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Tucson, Arizona: Midbar Press. Very Good. 1988. Softcover. Signed by Author; 0873581644 . (1977) SIGNED by Author. Inscribed by both author's. Reading crease else a clean, straight copy. "To Edith and Lou with the best of wishes." Former owner's stamp on title page. ; 9.60 X 7 X 1.20 inches; 266 pp pages .

New York: Borzoi Books / Alfred A. Knopf. Good in Good dust jacket. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Pp xvi, 360, xvii. Color plates and line drawings by the author: 12 color plates, 146 figures in text and 64 photographs. Map. Black cloth spine over cream textured cloth. Board edges toned. All edges dust soiled. The dust Jacket is price clipped, the spine sunned, and there are closed tears along the edge. Now in archival cover. Published posthumously. With the same factual and scholarly approach of previous works, Covarrubias examines Middle America "the intellectual and artistic focus of Indian civilization. Middle America (Mexico and Central America) was the scene of great turbulence, of ever-flourishing and ever-waning cultures; each one different from the other yet attesting to the diffusion, communication, and continuity between them, both temporally and geographically. In detail the types of architecture, jewelry, pottery, sculpture of the Mayans, Aztecs, Toltecs,… Leer más

Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1975. Fifth Printing.. Hardcover. 0816500835 . Exceptionally nice copy, teal cloth with silver lettering on the spine and front cover with minimal edge wear, the dust jacket is corner clipped else fine in an archival cover; illustrated profusely with color and black and white photographs. Map. Contents: Culture Molds The Craft Arts; Baskets; Textiles; Pottery; Silver and Jewelry; Kachina Dolls and Carving; Minor Crafts (drums, flutes, glass bead work, etc.) The crafts, both traditional and new ideas of the Southwest tribes, covering materials, techniques, forms, styles, designs and design elements of various craft arts and their makers. "Indispensable to collectors of Indian crafts, anthropologists, museums and to all others interest in Indians of the Southwest." ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; [4], 1-206 pages .

San Francisco: Chronicle Books. Near Fine. 1987. Softcover. 0877014264 . Stiff pictorial covers w/flap, price intact. Second printing. Clean throughout, light smudge on the cover's corner and tone on the edges. From the back: ...Masterpieces of each art form are collected here in reproduction, enhanced by expert discussion, historical photography, and images of the Southwest. Houlihan is known for preservation of Indian art and artifacts. Nestor is a writer and editor of Southwester culture publications; Batkin as the Curator of the Taylor Museum of the Colorado springs Fine Arts Center devoted much time to interpretation and comprehensive research on Pueblo pottery and textiles, Navajo Textiles and Athabaskan clothing and beadwork; Collins is an accomplished weaver and artist. Photography by Jerry Jacka. Produced and designed by McQuiston & Daughter, winners of national and international awards for graphic excellence. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 108pp. pages .

San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0811812944 . Ex-library; top stamp, ffep corner cut. An exceptional and inspiring work which presents 23 full-color reproductions of drawings and paintings from the collection, along with a black-and-white photo of each artist, his or her comments about the picture, Hucko's introduction to themes found in each piece of art, and ideas for readers to think about or draw. This is a rich collection of the work of very talented children (ages 6-13) that will appeal to many ages. .

Santa Fe, New Mexico: School Of Amer Research Pr. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Softcover. 0933452187 . Clean bright copy. ; NF full color paper cover, 2nd printing 116 pages color and b/w photo throughout. Light edge wear. Trimble interviewed sixty artisans in the pottery-making Pueblo villages, from Taos, New Mexico, to the Hopi reservation in Arizona. Shows how the pottery embodies all the beliefs and values that are central to Pueblo culture. (this book) tells the story of this pottery from the uniquely personal view of the potters themselves. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .