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  • THE SHAMAN'S LAUGHS. by Doss, James A.
    Doss, James A.
    THE SHAMAN'S LAUGHS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second novel in the highly praised mystery series featuring the 'amiable, outsized Ute tribal policeman Charlie Moon and his irrascible shaman aunt Daisy Perika.' Set in Southern Colorado. INSCRIBED on the title page. 274 pp. ISBN: 0-312136013.

    Condition: Near fine in a good dust jacket (some rubbing to the dj at the corners and light edgewear)

    Book ID: 87425
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  • THE SHAMAN'S BONES. by Doss, James A.
    Doss, James A.
    THE SHAMAN'S BONES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Avon, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third novel in the highly praised mystery series featuring the 'amiable, outsized Ute tribal policeman Charlie Moon and his irrascible shaman aunt Daisy Perika.' Set in Southern Colorado. 276 pp. ISBN: 0-380-97424x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 87673
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  • THE AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST. by Dutton, Bertha P.
    Dutton, Bertha P.
    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: 54292
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  • CROSSING THE CONTINENT, 1527-1540: The Story of the First African-American Explorer of the American South. by [Esteban] Goodwin, Robert.
    [Esteban] Goodwin, Robert.
    CROSSING THE CONTINENT, 1527-1540: The Story of the First African-American Explorer of the American South.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - In 1528-1537, "a group of three Spanish noblemen and an African survived shipwreck, famine, Indian attack, and disease to make the first crossing of North America in recorded history. . . Goodwin's groundbreaking research in original Spanish archives has led him to a radical new interpretation of American historyone in which an African slave named Esteban emerges as the nation's first great explorer and adventurer" leading them from Florida along the Gulf Coast to Texas and eventually to Mexico City, and from there he was sent to establish a permanent Spanish route from Mexico into what is now New Mexico and Arizona. Illustrated. Buibliography, notes, index. xviii, 414 pp. ISBN: 978-0061140440.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new, but with a small remainder dot)

    Book ID: 66413
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  • JOURNEY OF THE DEAD. by Estleman, Loren D.
    Estleman, Loren D.
    JOURNEY OF THE DEAD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Forge / Tom Doherty Associates, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Although probably best known as an award winning writer of crime fiction, Estleman is equally praised for his historical fiction set in the American West - he has received four Western Writers of American Golden Spur Awards, three Western Heritage Awards. In this novel, An ancient Spanish alchemist in the Southwest is searching for the secrets of the gods, is visited by Pat Garrett, the man who killed Billy the Kid, who is haunted by him in his dreams. SIGNED on the title page. 351 pp. ISBN: 0-312859996.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 81337
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  • Fairchild, Louis.
    THE LONESOME PLAINS: Death and Revival on an American Frontier.

    Edition: First printing.

    College Station: Texas A&M University Press, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - Using the letters and journals of West Texas settlers, as well as contemporary fiction and poetry, the author records the emotions attending solitude and the ways people sought relief in the late 19th and early 20th century in the Texas Panhandle - from the beginning of permanent settlement there (around 1876) through the transition from cattle ranching to farming. Number 7 in the West Texas A&M University Series. Illustrated with photographs. Notes, bibliography, index. xxii, 323 pp. ISBN: 1585441821.

    Condition: Good only in a near fine dust jacket (extensive highlighting throughout the book)

    Book ID: 67888
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  • A PAUSE IN THE DESERT: and Other Stories. by Farge, Oliver La.
    Farge, Oliver La.
    A PAUSE IN THE DESERT: and Other Stories.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1957. dj. Hardcover first edition - A rather uncommon collection of short stories by this Pulitzer Prize winning writer and noted anthrolopolist. He "covers many aspects of everyday life in these sixteen stories, which range from an old man facing death alone in the Mexican bush to some boys facing the responsibilities of life at St. Peter's school; from the science fiction world of computing machines to the world of gourmets; and from the violent death of a man off the Rhode Island coast to the quiet death of a marriage in New Mexico." 235 pp.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.(some edgewear and short closed tears to dj, original price of $3.50 still present on flap)

