NAVAJO TEXTILE ARTS

Mera, H.P.; Additions by Roger and Jean Moss.

Published by Santa Barbara and Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith Inc., 1975.

About this Item

First Expanded edition, first printing. Statement "New edition copyright 1975 by Peregrine Smith" to the copyright page, 1975 date printed to the title page and $9.95 price to the jacket's flap. This re-publication of the complete 1948 text with the original ninety-six quality art plates, has been expanded to include a new introduction, an afterword, an appendix, and eleven additional photograph art plates, including two in color to the end-papers. Also added is a detailed information chart showing differences of yarn, weaving techniques, dyes, tightness, patterns, and more produced as various textiles that are compared with Mexican imitations. A classic, comprehensive study of primitive textile weaving. Fine in salmon linen with burgundy embossed titles to the front cover and to the spine, burgundy headband and tail-band, color plate illustrated end-papers; in a near fine dust jacket with lightly rubbed crimps to the upper and lower spine edges and corner tips; original printed $9.95 price still intact to the front inner flap. Octavo; 122 pages; plus introduction and preliminaries. Seller Inventory # ABE-1649015818458

Bibliographic Details

Title: NAVAJO TEXTILE ARTS

Publisher: Santa Barbara and Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith Inc., 1975.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition