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FIRST TRADE EDITION. INSCRIBED BY ASTROV on the front free endpaper as follows: "To Sarah E. Mathews / from / Margot Astrov / Tse [Tre?] Bonito / November 22, 1946". 16mo. 366p. Edited and with an introductory essay by Margot Astrov. Bibliography and Index. Brown cloth with gilt letters on the spine and a vignette in gilt on the front cover of a winged serpent. Very minor wear to extremities with nothing rubbed through, gilt slightly dulled, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, else very good to near fine with no internal markings. No dust jacket. The Introduction includes an essay on "The Influence of Christianity on the Aboriginal Cultures of America." There are ten sections to the book containing poetry from native peoples in the Americas as follows: One: From the Northern Woodlands, the Basin Area and the Great Plains; Two: From the Southeast; Three: From the Deserts of the Southwest; Four: From the Pueblos; Five: From California; Six: From the Northwest; Seven: From the Far North; Eight: From Mexico; Nine: From Central America; Ten: From Peru. Seller Inventory # 00098
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE WINGED SERPENT. AN ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN...
Publisher: John Day Company
Publication Date: 1946
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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