    Book ID: 61360
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  • DESTINY ROAD: The Gila Trail and the Opening of the Southwest. by Faulk, Odie B.
    Faulk, Odie B.
    DESTINY ROAD: The Gila Trail and the Opening of the Southwest.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Oxford University Press, 1973. dj. Hardcover first edition - The Gila Trail stretched from Texas to San Diego, and linked the newly acquired California territory to the rest of the country. Over this route came the Overland Mail, the gold-seekers of '49, cattle drives, wagon trains, Civil War armies, and eventually the Southern Pacific railroad. Illustrated with maps and vintage photos. Notes, bibliography, index. 232 pp. ISBN: 0-195017102.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 65741
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  • TOMBSTONE: Myth and Reality. by Faulk, Odie B.
    Faulk, Odie B.
    TOMBSTONE: Myth and Reality.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Oxford University Press, 1972. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A history of Tombstone, Arizona beyond the violent frontier myths of the shoot-out at OK Corral and Boot Hill - an account of how the town grew, the mines, daily life, and finally how it survived as a town. SIGNED by the author on front endpaper. Maps, photographs, notes, bibliography, index. ix, 242 pp. ISBN: 0-19-5015819.

    Condition: Very good+ in fair dust jacket. (stamp on front endpaper, long diagonal tear on back cover of dj to spine - not very conspicuous in the mylar protector)

    Book ID: 58610
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  • ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS IN CAVES OF THE POINT OF PINES REGION ARIZONA. by Gifford, James C. (1927-1973)
    Gifford, James C. (1927-1973)
    ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS IN CAVES OF THE POINT OF PINES REGION ARIZONA.

    Edition: First printing.

    Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1980. First edition - Includes detailed information on the pottery and ethnobotanical remains found in the cliff dwellings of the area, illustrated with photographs, line drawings, charts and maps. Number 36 of the Anthropological Papers of the University of Arizona, a peer-reviewed monograph series sponsored by the School of Anthropology, which publishes archaeological and ethnographic papers that use contemporary method and theory to investigate problems of anthropological importance in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and related areas.
    References, index. Large format. xii, 218 pp. ISBN: 0-816503605.

    Condition: Fine in printed orange wrappers (as new)

    Book ID: 83109
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  • THE MAGIC OF BLOOD by Gilb, Dagoberto
    Gilb, Dagoberto
    THE MAGIC OF BLOOD

    Edition: First printing.

    Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1994. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The true first edition of this young author's second book, a collection of short stories (including eight stories which originally appeared in his first book, 'Winners on the Pass Line"), mostly set in Los Angeles or the Southwest, and a finalist for the Pen/Faulkner award. SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with four etchings and lithographs by Luis Jimenez (on title page and as headpieces). 288 pp. ISBN: 0-8263-1468.

    Condition: Fine in a near fine dustjacket (inconspicuous closed tear near spine.)

    Book ID: 13716
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  • THE MAGIC OF BLOOD by Gilb, Dagoberto
    Gilb, Dagoberto
    THE MAGIC OF BLOOD

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Grove Press, (1994.). SIGNED first edition - ARC for the first trade paperback printing of this young Chicano author's second book, a collection of short stories (including eight stories which originally appeared in his first book, 'Winners on the Pass Line"), mostly set in Los Angeles or the Southwest, and a finalist for the Pen/Faulkner award. SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with four etchings and lithographs by Luis Jimenez (on title page and as headpieces). 288 pp. 288 pp .

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 82888
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  • Gilb, Dagoberto
    THE MAGIC OF BLOOD

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Grove Press, (1994.). SIGNED first edition - ARC for the first trade paperback printing of this young Chicano author's second book, a collection of short stories (including eight stories which originally appeared in his first book, 'Winners on the Pass Line"), mostly set in Los Angeles or the Southwest, and a finalist for the Pen/Faulkner award. INSCRIBED on the title page. Illustrated with four etchings and lithographs by Luis Jimenez (on title page and as headpieces). 288 pp. 288 pp .

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 11133
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  • THE MAGIC OF BLOOD by Gilb, Dagoberto
    Gilb, Dagoberto
    THE MAGIC OF BLOOD

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Grove Press, (1994.). SIGNED first edition - ARC for the first trade paperback printing of this young Chicano author's second book, a collection of short stories (including eight stories which originally appeared in his first book, 'Winners on the Pass Line"), mostly set in Los Angeles or the Southwest, and a finalist for the Pen/Faulkner award. SIGNED on the half title page and dated in the year of publication. Illustrated with four etchings and lithographs by Luis Jimenez (on title page and as headpieces). 288 pp. 288 pp .

    Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers (crease to upper corner of back cover)

    Book ID: 67168
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  • MEMORY FEVER. by Gonzalez, Ray
    Gonzalez, Ray
    MEMORY FEVER.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback.

