's daughter - one which continues his series of mysteries featuring now retired Navajo inspector Joe Leaphorn and Sergeant Jim Chee and his wife, Officer Bernie Manuelito. SIGNED on the title page. Glossary. 322 pp. ISBN: 978-0062270511.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 87761More details Price: $35.00 -
SPIDER WOMAN'S DAUGHTER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2013) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first novel by Tony Hillerman's daughter - one which continues his series of mysteries featuring now retired Navajo inspector Joe Leaphorn and Sergeant Jim Chee. 301 pp. ISBN: 978-0062270481.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 87755More details Price: $35.00 -
SPIDER WOMAN'S DAUGHTER (LARGE PRINT EDITION)
Edition: First printing thus.
New York: Doubleday Large Print Home Library Edition, (2013) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The first novel by Tony Hillerman's daughter - one which continues his series of mysteries featuring now retired Navajo inspector Joe Leaphorn and Sergeant Jim Chee. SIGNED on the title page. 301 pp. ISBN: 978-1624908057.
Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 82203More details Price: $30.00 -
SPIDER WOMAN'S DAUGHTER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2013) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first novel by Tony Hillerman's daughter - one which continues his series of mysteries featuring now retired Navajo inspector Joe Leaphorn and Sergeant Jim Chee. SIGNED on the title page. 301 pp. ISBN: 978-0062270481.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (toning to top of textblock)
Book ID: 78496More details Price: $28.50 -
CAVE OF BONES: A Leaphorn, Chee and Manuelito Novel.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2017) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth novel by Tony Hillerman's daughter - one which continues his series of mysteries featuring now retired Navajo inspector Joe Leaphorn and Sergeant Jim Chee and adds Officer Bernadette Manuelito. SIGNED on the title page. 309 pp. ISBN: 978-0062391926.
Condition: Very good in a very good dust jacket(small spot in front gutter, short tear to dj).
Book ID: 75052More details Price: $28.50 -
SPIDER WOMAN'S DAUGHTER.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Harper Collins, (2013). SIGNED first edition - The first novel by Tony Hillerman's daughter - one which continues his series of mysteries featuring now retired Navajo inspector Joe Leaphorn and Sergeant Jim Chee. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 301 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 62464More details Price: $35.00 -
ROCK WITH WINGS.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Harper Collins, (2015). SIGNED first edition - The second novel by Tony Hillerman's daughter - one which continues his series of mysteries featuring now retired Navajo inspector Joe Leaphorn and Sergeant Jim Chee and his wife, Officer Bernie Manuelito. SIGNED on the title page. Glossary. 320 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 67224More details Price: $30.00 -
THE FIRST EAGLE.
Edition: Book club edition.
New York: HarperCollins, 1998. dj. Hardcover - A Navaho mystery with Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn. ISBN: 0-06-0175818.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 21125More details Price: $12.50 -
HUNTING BADGER.
Edition: First UK printing.
London: Harper Collins, (2000) dj. SIGNED (on a bookplate) hardcover first edition - A Navaho mystery with Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn. SIGNED by Hillerman on a bookplate on the title page. 275 pp. ISBN: 0-002261995.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 81309More details Price: $45.00 -
TALKING GOD.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Row, (1989.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery involving Navajo police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. INSCRIBED by Hillerman on the half title page 'for Barbara'. 239 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0161183.
Condition: .Fine in a fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 65235More details Price: $40.00 -
THE FALLEN MAN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: HarperCollins, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A Navajo mystery with Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn. 294 pp. ISBN: 0-06-017773x.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 48496More details Price: $15.00 -
THE FIRST EAGLE.
Edition: First paperback printing.
New York: HarperCollins, (1999.). Mystery involving Navajo police officers Joe Leaphorn (now retired and taking on a job as a private investigator) and Jim Chee. 319 pp. ISBN: 0-06-1097853.
Condition: Near fine.
Book ID: 47781More details Price: $9.50 -
THE WAILING WIND.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A Navajo mystery with tribal police Sergeant Jim Chee and Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn. Map endpapers. 232 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0194448.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 45978More details Price: $15.00 -
A THIEF OF TIME
Edition: Book of the Month Club edition (same size and quality as trade edition).
New York: Harper & Row, 1988. dj. Hardcover - A Navaho mystery with Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-06-0159383.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket. (cocked spine.)
Book ID: 34189More details Price: $13.50 -
A THIEF OF TIME
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Harper & Row, 1988. dj. Hardcover - A Navaho mystery with Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn. ISBN: 0-06-0159383.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (remainder mark.)
Book ID: 6183More details Price: $14.50 -
THE TONY HILLERMAN COMPANION: A Comprehensive Guide to His Life and Work.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first "authoritative guide to Hillerman's art and the world it portrays.' Contents include a chronology; a book by book guide to Hillerman's detective fiction by Jon L. Breen; an extensive interview with Hillerman by Breen, a chapter on the Navajo Nation by George Hardeen; a guide to Native American clans in his fiction and a concordance of his characters by Elizabeth Gaines and Diane Hammer; and selections of nonfiction & fiction. 375pp plus 8 pages of photographs from his family's own collection. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-060170344.
Condition: Near fine in fine dust jacket (name stamped and crossed out on half title page, upper corner of title page cropped).
Book ID: 88638More details Price: $19.50 -
BOUNDARY 2: 1492 - 1992 American Indian Persistence and Resurgence. Volume 19, Number 3, Fall 1992.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover.
[Durham, NC:] Duke University Press, 1992. First edition - A special issue of this journal of literature and culture. Articles include William Overstreet on the Navaho Nightway, Douglas Parks and Raymond DeMallie on the Plains Indians Native Literature, etc. 246 pages. ISBN: 0-822314878.
Condition: Near fine (appears unread, but some curling to edge of front cover.)
Book ID: 21577More details Price: $15.00 -
THE BLOOD RUNS LIKE A RIVER THROUGH MY DREAMS: A Memoir.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, (2000). SIGNED first edition - A moving and poetic memoir about family love, and especially a father's love for his son. Nasdijj, "the son of a Native American mother and cowboy father describes life growing up on the harsh fringes of American society and his own adopted son, Tommy Nothing Fancy, the victim of fetal alcohol syndrome, and their final fishing trip together." SIGNED on the title page. Publisher's letter laid in. 216 pp. "
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 82607More details Price: $35.00 -
MOLDED IN THE IMAGE OF CHANGING WOMAN: Navajo Views on Human Body and Personhood.
Edition: First printing.
Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1997. Hardcover first edition - A study of several areas of Navajo philosophy, including ideas surrounding conception and birth, how children become Navajo, puberty rites, and symbolic aspects of the body. Illustrated. Includes 3 poems by Wesley Thomas, Pauline Escudero Shafer, and Luci Tapahonso. Glossary, notes, bibliography, index. 299 pp. ISBN: 0-8165-16022.
Condition: Fine in gold cloth, issued without a dustjacket (as new.)
Book ID: 26447More details Price: $28.50 -
SURROGATE EVIL: A Lee Nez Novel.
Edition: First printing.
New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Albuquerque featuring Lee Nez, a Navaho state police officer and vampire - a nightwalker - and FBI agent Diane Lopez. 320 pp. ISBN: 0-765-316153.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (very short tear at fold of dj.)
Book ID: 48948More details Price: $18.50 -
BLOOD RETRIBUTION: A Lee Nez Novel.
Edition: First printing.
New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second mystery featuring Native American Lee Nez, a Navajo vampire and New Mexico State Policeman. 271 pp. ISBN: 0-765304422.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 41245More details Price: $15.00