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SKYSTONE AND SILVER; The Collector's Book of Southwest Indian Jewelry
by Rosnick, Carl and Joseph Stacey
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0138128340
- ISBN 13
- 9780138128340
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Fine. Photographs. Quarto (12 1/4" x 9 3/8" x 1 3/8"), tourquoise cloth with silver lettering on spine and blind-stamped Southwest Native American design on front cover, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) depicting Indian silver and tourquoise jewelry, profusely illustrated with B&W and glossy full-color photographs of jewelry, golden endpapers, ix, [x] + 166 sand-colored pages. Weight: 3 lbs. 10 oz. Superb detailed study of Southwestern Indian silver and tourquoise (etc.) jewelry by two experts. Filled with Indian cultural information, which is very helpful with tribes, artists, and determining provenances. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects. Very slight wear to dust jacket (unclipped). No previous ownership or remainder marks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6031
- Title
- SKYSTONE AND SILVER; The Collector's Book of Southwest Indian Jewelry
- Author
- Rosnick, Carl and Joseph Stacey
- Illustrator
- Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0138128340
- ISBN 13
- 9780138128340
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall
- Place of Publication
- Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1976
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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