Navaho Religion: A Study of Symbolism (in 2 Vols. and Slipcase)
New York: Pantheon Books, 1950. Cloth. An unusually well-preserved copy of the 1950 1st edition "of this exhaustive study of the symbols to be found within Navaho legend and ritual", complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Near Fine in crisp, price-intact, easily Near Fine dustjackets (designed by the great E. McKnight Kauffer). And in a bright, sturdy example of the publsiher's original printed slipcase, with just a touch of light wear along the edges. Thick octavos, 800 pgs. all told plus 29 figures and 23 charts complementing Gladys Reichard's scholarly text. #18 in the formidable Bollingen series, which in 1969 would be taken over by Princeton University Press. The sharpest copy of the 1950 1st edition this bookseller has encountered. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #25161
Price: $500.00