    Seattle: Broken Moon Press, (1993.). First edition - Essays on growing up and living in the Southwest, near El Paso, and near the borderlands - included is a moving account of visiting Taos as a tourist, an essay on the atomic test site of White Sands, on mescal, menudo and tamales, on the desert and the desert light and much more. Cover praise from Sandra Cisneros, Rudolfo Anaya and others. 223 pp. ISBN: 0-913089494.

    Condition: Very good overall in glossy green illustrated wrappers (some scattered marginal notations).

    Book ID: 43172
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  • THE RIVER MOTOR BOAT BOYS ON THE COLORADO or the Clue in the Rocks by Gordon, Harry.
    Gordon, Harry.
    THE RIVER MOTOR BOAT BOYS ON THE COLORADO or the Clue in the Rocks

    Edition: Early printing.

    New York: A. L. Burt, (1913). Hardcover - From a publisher's ad: "The story deals with a little-known stretch of river, from the Gulf of California to the Grand Canyon. The plot is a strong one, and the clue sought is at last discovered by two venturesome lads who start out to have a Òlittle fun of their own on the side." As in all other volumes of this aeries, the authorÑperhaps the best-known writer of boysÕ books in the countryÑtells something of the history of the country the boys pass through." Glossy frontispiece of the Grand Canyon. 256 pp.

    Condition: Good overall in olive green cloth with black and red lettering and illustration on front cover and spine.

    Book ID: 66705
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  • AN AMERICAN PROPHET. by Green, Gerald.
    Green, Gerald.
    AN AMERICAN PROPHET.

    Edition: Limited edition, published for The First Edition Society.

    Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1977. Hardcover first edition - A novel of an angry conservationist resisting development in the American southwest, based on the naturalist Joseph Wood Krutch. Illustrations by Stan Hunter. Bound in light tan leather with gilt lettering and design, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. 363 pp. "Notes from the Editors" pamphlet laid in.

    Condition: Near fine (some fading to the spine, as appears to be common with this title)

    Book ID: 82733
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  • MISSY. by Hannan, Chris
    Hannan, Chris
    MISSY.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel by this Scottish playwright, set in the 19th-century American Southwest, a setting filled with thieves, Native Americans, and former Civil War soldiers. Missy is a nickname for opium, and this is the story of Dol McQueen, a brassy teenage prostitute struggling to hang on to a fortune in stolen opium. 295 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 9780374199838.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 55795
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  • SLINGSHOT AND BURP. by Haynes, Richard. Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin.
    Haynes, Richard. Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin.
    SLINGSHOT AND BURP.

    Edition: First printing.

    Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, (2016) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A beginning chapter book written to appeal to beginning readers. "Hit the dusty trail with the wildest bike-ridin kid cowboys west of the Mississippi! . .. Saddled up to battle the boredom of summer, these two double cousins, best friends, and next-door neighbors have fitted themselves out like Old West cowboys to charge boldly (and sometimes bravely) into the southwestern desert that is their backyard." SIGNED by the author on the half title page and dated in the year of publication. Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin. 100 pp plus final illustration. ISBN: 978-0763670764.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 73022
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  • SKINWALKERS. by Hillerman, Tony
    Hillerman, Tony
    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 Leaphorn and Jim Chee, as they investigate a murder with its roots in the dark world of Navajo witchcraft. Winner of the AnthonyAward for best mystery. 216 pp.

    Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers (signs of having been read).

    Book ID: 59299
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  • SPIDER WOMAN'S DAUGHTER. by Hillerman, Anne.
    Hillerman, Anne.
    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: 87755
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  • ROCK WITH WINGS. by Hillerman, Anne.
    Hillerman, Anne.
    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: 87761
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  • SPIDER WOMAN'S DAUGHTER (LARGE PRINT EDITION) by Hillerman, Anne.
    Hillerman, Anne.
    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: 82203
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  • ROCK WITH WINGS. by Hillerman, Anne.
    Hillerman, Anne.
    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: 67224
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  • THE TALE TELLER: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel. by Hillerman, Anne.
    Hillerman, Anne.
    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: 87808
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  • CAVE OF BONES: A Leaphorn, Chee and Manuelito Novel. by Hillerman, Anne.
    Hillerman, Anne.
    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: 75052
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  • SPIDER WOMAN'S DAUGHTER. by Hillerman, Anne.
    Hillerman, Anne.
    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: 78496
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  • SPIDER WOMAN'S DAUGHTER. by Hillerman, Anne.
    Hillerman, Anne.
    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: 62464
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  • Hillerman, Tony
    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: 47781
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  • Hillerman, Tony
    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: 21125
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